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Program
PCOM/Geisinger Wyoming Valley - Surgery-General Residency
Program Number: 187725
Program Type: Residency
Specialty: Surgery-General
Updated: 06/15/2010
 
Program Details
Years of Continuing Approval:
1
Total Approved Positions:
25
AOA Verified Program Reported
FILLED POSITIONS 5 17
Remaining OPEN Positions 20 8
Current Funded Positions:
25
Rotations at base site:
Months of rotations at base site PER YEAR:
12
Months of elective rotations in the program PER YEAR:
1
Participates in the Clinical Assessment Program (CAP):
No
Program Faculty (Base Institution) Total teaching faculty:
150
Program Start Date: (mm/dd/yyyy)
07/01/2011
Participates in Osteopathic ERAS:
Yes
Is there currently an ACGME accredited program in this specialty at your institution?
Yes
Is the program a dually accredited AOA/ACGME program?
No
Dual Program - Is an AOA program in which an osteopathic trainee is registered in a residency program that is accredited by both the AOA and ACGME. The osteopathic trainee receives both AOA and ACGME credit. Trainees who complete dual programs have the option to become board certified by either or both the AOA and the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
   
Current Filled Positions
OGME 1
5
OGME 2
5
OGME 3
5
OGME 4
2
OGME 5
0
   
Application Information
Dean's letter required:
Yes
Required number of letters of recommendation:
2
Official Medical School transcripts required:
Yes
NBOME Board scores required (Part 1):
Yes
NBOME Board scores required (Part 2):
No
Earliest date for applications: (mm/dd/yyyy)
07/15/2010
Interview start date: (mm/dd/yyyy)
09/01/2010
Interview end date: (mm/dd/yyyy)
01/15/2011
Interviews conducted last year for first year positions: 30
How many new trainees do you intend to recruit next year?:

Five OGME-1

Attention new trainees! This program will grant residency credit for the 1st postdoctoral year of training. Students will "Match" directly into this residency and the 1st postdoctoral year will be considered the first year of residency training. For more details, click HELP or call this program
Additional Application Information:
   
OPTI Affiliation(s):
  • PCOM MEDNet
   
List of Sponsors
Philadephia College of Osteoapthic Medicine
   
List of Consortia Entities
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre Medical Center, Geisinger Medical Center, Geisinger Outpatient Surgery Centers (2)
   
Policies
Teaching faculty supervise students, interns, residents:
Yes
Residents supervise students and interns:
Yes
Yearly specialty in-service examination required:
Yes
   
Completion and Board Data
Approximate percentage of program completion: N/A
Approximate percentage who took the specialty board exam within 3 years of completion: N/A
Estimated percentage of above who achieved board certification on first attempt: N/A
Part I: 100
Part II: 100
Part III: 100
Conditioned: N/A
   
Call Schedule
Call Type
Frequency Type
Day
 
Days
OGME 1
  Frequency  
Hospital  
1
Q
4
OGME 2
  Frequency  
Hospital  
1
Q
4
OGME 3
  Frequency  
Hospital  
1
Q
4
OGME 4
  Frequency  
Hospital  
1
Q
4
OGME 5
  Frequency  
Hospital  
1
Q
4
Call Schedule Additional Information:

Educational Environment:
Average hours/week of regular scheduled lectures/conferences:
10
Training in outpatient ambulatory sites:
4
 
Educational Features
ACLS certification provided
Yes
Board review courses
Yes
Component on malpractice, jurisprudence, and/or risk management
Yes
Component on physician-patient communication skills
Yes
Ethics curriculum/consultation
Yes
Formal curriculum in behavioral medicine
Yes
Formal curriculum on managed care
Yes
Formal training in osteopathic manipulative treatment
Yes
Journal club
Yes
Procedures courses
Yes
Research opportunity
Yes
Structured curriculum on end-of-life care
Yes
Structured practice management experience
Yes
Written evaluation of performance
Yes
   
Program Benefits
Childcare Onsite No
CME Allowance
Yes
Computer system to document resident clinical logs
Yes
Disability
Yes
Expense reimbursement for educational meetings/conferences
Yes
Family leave
Yes
Health Insurance
Yes
Housing No
Leave for educational meetings/conferences
Yes
License Paid
Yes
Life Insurance
Yes
Malpractice Insurance
Yes
Maternity leave
Yes
Medical leave
Yes
Meeting Reimbursement
Yes
Paternity leave
Yes
Professional Membership Payment
Yes
 
Other Benefits:
401k, 403b, TSA
 
Salary and Vacation
Salary
Vacation
OGME 1
47856
15
OGME 2
49655
15
OGME 3
50973
15
OGME 4
52983
15
OGME 5
54854
15
 
Hospital Info
Geisinger Wyoming Valley

1000 E. Mountain Blvd

Wilkes-Barre, PA, 18711
Hospital Bed Size:
250
Occupied Bed Size %:
91
ER Visits Per Year:
30000
Web site Url:
Hospital has opportunities for 3rd year osteopathic students to do clinical rotations at this site? Yes
Hospital has opportunities for 4th year osteopathic students to do clinical rotations at this site? Yes
 
Affiliated Hospitals
Geisinger Medical Center
100 N. Academy Ave.
Danville, PA, 15734

Rotation:Various Electives

Contact Info

Program Director

Joseph J. Stella, DO, RPH

1000 E Mountain Blvd

Wilkes Barre, PA 18711-0027

ph (570) 271-6114 | fax (570) 271-5269

jjstella@geisinger.edu

Director of Osteopathic Medical Education

John B. Bulger, DO

100 N Academy Ave

Danville, PA 17822-9800

ph (570) 271-6114 | fax (570) 271-5269

jbulger@geisinger.edu

Program Contact

Barbara Kalafut

1000 East Mountain Boulevard

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711

ph (570) 808-2383 | fax (570) 808-5967

Email: bkalafut@geisinger.edu
General Comments
Geisinger Wyoming Valley (GWV) is the region’s most advanced healthcare center, where your family can get the best quality care and the most compassionate care, close to home. Expert teams of healthcare professionals in every specialty treat the most complex cases with procedures and services you won’t find anywhere else in the area. And GWV is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. From cancer and organ transplants, to cuts and scrapes, to an accredited Chest Pain Center, to a Level 2 Trauma program, Geisinger Wyoming Valley services your community with the most advanced resources and technology. Geisinger Northeast includes: Geisigner Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre, The Pearsall Heart Hospital and The Frank and Dorthea Henry Cancer Center www.geisinger.edu, www.geisinger.org, www.geisinger.org/locations/
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