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City, State: |
Hill Air Force Base, UT |
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# Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length of Tour: |
3 yrs |
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Frequency is call? |
Q 10 weeks |
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Type of call: |
Pager. |
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Delivery Service: |
None |
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Inpatient Service: |
None |
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Outpatient Service: |
25-30 patients/day.
variety of patients |
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Deployment: |
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Residents: |
No. |
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Referral Centers: |
Primary Childrens Hospital, Salt Lake City 45 min |
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Community: |
housing variety of options. Salt Lake City. Park City |
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Local Attractions: |
Salt Lake City 45 min away. Jazz/college games. Skiing |
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The Best Aspects…. |
it is a clinic |
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The Worst Aspects… |
it is a clinic, if you want to continue newborn and
inpatient care |
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Comments: |
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Phone Number: |
777-7109 |
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City,
State: |
Patrick AFB , FL |
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#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
q 3 week/ home call by pager |
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Type
of call: |
Pager |
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Delivery
Service: |
None |
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Inpatient
Service: |
None |
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Outpatient
Service: |
23/day/ provider. AD/dep Retiree Dep. well child/ADHD/ Developmental issues/ |
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Deployment: |
Unlikely |
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Residents: |
None |
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Referral
Centers: |
Orlando, approx 80 miles away |
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Community: |
small community with plenty to do, beach, orlando theme
parks, |
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Local
Attractions: |
Orlando |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
sun, sand, surf. |
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The Worst
Aspects… |
small community/ not ideal for singles |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
DSN 854 8533 |
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City,
State: |
Oklahoma City , OK |
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#
Pediatricians: |
1 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
shared with Family Practice. On-call about 4 evenings per
month. |
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Type
of call: |
Phone call only, |
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Delivery
Service: |
None |
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Inpatient
Service: |
None |
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Outpatient
Service: |
Templates have 22 to 25 patients per day, 15 to 20 min appts.
Fairly flexible depending on provider preferences. Primarily healthy
children, about 10% special needs patients. |
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Deployment: |
possible, not probable |
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Residents: |
No |
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Referral
Centers: |
Oklahoma Children's Hospital is 10 minutes from the base,
with full service NICU, PICU, ER, specialty depts. Three other NICUs in town,
one other PICU. |
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Community: |
OKC is a moderately large city, several nice restaurants
downtown and in surrounding suburbs. Areas around the base have more older
housing. Many officers live in Edmond or Norman OK. both about 25 minute
drive from base, more newer housing and better school systems. There is some
officer housing on base, but it is small duplex units. |
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Local
Attractions: |
OKC, Dallas is just a 3 hour drive. Ozarks in Missouri
and Arkansas about 3 to 4 hour drive. |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Ideal assignment for pediatrician who just wants to do outpatient.
There is no ward, nursery or ER. We do have full service Pharmacy, Lab,
Radiology in house, as well as Orthopedics, Surgery, and Gyn (not OB). |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Not ideal for someone who wants to keep up acute care,
nursery, delivery room skills. OKC is rather isolated geographically for
people from East or West coast areas. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
Commercial 405-736-2213 |
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City,
State: |
Valdosta, Georgia |
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#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length
of Tour: |
2 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
Medical Officer of the Day (MOD) approximately 5x/month. |
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Type
of call: |
Phone coverage of 11,000 F.P., IM, Flight Med, Women's
Health, and pediatric patients. Referral ER and "doc in box" clinic
at medical center downtown. No separate peds floor nor PICU/NICU. |
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Delivery
Service: |
No |
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Inpatient
Service: |
No |
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Outpatient
Service: |
20 - 30 (season dependent): 50-60 higher need patients -
handful of diabetics, multiple atopic individuals with moderate/severe asthma,
some syndromic children, and normal assortment of mildly disabled
individuals. acuity is generally light. |
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Deployment: |
Unlikely |
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Residents: |
No |
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Referral
Centers: |
Jacksonville 1.5 hours.
