(not inclusive of all billets; only billets which submitted data)
updated 14 MAR 2004
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City,
State: |
Key West, FL |
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#
Pediatricians: |
1 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
Q 6 week (1 week at a time) |
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Type
of call: |
By phone. No
in-house call, no inpt responsibilities |
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Delivery
Service: |
None (handled by civilian peds) |
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Inpatient
Service: |
None |
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Outpatient
Service: |
20-26 pts/day; panel 1000-1200 pts. Healthy population, as overseas screen
required for this isolated billet |
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Deployment: |
Likely |
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Residents: |
only FP residents, rarely |
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Referral
Centers: |
Miami is closest for any referrals (about 4hr drive) |
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Community: |
Small, tourist community - quite isolated
atmosphere. Military housing avail on
several bases, off-base housing and shopping is expensive (as is cost of
living). Key West is definately a
tourist/Spring Break town. Great water sports. Activities/fairs/etc nearly
every weekend. Very diverse population.
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Local
Attractions: |
Miami is closest city, about 150mi |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Small command offers "family" atmosphere to the
clinic. Corpsmen are wonderful and very helpful. Hours are reasonable, great for family life and
"other" interests. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
No inpt care, unfortunately you have to give up
responsibility of your patients should they need inpt care. (including no
newborn inpt care). Isolated duty
station. MOOD call includes calls
about adult patiemts, Sat clinic (0800-1200) is acute care clinic, including
adult patients. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
305-293-4600. DSN
483-4600 |
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City,
State: |
Twentynine Palms, CA |
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#
Pediatricians: |
3 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
one in 3 but 1/2 are back-up call to an FP covering Peds |
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Type
of call: |
call by pager- must live in close proximity to hospital
for emergenci |
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Delivery
Service: |
Yes. 400-500
deliveries per year |
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Inpatient
Service: |
yes- general ward, no ICU |
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Outpatient
Service: |
17-20 pts per day.
Majority well baby checks.
Remainder acute visits as well as routine f/u for chronic conditions
such as asthma, ADHD, etc |
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Deployment: |
non-deployable billet |
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Residents: |
No. |
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Referral
Centers: |
Loma Linda |
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Community: |
Desert community, 1 hour away from Palm Springs for
shopping, restaurants, recreation, 2-3 hours away from San DIego, Vegas,
LA. Joshua Tree National Park 10-15
minutes. Housing list very long at
approx. 1 year and minimal number of nice homes to rent in town |
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Local
Attractions: |
Joshua Tree National Park. Palm Springs. Big Bear
(hiking,skiiing) |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Small hospital, small community- friendly
environment/close with co-workers |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Location |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
760-830-2403 |
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City,
State: |
Great Lakes, IL |
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#
Pediatricians: |
4 |
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Length
of Tour: |
2+ Yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
every 3rd - 5th night depending on how many pediatricians
stationed. |
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Type
of call: |
Pager from home. |
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Delivery
Service: |
None. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Minimal |
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Outpatient
Service: |
24 patients per day, normal mix of general pediatric
patients |
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Deployment: |
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Residents: |
No. |
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Referral
Centers: |
Childrens Hospital in Milwaukee WIsconsin (1 hour away) |
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Community: |
Not much right near base. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Chicago and Milwaukee.
45 minutes from Chicago, lots to do in the city. |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Regular work hours, good lifestyle. Improve on outpatient
general peds skills |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Limited inpatient experience |
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Comments: |
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Number: |
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City,
State: |
Lemoore, CA |
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#
Pediatricians: |
3 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
q 3 days |
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Type
of call: |
on pager |
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Delivery
Service: |
yes, about one baby per day for peds. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
yes, maybe one kid a week in the winter and one kid a
month in the summer for all of peds |
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Outpatient
Service: |
20 pts a day plus a few tel cons. varied population with
some very sick kids but most are farly well. very good referral (peds
hospital) one hour away, but no Devo there. |
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Deployment: |
Currently low as our fleet hospital rotated from first on
the list last year to last on the list this year. |
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Residents: |
No |
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Referral
Centers: |
NICU and PICU one hour away by ground, though NICU occassionally
full. one baby took us 18 hrs to ship secondary to weather (fog) and no beds
in nearest referal center. |
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Community: |
Rural - farms. low cost of living for CA and within 3 hrs
of SF, LA, beach and the mountain, but also the worst air quality in CA. good
shopping is 40 minutes away in fresno. few good restaurants in town, but
fresno again is not too far. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Fresno |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Great general peds experience with help not too far away.
