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Faculty Development Fellowship
The Faculty Development Fellowship is a fourth year position that consists of three segments: clinical, teaching and research.  The fellow sees patients in a community health center and hospital, precepts residents and medical students and participates in classroom and bedside teaching.  With an advisor, s/he plans, implements and writes a research project.  This fellowship should be attractive to those considering an academic career, especially in the inner city.

Fellowship Setting
The fellowship is based in the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, a state-of-the art Community Health Center located just 30 minutes north of Boston, serving a primarily Spanish-speaking population,. GLFHC is home to the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency, a highly competitive residency dedicated to training family physicians with a commitment to the underserved. The program enjoys affiliations with the University of Massachusetts and Tufts University Medical Schools as well as Lawrence General Hospital. Fellows enjoy a leadership role in resident teaching.

Curriculum Summary
The Lawrence (Tufts, UMass affiliate) FM residency's faculty development fellowship consists of four segments - clinical, teaching, communication, and research. The fellow will see patients in a CHC and hospital, precept residents and students, and participate in evidence-based small- and large- group teaching. Communication between teacher and learner is developed with mentors during preceptor, rounding and classroom teaching. With an advisor she/he will plan, implement and write up a research project.

  • Curriculum: EBM/Research methods, Basic Biostatistics, and Adult learning theory.
  • This fellowship should be attractive to those considering an academic career, especially in the inner city.
  • Fellows are credentialed as attending physicians at Lawrence General Hospital.
Outpatient
4—half day sessions per week in family medicine continuity clinic

Call
  • Overnight call is 12x’s in 1st six-months as supernumerary, 12x’s in 2nd six-months with a back-up advisor..
  • Fellows attend with ward teams as teaching attendings on Pedi & OB 2wks each & 4wks of IM including ICU

Faculty Development
  • 1– half day session per week one-to-one w/ fellowship faculty directed towards addressing fellow’s individual learning goals
  • 1—half day per week precepting with a core preceptor supervisor.
Goals of the Fellowship
Teaching
 Acquire 1-to-1 proficiency as a preceptor in the hospital & office, including goal setting & feedback. Small & large group teaching are part of the curriculum.

Research
 Explore a possible research career via experiences surrounding a 1yr project. Design & implementation, IRB application, data collection & analysis, writing & presenting results.

Clinical
 Continue development as a family physician in the outpatient setting & inpatient setting. Preception and discussion of cases available at all times.

Communication
 Teaching, research & clinical facets of faculty development are dependent on precise, clear communication. The fellows’ teaching, presentations, proposals and manuscripts will be reviewed by faculty for clarity and organization.

Fast Facts
Length of Fellowship 12 Months
Number of Positions 2
Setting Urban Health Center
Prerequisite Completion of an ACGME Family Medicine Residency
Selection Date February 16, 2009

How To Apply
You will need to complete the fellowship application and submit it along with your CV and 3 letters of recommendation.
To request an application you may:
Email: molivieri@glfhc.org
Fax: (978) 687-2106 Attn: Michelle
Call (978) 689-6623

Receipt of Applications Encouraged by Janaury 16, 2009