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Osteopathic Internal Medicine Internship & Residency

Internship
Our Osteopathic Internal Medicine specialty track internship is fully integrated with our Osteopathic and Allopathic Internal Medicine Residencies. We expect that individuals choosing the Internal Medicine Specialty track internship will complete their Internal Medicine training at Easton Hospital as residents in our Osteopathic Internal Medicine Residency. In this way eligibility for both American Board of Osteopathic Internal Medicine (AOBIM) and American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) certification can be achieved in three years.

The internship provides broad and intensive training, under the supervision of senior residents in medicine and surgery; and experienced teaching attending physicians. Our program is affiliated with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM). This affiliation provides specific support for osteopathic training requirements. PCOM students take core and specialty rotations at Easton Hospital.

Residency
Osteopathic Residency graduates are able to achieve certification by both the AOBIM and ABIM at the completion of three years of training. Because we emphasize both academics and the development of marketable General Internal Medicine skills, our graduates will be superior candidates for primary care careers or the pursuit of subspecialty training.

The Osteopathic Internal Medicine Resident will train side-by-side on an equal basis with their allopathic colleagues while gaining the additional skills unique to osteopathic medicine. The curriculum includes more than 33% outpatient rotations with a clear focus on holistic primary care. Subspecialty rotations in endocrinology, rheumatology and dermatology include substantial outpatient experiences in private physicians' offices. Our program also offers elective rotations at Drexel University (Hahnemann Hospital), our affiliate hospital, and requires completion of a scholarly research project and paper.

The rotation schedule in the PGY 2 and PGY 3 years parallels that for the Allopathic Internal Medicine Residency. The Program Directors of both allopathic and osteopathic programs work in close collaboration as well as with the 8-member core faculty group. We also require completion of a scholarly research project and paper.

A Resident's Life

As an Easton Hospital resident, you will receive highly personalized instruction from dynamic faculty members who are committed to excellence in teaching, with a faculty-student ratio of approximately 3:1. You benefit from direct access and a close relationship with your attendings. You will gain valuable hands-on experience while managing your patients; from making the initial assessment and determining the care plan to writing orders and performing procedures.

Professional Growth and Development
Over 15 hours of formal teaching rounds and lectures are held weekly. Easton Hospital's Frank J. D'Agostino, M.D. Medical Library is open for the use of the medical staff, medical students, all Easton Hospital employees, and the public. Housestaff may access the library at all times. The public may use the library Monday-Friday 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If possible, call to make sure the librarian will be available to assist you at (610) 250-4130.

Currently, the library collection consists of over 2,500 textbooks, 200 journals, multiple computer programs and databases, and video, audio, and slide collections.

Through Easton Hospital's well-established program of scholarly activities, residents have the opportunity to conduct substantive clinical and scientific research. Professional staff are available on-site to assist you with the development and publication of your studies.

Clinical rotations at the Drexel University School of Medicine (MCP Hahnemann) are included in the curriculum. At each year level, you receive time and funding to attend scientific meetings. Visiting professors will broaden your exposure, and you will have the opportunity to teach junior and senior medical students on core internal medicine and surgical rotations and physician assistants in training.

Curriculum
Our curriculum is designed to provide you with the competencies and skills that a general internist must have to practice successfully in the expanding managed care market. The bio-psycho-social approach to primary health care incorporates competencies beyond those taught in the traditional organ system approach to internal medicine training. These include evaluation and treatment of common problems seen in primary care, including psychiatric problems, family dynamics, women's health, dermatological, and musculoskeletal complaints. Other topics taught outside of monthly rotations include medical ethics, legal medicine, informatics, and evidence based medicine. We offer thirteen 4-week rotations each year.

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