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Internal Medicine Residency

East Liverpool Health System, a non-profit 152 bed facility, offers a 3 year Internal Medicine Residency program that is accredited through the ACGME. The program is focused on producing competent Internal Medicine and Primary Care Physicians.

About the Program

The program utilizes a traditional one-on-one model, with the resident receiving training by the attending physician. As your experience progresses, you will be granted greater autonomy and responsibility and experience hands-on patient care. Your curriculum will have an academic focus that prepares you for the internal medicine boards. Your educational objectives are met utilizing direct patient care and a lecture-based didactics series. Typical didactic activities include: Weekly block didactic series, weekly Board Review, monthly Grand Rounds, monthly Tumor Board, and monthly Journal Club.

Program Highlights

Internal medicine residents mentor rotating medical students.
In-house call schedule: No overnight call PGY-1 or PGY-2.
Ambulatory Care Clinic generates interaction with patients for each resident for one half day per week.
A generous meal allowance is provided

Gaining Experience

Your involvement in direct patient care will enable your proficiency with arterial line placement, triple lumen catheters, and PICC line placement and your training will include endotracheal intubation, thoracentesis, paracentesis, ventilator management, and EKG interpretation.