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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 Jefferson Abington Hospital'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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Abington Hospital
- Procedure Clinic
- Women’s Health Clinic
- Psych Med Clinic
- Sports Medicine Clinic
- Weight Management Clinic
- Monthly Acupuncture