Posted In Graduate Medical Education Program on September 22, 2021
TidalHealth’s new Internal Medicine Residency Program has earned accreditation by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The program will start recruiting medical residents for the program in October, and the first class of new physicians will start in July 2022.
Resident doctors are those who have graduated from medical school and earned their medical degree, and then train for a specific specialty in a Graduate Medical Education program. TidalHealth’s program specializes in internal medicine, which focuses on preventing, diagnosing and treating diseases in adults. Many internal medicine specialists go on to become primary care physicians.
“The Internal Medicine Residency program will draw new talent to Delmarva, which is always in need of new physicians. It will also give these students the opportunity to learn and grow with our facility and emerge as outstanding physicians,” said Dr. C.B. Silvia, Vice President Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional. “The continuing academic advancement of our health system promotes the overall quality of our medical care and will attract other high-quality medical providers to our region as well.”
The curriculum of TidalHealth’s GME program is a 4+1 schedule focused on balancing inpatient and outpatient experiences with a healthy work-life balance. The curriculum has been customized to prioritize the value of long-term meaningful relationships between the patient and their physician. The program’s schedule will promote longitudinal management of patients through uninterrupted rotations in a continuity clinic. Residents will have structured, clinical patient-centered experiences in each of the internal medicine subspecialties, ambulatory settings, and inpatient rotation.
“Our goal is to recruit highly motivated physicians from diverse backgrounds with strong clinical knowledge,” said Hameem Kawsar, MD, PhD, FACP, program director for the Internal Medicine Residency program. “We will mentor each resident to fulfill their career goals successfully.”
Medical students who wish to apply can do so through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). More information and applications may be found on the ERAS website. The TidalHealth Internal Medicine Residency program can be found in ERAS under the ACGME # 140230000.
