Our exceptional sports medicine department has talented providers who bring a variety of experiences to resident education. Our sports medicine clinic also houses two physical therapists and an athletic trainer, who further residents’ skills and knowledge.
Residents spend two weeks each year seeing patients in our busy sports medicine clinic managing a variety of musculoskeletal injurie, with the option to participate in sideline coverage or local athletic events. There are plenty of opportunities to learn procedures such as knee and shoulder injections, splinting, etc.
We offer a PGY-4 Sports Medicine Fellowship. Learn more about the MHMMC Sports Medicine Fellowship.
Integrative medicine combines conventional allopathic medicine with complementary and alternative medicine treatments and modalities. There is also a large focus on lifestyle changes and patient-centered care.
Since 2003, integrative medicine has been part of our curriculum and is a large part of residents’ training. Our education includes sessions dedicated to principles of integrative medicine (including acupuncture practice), wellness activities (nutrition, exercise, Qi gong, yoga, mindfulness), and exposure to a variety of alternative healers in the community.
For those interested, we have also partnered with Dr. Andrew Weil’s program at the University of Arizona to offer our residents the optional Integrative Medicine in Residency program. This online program consists of modules aimed at educating residents about basic integrative medicine concepts, including nutrition, exercise, botanical medicine, mind/body medicine, over-the-counter supplements, and motivational interviewing and is very well-received by residents who participate.
Learn more about the MHMMC Integrative Family Medicine Fellowship Program.
Care for the elderly is a cornerstone of family medicine, and Maine is a great place to care for geriatric patients as our state has the oldest median population in the country. Over three years, our residents gain geriatrics experience in common geriatric concerns by spending time in a variety of settings including the inpatient geriatric consult service and outpatient geriatric clinic during their geriatric blocks, and nursing homes on a longitudinal basis.
Geriatrics Fellowship Program
MHMMC also offers a 1-year geriatrics fellowship through the Department of Medicine, open to graduates of family medicine and internal medicine. Fellows have a broad array of experiences that include geriatrics consultation (both inpatient and outpatient), acute rehabilitation, geriatric psychiatry, nursing home, assisted living, primary care, and palliative care. There is also opportunity to pursue scholarly work in research, quality, or teaching.
The Leadership in Preventive Medicine training program focuses on broad-based public health and preventive medicine education.
Learn more about the MHMMC Preventive Medicine Residency Program.
Our fourth-year chief resident position focuses on leadership and academic development. The Chief Resident serves on all faculty and residency committees, supports resident remediation needs, manages program improvement projects and provides teaching for residents and medical students. Clinically, Chief Residents see patients in the Family Medicine Clinics and learn precepting skills alongside experienced educators.