Tallahassee 1.5 hours. Atlanta
3 hour. Augusta 4 hours |
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Community: |
small town deep south. housing is cheap but BAH decreased
appropriately. nice communities with family-focused population. |
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Local
Attractions: |
recreation is limited for non-family activities; wild adventures
animal and amusement park is nearby and great for families, malls and
shopping is limited for true shoppers but is adequate for those of us who
don't do it well, and there are plenty of eating establishments. there is one
theatrical troupe in town that puts on performances quarterly (roughly). two
movie theatres but only one true coffee shop and one shop in a bookstore (no
starbucks!). valdosta state university in town. Tallahassee: not a bad town
but haven't truely explored yet.
jacksonville: same as above. st
simon island: georgia coast and nice beaches. quaint and pleasant for even a
day trip, better overnight. |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
med group personnel - supportive leadership (mdg
commander is a pediatrician) and decent comraderie. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
limited for unmarried personnel (limited night life,
metro areas outside of spontaneous night trips, high mobility for line
officers so friendships intermittent at best)..flat surroundings..not
conducive for nature adventures. |
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Comments: |
we 'map-g'd' into dropping an active duty slot for a
second pediatrician and instead planned on contracting out the position. Uncertain as to status. |
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Phone
Number: |
229 257-7293 (DSN 460) |
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City,
State: |
Vandenberg AFB, CA |
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# Pediatricians: |
1 |
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Length
of Tour: |
2-3 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
Every 5th week |
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Type
of call: |
Pager |
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Delivery
Service: |
None |
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Inpatient
Service: |
None |
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Outpatient
Service: |
About 25 patients per day. Mainly children 4 years old and
younger. Older children are complicated (ADHD, ODD, Diabetes, Cystic
Fibrosis, etc). |
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Deployment: |
Minimal |
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Residents: |
No residents |
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Referral
Centers: |
Minimal resources in the immediate area (30 minutes away).
Some resources at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara (1 hour away). Main
tertiary centers are in Los Angeles (3 hours away). |
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Community: |
Anything good is about 30 minutes away. Housing is very expensive
($1450 per month for rent, $300,000+ for a descent home). Some outdoor
recreation. Entertainment is lacking besides movies. Good shopping is at
least an hour away (Santa Barbara). |
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Local
Attractions: |
Solvang, which is a small Danish community with good
shops and restaurants is about 30 minutes away. Santa Barbara is about 70
miles away. San Loius Obispo, a small college town, is about 50 miles away. |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
The weather is mild - 60's to 70's year long. No
inpatient services or ER. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
The hours average 60+ per week, which is a lot,
considering there are no inpatient duties. The lack of another Pediatrician,
NP, or PA makes it difficult to take some time off, since nobody can cover
easily. PCO system isn't helpful, since we aren't manned for it. This
population could easily support another Pediatrician. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
805-605-2146. |
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City,
State: |
Edwards
AFB, CA |
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#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length
of Tour: |
4 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
1 wk every
2-3 months, phone only, giving advice only, rarely come into clinic. |
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Type
of call: |
By
pager/phone |
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Delivery
Service: |
None |
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Inpatient
Service: |
No |
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Outpatient
Service: |
20-25 patients,
ADHD, behavioral issues. A few with congenital heart disease and DM1. |
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Deployment: |
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Residents: |
No |
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Referral
Centers: |
Antelope
valley hospital is 45 minutes away, UCLA is 70 miles away. |
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Community: |
Many people
live on base which is the middle of the dessert. Base 30 miles from decent
shopping and entertainment. Outdoor recreation (ATV, motorcross, biking,
hiking)is popular but it is hot!!! during the summer. 360+ days of sunshine a
year. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Outskirts
of |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Clinic
hours with holidays off. Phone call for peds patients only usually just
giving advice or telling people to go to ED. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Can be lonely
in the dessert. Do not keep up inpatient or procedural skills. HOT DRY
summers. |
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Comments: |
Updated
11/2007 |
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Phone
Number: |
Commercial
661-275-2725 |
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City,
State: |
Fort Walton Beach, FL |
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#
Pediatricians: |
4 |
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Length
of Tour: |
2-3 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
Pager call. 1:4 call with frequent attendance after hours
for deliveries and admissions |
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Type
of call: |
Pager. FP
residents take inpatient call and manage routine problems, but we do have to
come in about every other call. |
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Delivery
Service: |
Yes. 70-100 deliveries per month. Very busy.
Frequent respiratory and cardiac complications that require transport |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Yes, MSU and general ICU available |
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Outpatient
Service: |
25-27 per day, EFMP referral center, CF, Diabetes, severe
CP, CHD. EFMP base |
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Deployment: |
Highly unlikely
to “Fair chances” |
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Residents: |
Yes (FP) |
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Referral
Centers: |
Pensacola, fl. Approximately 1.5-2hr drive. Birmingham, four hours away. Keesler is about 3 hours away |
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Community: |
Emerald coast of florida.
