Griffin Hospital is a not-for-profit tax-exempt subsidiary of the Griffin Health Services Corporation. A 160-bed acute care community hospital in the heart of the lower Naugatuck Valley, Griffin has over 200 active and courtesy physicians who have admitting privileges. Griffin Hospital has received national recognition and acclaim for creating a facility and approach to patient care responsive to the needs of patients. Many health care facilities around the world continue to visit us and incorporate our ideas into their health care models.

Combined Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Residency Program

Griffin offers a unique, 4-year training program that combines Internal Medicine with Preventive Medicine (IM/PM). Residents in this program obtain a fully-funded Masters in Public Health (MPH) from the Yale University School of Epidemiology and Public Health.

The combined IM/PM program cultivates expertise in clinical decision-making and patient care, while developing skills in research methodology, teaching, community-based health promotion and epidemiology. The Griffin Hospital-Yale University Residency Programs combine the academic advantages of an internationally recognized university medical center with an excellent community hospital. At Griffin Hospital, residents are provided with an intense teaching program in a personalized, friendly and stimulating atmosphere. Various clinical departments are closely integrated and readily accessible, allowing for excellent resident-attending communication. While training at Yale, residents have access to the resources and benefits of a tertiary care institution, and to the expertise of internationally renowned faculty.

Preventive Medicine Residency TRIUMPH
(Training Residents to Improve Underserved & Minority Populations' Health) Project

In June 2004, Department of Health and Human Services has funded approximately $526,061 to create an innovative combined training program in combined internal medicine and preventive medicine. The Yale University School of Public Health and Griffin Hospital will be collaborating to train residents in TRIUMPH Track. The TRIUMPH tract will be created within the existing preventive medicine program, and it will be based on 3 components:

1. the Clinical Year (completed at Griffin Hospital and Yale University School of Medicine);
2. the Academic phase, consisting of the Masters in Public Health degree course work (completed at Yale School of Public Health); and
3. the Practicum Year (completed at various affiliated sites).

In all three phases of training, the TRIUMPH project residents will be exposed to underserved populations and special populations such as elderly, individuals with HIV/AIDS, substance abusers, and racial and ethnic minorities. During the Academic Phase, while they are meeting the requirements for the MPH degree, residents will be encouraged to identify course work that will specifically enhance their understanding of the health issues of underserved populations and women. Residents will complete a thesis project during their course work and will be encouraged to complete projects relevant to TRIUMPH that address the issues of the underserved or special populations as identified by HRSA.

Cancer Prevention Track

The Griffin Hospital Cancer Prevention and Control Track (CPCT) is a specialization within the hospital's combined Internal Medicine/Preventive Medicine Residency Program. The track seeks to produce highly qualified physicians who enter into the field of cancer prevention and control by incorporating training in clinical medicine, public health, and enhanced and robust experience in cancer control and prevention. The program is supported by major involvement by faculty at the Yale Cancer Center, (a National Cancer Institute designated regional cancer center), American Cancer Society New England region, Yale School of Public Health, and multiple state and local public health departments.

The curriculum of this innovative model program includes a 4-year residency program, resulting in eligibility for both the Preventive Medicine and Internal Medicine board exams. Residents receive twelve months of practicum in cancer prevention and control rotations, a Master's Degree in Public Health from the Yale School of Public Health, and the opportunity to participate in the National Cancer Institute's Summer Curriculum in Cancer Prevention. In addition, residents work with academic institutions (Yale Cancer Center, Yale University Schools of Medicine, Public Health) with state and local departments of public health (Connecticut State Department of Public Health, Naugatuck Valley Health District, the New Haven Department of Public Health, and the Stamford Department of Public Health), Connecticut Tumor Registry, community-based research centers (Connecticut Hospice, Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center, Valley Women's Health Access Program, Community Center of Excellence in Women's Health), various community based initiatives including Griffin Hospital's Rapid Diagnostic Breast Center and Women's Health Center, and clinical experience in cancer care (Connecticut Hospice, ambulatory oncology and Yale Cancer Center, and Father McGivney Cancer Center at the Hospital of St. Raphael). Emphasis is placed on residents completing original research projects in cancer prevention.

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