The Faculty Development Fellowship is a fourth-year post-residency position. It 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-up 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 play a leadership role in resident teaching.
Curriculum Summary: The Lawrence FM residency’s faculty development fellowship curriculum includes portions dealing with teaching, communication, and research. Additionally, the fellow receives preception on his/her own patients in a CHC and hospital on an as-needed basis. S/he will precept residents and students with a coach, and participates in evidence-based small and large- group teaching. Communication between teacher and learner is developed with mentors during preception, rounding and classroom teaching. With an advisor she/he will plan, implement and write-up a research project.
Curriculum: Evidence Based Medicine and research methods, basic biostatistics, and adult learning theory, with emphasis on feedback, content and reflection. Fellows also participate in peer teaching review and focus on interactive teaching techniques.
Outpatient: 4—half day sessions per week in family medicine continuity clinic.
Call: Fellows are credentialed as attending physicians at Lawrence General Hospital. 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, and 4-half days per week, individual research and pedagogy curriculum.
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 proficiency.
Research
Explore a possible research career via experiences surrounding a 1-yr 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
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 Olivieri
Call (978) 689-6623