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Curriculum<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1745377750383{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1745377496172{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745377485654{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\"\"[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

Residency Program Curriculum<\/h1>\n

Gracelight\u2019s Family Medicine Residency Program provides a well-rounded, three-year training program that will equip providers with the skills and real-world experience to serve patients in both in-patient and out-patient settings with the knowledge to provide comprehensive and compassionate care. Additionally, our program provides opportunities for residents to pursue fellowship training and receive certifications of added qualifications.<\/p>\n

Foundations of Medicine<\/h2>\n

Our residency program\u2019s foundation is based on the principles of lifestyle and functional medicine. Our program faculty are trained and practice medicine to address lifestyle-based management and interventions. Our focus is on educating residents in helping patients foster health lifestyles, addressing the root causes of disease and placing a greater emphasis on prevention of health ailments rather than just treating patient symptoms.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”white-copy” css=”.vc_custom_1745358713903{padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #7BA943 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745358685228{margin-bottom: 8px !important;}”]\n

Areas of Concentration<\/h2>\n

While our program focuses on family medicine, we provide residents with the flexibility to learn different areas of medicine through electives that cover a wide range of specialties. Each resident is assigned a designated mentor in their preferred area of concentration and is awarded a certificate in this field upon their graduation.
\nOffered Areas of Concentration Include:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]\n

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  • Sports Medicine<\/li>\n
  • Women\u2019s Health \/ OB<\/li>\n
  • Addiction Medicine \/ Street Medicine<\/li>\n
  • Behavioral Health<\/li>\n
  • Procedure Clinic \/ Wound Care<\/li>\n
  • Integrative Medicine \/ Lifestyle Medicine<\/li>\n
  • Hospital Medicine \/ ICU<\/li>\n
  • Cardiology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]\n
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    • Nephrology<\/li>\n
    • Infectious Disease<\/li>\n
    • Optometry<\/li>\n
    • Newborn\/Pediatrics\/NICU<\/li>\n
    • Urgent Care<\/li>\n
    • Hospice\/Palliative Care<\/li>\n
    • Practice Management<\/li>\n
    • Global<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

      Resident Life In & Out of Clinic<\/h2>\n

      Resident can expect a comprehensive learning schedule of both classroom and clinical education. Life during a residency program can be summed up as challenging, and rewarding. We aim to provide residents with the knowledge and experience to lead successful careers in medicine, while also allowing for them to live a balanced life and enjoy the climate, culture and lifestyle Los Angeles provides.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner gap=”35″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863258161{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #1E73BE !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”860″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863287021{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #1E73BE !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745357689948{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

      Three-Year Residency Program Overview:<\/h3>\n
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      • 18-20 weeks of Inpatient Adult Medicine<\/li>\n
      • 10-12 weeks of Night Float<\/li>\n
      • 8 weeks Labor and Delivery<\/li>\n
      • 8 weeks Women’s Health<\/li>\n
      • 8 weeks Inpatient Peds<\/li>\n
      • 12 weeks Outpatient Peds<\/li>\n
      • 8 weeks Emergency Medicine<\/li>\n
      • 24 weeks of Personalized Electives<\/li>\n
      • Over 50 weeks in continuity clinics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”860″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”35″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863326450{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #9D2063 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1757712774259{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

        Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1)<\/h3>\n
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        • Inpatient adult 8 weeks<\/li>\n
        • Inpatient Peds 4 weeks<\/li>\n
        • L&D 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks)<\/li>\n
        • Surgery 4 weeks<\/li>\n
        • Outpatient Peds 4 weeks<\/li>\n
        • MSK 4 weeks<\/li>\n
        • Addiction Med 4 weeks<\/li>\n
        • Electives 4 weeks<\/li>\n
        • Vacation 4 weeks (2 weeks x 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863349690{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #F29C1F !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1757714067537{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

          Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2)<\/h3>\n
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          • Inpatient adult 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks)<\/li>\n
          • Night Float 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks)<\/li>\n
          • Inpatient Peds 4 weeks<\/li>\n
          • Women’s Health 4 weeks<\/li>\n
          • Emergency Medicine 4 weeks<\/li>\n
          • Outpatient Peds 4 weeks<\/li>\n
          • MSK 4 weeks<\/li>\n
          • ICU 4 weeks<\/li>\n
          • Electives 8 weeks 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks)<\/li>\n
          • Vacation 4 weeks (2 weeks x 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863550419{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #7BA943 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1757714077970{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]\n

