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Riverside Family Medicine Residency Program is a fully accredited ACGME program with Osteopathic Recognition.
Riverside Family Medicine Residency is sponsored by Riverside Regional Medical Center. We are affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University and Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. We are located in beautiful, historic Newport News, Virginia.
The VCU/Riverside Family Medicine Residency Program is one of the oldest family medicine programs in the country, founded in 1971, and one of four residency programs affiliated with Virginia Commonwealth University. VCU has produced over 1,000 family physicians, of which Riverside has produced over one-third. This is a milestone achieved by only four other Departments of Family Medicine in the country.
The mission of VCU Riverside Family Medicine is to provide quality, family-centered care across the lifespan with an emphasis on risk factor identification, acute and chronic disease management, disease prevention, health maintenance and patient education while training the best family physicians – not only for the present, but also for the future.
Riverside Residents can choose from a number of ‘focus’ areas depending upon their interests and future practice needs. These focus areas include obstetrics, urgent care, sports medicine and hospitalist medicine, to name a few.
Education in osteopathic principles and practice is a high point of the intern and resident experience at Riverside for those who are interested, in conjunction with comprehensive training in Family Medicine. Formal osteopathic didactics and osteopathic precepting in the hospital and clinic are provided and supported by all of our faculty. There is hands-on training in manipulation and direct supervision of residents diagnosing and treating their own patients in both the inpatient and outpatient setting. Osteopathic interns and residents become quite comfortable with incorporating osteopathic principles and manipulative skills into their daily practice.
Features
Key Program Features
- 13 family medicine residents per year
- 12 family medicine faculty members, with four holding CAQs in OB, Sports Medicine, Neuromuscular Medicine, and Hospice Medicine. One directs Medical Informatics for the Health System
- Full-time Pediatrician on Faculty
- On site Behavioral Medicine Faculty
- Diverse patient population with large refugee population
- Over 100 sub-specialist community faculty
- Integrated Osteopathic curriculum
- OMM Clinic
- Advanced Care Planning Clinic
- Community Lifestyle & Weight Loss Program
- Global opportunities
- 450+ bed primary medical center at Riverside Regional Medical Center
- Advanced Clinical Simulation Center
- Sports Medicine affiliations with Christopher Newport University and city of Newport News
Curriculum
3 Year Curriculum
This is an overview of the curriculum. For more details, click the Download Curriculum button.
PGY-1
- Internal Medicine
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics
- General Surgery
- BFMO (continuity clinic)
- EM (Emergency Medicine)
- ICU (critical care)
- IFMO (Introduction to Family Medicine Office)
- FTFM Service (Full Time Family Medicine)
- 2 months
- 3 months (1 mos ea Neonatology, inpt, outpt)
- 2 months
- 1 months
- 1 month
- 1 month
- 1 month
- 1 month
- 1 month
PGY-2
- Cardiology
- KFMO (Knowledge of FMO)
- Pediatrics (outpatient)
- Internal Medicine
- GYN
- MFMO (Management of Family Medicine Office)
- FTFM
- Sports Medicine
- Behavioral Health
- Night Float (2-2 week blocks)
- BFMO
- Elective
- 2 weeks
- 1 month
- 1 month
- 2 months
- 1 month
- 1 month
- 2 months
- 1 month
- 1 month
- 1 month
- 2 weeks
- 1 month
PGY-3
- FTFM Service
- BFMO (continuity clinic)
- Orthopedics
- Dermatology
- Surgical Sub Specialties (2 weeks each Urology, ENT, Ophthalmology)
- Elective
- Geriatrics/Community Medicine
- 1 month
- 1 month
- 1 month
- 2 weeks
- 6 weeks
- 5 months
- 2 months
Electives
Others can be arranged if approved by faculty
- Allergy
- Administrative/Leadership
- Board Review PGY3
- Cardiology
- Emergency Room
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Geriatrics
- Global Health
- Hospital Medicine
- Infectious Disease
- Internal Medicine
- MFMO
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Office Teaching
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Ostomy/Wound Care (2 weeks)
- Otolaryngology
- Palliative Care
- Pediatrics
- Plastics
- Podiatry (2 weeks)
- Private FM Office
- Pulmonary
- Psychiatry
- Radiology
- Rheumatology
- Rural Medicine (Soles)
- Sports Medicine
- Urology
Salary
2024-2025 Salaries and Benefits
SALARIES
PGY-1 $63,208.00
PGY-2 $64,253.00
PGY-3 $67,832.00
PROGRAM BENEFITS
- Professional Malpractice Insurance paid for by Riverside Health
- Scrub and lab coat allowance
- One time Moving stipend: $1,000.00 – subject to IRS rules.
- Call room for each service
- Meal Allowance
- Resident Education Fund: $2,500.00 Residents Fund to pay for books, study materials and conferences as approved by the Program Manager and based on the availability of funds. $500 is available during the first year – $2,000 is available during the second year and third year
RIVERSIDE HEALTH BENEFITS
- Medical and pharmacy insurance available*
- Dental, Vision, and other voluntary benefits available*
- Employer paid life insurance provided the first of the month after 90 days
- Employer paid disability insurance provided first of the month after 365 days
*If enrolled in Medical, Dental, Vision or other benefits, your benefits will begin on the first of the month following 30 days of employment. You may want to consider an interim medical plan to bridge the gap between your employment start and the date your Riverside medical insurance begins.
RIVERSPAID TIME OFF
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- PTO (Paid Time Off) plans used for holidays and personal time160 days (20 days)
- Sick Time for Residents own illness = 96 hours (12 days)
- Resident paid leave for approved medical, parental, and caregiver leave(s) of absence = up to six (6) weeks (or 240 hours), available to use on a continuous or intermittent basis, at any time during residents’ participation in the program.
SCHEDULING VACATION/PTO
- PGY1: receives 20 days PTO (vacation) each year (5 used during the December holiday schedule).
- PGY2: receives 20 days PTO (vacation) (5 used during the December holiday schedule) and 5 days of conference leave.
- PGY3: receives 20 days PTO (vacation) (5 used during the December holiday schedule) and 5 days of conference leave.
OTHER BENEFITS
- SafeHaven/confidential support, Clinician Peer Coaching, Counseling, Financial and Legal resources, Concierge and other EAP services focused on supporting you are available
- Free parking
- Wellness and Fitness Center Discounts
- Dollar$mart Program for various employee discounts with participating businesses
- Discounted rates for Child Care at Riverside Child Development and Learning Center
- Team Member Discounts: 25 percent employee discount for using most Riverside health care services
- Retirement – Start contributing pre-tax and Roth after-tax options, immediately. Riverside matches a portion of your contributions, which are subject to a 3 year cliff vesting schedule.