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Lisa Maxwell, M.D.
Program
Director |
Christiana Care Health System has developed a
cutting-edge, exciting, unprecedented new opportunity for individuals
wishing to pursue dual training and dual board eligibility in emergency
medicine and
family medicine. The creation of
the five-year Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine Residency Program is the
first allopathic program of its kind in the country and
will graduate its first resident in 2012. Two positions are offered
each academic year in the combined program, and appointments are
made via the allopathic match.
By offering a comprehensive, cohesive curriculum
that utilizes the talents, resources and strengths of each individual
department, we are able to integrate these two powerful and critically
important areas of medicine into a unified and highly individualized
residency training experience.This innovative training opportunity is
designed to equip physicians with the experience, skill sets and knowledge
base to be able to navigate and manage a vast array of patient-care needs.
Such a broad spectrum ranges from acute injury and critical care as seen
in the emergency department to the complete management and care of
patients as individuals, as well as in the context of family and
community, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. The primary mission
is to train highly dedicated and versatile physicians who will be well
suited to meet and challenge
the growing demands of our
dynamic health care environment. With the crises that currently
exist in emergency departments and primary-care offices, the inception of
this program ensures that there will be qualified physicians to fill
a unique niche and advocate for patients as a liaison
between emergent and primary care.
Training takes place under the direct supervision
and guidance of
both specialties equally and is
specifically designed to provide an optimal educational experience. Ultimately,
graduates of this program will have the choice of practicing
in either one or both specialties in academic or community hospital
settings. The option also exists to further pursue subspecialty training,
fellowship or clinical research interests.
Lisa Maxwell, M.D., program director for the Family
Medicine Residency, and Neal Jasani, M.D., program director for the
Emergency Medicine Residency serve as collaborative co-directors for the
combined EM/FM program. We invite you to take a closer look at the
groundbreaking Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine Residency Program at
Christiana Care and all it has to offer. Thank you for your interest in
our program.
Accreditation
The combined Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine
Residency Program is approved by both the American Board
of Emergency
Medicine and the American Board of Family Medicine, and
is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education. At the end of the five-year program, graduates will be
qualified and eligible to sit for board certification in both
emergency medicine and family medicine.
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Two appointments each year are
offered to the combined, five-year Emergency Medicine/Family Medicine
Residency Program. |
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