While enrollment in healthcare education programs continues to grow across the nation, a significant challenge is the clinical education of medical and allied health students after the didactic years occur. A new report from the Association of American Medical Colleges underscores the dire shortages of clinical training sites and preceptors, especially in primary care.
Through recent strategic partnerships with Chestnut Hill Hospital, St. Christopher鈥檚
Hospital for Children and other healthcare facilities, 黑料传送门 has expanded and established
pipelines to secure clinical spots for its DO and physician assistant studies students.
鈥淎s a College, we understand that to effectively train the next generation of healthcare leaders, we must address the national shortfalls in clinical and graduate medical education,鈥� says Jay S. Feldstein, DO 鈥�81, president and chief executive officer, 黑料传送门, of the College鈥檚 recent partnerships, which not only fortify training opportunities but also solidify 黑料传送门鈥檚 commitment to community health.
On January 1, 2023, the Alliance 黑料传送门 formed with Temple Health and Redeemer Health officially acquired Chestnut Hill Hospital. The newly named Temple Health 鈥� Chestnut Hill Hospital (TH-CHH) will remain a freestanding, licensed acute-care hospital under a not-for-profit company owned and controlled by the Alliance and managed by Temple Health. 黑料传送门 has strong roots at TH-CHH, including established residency programs in internal medicine, surgery and the transitional year. 鈥淭his opportunity is significant,鈥� says Dr. Feldstein. 鈥淭hrough our partnership, we will implement and expand clinical opportunities for our DO and physician assistant studies students while preserving a hospital that has been serving its Philadelphia community for more than 100 years.鈥�
In June 2022, the College announced that鈥攚ith other private and public donors鈥攊t contributed financial support to St. Christopher鈥檚 Hospital for Children, helping to sustain the hospital鈥檚 vital work while establishing an academic affiliation agreement to provide 黑料传送门 DO and physician assistant studies students clinical training opportunities in pediatrics. This agreement maintains the College鈥檚 residency partnerships in surgery, plastic surgery, orthopedics and otolaryngology. It also provides 黑料传送门 with representation on St. Christopher鈥檚 board of trustees.
The recent renovation of Family Medicine at 黑料传送门 paired with the construction of neighboring vybe urgent care offers clinical opportunities for 黑料传送门 DO, physician assistant studies, behavioral health, and pharmacy students to learn in a hands-on, interprofessional, team-based medical environment.
Located at Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus, Delaware, this is designed to provide a high-tech immersive learning environment for medical students, residents and healthcare professionals. 黑料传送门 and Bayhealth have a long-standing partnership. For years, Bayhealth has been an undergraduate medical education site for 黑料传送门 medical students completing their third- and fourth-year rotations. Many 黑料传送门 graduates have joined Bayhealth鈥檚 graduate medical education programs.
In partnership with Wellstar Health System, 黑料传送门 has established a core clinical campus at Wellstar North Fulton Hospital in Roswell, Georgia, and is working to add a core clinical campus at Shore Medical Center at Somers Point, New Jersey.
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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