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  Medical residency - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A medical residency is a post-graduate educational and clinical training program for physicians in North America.
Where as medical school gives doctors a broad range of medical knowledge, basic clinical skills, and limited experience practicing the art of medicine, medical residency gives in-depth training within a specific branch of medicine, such as general surgery or ophthalmology.
Medical residencies vary in duration from 3 years for primary care to upwards of 5 years for a more specialized field.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Medical_residency   (523 words)

  
 Medical residency -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A medical residency is a post-graduate educational and clinical training program for (A licensed medical practitioner) physicians.
During their medical residency training, doctors are called residents.
Often the internship is combined with the residency program, but sometimes doctors do an internship in a general field of study and then complete a separate specialty residency program.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/m/me/medical_residency.htm   (451 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Medical residency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
A medical residency is a post-graduate educational and clinical training program for physicians in the United States of America.
Medical school generally refers to a tertiary educational institution (or part of such an institution) which is involved in the education of future medical practitioners (medical doctors).
In the United States, doctors can obtain a general medical license after completing one year of internship.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Medical-residency   (637 words)

  
 York Hospital Graduate Medical Education
The first family medicine residents began their training at York Hospital in 1968, one year before Family Medicine was officially recognized as a 20th specialty.
Throughout the years, the program has thrived in a hospital with an unusually strong commitment to graduate medical education, and in a community where family physicians are the major providers of primary care.
Residents, faculty and nurses form four patient care teams that ensure continuity and provide a sense of teamwork..
www.yorkhospital.edu /default.aspx?program=3   (840 words)

  
 DHMCREM - About the Residency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Residents are actively involved in the teaching of paramedics, nurses, medical students, interns and fellow residents.
Each resident prepares and gives at least one formal presentation each year to his or her fellow residents based on a review of the current literature on a subject.
Each resident is required to complete at least one paper suitable for publication prior to graduation, and all are encouraged to actively participate in research.
www.dghems.org /dgres.html   (543 words)

  
 Alameda County Medical Center--Residency Information
First-year medical residents are assigned to the adult medical wards of Highland General Hospital for part of the year and take subspecialty elective rotations for the majority of the year.
The second year of medical residency is the continuation of the PG-II year with additional months spent on general ward rotations and with completion of additional medical subspecialty rotations-hematology, oncology, consults, infectious disease, etc.
Three Residents remain for a final, fourth year of training during which they serve as Chief resident, performing the traditional duties of that position-administration (scheduling and planning conferences), liaison with the chief of the department, consultants to other departments, serving as junior faculty, etc.
www.acponline.org /residency/alameda.htm   (1841 words)

  
 York Hospital Graduate Medical Education
Residents are afforded exposure to a wide variety of clinical cases, including a large number of patients with acute coronary syndromes.
Residents are exposed to formal teaching during yearly core competency lectures and all present a formal Grand Rounds lecture during the EM-3 year.
Residents are exposed to a wide variety of patient populations and diseases.
www.yorkhospital.edu /default.aspx?program=2   (1571 words)

  
 Beth Israel Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program | Residency Application   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Resident physicians from the departments of internal medicine, family medicine, general surgery, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics have clinical rotations in the emergency department.
Residents are expected to qualify for credentialing in ultrasonography prior to graduation.
Residents are permitted to do their elective rotation outside of the Medical Center, subject to approval by the program director.
www.chpnet.org /BIEM_Res/General_info.html   (1193 words)

  
 Resident and Career Information - Medical School
Medical school is designed to give students the widest range of choices, rotating them through all the different areas of medicine.
Some medical students will find that they are drawn to anesthesiology because of its intense doctor-patient relations combined with the use of cutting-edge technologies and a fast-paced environment.
Upon completion of medical school, students in the United States participate in what is called the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP), also called "the Match." This is when students who want a particular school are "matched" with residency programs looking for that type of student.
www.asahq.org /career/medical.htm   (312 words)

  
 Guthrie - Family Medicine
Residents learn traditional medicine as well as the latest medical technology from experienced physicians, supported by a multidisciplinary team of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, athletic trainers, and psychologists.
Guthrie FP residency is a dually-accredited AOA/ACGME program with a combined internship/family medicine residency (as opposed to a separate, rotating internship and two-year family medicine residency).
Residents are members of a multi-specialty health care team and are able to see patients in a variety of clinical settings.
www.guthrie.org /Residency/FamilyPractice   (492 words)

