Preceptor Information |
Dr. Michael Pontious has been a preceptor for OSU since Spring 2001. In 2006 he received the National Rural Health Association’s Rural Physician of the Year Award. |
Description of Site and Staff |
Tracy Bittle, MPH, is the Residency Program Coordinator for the OU/Enid Family Medicine Residency Program and Office Manager for the Enid Family Medicine Clinic. |
Description of Location |
Just 116 miles from Tulsa, Enid Family Medicine Clinic is located on the 3rd floor of the Integris Medical Plaza. Enid’s North Central location puts it less than 2 hours away from Tulsa, Oklahoma City and Wichita, Kansas. This mid size community serves as the economic hub with 2 excellent hospitals and a variety of extracurricular activities. |
Orientation |
Group Orientation is the first weekday of the month at 8:30 am at the Phoenix Building in Tulsa. After the group orientation students will then travel to Enid where they will meet with the Area Health Education Center’s Coordinator, Allison Haney to go over their community resource packets and discuss the requirements of the rotation. Early afternoon they will meet with Tracy Bittle, to begin the orientation to the clinic and office operations. The teaching doctors orient students to the Electronic Medical Records and the medical staff at the hospital. Students will tour the facilities, the hospital, have their picture taken for the “memo to staff”, check out their keys and pager (if needed), and get their EMR ID. Students should be sure to bring a good attitude and willingness to learn. Bring your stethoscope, lab coat, and required documents (HIPAA Training Certificate, Immunization Records, Proof of Personal Health Insurance, Background Check, and Letter of Good Standing from the Clinical Education Office. |
Housing\Meals |
Housing is provided by “housing volunteers” who allow the students to live in their homes, providing them with a private room and access to a bathroom. Evening meals are often provided by the housing volunteer, but are not required by the housing volunteer. Students should check with their housing volunteers about how meals are handled at the volunteer’s house. Any meal is available in the physician’s lounge and there is a large variety of fast food and relaxed dining options. Stop by the Center for Rural Health to pick up the Visitor and Newcomer Guide for more information. |
Telemedicine and/or
Distance Learning |
Computer, printer and copier are provided for student use at the clinic office. Case Presentations are presented using interactive videoconferencing from Enid to Tulsa on the last Friday of the month (subject to change). The Interactive Videoconference is the second week of the month (Thursday or Friday). |
Planned Student Experience |
Outpatient Clinic hours are Monday through Friday, 9 am to noon and 1:30 pm to 5 pm, no weekends or nights on call are required. Dr. Pontious is the Didactic Coordinator for the Enid Hubsite. Didactics are every Friday from 10 am to 12 noon. Residency lectures are every other Thursday. The Local Free Clinic is open from 6 pm to 7:30 pm on Tuesdays. Grand Rounds are every Friday at 7:30 am. Several Noon Conferences are available. Students participate in an Area Health Education Center’s Kids into Health Careers Presentation.. Winter rotations are not recommended due to occasional bad weather. |
Community Activities |
Enid and surrounding areas has a lot to offer including dining, symphony, exercise facilities, movies, hunting, fishing, and a short drive to 4-wheeling and horseback riding. There are lots of school sports activities, the Chisholm Trail Coliseum draws a variety of events, the Land Run Celebration is in September and there is a Music Festival every April. Stop by the Center for Rural Health to pick up a copy of the Visitor and Newcomers Guide and check out the informational CD on Enid. |
Description of rotation |
Experience a residency program and explore the community resources available to a rural family practice physician. |
What are the strengths of this Rotation? |
Dr. Pontious is a local and state advocate for physicians. Students are provided with a good OB experience. The Residency program offers a variety of lectures, conferences, and procedure days, plus you get Electronic Medical Record training! |
What are the weaknesses of this rotation? |
Can’t think of any. |
What would you tell a student planning to come to your area for a rotation? |
There are very good teaching doctors and you learn EMR. Future job opportunity with good/very competitive hospitals looking for recruits. Lots of great teaching doctors. |
Doctor’s Comments |
“Previous students speak very highly of our rotation” |
Students’ Comments |
“I was able to work with a lot of different people – attendings, physicians, residents, and nurse practitioners. It allowed me to see a variety of cases and how others treat patients.”
“Great residents and attendings willing to teach. Strong didactic component” |
Enid Hubsite