slower pace of living, great for families, awful for single people, unless
you want to date a pilot, a farmer or a dairy worker. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Air quality. hot dry summers. |
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Comments: |
Billet opening in summer 2004. |
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Phone
Number: |
(559) 998-4461.
DSN 949-4461 |
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Acute Care Clinic - Newport
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City,
State: |
Newport, RI |
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# Pediatricians: |
1 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
Call is
every other to every third week (FP takes the off week); |
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Type
of call: |
By Pager |
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Delivery
Service: |
Yes, at local civilian hospital. 10-15 / month |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Yes, at
local civilian hospital |
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Outpatient
Service: |
15-21
per day; wide variety; many ADHD |
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Deployment: |
Not
likely (billet not on a platform) |
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Residents: |
No, but
we get Brown University Medical Students |
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Referral
Centers: |
Hasbro Children's
Hospital in Providence, RI |
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Community: |
Base
Housing is good, off-base housing expensive. Excellent sailing/boating. Very
active community. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Boston,
Providence |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Clinic
is busy, but manageable. Call is not overwhelming. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Being
the only pediatrician. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
(401)
841-6117/6118 |
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Naval
Acute Care Clinic, Groton
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City,
State: |
Groton, CT |
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#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
Q 3_4 wks for 1 week at a time |
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Type
of call: |
at home but you do take care of newborns / inpatients at
Lawrence & Memorial Hospital in New London CT |
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Delivery
Service: |
do not attend deliveries, but do take care of the
newborns during their stay |
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Inpatient
Service: |
yes, at a local civilian hospital (Lawrence and Memorial
Hospital in New London, CT. They have a small NICU staffed by neonatologists.
No PICU ) |
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Outpatient
Service: |
About 20 patients a day; we see mostly bread and butter
peds, but we do accept the highest level EFMP kids at NACC Groton, so overall
there is nice patient diversity |
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Deployment: |
not very likely, but it has happened |
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Residents: |
No. There are
opportunities to teach NP and PA students. |
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Referral
Centers: |
Yale University Children's Hospital in New Haven; Hasbro
Children's Hospital, Providence |
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Community: |
Pretty affordable housing; I haven't heard of too many
people having problems. Lots more activities during the summer months including
beaches, outdoor activities. Not much exciting nightlife. Good place for
families, probably not ideal for young single people. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Mystic CT (5 miles); New Haven (about 45 miles); Newport
RI (1 hr drive). Providence RI (1 1/4
hr drive); New York City and Boston MA (2 hour drive ) |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Good variety of patients, affiliation with local
community hospital that allows us to take care of our own newborns and
inpatients. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Can have some tough winters; not much night life. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
860 694 2386 |
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City,
State: |
Guantanomo Bay, Cuba |
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#
Pediatricians: |
1 |
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Length
of Tour: |
1 yr |
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Frequency
is call? |
24/7 |
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Type
of call: |
By pager |
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Delivery
Service: |
Yes. 1 - 4 deliveries
per month |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Yes. Responsible
for all pediatric admissions |
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Outpatient
Service: |
3-8 patients average, all general peds. contractors children, military personnel
with families |
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Deployment: |
Low |
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Residents: |
No |
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Referral
Centers: |
NICU, PICU: Miami Children's Hospital. Less acute can go to Jacksonville or
Portsmouth |
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Community: |
If accompanied, there is some family housing. unaccompanied stay in BOQ |
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Local
Attractions: |
Free outdoor movies, golf course with portable turf. |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
As the only Pediatrician with multiple collaterals, you
are involved in multiple aspects of hospital procedure and workings. Very
good way to see how a hospital works. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
separation from civilization and from family. |
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Comments: |
Collaterals expected on top of being a Pediatrician:
Perinatal Advisory Board Chairman.
Case Review Committee Chairman, Family Advocacy Committee Member. Immunizations Chairman. PALS, NRP, STABLE instructor and
coordinator |
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Phone
Number: |
011 53 99 72944 |
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City,
State: |
Bethesda,MD |
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#
Pediatricians: |
5+ generalists; many subspecialists |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
Call once per month either M-Th or F-Su |
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Type
of call: |
By pager for parents and residents |
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Delivery
Service: |
Yes, 4 wks per year on resident run service |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Yes, 2 weeks per year on resident run service |
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Outpatient
Service: |
16-20, Mixed, fairly healthy |
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Deployment: |
depends on platform |
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Residents: |
Yes |
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Referral
Centers: |
in house, Walter Reed, CNMC |
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Community: |
Washington DC and Metro area |
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Local
Attractions: |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Teaching opportunities, reasonable hours |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Very large command |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
301 295 4900 |
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City,
State: |
CHARLESTON, SC |
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#
Pediatricians: |
3 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 years |
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Frequency
is call? |
10-15 CALLS PER MONTH, SOMETIMES UP TO 5 DAYS IN A ROW.
CALL ENTAILS PCM CALL(LOTS OF PARENT CALLS) AND COVERING THE ER, NURSERY, AND
WARD AT A CIVILIAN HOSPITAL 15 MILES AWAY (TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER). |
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Type
of call: |
CALL FROM HOME BY PAGER. |
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Delivery
Service: |
50-70 DELIVERIES/MON. FOLLOW NEWBORNS BOTH IN LEVEL I
& II NURSERY. IF PATIENT BECOMES TOO COMPLEX, ONSITE NEONATOLOGIST TAKES
OVER. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
NORMALLY CARRY FOLLOW ANYWHERE FROM 5-10 PATIENTS
(INCLUDING NEWBORNS). IT IS A TRUE JOY TO WORK AT TRIDENT!! EXCELLENT
FRIENDLY NURSES WITH GREAT RESOURCES. HOWEVER, THE ONLY PEDIATRIC
SUBSPECIALIST IS NEONATOLOGY. |
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Outpatient
Service: |
FULL DAY - 20-25 PATIENTS; WHEN ROUNDING IN AM - 10-15
PATIENTS. MOST ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD
PEDIATRICS. HOWEVER, THERE IS AN EXCELLENT VARIETY OF ENDO, CARDIAC,
PULMONARY, ALLERGY, AND NEURO PATIENTS. |
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Deployment: |
NO |
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Residents: |
NONE. PNP STUDENTS COME ONCE A WEEK. MUSC FP RESIDENTS
COME FOR HALF DAY A WEEK. |
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Referral
Centers: |
THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S
HOSPITAL IS 30 MINUTES AWAY. HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH ACCESS FOR ROUTINE
CONSULTS DUE TO TRICARE ISSUES. |
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Community: |
THE AREA IS WELL KNOWN FOR IT'S HISTORIC DISTRICT. GOOD VARIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT. SCHOOL
DISTRICTS CAN BE HIT OR MISS. |
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Local
Attractions: |
MYRTLE BEACH, HILTON HEAD |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
NO INHOUSE CALL, MINIMAL CALL TO DELIVERY (THE NEONATAL
NURSES TAKE CARE OF MOST OF THIS, COMPETENT ER DOCS, WELL OPERATED CLINIC, TERTIARY CARE CENTER
NEARBY WITH MOST SPECIALTIES. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Not enough admin time.