Nice beach. Fair to poor
shopping. Fair entertainment. Outdoor water people would enjoy this area. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Pensacola, Panama City, Destin, Seaside |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Keeps inpt and delivery skills current as high delivery
rate and EFMP status gives good outpt problem lists. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Education for FP residency, so frequent job title is as
glorified second year teaching interns.
Frequent call with frequent busy nights. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
dsn 875-8780. com
850-883-8780 |
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City,
State: |
Yokota, Japan |
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#
Pediatricians: |
3 |
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Length
of Tour: |
2 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
1 week at a time; every 3rd week; by pager; spend 2-3
nights in hospital; take 4-5 calls at home from HCIL line a night |
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Type
of call: |
See above |
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Delivery
Service: |
30-40+deliveries a month; we cover every 3rd week; cover
c-sections |
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Inpatient
Service: |
yes, admit to MSU |
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Outpatient
Service: |
see 22-27 patients/day; lots of asthma pts/allergic
rhinitis |
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Deployment: |
1 pediatrician on mobility; rest of base- high deployment
level |
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Residents: |
No |
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Referral
Centers: |
Hawaii-Tripler- 8 hours by aerovac; Okinawa is 2 hrs away
by aerovac for NICU |
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Community: |
mostly on base housing, bachelor officer dorm; BX/Comm/Officer
club |
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Local
Attractions: |
Tokyo- 1-4 hours depending on traffic; train system |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Japanese food |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
busy nursery and call schedule combined with busy clinic;
overempanelled; hard to get time for leave/TDY due to past exercise
schedules; very time-consuming to aerovac sick patients and they have to go
long distances; language barrier with local NICU/facilities so families
reluctant to get care off base; feel very isolated despite being near a major
city; heavy traffic-difficult to drive off base; very costly to live in
Japan; hard to reach US centers to due to time changes; need another
pediatrician to help with call/clinic burden (we are undermanned) |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
DSN 225-3560 |
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City,
State: |
Del Rio, TX |
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# Pediatricians: |
1 |
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Length
of Tour: |
2-3 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
1 wk/month |
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Type
of call: |
Cellphone |
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Delivery
Service: |
No. Pediatricians
in town see all newborns. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Yes, if admitted through office visit. If admitted after ER visit then they go to
the in town pediatrician on call. |
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Outpatient
Service: |
Approximately 22-25 patients per day. |
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Deployment: |
Slim |
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Residents: |
No |
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Referral
Centers: |
Closest referral center is Wilford Hall which is two to
two and a half hours away. |
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Community: |
Best housing is on base.
Not much shopping. There is a
lot of outdoor recreation opportunities, from the 65,000 acre lake where the base
has a marina, to big bend which is three hours drive, to Ciudad Acuna which
is Del Rio's sister city in Mexico (border is 5 miles from front gate) |
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Local
Attractions: |
Closest point of interest is San Antonio, approximately
150 miles away. |
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The Best
Aspects…. |
relaxed atmosphere in the clinic. Good call schedule, lots of time to spend
with family. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
It is in Del Rio |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
DSN 732-6476.
Commercial (830)298-6476 |
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City,
State: |
Biloxi, MS |
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#
Pediatricians: |
17 (4 general peds) |
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Length
of Tour: |
4 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
Cover ward 2-3 two week blocks each year by pager and
with resident staff in house |
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Type
of call: |
Taken from home by phone/pager. Must come in to help evaluate
any patient admitted to PICU. May be called to assist ED with seeing
Pediatric patients during acute patient overload. |
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Delivery
Service: |
Yes. Two to three
Neonatologists cover newborn services. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Staff Pediatricians cover ward team for two weeks at a
time usually twice a year. |
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Outpatient
Service: |
Average clinic load is 150-180/day. Have over 300 EFMP families in area plus
patients from two Navy base populations as well as Tricare Regions III and
IV. |
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Deployment: |
Low |
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Residents: |
Yes. Eight
residents per year for total of 24 |
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Referral
Centers: |
Most specialties in house (lack pediatric pulmonary
medicine, pediatric surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and pediatric
radiology). Main Pediatric referral centers are Children's Hospital, New
Orleans, LA, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, and Children's
Hospital, Birmingham, AL.. |
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Community: |
Biloxi is on the MS Gulf Coast and a seaport for fishing and
water sports. For past 10 years it has become the third largest gambling area
with 15 casinos. All services have grown with the influx of tourists.
Shopping is not too extensive but entertainment and recreation are very
available. Low cost of living, fishing
good on gulf of Mexico. Beaches
pretty, water not pretty. |
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Local
Attractions: |
The entire Gulf Coast is within easy reach to enjoy.
Major cities are New Orleans (100 mi), Mobile, AL (50 mi), and Pensacola, FL
(100 mi). |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
The collegiality of the staff and the work
environment. Great location,
quiet/small town feel, good weather. Kind, family oriented leadership. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
The heat/humidity of the deep south coupled with gnats
when the weather is at its best.
Hurricanes |
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Comments: |
4 general pediatricians, 10 specialty pediatricians and genetics
department/lab available |
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Phone
Number: |
(228) 377-8185/5296 DSN 597- (228) 377-8613/6484 (Pediatric Specialty
Clinics) |
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City,
State: |
Tampa, FL |
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#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
"Back up call" to Family Practice or Nurse
Practitioner 50% of the time. Primary
call 1 to 4 times a month |
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Type
of call: |
Not in house, but may need to come to ER to admit a
patient. |
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Delivery
Service: |
None. Babies are born at civilian facilities. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Yes |
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Outpatient
Service: |
It varies. Around 25 per provider per day. It can be more
or less. Infants through around age 14. |
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Deployment: |
Not sure at this time |
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Residents: |
No, but there are Physician Assistant students |
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Referral
Centers: |
Tampa Generl Hospital, St Joes Children's Hospital (both
in Tampa0, All Children's hospital in St Petersburg |
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Community: |
Great! Lots to do. Orlando and Disney, etc are up north.
Water all around. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Disney, Universal Studios, Busch Gardens, Tampa and St
Pete Pier Aquariums, Dali Museum, Seaworld |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Community. Good
Call. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Very busy during the day. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
Comm 813-827-9020.
DSN 651-9020 |
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City,
State: |
McGuire AFB, NJ 08641 |
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#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length
of Tour: |
6years |
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Frequency
is call? |
By pager 5-6x/month
Weekend (Saturday & Sunday)provider 1x/every 2 month. |
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Type
of call: |
Pager |
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Delivery
Service: |
None |
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Inpatient
Service: |
None |
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Outpatient
Service: |
23-26/day. |
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Deployment: |
Unlikely |
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Residents: |
No |
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Referral
Centers: |
CHOP (Children Hospital of Philadelphia) |
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Community: |
Rural.Nearest shopping center 45 minutes driving distant. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Philadelphia, Trenton,Atlantic City, New York city |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Small clinic, no inpatients,no in house calls. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
?? |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
No Pediatric department.
Joined Family Practice clinic DSN650-9211/609-754-9211 |
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City,
State: |
Colorado Springs, CO |
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#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length
of Tour: |
2-3years |
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Frequency
is call? |
1 in 5 wks (split call with the Air Force Academy docs). |
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Type
of call: |
Pager for admissions/ER/parents via an answering service. |
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Delivery
Service: |
None |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Yes – ward and step down unit |
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Outpatient
Service: |
20-25 / day. Mainly
general Peds. Lots of asthma, developmental delay (difficult to get
services), and ADHD. Few severe neurologic patients. Most patients under 12 y. |
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Deployment: |
Very low. HA
mission annually for Director of Pediatrics |
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Residents: |
None |
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Referral
Centers: |
Memorial Hospital NICU/PICU is 15 min away. Denver Children's is about 60 min away.
Peds Neuro, Cardiology, and Psych in town; rest of specialties in Denver. |
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Community: |
Growing city of approx
500k. Many new houses being built
all the time; single-family homes about $170,000-200,000 in nice areas.
School districts depend on where you live - better on north end of town.
Recreation - plenty of outdoor activities - hiking, climbing, skiing.
