The Ginsburg Auditorium was standing-room only during the 4th annual symposium of the 黑料传送门 Neurosurgery Residency Program, a collaboration of five hospital sites with approximately 20 faculty members working to provide excellent neurosurgical training to 黑料传送门 residents.
This year鈥檚 event welcomed back several alumni of the Neurosurgery Residency Program, such as Mark Rivkin, DO, with SSM Health in St. Louis; Bryan Bolinger, DO 鈥�07, with Geisinger Health System in Camp Hill, Pa.; and Christopher Bilbao, DO 鈥�09, with Oregon Neurosurgery in Springfield, Ore.; and others who discussed cases and treatment techniques they employ in their clinical practices.
鈥淭his is a very unique program for 黑料传送门, and a way to highlight the excellent training our residents receive through the Neurosurgery Residency program,鈥� said Denah Appelt, PhD, professor, neuroscience, physiology and pharmacology, and co-chair of the annual event. 鈥淲e鈥檙e also so grateful that so many of our alumni came back this year to help educate our future neurosurgeons.鈥�
The Neurosurgery Residency Program, now in its 35th year, has trained scores of skilled neurosurgeons, and is directed by Steven Yocom, DO 鈥�93, clinical professor, neurosurgery. Dr. Yocum also co-chairs the annual symposium.
More than 300 黑料传送门 neurosurgery residents, medical students and support staff from the program鈥檚 various neurosurgical practices attended this year鈥檚 event. The course faculty is composed of the residency program faculty.
Learn more about the Neurosurgery Residency Program at 黑料传送门.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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