Perceived as undermanned. |
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Phone
Number: |
COMMERCIAL - 843-743-7090. DSN - 743-7090 |
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City,
State: |
Okinawa, Japan |
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#
Pediatricians: |
5 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 years with family, 2 without |
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Frequency
is call? |
Call is shared between the Navy pediatricians and the Air
Force pediatricians. Call averages 4-6 per month but is by pager. Currently
pediatricians have the next day off after call (nice bonus when you night is
light). |
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Type
of call: |
Pager. |
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Delivery
Service: |
Pediatricians attend deliveries of infants greater than
34 weeks depending on delivery risk. There is a busy NICU at USNH Okinawa
which handles the level 2,3 babies. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
We do have a general ward for admitting pediatric
patients as well as an experienced ICU nursing staff which can easily handle
any critical care peds patients. |
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Outpatient
Service: |
The general pediatricians probably see 250 patients per
month. It is a mix of well babies and sick children. Overseas screening is supposed
to screen out really complicated children, but some still exist over here. We
have a busy Asthma clinic and education initiative as well. |
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Deployment: |
Not likely. Pediatricians do not deploy on platforms
here. |
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Residents: |
There is a Japanese Physician Intern Program. |
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Referral
Centers: |
The NICU is of course right in the hospital. The
pediatricians handle all PICU patients in the ICU. Patients can be airevaced
to Trippler Army Medical Center in Hawaii. |
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Community: |
Housing is available both on and off base. Okinawa is a
great place to live if you like to travel. You can go easily from here to
Japan, China, Korea, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, New
Zealand. There is a lot of good
shopping especially furniture, oriental rugs etc. This is a great place to come if you enjoy scuba diving as well
as some of the best diving is available here. This is a good safe community for raising children as well. |
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Local
Attractions: |
The island is a 2 hour plane flight from Tokyo and Hong
Kong. On island there are castle ruins, underground naval museums from WWII,
ocean expo parks, hiking, diving, pottery and glass artisans. |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
My pediatric department -- we are a great family and I
enjoy the sense of community and small practice. The TRAVEL -- we have
already been to Australia, Hong Kong (twice), Singapore, Tokyo Disney and the
city, Bangkok. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
The distance from family and friends in the states. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
011-81-611-743-7561.
DSN 643-7561 |
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City,
State: |
Corpus Christi, TX |
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#
Pediatricians: |
3 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
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Frequency
is call? |
Q4 with 1 weekend per 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: |
20-25 appts/day.
All kinds of patients. |
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Deployment: |
Attached to Marine Deployable Unit (Camp Pendleton) -
Current climate makes deployment likely |
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Residents: |
No. |
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Referral
Centers: |
Driscoll Children's Hospital - Corpus Christi |
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Community: |
Small to Midsize City:.
Multiple popular restaurant chains.
2 Small malls and multiple strip malls with popular chain stores. 2 multiplex theatres. Lots of watersports - windsurfing,
fishing, sailing. Warm, humid, and
windy majority of the year. All types
of affordable housing available. |
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Local
Attractions: |
San Antonio - 2hrs.
Houston - 3 hrs. Mexico - 2
hrs |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
No in-house call or in-patient duties |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Small command with multiple collateral assignments in
addition to clinical duties. |
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Comments: |
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Phone
Number: |
comm: 361-961-6000.
dsn: 861-6000 |
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City,
State: |
San Diego, CA |
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#
Pediatricians: |
35 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yr |
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Frequency
is call? |
Staff have a night call pager from home. In house care is
required only for those needing care that the ER cannot provide in a
reasonable amount of time. Rarely happens. Few weeks each per year. |
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Type
of call: |
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Delivery
Service: |
About 350 deliveries per month with large NICU and two
postpartum wards. All military generalists are attendings, some contractors
and some subspecialists. |
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Inpatient
Service: |
Active ward service, very busy. Plus PICU with 5 beds. |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
Thirty patients. Age birth to 18 yo and entire gamut of
medical spectrum. |
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Deployment: |
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Residents: |
7 at each level. |
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Referral
Centers: |
Can use Childrens Hospital for overflow or ECMO patients. |
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Community: |
Housing is very expensive, ave 350,000. Townhomes, etc
available. Outstanding recreation, shopping and just about anything you could
want. Paradise! |
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Local
Attractions: |
Tiajuana Mexico.
