What Does a Typical Workday Look Like?
Important Qualities and Traits
Qualities recognized as important to family medicine include:
- Interest in continuity of care
- Forming relationships with patients & families over time
- Ability to work with the intellectual challenges which arise within broad differential diagnoses
- Interest in working with chronic care management and preventative medicine
- Desire for a dynamic workday in an outpatient setting
Contact Dr. Tebbe for information about current opportunities to get involved with research.
Additionally, students may want to pursue research opportunities through the DeBakey Scholars Program. This program offers medical students the opportunity to pursue and complete a longitudinal, structured, closely supervised research experience culminating in a capstone presentation prior to graduation. For more information, contact Dr. Derek Pociask.
The Family & Community Medicine (FCMIG) Interest group is open to all Tulane Medical students considering a primary care path.
Who are the Specialty Academic/Career Advisors for this Specialty?
Students may also seek out other faculty, if they choose. Additionally, you may contact Adam Peltz, Senior Program Coordinator, for more information.
Recommended T3 & T4 Coursework
Clerkship in Family Medicine can be taken at any time, but the middle to end of the third year is optimal.
Summary Statistics (from "Charting Outcomes in the Match 2024")
Matched N = 1,170
Note: Only U.S. MD seniors who gave consent to use their information in research are included. *Only applicants who indicated taking Step 1 prior to the transition to pass/fail included. |
Special Considerations When Applying for Residency
There are no special considerations when applying to this residency.
Doing an away rotation is a great opportunity to learn more about a residency program and for both parties to decide if they are a good fit.
Highlight why you are interested in family medicine and any extra-curricular activities which demonstrate your interest in primary care and community medicine when applying.
A great way to network and get to know more about a program’s “feel,” personnel, curricula and opportunities is to attend the annual conference of the AAFP.
Where Past Tulane Students Have Matched
Hennepin Co Med Ctr‐MN | MINNEAPOLIS | MN | 2020 |
Kaiser Permanente‐Santa Rosa‐CA | SANTA ROSA | CA | 2020 |
Altru Health System‐ND | GRAND FORKS | ND | 2020 |
Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton | CAMP PENDLETON | CA | 2020 |
John Muir Health‐CA | WALNUT CREEK | CA | 2020 |
Tower Health/Drexel Univ COM‐PA | PHILADELPHIA | PA | 2020 |
Ohio State University Med Ctr | COLUMBUS | OH | 2020 |
Cambridge Health Alliance‐MA | CAMBRIDGE | MA | 2020 |
U Nevada Reno SOM | RENO | NV | 2020 |
Kaiser Permanente‐Orange Co‐CA | SANTA ANA | CA | 2020 |
Dignity Methodist Hosp‐Sacramento‐CA | SACRAMENTO | CA | 2020 |
Cook County Health and Hosps Sys‐IL | CHICAGO | IL | 2020 |
Providence Hospital‐AK | ANCHORAGE | AK | 2020 |
LSU SOM‐New Orleans‐LA | KENNER | LA | 2020 |
AltaMed Health Services‐CA | SOUTH GATE | CA | 2020 |
East Tennessee St Univ | JOHNSON CITY | TN | 2020 |
Swedish Med Ctr‐WA | SEATTLE | WA | 2020 |
Stanford Univ Progs‐CA | SAN JOSE | CA | 2020 |
Sunrise Health GME Consortium-NV | LAS VEGAS | NV | 2021 |
Cambridge Health Alliance-MA | CAMBRIDGE | MA | 2021 |
Charles R Drew University-CA | LOS ANGELES | CA | 2021 |
Emanate Health-CA | WEST COVINA | CA | 2021 |
Montefiore Med Ctr/Einstein-NY | BRONX | NY | 2021 |
Stanford Univ Progs-CA | SAN JOSE | CA | 2021 |
LSU SOM-New Orleans-LA | KENNER | LA | 2021 |
UT Ascension St Thomas-TN | MURFREESBORO | TN | 2021 |
Riverside University Health Sys-CA | MORENO VALLEY | CA | 2021 |
Inova Fairfax Hospital-VA | FAIRFAX | VA | 2021 |
Kaiser Permanente-San Jose-CA | SAN JOSE | CA | 2021 |
UC Irvine Med Ctr-CA | ORANGE | CA | 2021 |
Emory Univ SOM-GA | ATLANTA | GA | 2021 |
Dignity Methodist Hosp-Sacramento-CA | SACRAMENTO | CA | 2022 |
Oregon Health & Science Univ | PORTLAND | OR | 2022 |
Cook County Health and Hosps Sys-IL | CHICAGO | IL | 2022 |
Cahaba Medical Care-AL | MARION | AL | 2022 |
U Alabama CCHS-Tuscaloosa | TUSCALOOSA | AL | 2022 |
Providence St Peter Hospital-WA | OLYMPIA | WA | 2022 |
U Illinois COM-Chicago | CHICAGO | IL | 2022 |
Northern NM Family Med | SANTA FE | NM | 2022 |
Henry Ford Hospital-MI | DETROIT | MI | 2022 |
Harbor-UCLA Med Ctr-CA | TORRANCE | CA | 2022 |
U Washington Affil Hosps | SEATTLE | WA | 2022 |
SUNY HSC Brooklyn-NY | BROOKLYN | NY | 2022 |
Univ of Chicago Med Ctr-IL | CHICAGO | IL | 2022 |
Kaiser Permanente-Orange Co-CA | SANTA ANA | CA | 2022 |
East Jefferson Gen Hosp-LA | METAIRIE | LA | 2022 |
East Jefferson Gen Hosp-LA | METAIRIE | LA | 2022 |
UCLA Med Ctr-CA | SANTA MONICA | CA | 2022 |
Cook County Health and Hosps Sys-IL | CHICAGO | IL | 2023 |
Wellspan Health York Hosp-PA | YORK | PA | 2023 |
Wake Forest Baptist Med Ctr-NC | WINSTON-SALEM | NC | 2023 |
UCLA Med Ctr-CA | SANTA MONICA | CA | 2023 |
Henry Ford Hospital-MI | DETROIT | MI | 2023 |
U Texas Southwestern Med Sch-Dallas | DALLAS | TX | 2023 |
Mercy Hospital St Louis-MO | ST LOUIS | MO | 2023 |
HCA Healthcare/TriStar Southern Hills-TN | NASHVILLE | TN | 2023 |
East Jefferson Gen Hosp-LA | METAIRIE | LA | 2023 |
UC Davis Med Ctr-CA | SACRAMENTO | CA | 2023 |
Med Coll Wisconsin Affil Hosps | MILWAUKEE | WI | 2023 |
Ventura County Med Ctr-CA | VENTURA | CA | 2023 |
Swedish Med Ctr-WA | SEATTLE | WA | 2024 |
LSU SOM-New Orleans-LA | NEW ORLEANS | LA | 2024 |
Tallahassee Mem Healthcare-FL | TALLAHASSEE | FL | 2024 |
U North Carolina Hospitals | CHAPEL HILL | NC | 2024 |
East Jefferson General Hospital | METAIRIE | LA | 2024 |
Long Beach Mem Med Ctr-CA | LONG BEACH | CA | 2024 |
Ventura County Med Ctr-CA | VENTURA | CA | 2024 |
Spartanburg Reg Healthcare-SC | SPARTANBURG | SC | 2024 |
Sunrise Health GME Consortium-NV | LAS VEGAS | NV | 2024 |
Full Circle Health-ID | BOISE | ID | 2024 |
Brown Univ/Kent Hospital | PAWTUCKET | RI | 2024 |
Campbell University-NC | CLINTON | NC | 2024 |
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