  
 Military Medicine: Operational experiences during medical residency: Perspectives from the Walter Reed Army Medical ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In addition, within the Army, an effort is being made to replace general medical officers (who have 1 year of postgraduate medical education) in brigade and flight surgeon positions with residency-trained primary care physicians (internal medicine, family practice, and pediatrics).
This will provide troops with physicians who have significantly greater medical expertise, but it highlights the need for residency training programs to consider more seriously the preparation of their graduates for practice in a field environment.
Previous medical literature on preparing residents for operational experiences has primarily addressed didactic curricula,2,3 whereas this article focuses on field experiences and also outlines a comprehensive approach to the educational experience of military internal medicine.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3912/is_200112/ai_n9009995   (1216 words)

  
 Residency - Meadville Medical Center Health Systems, Inc.
Residents are assigned patients on the basis of family units whenever possible, at times extending into three generations.
Our medical staff is exceptional for a community hospital, and our physicians' knowledge base in general and specialty care is outstanding.
The patient assumes the preemptive role in our residency and is considered a vital element of the educational experience.
www.mmchs.org /residency.html   (304 words)

  
 Residency and Fellowship.com - USMLE & Residency
USMLE, residency, ERAS and fellowship applicants are often faced with several hurdles and conflicting information in their search for an ideal medical residency program and career.
Medical school transcripts and letters of recommendation (reference letters) should be mailed to the ERAS office.
Medical residency programs will also rank the residency applicants according to their preference and submit it to ERAS / NRMP.
residencyandfellowship.com   (2347 words)

  
 Brigham and Women's Division of Genetics - Clinical Residency Programs
This is a specific Track within the categorical BWH Internal Medicine Residency that allows residents who wish to sub-specialize in areas other than Medical Genetics to use their PGY2 and 3 Ambulatory and Elective blocks to acquire increased knowledge of the genetics relevant to their anticipated area of sub-specialization.
Many residents may wish to pursue medical sub-specialty training in areas other than Medical Genetics, but nonetheless wish to acquire an increased knowledge of the genetics relevant to Internal Medicine and to their anticipated area of sub-specialization.
Residents will be selected during PGY1 in the BWH Internal Medicine Residency Program, a highly selective nationwide match program.
genetics.bwh.harvard.edu /genetics/clinical.html   (1163 words)

  
 RESIDENCY forum.com - USMLE Forums & Medical Residency forum
Permanent medical licensure: US graduates, are eligible to apply for permanent medical license after completion of 1 year of GME / postgraduate training (Internship, Residency or Fellowship).
International Medical graduates (IMGs) require completion of 2 years of GME / postgraduate training to be eligible to apply for permanent medical license.
Fee is cheap $ 250 for medical license and $ 60 for CSR(controlled substance registration - This is the State equivalent of the DEA).
residencyandfellowship.com /ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=266   (557 words)

  
 Pediatrics Residency - Monmouth Medical Center
The Medical Center is located two blocks from the beach, and a seashore theme is carried throughout the pavilion, including a salt water marine aquarium.
Monmouth Medical Center's location and population base provides a context in which a very high level of general pediatrics is practiced in a large number of top quality practices in the area.
Monmouth Medical Center has a Regional Newborn Early Intervention Program, where pediatricians and other specialists provide services to children up to the age of 3 who are developmentally disabled.
www.sbhcs.com /education/mmced/peds   (596 words)

  
 ACP Online - For Students, Residents and Fellows -Medical Students - Residency Programs and Selection
An annual report describing for each residency or fellowship training area, the total number of programs, total and percent resident physicians, and total and percent of male/female, IMGs international medical graduates, and osteopathic physicians in those programs.
Residency information and a description of strategies intended to help the medical student make the right postgraduate training choice American Medical Association: $31.95; 800-621-8335.
Some residency programs have developed special curricular tracts to enrich their training in the primary care aspects of women's health.
www.acponline.org /srf/med_resprogs.htm   (609 words)

  
 LIJ Residency Medicine Training   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The program is guided by an Education Steering Committee composed of clinician-educators who are devoting their careers to medical education.
The program's size is large enough to attract a diversity of trainees and interests, but small enough for the house staff to develop rewarding personal and professional relationships with full-time and voluntary faculty.
Our three chief residents play an important role in the programs, and maintain close daily contact with all house staff.
www.lij.edu /lijh/medicine/residency/residency_medicine.html   (314 words)

