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, Temple University School of Medicine and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
• Superb pediatric inpatient training from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) hospitalists, as unopposed residents on Abington Hospital – Jefferson Health's own pediatrics unit.
• Faculty/residents provide care for patients in seven local geriatric facilities.
• 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 procedures.
• One of the busiest obstetrical departments in Pennsylvania.
• Strong sports medicine training, with several graduates placed in Sports Medicine Fellowships in the past seven years.
• Additional educational stipend.
• One week and $1,500 for CME conferences each year.
• Longitudinal electives, such as medical Spanish and community outreach, 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
• On site dietician
• On site behavioral health employees
• Access to pharmacy preceptors and presentations
• Bi-annual Primary Care Update Conference
• Procedure Clinic
• Women’s Health Clinic
• Psych Med Clinic
• Sports Medicine Clinic