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Residents receive Fujitsu Tablet PCs

Second year residents received Tablet PCs to use at work and at home.  This will give them more flexibility in work and study.  When they graduate the laptops will become theirs.  From now on first year residents will receive loaner Pocket PCs, then be given the Tablet PC when they enter 2nd year.

Dr. McLellan Promoted to Assistant Director

Altoona Family Physicians is pleased to announce Dr. Fiona McLellan has advanced from Clinical Faculty to Assistant Director at the residency effective January 1, 2008. Dr. McLellan joined our faculty July 2000.  Congratulations!

Williamsburg Family Practice Expansion

The Williamsburg Family Practice Rural Office has begun construction for the new addition which will allow additional providers (residents/faculty) to see an increased number of patients in a more comfortable efficient space. This expansion will also allow our residents to pursue a rural longitudinal care elective in this office. Altoona Regional Health System (ARHS) Foundation for Life will start a fund raising campaign in support of the expansion project. Inquiries about tax-deductible donations may be directed to the Foundation for Life office at 814-889-6406.

New Residents

Announcing new residents for 2008!

Newest Faculty member!

Dr. Pat Rice has rejoined the AFP faculty.  After practicing in rural Texas, he has returned to Altoona where he previously served on the faculty for nearly ten years.  He will be practicing and teaching full spectrum family medicine.

EMR News

Altoona Family Physicians has implemented eClinicalWorks, an award-winning, state-of-the-art system that is intuitive and powerful.  We are using Tablet PCs to enter information by touch, handwriting recognition, typing or voice-recognition.  Our wireless system allows us to be mobile.  No typing-at-a-PC-with-back-to-the-patient allowed.  The EMR will be accessible by our physicians anywhere via the internet.  When the patient portal is implemented in Spring/Summer 2008, patients will be empowered to look at messages from their doctor on their own personal health website, where they can enter their history, request refills or ask questions. 

Upcoming and Recent Events

March 5-6, 2008 - Practice Management Course - Jack Valancy
May 8-9, 2008 - Colposcopy Course (taught by AFP)
June 17, 2008 - Orientation begins
June 24-25, 2008 - Advanced Life Support Obstetrics course (taught by AFP)
July 16, 2008 - Neonatal Resuscitation Program (taught by AFP)

Preceptor Award

The University of Pittsburgh, Department of Family Practice, selected us "best preceptor" for 2006 for their medical students. Dr. Robert Smith presented the award at our medical staff meeting 5-23-06.  Credit goes to all our faculty, staff and residents who take the time to teach.

Received from a student:
"The residents and attendings at Altoona love to teach and are extremely friendly; everyone makes you feel completely welcomed and it is a great environment to work and learn;  a terrific rotation opportunity; the Altoona group is very flexible and the allow the students to see many aspects of Family Medicine including Rural Clinic, Urban Clinic and Inpatient Medicine; I was allowed to join the MedEvac helicopter crew for a day which was incredible; I spent time with a phlebotomist, ophthalmologist and the lab director; a fantastic rotation."    -(an anonymous evaluation)
Rotation information available on this web site.

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Last update: 2/11/08           Last published:   2/11/08