1. Tripler Family Medicine Training in Paradise!
Jeremy D. Johnson, MD, MPH
LTC, MC, USA
Residency Director

2. The Adventure Begins!

3. Why Tripler?

4. Why Tripler Family Medicine?
1. Location: Training in Paradise!

5. Why Tripler? 2. Medical Center-Based Training
- Tripler is the only Military Medical Center in the entire Pacific Basin
- Exposure to diseases and illnesses endemic to the tropics (leptospirosis)
- Access to prestigious Tertiary Care subspecialists

6. Why Tripler? 3. Unique Humanitarian and Military opportunities
- Most Tripler FM Residents have the unique opportunity to go on humanitarian missions (2-3 weeks in duration)
- Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Cambodia, Indonesia (a sampling of missions by FM residents!)

7. Vietnam

8. Cambodia

9. Why Tripler? 4. Top-notch Behavioral Science curriculum
- Emphasizing the doctor-patient relationship
- Emphasizing the resident-resident relationship
- Emphasizing the resident-faculty relationship

10. Why Tripler? 5. Outstanding Faculty
2 Primary care sports medicine physicians on full time faculty
1 Colonoscopy certified adjunct faculty (does full day of colonoscopies every week)

11. Why Tripler? 5. Outstanding Faculty continued…
2 Faculty Development Fellowship trained faculty (1 with research based MPH degree, one with MBA degree)
Two OB Fellowship trained faculty (do c-sections with our residents)
Ultrasound trained faculty

12. Why Tripler? 6. Osteopathic manipulation clinic
OMT clinic inside our Family Medicine clinic.
Referrals from all providers in the clinic
Staffed by an osteopathic attending

13. Why Tripler? 7. Outstanding patient mix
At least 12% of your panel will be kids
Approximately 12% of your panel will be geriatric
20% of your panel will be Active Duty Soldiers
The rest will be young or middle aged adults (male and female)

14. Why Tripler 8. Quarterly Simulation Olympics
3-4 hours of simulation training with your excellent Family Medicine staff.

15. The Residency Details

16. Curriculum Overview Internship 2nd Year
Clinic rotations-3, ER-1, Ward-9
Electives-0
1/2 day Family Medicine clinic/wk
Lectures-3-5 per week
Simulation Training 3-4 hours per quarter
2nd Year
Clinics-6, Ward-6, Elective 1
2-3 half days Family Medicine clinic/wk
Lectures-3-4 per week

17. Curriculum Overview 3rd Year
Clinics-5, Ward-4, ER-1, Electives-2 (one of which is typically a humanitarian mission), 1 military rotation (experience military medicine at Schofield)
3-4 half days Family Medicine clinic/wk
Lectures-3-4 per week
Simulation Training 3-4 hours per quarter

18. Calling Hawaii Home

19. Don’t be “Lost”…

20. We’d love to find you here!
Graduation 2011: Tripler Family Medicine

21. For more information… Check out our web page!
Google: “tripler family medicine residency”
Contact us!
Dr. Jeremy Johnson, Program Director:
Ms. Jeong Shimoda, Residency Coordinator: