• Mountain Area Health Education Center (Asheville) Program

    ACGME number: 1203611219
    Program Director: Lisa LaVallee MD
    Address: 123 Hendersonville Rd
    Asheville, North Carolina 28803-2868
    Phone: (828)258-0670
    Email: fmrp.avl@mahec.net
    Website: http://www.mahec.net


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    Program Description

    The MAHEC FM Residency Program, affiliated with UNC-CH Dept of Family Medicine, is based at Mission Hospitals, a regional referral center in the beautiful mountains of western North Carolina. We are committed to the practice and teaching of fam centered OB, evidence-based and preventive med, fam systems and individual growth. Int. health, sports med, geriatric and access-to-care for the underserved are areas of rapid growth and passion. We have a strong pediatrics curriculum (both inpatient and outpatient) that prepares graduates to be comfortable with a high volume of pediatrics in their practices.

    Community Setting

    Suburban

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Mission Hospitals

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 12

    PGY-2: 12

    PGY-3: 12

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 12

    PGY-2: 12

    PGY-3: 11

    Has Residential Organization

    No

    Required ICU Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Three months

    Required Pediatrics Rotations

    Five months

    Offers International Rotations

    Yes
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    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 2

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 4

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Call from home trips to hospital

    PGY-1: None

    PGY-2: None

    PGY-3: None

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Average In hospital night calls

    PGY-1: q7d-q14d

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: q15d-q28d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    Yes

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    Yes

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Mission Hospitals

    Total Hospital Beds

    800

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    25

    Full Time Other Faculty

    10

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    5

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    3

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    1

    Total Family Practice Centers

    1

    Has Federally Qualified Rotations

    Yes

    Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Salary

    PGY-1: $50,750

    PGY-2: $52,476

    PGY-3: $54,201

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 4

    Benefits

    • Liability Insurance

    • Meals

    • Health Insurance

    • Funding for attending conferences

    • Life Insurance

    • Parking

    • Disability Insurance

    • Fitness Center

    • Sick Leave / Personal Time

    • Time off for conferences

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship offered

    Maternal-Child Health

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes