Program Highlights

• Outstanding academic training in a supportive community environment
• Strong community outreach and service
• Wonderfully diverse patient population including a large underserved population.
• State-of-the-art hospital with a sound financial foundation and a tradition of excellence in medical education
• Academic affiliations with Drexel University College of Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Superb pediatric inpatient training from Nemour's hospitalists as unopposed residents on Abington Hospital – Jefferson Health's own pediatric unit
• Faculty/residents provide care for patients in multiple local facilities including two nursing homes, three assisted living facilities, and student health at nearby Bryn Athyn College
• Access to Geriatrics Fellowship at Abington Hospital
• Multiple opportunities for research, publishing and regional presentations
• Experienced and diverse faculty
• Excellent training in women's health, including office-based procedures
• One of the busiest obstetrical departments in Pennsylvania
• Strong sports medicine training, with several graduates placed in Sports Medicine Fellowships
• Additional educational stipend
• One week and $1,500 for CME conferences each year
• Longitudinal electives are available in the second and third years of residency
• Flexibility and resources to support individual residents' interests
• Monthly OMM Clinic
• PCMH – Level 3 certification
• On site social workers, dietician, behavioral health counselor, and scheduling advocate
• Access to pharmacy preceptors and presentations
• Bi-annual Primary Care Update Conference, hosted at Abington Hospital
• Procedure Clinic
• Women’s Health Clinic
• Psych Med Clinic
• Sports Medicine Clinic
• Weight Management Clinic
• Monthly Acupuncture