Shopping - okay malls; true shopping about 45-60 minutes away (outlet mall in
Castle Rock and malls in Denver). Entertainment - low budget mainly (movies,
etc.); fine arts in Denver. Restaurants are nothing in comparison to San
Francisco or D.C. Very family oriented. Lots of churches of various Christian
faiths. Very safe; low crime. Nice
mountain views. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Pikes Peak in Co Springs - highest mountain; beautiful
views; can climb or drive to top. Denver - good size city, with usual
museums, restaurants, etc. Skiing about 2-3 hours away (including Vail,
etc.). Garden of the Gods in Co Springs - beautiful rock formation; great for
hiking. The Air Force Academy - interesting to see; chapel is incredible;
home football games all the time in the fall. Cripple Creek - gambling; about
30-45 minutes away. |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Reasonable hours and clinic schedule. Call is good, fair
and reasonable. People here are great. Lovely area. Weather is usually nice;
even in winter, the sun shines most days. Housing is affordable with good
resale value. Location. Great
commanders. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Lot of focus on USAFA by press, higher ups. Distance from Peterson to USAFA - takes
45-60 minutes, and we have to travel back and forth when on call
frequently. Currently PCM to approx
2500 pts. NO NURSERY |
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Comments: |
Best place to be stationed in the Air Force. |
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Phone
Number: |
Comm (719) 556-1276 (staff); DSN 834-1276/1140/1141. |
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City,
State: |
Anchorage, AK |
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#
Pediatricians: |
4 (Also 1 PNP and 1 civilian [not being replaced when she
retires]) |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
1 in 4 |
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Type
of call: |
Pager. Average 3
deliveries/ER trips per month when on call. |
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Delivery
Service: |
yes,
appr 50 deliveries/month. Must be 36 wk EGA to deliver at our hospital. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
yes
for minor illness; can only do Q3h nebs. ICU only if >16yo |
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Outpatient
Service: |
25-27 pts /day; when on Ward/Nursery see 12 clinic pts,
have a Sat clinic when you are covering the weekend-sees 12 patients. |
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Deployment: |
non-mobility
position |
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Residents: |
no
but do have FPNP students |
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Referral
Centers: |
NICU
and PICU downtown (20min). Madigan is referral center, air evac system used |
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Community: |
outdoor
activities key- esp fishing an hiking. Cross country skiing excellent, downhill-ok.
We have a mall but it is expensive. There is a symphony and community
theater. Monthly performers up from lower 48. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Denali,
Seward/Homer/Kenai |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
outdoor
activities, no mobility |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
demand
for "do more with less"; tech support is for 4 PCO docs, but we
have 6 providers. Have a suspicion it is like this everywhere. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
907-580-2900 |
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City,
State: |
Alamogordo,NM |
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#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
call is approx one weekend a month for nursery and
hospital admissions. A hospitalist takes call for the clinic during the
remainder of the month. |
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Type
of call: |
See above |
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Delivery
Service: |
Yes. This is at an off-site facility approx. 12 miles away. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Yes. as noted above. |
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Outpatient
Service: |
approx 21-25+ pts/day |
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Deployment: |
unclear; pediatricians have participated in humanitarian
missions |
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Residents: |
No |
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Referral
Centers: |
University of New Mexico (approx 200 miles away). There
are also some closer facilities if needed in El Paso, TX approx 100 miles
away. |
|
Community: |
Affordable housing. Recreation including skiing during
winter approx 1 hour away. Local town with some shopping. Additional shopping
in surrounding cities/towns. |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Las Cruces, NM approx 55 miles away. |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
Quiet, family-oriented athmosphere. Miriad of
recreational/outdoor options. |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
Somewhat isolated from larger city attractions. |
|
Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
(505) 572-3658 (DSN 572-3658) |
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City,
State: |
Enid, OK |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
1 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
Not defined |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Every 5th week by pager. Call is for the whole
base--adults and children. |
|
Type
of call: |
Pager |
|
Delivery
Service: |
No |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
No |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
22 patients per day |
|
Deployment: |
Less likely |
|
Residents: |
No |
|
Referral
Centers: |
Oklahoma City or Tulsa Children's. Both are about 1.5-2
hours away. |
|
Community: |
Small community. One small mall. Building new SuperWalmart.
Entertainment sparse--few restaurants. Good for families--strong emphasis on
the family. Inexpensive real estate. |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Oklahoma City is 100 miles away |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
Small base--good personal interactions with the families
on base. Family-friendly town. No inpatient work/deliveries |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
Small city not ideal for single people. No other
pediatricians at the base to interact with. |
|
Comments: |
|
|
Phone
Number: |
580-213-6368 |
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City,
State: |
San Antonio, TX |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
5-6 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3-4 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Ward and nursrey attending 2 weeks of year. Residents
take primary call, staff backup. |
|
Type
of call: |
Pager. Afterhours clinic
1-2 nights per month till 8pm and about 6 weekend shifts per year. No call unless ward attending. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
Yes. Covered by
Neonatology Service. |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Yes |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
18-20 patients/day.
