Program rotations offered through the Utah Valley Family Medicine Residency provide residents with unique learning opportunities at the Merrill Gappmayer Family Medicine Center and Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.

  • Full-spectrum medicine in outpatient settings
  • Patient care teams
  • Integrated health system
  • State-of-the-art technologies
  • Electronic medical record system

We emphasize ambulatory care and give our residents comprehensive training to prepare them for any practice style.

PGY-1 Rotation Schedule

FM(I): Family Medicine Inpatient

These are three, four-week rotations covering the family medicine inpatient service. Duties include admitting, rounding, creating and following through with a care plan, and simple procedures on the family medicine service. The team typically consists of two interns, two senior residents, and is overseen by the family medicine residency faculty. Teaching is provided directly by faculty and consulting specialists. Call includes one week of night float and splitting afternoon/evening cover with the other residents on the team.;

L&D: Labor & Delivery

These are two, four-week rotations dedicated to covering the Labor and Delivery floor at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. During this rotation residents will assist community family practice and obstetricians in vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections.

SURG: Surgery

This is a four-week rotation spent with local surgeons observing and assisting in their clinic and surgeries. During this rotation residents will gain experience in caring for the surgical patient.

GYN: Gynecology

This is a four-week rotation dedicated to women's health. During this rotation residents will be placed at a variety of different sites to gain exposure to the different factors affecting women's health. Different sites include local gynecology offices, Planned Parenthood, and the Health Departments STD clinic. Residents will have the opportunity to manage different contraception options, place IUDs, cervical cancer screenings, and management and testing of STDs.

PEDS(O): Pediatrics Outpatient

This is a four-week rotation spent with local community pediatricians. The majority of time is spent in the outpatient setting gaining experience with well-child exams, acute sick visits, and circumcisions. During peak RSV season, residents will assist the inpatient team with morning rounds, afternoon coverage a few afternoons out of the rotation, and one week of night float.

PEDS(I): Pediatrics Inpatient

This is a four-week rotation spent on the pediatrics floor at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center working directly with the pediatric hospitalists. Responsibilities include admitting patients, creating care plans, following-up with care, and simple procedures. Lectures are given throughout the week by local community pediatricians and the pediatric hospitalists with topics specific to providing care to the pediatric population.

CARDS: Cardiology

This is a four-week rotation spent with local cardiologists, learning long-term management of various cardiac problems, caring for the acute cardiac patient, and interpreting EKGs. Residents will assist the cardiologist in caring for stable patients in the outpatient setting as well as working up patients presenting with acute symptoms.

ORTHO/RHEUM: Orthopedics/Rheumatology

This is a four-week rotation that is split with two weeks with community orthopedics and two weeks with rheumatologists. Residents will work with local surgeons following them in clinic and the operating room. Throughout the rotation, residents will be able to improve their musculoskeletal exams and understand the management of common injuries and when a surgical referral is indicated.

EM: Emergency Medicine

This is a four-week rotation spending 100 hours with various Emergency Room physicians, providing care for minor injuries and sicknesses, as well as major traumas. Ample opportunities are available for minor procedures, sedation and intubation.

SPORTS: Sports Medicine

This is a four-week rotation working with sports medicine trained physicians and sports medicine fellows. Residents will improve musculoskeletal exam, diagnose common sports injuries, learn casting techniques, and joint injections. Residents are provided the opportunity to assist with the local collegiate teams at BYU (Brigham Young University) and UVU (Utah Valley University). If interested, residents can also assist with local high school athletics, serve as the team doctor, attend games, assist the athletic trainer and care for athletic injuries.