  
 Medical Education Residency - Carolinas Healthcare
The overall objective of the hospital-based Oral Medicine Residency Program is to produce general dentists with a high level of clinical competency that will allow them to care for patients who require an increased reliance on total patient evaluation, and alongside their medical colleagues in the healthcare community.
During the Orthopaedic Surgery Residency, experience and responsibility are gradually increased so that at the end of the program each resident is comfortable and competent in all areas of orthopaedic surgery.
The Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Carolinas Medical Center is currently for 2006 MATCH comprehensive three-year training program in the sub-specialties of congenital, adult, and general thoracic surgery with the additional rotations of endovascular intervention, peripheral vascular surgery, electrophysiology, and cardiovascular research.
www.carolinas.org /education/meded   (863 words)

  
 Welcome to Graduate Medical Education | Residency & Fellowship Programs | Fletcher Allen Health Care
We are a nationally recognized academic medical center located amid the beautiful countryside of Vermont.
We are dedicated to excellence in patient care, medical education and research.
In addition, the new Medical Education Center built in alliance with our partners at the University of Vermont features a 150-seat auditorium, expanded classrooms, lecture halls and the Dana Medical Library.
www.fahc.org /GME   (288 words)

  
 Syria Advising Services: Medical Residency
he idea of going to the United States to pursue medical education is very exciting to many physicians.
Highly advanced medical technology and world-renowned faculties and facilities available in the United States offer exposure to the newest concepts and techniques in medicine.
Sessions on Graduate Medical Study in the United States are scheduled each Thursday at 12 noon.
www.amideast.org /programs_services/advising/syria/news/information_sessions/medical.htm   (90 words)

  
 AMA (FREIDA) FREIDA Online
Grants available through the AMA's Foundation for students and residents.
View information about residency and fellowship programs, provided by program directors and updated continuously, as well as information about affiliated teaching institutions.
Information on career and specialty choice, residency program selection, board certification, membership organizations, and community characteristics and resources from the AMA and other sources.
www.ama-assn.org /ama/pub/category/2997.html   (200 words)

  
 Spartanburg Family Medicine Residency Program
We know that medical students have a limited amount of time to gather information about the places they would like to train.
The transition between medical school and residency is often stressful and a shock to one's system.
All medical students (whether in state or out of state) should contact Gayna Faulconer at the Medical University of South Carolina.
www.spartfam.org   (573 words)

  
 Synergy Medical Education Alliance
Synergy Medical Education Alliance was formed in 1969 to coordinate all of the medical education activities in the Saginaw community.
The corporation's primary educational missions include undergraduate medical education (third and fourth year medical students), residency training and continuing medical education for all Saginaw Physicians.
Our residents rotate among our member hospitals, which have a combined bed capacity of nearly 1,000, and feature state-of-the-art facilities and the best in medical care.
www.synergymedical.org   (246 words)

  
 NRMP - National Resident Matching Program
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) is a private, not-for-profit corporation established in 1952 to provide a uniform date of appointment to positions in graduate medical education (GME) in the United States.
Residents and fellows who obtained their training positions through the NRMP need to be aware of the requirements in the Match Participation Agreement.
If the resident already has begun training in the program, continuation in the matched position is subject to the terms of the resident's agreement of appointment with the institution.
www.nrmp.org   (588 words)

  
 Medical Resident
One of the things that matter the most during residency is the notion that you are working as part of a team.
Brian is currently a medical student, so he is very aware of how hard it is to go through Medical School.
Choosing a residency is not easy, and shortly after starting residency you already have another choice to make.
medicalresident.net   (1495 words)

  
 Swedish Medical Staff | Surgical Residency Program
The Swedish Medical Center General Surgery Residency Training Program, based on the medical center’s First Hill campus near downtown Seattle, Washington, was established in 1959.
The program is dedicated to quality surgical education in a private hospital setting, emphasizing a close collegial relationship between attending surgeon and resident.
The Surgical Residency Training program was last reviewed by the residency review Committee for General Surgery of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical education in 2001.
www.swedishmedical.org /residency_surg.html   (139 words)

  
 Guthrie - History of Medical Residency at Guthrie
It is rare that medical programs are able to trace their residency roots back to the 19th century, especially since most physicians at that time never performed an internship.
An ambulance driver (left) and a medical resident pose with the Robert Packer Hospital's 1930s ambulance.
Although the residency program has undergone many changes throughout the years, it has remained true to the precedent set by Dr. Guthrie back in the 1920’s: provide our residents with the highest level of medical training available.
www.guthrie.org /residency/history?PRINT=1   (326 words)

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