for further details please contact: residency coordinator ... broc… · on-call meals are provided...

FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCYPROGRAMPenn Highlands Healthcare

Family Medicine Residency Program

100 Hospital AvenueDuBois, PA 15801

www.phhealthcare.org/residency

We offer competitive compensation and benefits to our residents.

Compensation• PGY1-$52,000

• PGY2-$53,000

• PGY3-$54,000

Benefits• Two weeks paid vacation per academic year• One week paid educational leave• Health insurance, and vision and dental

(optional) for resident• Malpractice insurance• Life insurance• Disability insurance• Retirement plan (optional)• $1,500 personal development stipend• Certification and re-certification training in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac

Life Support (ACLS) and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)

• Lab coats provided• Meals are provided at discounted price and on-call meals are provided free• Free access to fitness center on the campus of

Penn Highlands DuBois

For further details please contact:

Brooke KunselmanCoordinator, Graduate Medical Education 814-299-7421 phone | 814-372-2573 faxbakunselman@phhealthcare.org

Shelby McClureCoordinator, Medical Students 814-299-7420 phone | 814-372-2887 faxsemcclure@phhealthcare.org

Lisa Witherite-Rieg, DO Director, Graduate Medical EducationProgram Director, Family Medicine Residencylawitheriterieg@phhealthcare.org

Approved by the American Osteopathic Association and supported by the LECOMT OPT1. ACGME initial accreditation effective 7/1/2017.

The Penn Highlands Healthcare Family Medicine Residency Program offers inpatient and outpatient training to prepare residents for a career in primary care.

We proudly support outstanding educational experiences, including vibrant wellness and didactic curriculum.

Penn Highlands Healthcare is concentrating its efforts and resources on educating osteopathic family physicians prepared to meet the demands of rural health care.

SPECIALTY UNITS:• ICU• CVICU• The Heart Center• The Lung Center• Hahne Regional Cancer Center• NICU

Our Residency Training Sites are continuity of care clinics with the Rural Health Center in Brookville, PA and the Family Medicine Continuity Clinic in DuBois, PA.

With a competitive benefit package, comfortable and safe communities and the beauty of the Pennsylvania Wilds, there is not a better place to begin your medical career!

Important Facts About Penn Highlands Healthcare• A four-hospital system with one mission: to

improve regional access to primary care and advanced health service, while supporting quality of life for our community members.

• Community teaching hospital• One-on-one training with attending physicians

Between 2018 and 2021, Penn Highlands Healthcare is implementing a $111 million Master Facilities Plan designed to enhance access to critical services and advanced care for the residents of Northwestern/Central Pennsylvania.

The Master Facilities Plan triggers eight major expansion and renovation projects to modernize, improve and expand upon the services we offer patients at our four hospital campuses and numerous outpatient facilities in the 12-county region we serve. They include a Behavioral Health Hospital, Level III Trauma Center and Centers of Excellence for orthopedics, pediatrics and women’s health.

FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY

GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION

Core Training Site for LECOM 3rd and 4th Year Students

Emergency MedicineFamily MedicineGeneral SurgeryInternal MedicineOB/GYNPediatricsPsychiatry

Electives available include:

DermatologyEmergency MedicineGastroenterologyHematology/OncologyNeonatal Intensive CareNeurologyOphthalmologyOrthopedicsOtolaryngologyPain ManagementPathology/Lab Medicine

Plastic SurgeryPulmonologyRadiologyRheumatologySports MedicineUrology