Introduction

Goals & Philosophy

Curriculum

Community Description

Family Practice Center

Mercy Medical Center Merced

Faculty

Compensation and Benefits

Residents

Additional Program Information

Interview Information/Maps and Itineraries

Application

 

• Dear Applicant
• Interview Schedule
• Directions to Merced
• Map to our Facility
• Lodging in Merced
• Distances/Times between Residency Programs

 

Dear Applicant:

Welcome to our Family Medicine Residency Program! Residents, faculty, and staff are all looking forward to meeting with you. Included are directions to our Family Care Clinic where we will meet at 7:15 a.m., and then on to the cafeteria for breakfast!

Your day will begin with Morning Report, followed by a tour of Mercy Medical Center, Merced, the hospital in which residents work. This tour will be conducted by one of the residents. After your tour of the hospital, you will be taken on hospital rounds as part of your morning. After rounds, you will be taken over to the Residency Office for Part I of your formal interview. You will meet with either a faculty member or a resident. After Part I of your interview, you will meet with Dr. Araujo, our Program Director. At noon a resident will take you over for lunch and then to Noon Conference. After the noon conference, you will be taken back to the Residency Office for Part II of your interview. You will then meet with a faculty member or resident for the final part of your interview. Your day should finish about 3:00 p.m.

You will find that throughout the day there will be many opportunities to visit with residents and faculty on an informal basis. We do, however, welcome and encourage you to stay and continue your visit, time permitting.

If you would like to stay with a resident the night before (or after) your interview, please call our residency office at the number below. Our residents always look for a reason to go out to dinner, so don't hesitate to call!

Should any questions remain, please do not hesitate to contact our Residency Office (209) 385-7172 Ka Thor or Aletha Smith will assist you.

 

Interview Schedule

Tuesday & Thursday
(4 applicants each day)

7:15 a.m.	Applicants arrive
7:30 a.m.	Morning Report - Resident Call Room
8:15 a.m.	Hospital Tour & Powerpoint Presentation
9:00 a.m.	Interviews Faculty Interviews (2) Applicants A & B	Resident Interviews (2) Applicants C & D
10:00 a.m.	Medicine Rounds
11:00 a.m.	All applicants meet with Dr. Araujo, Program Director
12:00 noon	Lunch and Noon Conference
1:30 p.m.	Interviews Faculty Interviews (2) Applicants C & D	Resident Interviews (2) Applicants A & B
2:30 p.m.	Interview day complete

 

Directions to Merced

Mercy Medical Center Merced
Family Practice Residency Program
315 East 13th Street
Merced, CA 95340
(209) 385-7172

From San Francisco International Airport:Take 101 North towards San Francisco to Bay Bridge (80 East). Once across the Bay Bridge look for 580 East signs (Stockton). Take 580 for approximately 50 miles, through Oakland into the Pleasanton/Livermore Valley, over the Altamount Pass and into the Great San Joaquin Valley. Take 205 connector to Highway 5 North to 120 Manteca East to Highway 99 South. Follow 99 South for 60 miles to Merced. Exit on Martin Luther King Way in Merced, make a right and then an immediate left onto 13th Street. Continue to 315 East 13th Street. The residency program is located in the Family Care Clinic, which has a bright blue roof and is adjacent to the hospital.

From San Jose:Take 101 South to Gilroy, then 152 East over Pacheco Pass. You will go through the town of Los Banos - then Highway 59 North to Merced. When you come to Merced, Highway 59 becomes Martin Luther King Way. Turn right onto 13th Street and continue to the hospital. The residency program is located in the Family Care Center, which has a bright blue roof and is adjacent to the hospital.

From Sacramento International Airport:Take Airport Boulevard to I-5 and go south (LA). Pass I-80 and continue on I-5 South until you can exit off the Business 80/50 East. This is a dual exit so once you are off the freeway you will stay to the left and re-enter the next freeway without exiting to the surface streets. Lastly, turn off onto 99 South (about 2 miles) and you are on your way to Merced. About 120 miles later exit on Martin Luther King Way in Merced, make a right and then an immediate left turn onto 13th Street. Continue to 315 East 13th Street. The residency program is located in the Family Care Clinic, which has a bright blue roof and is adjacent to the hospital.

From Modesto:Take Highway 99 South. In Merced, exit on Martin Luther King Way, make a right and then an immediate left onto 13th Street. The residency program is located in the Family Care Clinic, which has a bright blue roof and is adjacent to the hospital. Approximately 45 minutes driving time. From Fresno: Take Highway 99 North. In Merced, take the G Street exit. Turn left onto G Street to 13th Street (a four-way stop). Then left onto 13th Street. The residency program is located in the Family Care Clinic, which has a bright blue roof and is adjacent to the hospital. Approximately 55 minutes driving time.

Map to our Facility

 

Lodging in Merced (Note: rates are from summer 2006)

** Call Ka or Aletha at the residency office (209) 385-7172 to stay with a resident !!

• Best Western Inn
  1033 Motel Drive
  (209) 723-2163
  $73 for single occupancy - $83 for double occupancy

• Days Inn Merced
  1199 Motel Drive
  (209) 722-2726
  $59 for single occupancy - $69 for double occupancy

• Holiday Inn Express
  730 Motel Drive
  (209) 383-0333
  $109 for single occupancy - $109 for double occupancy

• Ramada Inn
  Hwy 99 and Childs Avenue
  (209) 723-3121
  $99 for single occupancy - $99 for double occupancy