            Postgraduate Year 3 (PGY3)<\/h3>\n
              \n
            • Inpatient adult 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks)<\/li>\n
            • Women’s Health 4 weeks<\/li>\n
            • Emergency Medicine 4 weeks<\/li>\n
            • In\/Outpatient Peds 4 weeks<\/li>\n
            • MSK 4 weeks<\/li>\n
            • Inpatient Psych 4 weeks<\/li>\n
            • Geriatrics 4 weeks<\/li>\n
            • Hospice Palliative 4 weeks<\/li>\n
            • Practice Management 4 weeks x 2)<\/li>\n
            • Electives 12 weeks<\/li>\n
            • Vacation 4 weeks (2 weeks x 2)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””]\n

              Resident Shift Schedules<\/h2>\n

              Gracelight\u2019s residents work 8-hour shifts covering emergency medicine, pediatrics, and OB\/GYN care. Residents will work rotations and on-call shifts within each of these areas of focus.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1768429335434{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Curriculum [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css=”.vc_custom_1745377750383{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1745377496172{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745377485654{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Residency Program Curriculum Gracelight\u2019s Family Medicine Residency Program provides a well-rounded, three-year training program that will equip providers with the skills and real-world experience to serve patients in both in-patient and out-patient settings with the knowledge to provide comprehensive and compassionate care. Additionally, our program provides opportunities for residents to pursue fellowship training and receive certifications of added qualifications. Foundations of Medicine Our residency program\u2019s foundation is based on the principles of lifestyle and functional medicine. Our program faculty are trained and practice medicine to address lifestyle-based management and interventions. Our focus is on educating residents in helping patients foster health lifestyles, addressing the root causes of disease and placing a greater emphasis on prevention of health ailments rather than just treating patient symptoms.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” el_class=”white-copy” css=”.vc_custom_1745358713903{padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #7BA943 !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745358685228{margin-bottom: 8px !important;}”] Areas of Concentration While our program focuses on family medicine, we provide residents with the flexibility to learn different areas of medicine through electives that cover a wide range of specialties. Each resident is assigned a designated mentor in their preferred area of concentration and is awarded a certificate in this field upon their graduation. Offered Areas of Concentration Include:[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””] Sports Medicine Women\u2019s Health \/ OB Addiction Medicine \/ Street Medicine Behavioral Health Procedure Clinic \/ Wound Care Integrative Medicine \/ Lifestyle Medicine Hospital Medicine \/ ICU Cardiology [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””] Nephrology Infectious Disease Optometry Newborn\/Pediatrics\/NICU Urgent Care Hospice\/Palliative Care Practice Management Global [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Resident Life In & Out of Clinic Resident can expect a comprehensive learning schedule of both classroom and clinical education. Life during a residency program can be summed up as challenging, and rewarding. We aim to provide residents with the knowledge and experience to lead successful careers in medicine, while also allowing for them to live a balanced life and enjoy the climate, culture and lifestyle Los Angeles provides.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner gap=”35″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863258161{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #1E73BE !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”860″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/4″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863287021{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #1E73BE !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1745357689948{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Three-Year Residency Program Overview: 18-20 weeks of Inpatient Adult Medicine 10-12 weeks of Night Float 8 weeks Labor and Delivery 8 weeks Women’s Health 8 weeks Inpatient Peds 12 weeks Outpatient Peds 8 weeks Emergency Medicine 24 weeks of Personalized Electives Over 50 weeks in continuity clinics [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”860″ img_size=”full” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner gap=”35″][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863326450{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #9D2063 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1757712774259{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Postgraduate Year 1 (PGY1) Inpatient adult 8 weeks Inpatient Peds 4 weeks L&D 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks) Surgery 4 weeks Outpatient Peds 4 weeks MSK 4 weeks Addiction Med 4 weeks Electives 4 weeks Vacation 4 weeks (2 weeks x 2) [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863349690{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #F29C1F !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1757714067537{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Postgraduate Year 2 (PGY2) Inpatient adult 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks) Night Float 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks) Inpatient Peds 4 weeks Women’s Health 4 weeks Emergency Medicine 4 weeks Outpatient Peds 4 weeks MSK 4 weeks ICU 4 weeks Electives 8 weeks 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks) Vacation 4 weeks (2 weeks x 2) [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1745863550419{border-top-width: 4px !important;border-right-width: 4px !important;border-bottom-width: 4px !important;border-left-width: 4px !important;padding-top: 6px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;background-color: #F5F5F5 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 15px !important;border-color: #7BA943 !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1757714077970{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”] Postgraduate Year 3 (PGY3) Inpatient adult 8 weeks (two 4-week blocks) Women’s Health 4 weeks Emergency Medicine 4 weeks In\/Outpatient Peds 4 weeks MSK 4 weeks Inpatient Psych 4 weeks Geriatrics 4 weeks Hospice Palliative 4 weeks Practice Management 4 weeks x 2) Electives 12 weeks Vacation 4 weeks (2 weeks x 2) [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=””] Resident Shift Schedules Gracelight\u2019s residents work 8-hour shifts 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