Wheeling Hospital
Wheeling Hospital, established in 1850, was the first hospital in the Ohio Valley in operation between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, and one of the first hospitals in West Virginia. Wheeling Hospital was the first hospital in West Virginia to open Coronary and Intensive Care Units. In 1994, it became the first hospital in the northern panhandle to provide open heart surgery.

The Wheeling Hospital family includes the current acute care facility opened in 1975, a Continuous Care Center, Kidney Dialysis Center, Howard Long Wellness Center and Wheeling Clinic. We also operate a hospital in bordering Ohio called Belmont Community Hospital along with professional offices in Bellaire, St. Clairsville, and Woodsfield.

Osteopathic Internship & Residency

Program Overview
The residency program is about more than fulfilling specific requirements. It's also about fulfilling the mission of Wheeling Hospital-Human Touch. We strive to extend medical education into reality, learning to interact with patients and colleagues and balancing technical skills with human touch.

Healing, Understanding, Ministry, Advance Technology, Nurturance

Tradition, Ongoing Education, Unity, Continuing Quality Care, Hope

The reason behind the program's continued success and the success of the residents is simple - faculty and residents are dedicated to learning and teaching.

Internship
Our Osteopathic Rotating Internship is fully integrated with our Osteopathic and Allopathic Family Medicine Curriculum. The internship provides broad and intensive training under the supervision of experienced faculty and teaching attending physicians.

Individuals who choose the Family Medicine track are expected to complete their Family Medicine training at Wheeling Hospital as resident in our Osteopathic Family Medicine Residency. In this way eligibility for both American College of Osteopathic Family Practice (ACOFP) and American Board of Family Practice (ABFP) certification can be achieved in three years.

First Year Curriculum:
Internal Medicine - 2 Months
Inpatient Pediatrics and Nursery - 2 Months
ER - 1 Month
General Surgery - 1 Month
ICU - 1 Month
Family Medicine Inpatient - 1 Month
Obstetrics - 1 Month
Gynecology - 2 Months
Elective - 1 Month

Residency
Osteopathic Residency graduates are able to achieve certification by both the ACOFP and ABFP at the completion of three years of training. The Osteopathic 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 inpatient rotations balanced by rotations with private physicians in their offices. The rotation schedules for osteopathic residents parallel the allopathic residents as closely as possible, allowing for additional emphasis in Osteopathic Principles and Practice. The directors of both the allopathic and osteopathic programs work in close collaboration along with the core faculty.

Compensation and Benefits
Salary
Intern 1st year: $43,576

Residents 2nd year: $45,570

3rd year: $48,568

Meals Provided while on call through the hospital cafeteria.

Educational Leave

Intern PGY 1 up to three (3) days in-state conference $600.00

Resident PGY 2 up to five (5) days $1,000.00

Resident PGY 3 up to five (5) days $1,000.00 plus $500.00 for board review

Cost of the following courses: ACLS, PALS, ALSO, NALS
Book allowance of $200 per year

Professional Liability Insurance Provided

Health Insurance Various plans are available for resident and family. The intern/resident shares in the premium for health insurance with the hospital paying a significant portion of the premium.

Benefits Other benefits include Dental, Vision Reimbursement, Life Insurance, Disability, Paid Time Off, Employee Assistance Program, Credit Union, Voluntary 403(b) Retirement Plan and other discounts.

Signing/Relocation allowance Incoming residents are granted an allowance of $3,000 to facilitate the transition from student to resident.

Paid Time Off
PGY 1 2 weeks plus 2 sick days
PGY 2 3 weeks plus 2 sick days
PGY 3 4 weeks plus 1 sick day

(Paid time off is administered according to the regulations of the ACGME)

On-Call Schedule Generally, every fourth night for first year residents with sleeping quarters within the hospital. Second and third year residents are required to participate in House Call as a required part of the educational program. House Call is a paid call, which usually averages about three calls per month.

Professional Dues AOA/ACOFP

Chief Resident $1,800 per year

Miscellaneous
Lab Coats & Scrubs: two (2) lab coats for each resident, per year & 3 initial pairs of scrubs

West Virginia Medical License fee

Holidays: Six each year including New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas

Moonlighting opportunities are available for residents within the Wheeling Hospital System upon Program Director approval. Interns are prohibited from moonlighting.

Discount on membership at Howard Long Wellness Center.

Osteopathic Internship & Residency

This information is reposted with thanks to Wheeling Hospital.