San Clemente Island. Las Vegas. Palm Springs. Los Angeles. |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Great facility and team to work with. Wonderful area for
the family. Weather is to die for. |
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The
Worst Aspects… |
Expense to live here. |
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Comments: |
Anyone who has served here cannot wait to return. Once
you buy a home and rent it out while gone, the economics get much better.
There are very few negative aspects to living and working here. I put down
roots in 1990 and plan to remain here permanently. NMCSD is a GREAT place to
serve. |
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Phone
Number: |
619-532-8225/6863. 522-xxxx |
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City,
State: |
Bremerton, WA |
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#
Pediatricians: |
5 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Average every 5th night |
|
Type
of call: |
from home / by pager |
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Delivery
Service: |
Approximately 70 deliveries per month. Community hospital
level 1 services. |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Combined adult / pediatric medical / surgical ward.
Pediatric admissions approximately 10 per month. Limited short-term ICU care
possible in adult medical / surgical ICU. |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
75 to 100 scheduled appointments per day. Evening clinics
Tu / Th / F and Sa AM clinic. |
|
Deployment: |
NH Bremerton is home to deployable Fleet Hospital. |
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Residents: |
Family Practice training program; 6 per year level, total
18 |
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Referral
Centers: |
Madigan Army Medical Center and Tacoma General Hospital are
usual referral sources for NICU care. Excellent transport support by
commercial service of Airlift Northwest.
Madigan Army Medical Center. Tacoma General Hospital / Mary Bridge
Children's Hospital (Tacoma). Seattle Children's Hospital (Seattle). On-site
monthly subspecialty clinics (MAMC support) for endo, GI, card. |
|
Community: |
Kitsap Peninsula (Kitsap County) is the relatively more
rural / suburban 'West Puget Sound' neighbor of Seattle's urban environment
and the Olympic Peninsula / Mountains to the West, the Cascade Range to the
East, and the Strait of Juan de Fuca / Washington. San Juan Island, and the U.S. / Canadian border to the North.
Easy access to all by car and / or by ferry. Life (and traffic) are
delightfully slower / less hectic in NHB's little corner of the world. It
rains in the winter. Temperatures are moderate year-round. Housing available
Poulsbo, Silverdale, Bremerton, Port Orchard, Gig Harbor and surrounding
area. |
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Local
Attractions: |
Seattle. Tacoma. Olympic Peninsula and Mountains. Cascade
Mountain range. Washington's San Juan Islands. British Columbia including
Vancouver Island / Victoria, Canadian Gulf Islands, and the city of
Vancouver. |
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The
Best Aspects…. |
Climate, geography, natural beauty, and the pace of life. |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
It will be hard to leave. |
|
Comments: |
Pediatric Department January 03: 5 general pediatricians,
1 pediatric developmentalist, 2 pediatric nurse practitioners |
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Phone
Number: |
360-475-4216 |
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City,
State: |
Quantico, VA |
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#
Pediatricians: |
2 |
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Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Call shared with family practice, nurse practitioners and
physician's assistants- 2-3x a month- staying until 8pm clinic on weekdays then
by pager (phone calls only) occasional weekend clinic til noon then pager
(phone calls only)- if work sat and sunday weekend clinic then have monday
off. |
|
Type
of call: |
As above. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
No. |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
No. |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
21-22 patients a day- appointments every 20 minutes-
clinic starts 0730 and ends around 1600- 1hour for lunch. A lot of well children but also a
significant number of special needs children due to access to tertiary care
closeby in DC area |
|
Deployment: |
Unlikely. |
|
Residents: |
No. |
|
Referral
Centers: |
Consults to Walter Reed Army Medical Center and/or
National Naval Medical Center. |
|
Community: |
Can live north (towards DC) or south (towards Fredericksburg).
