Internal Medicine Residency
Millcreek Community Hospital Internal Medicine Residency
Program
Program Director: John M. Ferretti, D.O.,
F.A.C.O.I.
Telephone: (814)868-8217
Email: jferretti@mch1.org
Mission
The specialty of Internal Medicine
consists of the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases with emphasis on internal organs
of the body in the adolescent and adult patient. The mission Millcreek Community Hospital's
Osteopathic Internal Medicine Residency Program is to provide Residents with a comprehensive
structured cognitive and procedural clinical education, in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
It will enable them to become competent, proficient and professional osteopathic internists. The
program is designed to provide the Resident with advanced and concentrated training in internal
medicine and to prepare the Resident for certification.
Program Overview
The Residency training
program in Internal Medicine is thirty-six (36) months in duration. The training consists of:
thirty-six (36) months of Internal Medicine and its subspecialties, the first twelve (12) months
of which may be an AOA-approved Specialty Track Internship in Internal Medicine or, thirty-six
(36) months of Internal Medicine and its subspecialties after any other AOA-approved
Internship.
The rotation schedule includes all ACOI requirements and accomodates
sufficient individualized rotations and electives to address individuals' learning needs and
interests as indicated in the table below:
| Specialty Rotation
| Minimum
Requirements
| Recommendations
|
| General Internal Medicine
| 12 Months
| Up to 24 Months
|
Endocrinology
| 1 Month
| 1
Month
|
Gastroenterology
|
1 Month
|
2 Months
|
| Hematology/Oncology | 1 Month
| 1 Month
|
Infectious Disease
| 1 Month
| 1 Month
|
Nephrology
| 1 Month
| 2 Months
|
Rheumatology
| 1 Month
| 1 Month
|
Neurology
| 1 Month
| 1 Month
|
Pulmonology
| 1 Month
| 2 Months
|
Cardiology
| 1 Month
| 2 Months
|
Geriatrics
| 3 Months
| 4 Months
|
Ambulatory*
| 2 Months
| Up to 5 Months
|
| ICU
| Ongoing
|
|
| Women's Health
| 1 Month | 1
Month |
Internal Medicine Specialty Track Internship
Specialty Track Interns also complete Emergency Medicine, Family Practice, General Surgery, and
Block Nights rotations. All Residents participate in continuity ambulatory clinic at least one half
day per week throughout the training program.
Residents participate in a variety of
educational activities from teaching rounds to general staff meetings to regional and national
conferences. Residents also have the opportunity to earn their Masters of Science in Medical
Education Degrees through LECOM while completing their Residency training. Regularly scheduled
didactics include:
Journal Club weekly
Morning Report daily
Resident Lecture
Series weekly
Board Review weekly
Noon Conferences
OMM Lectures monthly and OMM
Rounds weekly
Behavioral Science Lectures monthly
Patient Safety/Risk Management
Lectures monthly
The Program Director evaluates the Residents and the program by
documenting the observance of the Residents' habits, methods, and techniques used in bedside
teaching rounds and their participation at educational and business conferences and reviews these
with the Residents at regular intervals.
Affiliate Hospitals
Hospital
| # Of | Inpt |
Outpt |
ED visits |
# of |
| Beds |
Visits | Visits | Surgeries |
| Hamot Medical
Center | 360 | 18,500 | 35,000 | 52,000 | 10,000 |
| Meadville Medical Center | 277 | 1,946 | 4,948 |
27,758 | 6,894 |
| Saint Vincent Health
System | 450 | 4,890 | 2,106 | 70,695 | 6,996 |
The Internal Medicine Program has its own website as well.
The address is: http://IM.Official.ws
Message From Chief Resident, Courtney Bunevich, D.O.
I am honored to have been selected Chief Resident for the
Academic Year 2009-2010. It is a privilege to lead and to serve as advocate for such a great
group of Interns and Residents. We are continuously making improvement to our program. Not only do
we have a revised curriculum for the Residents, but we also have a new curriculum for Medical
Students who rotate on our service that provides Residents with an opportunity to utilize the
knowledge and skills acquired in the Masters of Science in Medical Education Program. I anticipate
a great learning experience in medicine, administration, and leadership. I look forward to working
with all other members of the health care team to provide the best possible care for our
patients.
Internal Medicine Residents to contact for additional Residency
Information are:
Internal Medicine
Residents
Internal Medicine Residents Reviewing Patient
Charts
To
apply to MCH's Internships, OGME1 Programs, log onto the ERAS Website: www.aamc.org/audienceeras.htm.
Students need to register with National Matching
at: www.natmatch.com.
For More Information, Contact:
Marilyn Tracy,
Medical Education Coordinator
Medical Education
Millcreek Community Hospital
5515 Peach Street
Erie, PA
16509
(814) 868-8217
mchmeded@mch1.org
