Beth Israel Family Practice Residency Program


ACADEMICS in ACTION

	All BIFP residents are members of the American Academy of Family Physicians. As a residency chapter BIFP's resident delegates vote on New York State AFP policy at the annual Council of Delegates in Albany, NY.
Attending, Dr. Kamini Geer, and BIFP resident at Society for Teachers of Family Medicine Pre-Doctoral Education Conference presenting research on Emergency Contraception.
	BIFP resident at National Medical Students for Choice Conference, teaching a medical student about MVA on a papaya model.

-- COMMUNITY COLLABORATIONS --

	Health Care for the Homeless
Washington Irving High School School Based Health Center

-- INNOVATIONS --

Residents participate in the weekly Women's Health / Procedure Session where they learn endometrial biopsies, polyp removal, diaphragm fitting, IUD placement and more. At right Attending, Dr. Linda Prine reviews the technique for IUD placement with BIFP resident.
	Electronic Medical Records
All BIFP residents train in Complementary and Alternative Medicine with Dr. Ben Kligler, Research Director and provider at The Center for Health & Healing.
	BIFP residents established their own Beth Israel Residency Chapter of the New York State Academy of Family Physicians -- the local New York County Academy of Family Physicians (NYC-AFP) holds its chapter meetings at IFH.
All BIFP residents receive training in Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics. BIFP faculty members Dr. Wendy Barr, Dr. Marc Levin & Dr. James Mumford are certified ALSO instructors.