• Year of commencement: 2016
• Total number of graduates: 6

• Duration (basic): 4 years.
• Titles obtained: Specialist in General and/or Family Medicine

 

Upon graduation, the university specialist degree will be awarded by the Universidad Austral because the residency program is accredited by CONEAU. A specialist degree from a CONEAU-accredited program is valid nationwide. Furthermore, the residency program is recognized by the National Ministry of Health, which allows graduates to obtain specialty certification from the Ministry.

 

Accreditations:

• CONEAU: yes
• Ministry of Health: Yes

The specialization in General and Family Medicine is based on a comprehensive, continuous, and longitudinal approach to the health of individuals and their families. It promotes a broad view of the health-disease process, integrating biological, psychological, and social dimensions, and is based on a person-centered clinical care model.

The family physician primarily practices at the primary care level, where they play a fundamental role in community health. From this setting, they provide comprehensive care throughout the life cycle, supporting individuals and their families through different stages of life.

Their practice is geared towards responding to the health needs of the population through actions of health promotion, disease prevention, early diagnosis and initial management of the most prevalent health problems, coordinating with other levels of the health system when the complexity of the case requires it.

Number of current residents: 7 residents

• On-call shifts per month (average):

- 1rd year: 8/month

- 2nd year: 6/month

- 3rd year: 6/month

- 4th year: 4/month

• Immediate post-guard rest
• Average entry/exit times: 08:00-17:00hs.
• Number of internal and external rotations throughout the residency (please specify which ones)

1rd year:

- 5 months in Medical Clinic

- 3 months in Gynecology and Obstetrics

- 3 months in Pediatrics

2nd year:

- 5 months in Emergency Room

- 2 months in Gynecology

- 2 months in Pediatrics

- 1 month in Cardiology

- 1 month in Otolaryngology

3rd year:

- Start of own outpatient general medicine practice

- 2 months in Traumatology

- 2 months in Adolescence (External rotation at B. Houssay Hospital)

- 2 months in Dermatology

- 2 months in Pulmonology

- 2 months in Rural Medicine (External Rotation)

4th year:

- 2 months in Senior Citizen

- 2 months in Comprehensive Care

- Elective rotation

• International rotations: it is possible to do the elective rotation outside the country on an optional basis
• Weekly teaching hours (average): 12 hours per week

• Vacation days per year: 30 days.

• Ateneo del servicio: Monday 08:30-09:30hs.
• Clinical case review classes/research papers, Psychiatry and Pediatrics: Monday 09:30-15:00hs.
• HUA Central Athenaeum: Friday 13:00-14:00hs.
• Optional course: PROFAM

• Human, ethical and integral formation.
• We work within the healthcare field with a high volume of patients in the outpatient clinics of the HUA/Las Lilas Health Post and with high complexity in the emergency service.
• Active scientific activity with annual participation in the National Congress of the Argentine Federation of Family and General Medicine
• Collaborative work environment with the other specialties of the Austral University Hospital.

General Ambulatory Medicine Unit:

• Head of service: Berecoechea, Maria Celeste
• Deputy Head of Service: Aimar, Veronica

 

General and Family Medicine Residency

• Director of the Specialist Career: Dr. Verónica Aimar
• Deputy Director of Specialist Career; Dr. Celeste Berecoechea
• Deputy Director of Specialist Career: Dr. Claudia Lascano

 

Teaching Staff and Tutors

• Head of Service: Dr. Maria Celeste Berecoechea
• Heads of Unit / Section: Dr. Aimar, Veronica Aimar and Dr. Lascano, Claudia.
• Resident Instructors/ Chief Resident as appropriate: JR Dr. Romo Manzini, Maria Milagros.
• Teachers or staff involved: Professionals from the service plus a psychiatrist and pediatrician responsible for General Medicine, mental health, pediatrics and women's health on the academic day.

The specialist in General and Family Medicine will be able to:

• To provide longitudinal medical care at all stages of life, ensuring quality and safety in patient care, with a biopsychosocial approach, taking into account shared decision-making.
• To be a benchmark in the first level of care, integrating interdisciplinary teams to solve the health problems of the patient, the family and the community, promoting the implementation of community health programs.
• To understand the health systems and current regulations, applying clinical guidelines and preventive recommendations adapted to the social context.
• Critically evaluate evidence to answer questions in daily practice and develop research in primary care.
• To promote the responsible use of health technologies in healthcare, educational and research settings, ensuring ethical standards and prioritizing patient safety.
• Ensure continuity of care by creating an efficient referral and counter-referral network.
• To practice the profession with a humanistic and ethical vision that guarantees unconditional respect and care for the life of every human being from conception to natural death, as a fundamental human right and essential condition of all other rights.
• Actively participate in continuing medical education, within the framework of peer learning.

 

Labor insertion:

• Approximately 50% of graduates continue their professional development within the institution.
• The other graduates find employment in different health institutions throughout the country, both in the public and private sectors, working in various provinces.

Verónica Aimar
Veroaimar45@gmail.com

Maria Milagros Romo Manzini 
milagrosromomanzini@gmail.com