A lot of precepting students and residents. Many sick chronic patients. A good variety. EFMP base. |
|
Deployment: |
Unlikely. |
|
Residents: |
Yes. |
|
Referral
Centers: |
In House. |
|
Community: |
Nice large city.
9th largest city in the US. Low
cost of living. Lots of shopping,
sightseeing, entertainment |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Gulf coast 130 miles away. Hill Country |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
Teaching, working with residents, little call, easy to
keep up to date working in medical center.
All subspecialties available. |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
long hours, lot of administrative duties, precepting
responsibilities can be burdensome for some. Less direct patient care because
of precepting responsibilities (this may be attractive for some). Many levels of bureaucracy, difficult to
implement change |
|
Comments: |
Must like to teach.
An ideal job for those who have been out practicing general pediatrics
for a while and would like to come back to tertiary center to add their experience
to the education of future residents. |
|
Phone
Number: |
210-292-7520. DSN
554-7520 |
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City,
State: |
San Antonio, TX |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
5 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3-4 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
2-3 weeks per year inpatient home call Child abuse pager call 24/7 |
|
Type
of call: |
Pager. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
Yes |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Yes |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
20 patients/day.
lot of precepting students and residents. many sick chronic patients. |
|
Deployment: |
Possible. |
|
Residents: |
Yes. |
|
Referral
Centers: |
In House. |
|
Community: |
nice city. low
cost of living. lots of shopping,
sightseeing, entertainment |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Gulf coast |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
teaching, little call |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
long hours, lot of administrative duties |
|
Comments: |
|
|
Phone
Number: |
210-292-7520. DSN
554-7520 |
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City,
State: |
Ellsworth AFB, SD |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
1 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3-4 years |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Call is 3-4 times per month (weekdays) plus 1 weekend
every 1-2 months depending on deployments, TDY, etc. |
|
Type
of call: |
Pager |
|
Delivery
Service: |
None |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
None |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
20 patients per day |
|
Deployment: |
Unlikely |
|
Residents: |
No |
|
Referral
Centers: |
NICU downtown in Rapid CIty; no PICU; closest major
referral centers in Denver or Sioux Falls (6 hrs+ away) |
|
Community: |
Housing is expensive; outdoor recreation great (skiing,
hiking, camping, biking, swimming, etc.)--cultural activities so-so, shopping
fair to poor for selection |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Badlands Natl Park, Custer state park, Black Hills
National Forest, Mt. Rushmore, Deadwood, Crazy Horse Memorial |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
Outpatient based practice, autonomy high under current administration,
reasonable workload and empanelment, infrequent call |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
Solo slot (little opportunity for consultation with other
peds folks), few peds subspecialists in immediate area, |
|
Comments: |
This is a great starter slot coming out of residency if
you are interested in outpatient general pediatrics. You will learn a lot
without too much stress and no inpatient or nursery responsibilities.
However, if you like inpatient or nursery this is not the assignment for you.
Family life is good here due to regular hours and no weekend clinics, and
call is taken from home by phone. Overall a very nice assignment in a
beautiful outdoors-oriented area. Not the place for someone who likes big
city life, however. I will be leaving in summer or fall 2004, so a slot will
be opening then. |
|
Phone
Number: |
605-385-3222 or DSN 675-3222 |
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City,
State: |
Bitburg, Germany |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3 years accompanied, 2 years unaccompanied. |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Every 3 weeks for 1 week at a time. |
|
Type
of call: |
Home call. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
At the moment we continue to offer newborn delivery
services, but the number of deliveries is about 20-30 term (>36 weeks) per
month.... |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Yes |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
20-27 patients per day.
Families must accomplish their overseas package prior to coming to
this base, but there are always a few children here that surprise us with
their medical conditions. A few
diabetics, spinkling of CF, IBD... |
|
Deployment: |
The position is not world-wide qualified |
|
Residents: |
None |
|
Referral
Centers: |
Trier Mutterhaus has all infant and children's services
available and is about a 30 minute drive from Bitburg. Landstuhl Army Medical Center is about 90
minutes away. |
|
Community: |
Bitburg/Spangdahlem is located on the very western side
of Germany, with very close access to Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands,
and France. There are some very good
cheap airlines that fly to Spain, Italy and the UK. Officer housing is limited, so most officer
families live on the economy. Most
German nationals speak a little english and are very friendly. “The base is nothing to talk about, and the
housing is the worst I have seen, but I live off base in a little
village. The base is in the middle of
the country. There is not much here,
but there is a lot within an hours drive.” |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Trier, Koln, Luxemburg, Aachen |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
The travel! |
|
The Worst
Aspects… |
Frequent call, the weather. |
|
Comments: |
Being overseas in any location is one of the greatest
perks of the military. |
|
Phone
Number: |
011-49-6561-693360, or DSN 314-452-3360 |
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City,
State: |
Hampton, VA |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
6 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3-4 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Q6. |
|
Type
of call: |
Pager but must be within 30 minute drive |
|
Delivery
Service: |
Yes.
80-120/month. Level 1 Nursery. |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Med/Peds/Surg floor that can handle simple
admissions. 24 hr ED. avg 0-1 patient census. small community
hospital atmosphere |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
25 patients/day.
EFMP base. Pediatrics is mixed
in with FP teams (1 pediatrician and 4 adult provider per team) |
|
Deployment: |
Very likely for FPs and Pas with whom you work. Probably
will have at least one humanitarian-type mission |
|
Residents: |
None, but there are pa students, pa's, and pnp's |
|
Referral
Centers: |
Children's Hospital of the Kings Daughter is in Norfolk-
45 minutes away. NMC-Portsmouth is the
military treatment facility with NICU, PICU and most specialists- 45 minutes
away- both have pediatric residency programs |
|
Community: |
Close to Virginia Beach, Williamsburg- Busch Gardens etc.
Lots of historical sites. Housing market with lots of turnover, expensive
rental market. Busy traffic, hot
housing market with homes selling quickly, and prices on the rise. Nice
beaches close |
|
Local
Attractions: |
VA beach.
Williamsburg |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
It's in the continental us |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
Under-resourced --not enough personnel to do the job
right |
|
Comments: |
|
|
Phone
Number: |
757-764-3039 / 7072 (ask for pediatrician) |
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City,
State: |
Washington DC |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
5 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Once a week overnight.
One weekend every 6. |
|
Type
of call: |
Post-call day off. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
Yes. 36 weeks and up. Newborn nursery with occasional r/o
sepsis or resp. distress. Transfer sick babies to NNMC Bethesda NICU. |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Yes, but majority of admissions get sent to Walter Reed
AMC for care under Pediatric residents and staff. |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
20-25 patients. Range of bread and butter, plus large
EFMP population because of location. |
|
Deployment: |
Low |
|
Residents: |
FP and Transitional residents from our hospital, and
rotating Peds residents from WRAMC/NNMC program |
|
Referral
Centers: |
PICU - WRAMC, DC Childrens. NICU - NNMC Bethesda, Childrens, Georgetown |
|
Community: |
All the benefits of Washington, DC area. |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Washington, DC |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
Range of patients and care experiences. Access to military medical centers in
area. Post call day off . Living near a major city |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
Some larger departments hard to work with. Mid-sized medical center, so lots of
committees |
|
Comments: |
|
|
Phone
Number: |
240-857-2723. DSN
857-2723 |
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City,
State: |
Ramstein AB, Germany |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
2-3 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Call is shared with Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
pediatrics so 1:8 |
|
Type
of call: |
Call on pager for ER, ward, and ICU. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
Newborn service at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is currently
covered by Neonatology Service. |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Rotate for week as hospitalist (once every two months) at
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center - daily hospitalist covers inpatients and
admissions during the day |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
daily clinic load 30-35 patients; Ramstein pediatrics
with 3600 enrollees with large asthma and ADHD population. All children with chronic disease in
pediatrics population. |
|
Deployment: |
Unlikely |
|
Residents: |
No |
|
Referral
Centers: |
NICU - at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (newborn and
NICU services covered by Neonatology).
PICU - Homburg University KinderKlinik (20 minutes by car). Specialists available at Landstuhl Regional
Medical Center - Peds Cardiology, Peds Endocrinology, Peds Neurology,
Neonatology, Allergy, Dermatology, Orthopedics, ENT, Urology, Ophthamology,
Surgery. For other Pediatric
subspecialties and specialists either referral to German Ecomony or to Walter
Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC. |
|
Community: |
Kaiserslautern area with approximately 200,000 population
(~45,000 American). Most people live
in villages with under 5,000 people within 20 minutes of the base. |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Moselle River Valley and German Wine Street (Wine Regions);
Frankfurt, Germany; Heidelberg, Germany.
Paris 4 hours, London 1 hour flight, Skiing Alps 6 hours. |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
travel opportunities. |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
busy workload, multiple additional responsibilities -
average work week 50-55 hours plus call |
|
Comments: |
|
|
Phone
Number: |
DSN 314-479-2551.
commercial 06371-46-2551 |
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City,
State: |
Washington, DC |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
1 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3 years |
|
Frequency
is call? |
None |
|
Type
of call: |
|
|
Delivery
Service: |
None |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
None |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
None |
|
Deployment: |
Very unlikely |
|
Residents: |
|
|
Referral
Centers: |
|
|
Community: |
Very nice, but expensive.
Access to major sporting events, music, theatre, shopping, and outdoor
recreation |
|
Local
Attractions: |
|
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
Able to make a difference in AF pediatric policies
(hopefully.) Interaction with AF
pediatricians, training programs and USUHS. |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
Beltway traffic, Administrative responsibilities, can work
in clinic once a week if you can find the time |
|
Comments: |
My position is Chief Consultant for Pediatric Services. |
|
Phone
Number: |
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City,
State: |
Lakenheath, England |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
4 (+ 1 NP) |
|
Length
of Tour: |
2 yrs unaccompanied; 3 yrs accompanied. |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Q4, 1 weekend/ month.
Average is 6-8 times per month |
|
Type
of call: |
Pager. No PCM
pager (no mommy calls). |
|
Delivery
Service: |
We have 35-50 deliveries/ month. None < 36 weeks. |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Ward that has adults and kids. 1-2 peds admissions/ week; more in
winter. Staff has little peds
experience. |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
25 patients/ day.
Lots of asthma, allergies, and chronic OM. Also a fair number of ADHD,
developmental delay, and behavior problems. Families are needier in terms of
visits due to frequent single parenting due to deployment |
|
Deployment: |
Unlikely to fair - more likely to be humanitarian. |
|
Residents: |
No. |
|
Referral
Centers: |
Germany bases and British doctors. NICU and PICU are in Cambridge (25 miles)
or London (2 hrs away) |
|
Community: |
It is best to live in a British village so you get the
full experience of England. The surrounding community is great. There are not a lot of malls or movie
theaters. We are definitely in the country. For families with teenagers, this
may not be the place because there are not a lot of activities for that age
group. Stores in the area close around 5pm.
Shopping & food are expensive. Can get just about anything you
need on base or through the local community.
Houses here are smaller than we are used to. Small closets, terrible
showers, lovely gardens. |
|
Local
Attractions: |
London, Cambridge, Bury St. Edmunds, Lavenham, Norwich,
Ipswich. Excellent theater. Travel to Paris [1 hr by train], Wales,
Scotland and nearby Europe. |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
England and traveling, 4 pediatricians and 1 NP. |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
long days, many tasks other than clinic, being away from
family. The patient load - high with a
very needy community. Very high op tempo base with PRP program. High average
visits/year, a good 10% are high utilizers. Poorly staffed, one of our docs
has had no nurse for 2 years, despite leading a PCO team. The weather is pretty bad and makes
allergy/asthma season year round.
“Exceedingly demanding patient population, very high rate of
deployments….” “This area does wear a
person down.” “High Stress Environment.” |
|
Comments: |
|
|
Phone
Number: |
011-44-1638-52-8714.
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314 226-8714 |
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City,
State: |
ABILENE, TX |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
1 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
NO CALL--AMBULATORY CARE SETTING |
|
Type
of call: |
N/a |
|
Delivery
Service: |
NO DELIVERIES ATTENDED TO BY AD PEDS |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
NO ACTIVE DUTY PRIVILEGES |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
30-35/DAILY |
|
Deployment: |
UNLIKELY |
|
Residents: |
|
|
Referral
Centers: |
WILFORD HALL--4 HRS BY VEHICLE FT WORTH CHILDREN'S HOSP--1 HR BY CHOPPER |
|
Community: |
SUBURBAN--60,000 population. |
|
Local
Attractions: |
DFW AND SAN ANTONIO 4 HRS BY CAR |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
BUSY OUTPATIENT; NO INPATIENT |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
BUSY OUTPATIENT; NO INPATIENT |
|
Comments: |
|
|
Phone
Number: |
SGH--461.4712 |
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