DC has alot to offer and not too far. |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Washington, DC, Charlottesville, Virginia, Mount
Vernon, Skyline Drive |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
the hours and minimal duty |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
possibly losing inpatient/nursery skills |
|
Comments: |
|
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Phone
Number: |
Commercial 703-784-1699 |
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City,
State: |
Ceiba, Puerto Rico |
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#
Pediatricians: |
3 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
2 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Call is one week at a time and it is every 3rd week. |
|
Type
of call: |
The call is from home with an average of needing to come
into the hospital of about 2x/week. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
Yes. The average
# of deliveries here is 9-20/month |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Yes. Average 2
inpatients a month. If there is an ICU needed, the patients are transferred
to another facility on the island. |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
The average schedule is about 15pt/day, however the slots
are for 21 per day. There is general pediatrics with a decent sized
population of ADHD. |
|
Deployment: |
Not very likely |
|
Residents: |
No |
|
Referral
Centers: |
The closest facility for inpatients is about 45 minutes
away, as well as for consults. This is without traffic. |
|
Community: |
There is not a great deal to do here unless you like the
outdoors. There is a very large mall about 1 hour away and there is a K-Mart
and Walmart 10 minutes away. For most types of entertainment, one can go to
San Juan (1 hour) and there are a great number of restaurants and things to
do there. |
|
Local
Attractions: |
San Juan, El Yunque (rain forest) |
|
The
Best Aspects…. |
The hospital is really great to work in and the weather
is beautiful. |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
The surrounding community can be both wonderful and frustrating.
The lack of things to do can also be difficult. |
|
Comments: |
Overall, this has been a great tour. There is enough to
keep busy, but not so much that one can't spend time with family and enjoy
other things. |
|
Phone
Number: |
787-865-5949. DSN-
831-5949 |
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City,
State: |
Oak Harbor, WA |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
3 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Call is one week at a time – q 3 wk (Thursday -
Thursday). |
|
Type
of call: |
by pager, but you have to be within 30 minutes of the
hospital at all times. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
Yes. 400
deliveries per year. Responsible for
being at c-sections, VBACs and any other high risk deliveries. |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
25 bed general med/surg/peds ward. Typical inpatient
admissions include respiratory things (asthma, bronchiolitis), r/o sepsis,
VGE with dehydration, pyelonephritis.
No ICU facilities. |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
Average is 17-20 clinic patients per day. Cut shorter on weeks that you are on call (starts
at 0900 rather than 0730) so that inpatient duties can be taken care of.
There is a LARGE amount of pediatric psychiatry here. The pediatricians act
as the subspecialists in most areas llot of times (with phone support from
the actual specialist) because of location. This is an EFMP level 5 area (we
take all patients) since Madigan is only 2-3 hours away -- problematic but you get exposed to wide
range of kids. |
|
Deployment: |
None of us are on platforms, deployment likelihood low |
|
Residents: |
No. |
|
Referral
Centers: |
All subspecialists/NICU/PICU are either from Madigan or
Childrens in Seattle (3 hours and 2 hours respectively). |
|
Community: |
Small - no shopping on the island except for exchange and
everyday grocery. There is a small movie theater in town. Plenty to do as far
as outdoor recreation with hiking, skiing, crabbing, boating, etc. Nearest
mall is about 45 minutes away off the island. Major mall and entertainment is
in Seattle or Vancouver, both about 2 hrs away. |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Seattle, Vancouver, San Juan Islands. |
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Comments: |
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City,
State: |
Jacksonville,
FL |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
5 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3 yrs |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Inpatient
service 1 week in 4-5 depending on vacations, TAD, etc. 1
night/week on outpatient. During
ward/nursery week, call M/F/S/S. |
|
Type
of call: |
Pager. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
Yes.
