Where We Practice, Department of Family Medicine in the Medical School at the University of Minnesota

Clinic

Smiley's Clinic

Our new clinic opened in early 2007, but has served Cedar Riverside, Seward, Phillips, and the surrounding neighborhoods since 1971. We are located close to the University of Minnesota campus for easy access to the biomedical library, book stores, recreational center, and other University resources. We are also conveniently located near light rail, bus lines, and the Midtown Greenway, a 5.5 mile urban bike trail that stretches from Lake Calhoun to the Mississippi River.

We serve an ethnically and socioeconomically diverse patient population with a blend of college students, immigrants, professors, underserved populations, and urbanites.

Creating a Medical Home

The progressive design of our new facility is centered on the idea of team care and fully supports the implementation of the Chronic Care Model.  Three nurses' stations anchor each team and surround the central teaching area, affectionately dubbed the "Mother Ship." Each resident is assigned an advisor and a team. This encourages continuity of care and enables the residents to develop a strong working relationship with patient care staff.

Smiley's Clinic services include:

• Faculty pharmacist for consultation
• Faculty psychologist and psychiatrist on staff
• Diabetic, depression, and OB care coordinators
• Patient advocate, financial counselor, referral specialist
• Weekly sports medicine clinic
• Weekly colposcopy clinic
• Weekly procedure clinic staffed by a surgically trained family medicine faculty member

Smiley's Clinic amenities include:

• Electronic medical record
• On-site x-ray, DEXA scan and OB ultrasound
• On-site pharmacy
• Large exam rooms with additional privacy for patients requiring an interpreter
• Wellness room for residents
• Lactation room for clinic staff
• Shower room for clinic staff
• State of the art conference facilities

Hospital

University of Minnesota Medical Center, Fairview

The medical center has two campuses, one on Riverside Avenue and another located across the Mississippi River on the University of Minnesota campus.

Riverside Campus

• The Riverside campus is a community hospital that has been home to Smiley's inpatient training services since 1971.
• It serves as the primary inpatient training site for Smiley's family medicine residents.
• Adult inpatient medicine rotations are staffed by both family medicine faculty and internal medicine hospitalists offering residents a unique, collaborative model of inpatient care and education.
• The majority of resident deliveries are done with the family medicine faculty who staff the Smiley's OB service.

University Campus

• The University campus is the location for specialty rotations such as ICU and cardiology.
• It is the primary training site for most of the University residency specialties.
• The hospital provides excellent learning experiences and opportunities for elective rotations.
• University consultants are available for consultation and teaching.
• Residents have the opportunity to develop wonderful relationships with specialists.