Resident Handbook - UC Davis Health System

Resident HandbookMercy Redding Family Practice Residency ProgramI. WelcomePage 7 of 153Our Educational Philosophy:We recognize our family practice residents as adult learners who will achieveclinical competence through an evidence based competency directed experience.We are committed to providing appropriate clinical experiences and effectivesupervision and teaching to achieve the highest level of competency.Our Mission:Is threefold: to graduate family physicians who are highly qualified to practice inrural and suburban areas, to provide care to the medically underserved in ourcommunity (especially in rural settings), and to further the science and practice offamily medicine through the application of Information Technology andManagement.At its inception in 1975, the Family Practice Residency Program was based at the Shasta GeneralHospital in Redding, California. The program began with the mission to produce well-trainedfamily physicians to enter practice in the surrounding region. Our graduates have met many ofthose needs, especially as the population has grown, but there remain substantial, under-servedpopulations in the north state in need of basic primary care services. A fundamental goal of thisresidency is to meet these needs, while advancing the practice of health promotion and diseaseprevention in the community.In February of 1988, Shasta General Hospital closed. Through the efforts of many, but perhapsmost notably the resident staff, sponsorship of the residency program was transferred to MercyMedical Center, Redding. With our new hospital partner, the underlying residency mission toaddress the unmet health needs of the north state, through training qualified family physicianswas reaffirmed. The Sisters of Mercy, and parent organization Catholic Healthcare West,sponsor this residency program as a tangible effort to meet the needs of the poor and underservedin our community. We welcome you to share this mission.In your role as a family physician in training, you will be called upon, in widely varied and oftenchallenging circumstances, to provide competent and compassionate care to others. With thesupport of your fellow residents, the residency faculty, the hospital and community, you willfurther your confidence and skills as a physician. We challenge you to take a broad perspectiveof your developing role as a family physician. You have entered training as a generalist, butbeyond that, the community in which you practice will need you as a community physician. Useyour time with us to enhance your understanding of, and effectiveness in, working with theC:\Documents and Settings\dhutak\Desktop\rshb13.doc