Deliver approx 100 babies/month. Present for all C-sec during work week and
significant deliveries after hours. Generally do not deliver here < 35-36
wks. |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Yes.
Average census of 1-2 pts during summer, 3-5 during winter. |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
Typical
load is 23-26 per day, at 4/hr. "Teach" doc sees 3/hr. Typical
general peds population. Also see full spectrum of EFMP categories due to access
to subspecialties and inpatient services. |
|
Deployment: |
2 of the
5 billets are on platform (1 USMC, 1 fleet hosp) |
|
Residents: |
FP
residency in-house, intern on inpt service. 1-2 from local peds residency see
cont clinic here. |
|
Referral
Centers: |
Local
Childrens Hospital in town with PICU and access to multispecialty clinic.
Specialists very accessible. NICU is
15-to-20-min drive away, has transport team. |
|
Community: |
"Up-and-coming"
town, beginning to bring in broader spectrum of recreation and cultural
events. Housing is SUPER cheap. Lots of new construction/planned communities
to buy into. Locals are very into their football (college and NFL). |
|
Local
Attractions: |
St
Augustine, historic district with really good restaurants/clubs is 20 min
south. |
|
The
Best Aspects… |
Great
opportunity to do full-spectrum pediatrics; good variety of patients; lots of
opportunities to teach; good place to raise kids |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
Hard to stand
out as an O-4. Not a very metropolitan city; some racial tension in parts of
town; big variation in quality of schools |
|
Phone
Number: |
904-542-7435
DSN: 942 |
|
Comments: |
Updated 10/04 |
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City,
State: |
Jacksonville, NC |
|
#
Pediatricians: |
5 |
|
Length
of Tour: |
3 years |
|
Frequency
is call? |
Call
will be every fifth night as determined by the number of Pediatricians. |
|
Type
of call: |
In
general, it is home call with a pager, as NHCL has a Family Practice
Residency Program. |
|
Delivery
Service: |
120 per month |
|
Inpatient
Service: |
Nursery,
a "Level II" Nursery, and a general inpatient ward. |
|
Outpatient
Service: |
The
Pediatric Clinic will see 25 patients a day. Generally, the patient
population is well, but Camp Lejeune is a Level IV EFMP duty station for the
Marine Corps, so we do have challenges. |
|
Deployment: |
Likely
-- we have a Fleet Hospital, the 2nd and 3rd FSSG that deploy, and
Pediatricians are part of the platform |
|
Residents: |
Yes |
|
Referral
Centers: |
There
are a number of Network areas that children are referred for specialty care.
For inpatient referals/transfers, they will depend on the general
availability/bed space at those centers. |
|
Community: |
There
has been marked changes to the area. There are a number of new stores to
include a Target, Old Navy, Pier One, and more. There are a number of
different restaurants to choose from. There is also Onslow Beach (on base),
Emerald Isle, Snead's Ferry, and Topsail -- all very nice beaches |
|
Local
Attractions: |
Willmington
-- home of the USS North Carolina. Swansboro for quaint waterfront village,
shops, and antiques. Raleigh is about 2.5 hours west. |
|
The
Best Aspects… |
working
with the Marine Corps and thier families. These are people that are the
"tip of the spear" and really appreciate the medical support.
Further there is a sense of honor to care for the loved ones of our Nation's
Finest. |
|
The
Worst Aspects… |
working
wih the Marine Corps...they, at times have a limited understanding of the
complexities of the clinical and administrative aspects of medicine. |
|
Phone
Number: |
910-450-4500 |
|
Comments: |
NHCL has
successfully graduated it first set of Family Practice Residents in 2005.
There are now a complete number of residents for each level -- 6 Interns, 6
PGY-2, and 6 PGY-3. Thus, the hospital attendings now have a little more
luxury in that we can better rely on the senior residents on-call. HOWEVER,
there is still some evolutions to their schedules and expect changes for the
next three to four years (but this is an aspect that can be exciting). Updated 7/2005 |
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