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Hours Weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 noon, and 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Resident office hours are scheduled in accordance with their curriculum assignments so that conflicts are avoided. Residents are expected to be available until 5:00 pm for drop-ins. Clinic Schedule Changes If it is necessary to make a change in your clinic schedule, such changes must be made in advance so as not to disrupt patient care in the Clinic. Any blocking out of clinic time for any reason must be pre-arranged and approved by the Clinic Chief and the medical director. Laboratory Tests which the Swedish Family Medicine Lab Technician is able to run include: 1. Hematocrit 2. Sedimentation rate 3. Complete urinalysis 4. Gram stain 5. Nasal smear for eosinophils 6. KOH preparation for fungi 7. Pregnancy test 8. Slide test for group A strep 9. Dextrostix for blood sugar 10. Fern test on cervical mucus (performed by resident) 11. Examination of prostatic fluid (performed by resident) 12. Post-vasectomy screen for presence of sperm 13. Hemocult analysis 14. Ear lavage 15. EKG 16. Saline preparation for trichomonas 17. Sperm count 18. Tympanogram 19. Audiogram 20. Spirometry 21. Vision Teting Other tests may be drawn in the lab and run through the Swedish Hospital Laboratory. Pharmacy Prescriptions written for Swedish Family Medicine Clinic patients are often filled at the main pharmacy on the first floor of Swedish Hospital. Computerized patient drug profile records are kept in the pharmacy. Assistance in prescribing is provided by the Swedish Hospital clinical pharmacist. A pharmacist is available in the clinic for resident and patient consultations daily from 12:00 - 5:00. Patients needing medisets for medication management may contact Cabrini Tower Pharmacy. Behavioral Science Faculty Janet Hopkins, Psy.D., and Jonathan Wulf, Psy.D., are the clinical psychologists on the faculty. Their primary role is to teach residents to identify and intervene, when necessary, with the psychological and psychosocial issues of patients. They are available as co-therapists for individuals, couples, families, and groups. Additionally, they are available for case consultation, crisis intervention, and as a referral resource to appropriate community agencies. They are faculty leaders for the Behavioral Science curriculum and work with the Behavioral Sciences Committee to organize and present didactics. Chart Summary All complicated Clinic patients will have summaries of their charts dictated in concise problem-oriented format by R-3's prior to transferring their care to a team resident. Teaching in the Swedish Family Medicine Clinic Faculty supervision is always available in the Clinic.
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