What Makes Us Unique

Trinity Health Livingston

We are the only training program at Trinity Health Livingston Hospital which provides residents access to numerous procedures and direct learning with a teaching attending. There is excellent rapport between residents and the hospital staff.  


 

Global Health

From its inception, the Family Medicine Residency program at Trinity Health Livingston Hospital has recognized the importance of serving the disadvantaged both in the United States and abroad. This includes a solid knowledge base of local diseases and culture, the skills to provide medical care, education and social support and the attitudes to be open, professional and caring for a diverse population. Residents who choose to participate in this program will have an opportunity to work with diverse populations locally and on international experiences.

Some examples of previous experiences are:

• August 2019: A resident had the opportunity to travel to Peru as part of Michigan State University’s global outreach elective rotation. Here she volunteered with the MSU students, residents and physicians from various programs in the US to treat patients in the capital city of Peru, Iquitos and in the Amazon in a variety of fields including obstetrics/gynecology, emergency medicine, and general medicine. The opportunity helped her to develop a genuine understanding of recognizing and treating regional diseases especially those associated with the lack of potable water and sanitation.
• May 2017 Fiji. A resident and a faculty member traveled to Fiji as part of a medical mission team who worked at the Mission at Natuvu Creek to provide primary care services to the people of the island of Vanua Levu.
• January 2016 Nicaragua. One resident and one faculty member provided medical services to  girls and women caught in human trafficking in Managua, Nicaragua. They worked at House of Hope, an amazing place where the physical, spiritual, economic, and educational needs of women in sex slavery (both girls who have been trafficked and women caught in prostitution) are addressed.
• November 2014 Philippines. A resident and a faculty member traveled to the Philippines as part of a medical mission team to provide primary care services in underserved clinics.
• March 2011 Guatemala. Three residents and two faculty members again joined forces with Heart to Heart to provide primary care services at a developing medical clinic in Pantanatic.
• September 2010 Haiti. Four residents and two faculty members provided medical services to the hurricane stricken Port-a-Prince and Legone communities in collaboration with  Heart to Heart.

Sports Medicine

The Livingston FMR program has a robust musculoskeletal curriculum and many community opportunities for sports coverage. Interested residents cover a local high school through football and wrestling seasons and all sports at NAIA Cleary University in Howell. The residents rotate through the training room at Cleary and are involved in pre-participation exams. Our weekly teaching sessions regularly include sports and musculoskeletal topics.

Addiction Medicine

In addition to the faculty member board certified in addiction medicine, treatment of substance use disorders is taught in the family medicine center and in didactics. Residents have opportunity to further explore and learn about the field of addiction medicine through a rotation with the ACGME-accredited Addiction Medicine fellowship at TH Ann Arbor.

Clinical Sim Labs

We have a state-of-the-art Clinical Simulation Lab at Trinity Health Ann Arbor that offers training in various aspects of procedures commonly encountered in primary care and emergency medical management. We also have simulation opportunities in Howell and Brighton.

Community Involvement

Residents participate in various community events annually and collaborate with local agencies to benefit our patients.

Integrated Primary Care

Trinity Health Family Medicine provides integrated primary care.  Integrated Primary Care is the model for providing collaborative, interdisciplinary services to patients in the primary care setting.  At the Trinity Health Family Medicine Residency program, we have a Behavioral Health Coach, social workers and a care manager available to see patients with physicians to provide coordinated care regardless of ability to pay. This interdisciplinary team is educational for both patients and physicians in highlighting brief methods to assess and manage the complex bio-psychosocial problems that often present in primary care.

Physician Wellness

Physician wellness is a big deal. We now know that when physicians are not well, it affects that physician's life, work relationships, and patient care. We take physician wellness seriously at the Trinity Health Family Medicine Program by offering team building, socialization, an educational workshop on health promotion, and individualized resources as needed. We make physician wellness a part of the everyday conversation.  There is a physician wellness committee through Trinity Health Ann Arbor that coordinates sports leagues and volunteer activities like Habitat for Humanity for interested residents; and a family medicine wellness committee within the residency.

MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine SCS

We attend the Statewide Campus System (SCS) Family Medicine educational events.

Mackinac Island

The Trinity Health Family Medicine program has a unique opportunity to staff the medical clinic on Mackinac Island. Residents can elect to spend two weeks staffing the medical clinic on the island where the only access to mainland is by ferry or helicopter.

Teaching Involvement

Residents are involved in teaching 3rd and 4th year medical students during their rotations in the office and inpatient services. Trinity Health Michigan has a base hospital affiliation with Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine.