Internal Medicine - 3 months
Neurology - 1 month
Critical Care - 2 months
Infectious Disease - 1 month

Hematology/Oncology - 1 month
Cardiology - 1 month
Nephrology - 1 month
Gastroenterology - 1 month
Elective - 1 month
Clinic - Two 1/2 days per week

The clinical experience will be supplemented by a structured didactic program comprised of:

* Morning Report
* Noon Lectures
* Grand Rounds
* Tumor Board
* M & M
* Journal Club
* Board Review
* Departmental Committees

Family Practice

Osteopathic Family Practice is a comprehensive specialty that encompasses the total healthcare of the patient and the family. The Family Practice Residency is a three-year program that emphasizes the importance of continuity of care through increasing participation in ambulatory care settings. VHMC adheres to the program requirements of the AOA, including incorporation of osteopathic principles and practices into the curriculum. The Family Practice curriculum will include participation in each of the services listed below for the minimum time specified.

Family Practice OGME 1

Family Practice - 3 months
Pediatrics - 2 months
Surgery - 1 month
Critical Care - 1 month
Emergency Medicine - 2 months
OB/GYN - 1 month
Internal Medicine - 1 month
Elective - 1 month
Clinic - 1/2 day per week

Family Practice OGME 2

Family Practice - 1 month
Pediatrics - 2 months
Surgery - 2 months

Emergency Medicine - 1 month
OB/GYN - 2 months
Internal Medicine - 2 months
Elective - 2 months
Clinic - Two 1/2 days per week

The clinical experience will be supplemented by a structured didactic program comprised of:

* Morning Report
* Noon Lectures
* Grand Rounds
* Tumor Board
* M & M
* Journal Club
* Board Review
* Departmental Committees


Dermatology residency program

Valley Hospital was recently approved for a Dermatology Residency Program with three slots. The program is committed to providing excellent patient care while educating and training resident physicians to be clinical practitioners and academic leaders. This program will prepare residents for the specialty practice of dermatology with an orderly, progressive, academic and clinical integration of basic medical sciences and clinical medicine.

More details: Graduate Medical Education


This article is reposted with thanks to Valley Hospital Medical Center.

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