2020-2021 Post Graduate Medical Education Brochure
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2020 --2021 Postgraduate Medical Education Our mission: To Serve. To Heal. To Educate. Mission Our mission is To Serve. To Heal. To Educate. We accomplish our mission through innovative and effective systems of care and by bringing people and resources together, creating value for our patients and the community. Vision Cooper University Health Care will be the premier health care provider in the region, driven by our exceptional people delivering a world-class patient experience, one patient at a time, and through our commitment to educating the providers of the future. Contents Welcome Letter 1 Discover the Difference 2 Find Your Specialty 3 Explore Our Campus 4 Train in the Area’s Top Hospital 5 Delve Into Specialty Services 6 Venture Beyond the Hospital Walls 7 Enhance Your Learning Experience 8 Enjoy the Benefits 9 Residency/Fellowship Contact Information 10 Learn More 12 1887 First two residents 1889 Camden Training 1920 Dr. Vincent Del 1923 New children’s 1926 First motor at Cooper. School for Nurses Duca began ward opened. ambulance opened. pediatric residency to replace at Cooper. horse-drawn transportation. Welcome Cooper University Health Care takes pride in its ability to offer a comprehensive array of diagnostic and treatment services Cooper University Hospital serves as southern New Jersey’s major tertiary care referral hospital for specialized services Cooper Premier Institutes, Centers of Excellence, and programs include: MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, Surgical Services Institute, Adult Health Institute, Cooper Heart Institute/Cardiac Partners at Cooper and Inspira, Cooper Bone and Joint Institute, Cooper Neurological Institute, Women’s and Children’s Health Institute, Urban Health Institute, Center for Population Health, Center for Critical Care Services, Center for Urgent and Emergent Services, and the Center for Trauma Services, which includes our Level I Trauma Center, Level II Pediatric Trauma Center, and active community trauma prevention education Cooper has been a cornerstone in Camden for more than 130 years and has expanded its facilities and services throughout South Jersey Consumers and physicians recognize Cooper as South Jersey’s leading academic medical center In annual surveys assessing the region’s medical care, Cooper’s physicians are frequently recognized as “Top Doctors” in their fields These world-class physicians are the teachers with whom you will interact during your educational experience Cooper has been nationally recognized for its leadership in patient safety, receiving the 2019 Patient Safety Excellence AwardTM from Healthgrades, placing it among the top 5% of hospitals in the nation Cooper was also recognized as a high-performing hospital for treating heart failure and COPD by U S News & World Report’s 2019-2020 Best Hospital Survey Cooper’s commitment is to provide exceptional care to every patient, every day, in a patient-centered, family-focused environment Every employee— Antoinette Spevetz, MD, FCCM, FACP, FCCP Designated Institution Official including our residents and fellows—is a member of the caregiving team and has an important role in making the experience at Cooper a healing one for patients and their families Your training at Cooper will be academically challenging, enhanced by our top-ranked faculty and state-of-the-art equipment and facilities We welcome the opportunity to have you as part of our Lisa C. Laphan-Morad team, as we provide university-quality health care in southern Vice President, Education and Research New Jersey Eric E. Kupersmith, MD, SFHM Senior Vice President and Chief Physician Executive 1 Discover the Difference When you join Cooper University Health Care, you become part of a team that is committed to excellence in medical education, patient care, and research. Patient-focused services and technology at Cooper University Health Care are unmatched, from prevention and wellness, to chronic care and specialized services for children, to the most complex emergency and acute health conditions. Anchored by Cooper University Hospital, a 635-bed, non-profit academic tertiary care hospital, Cooper University Health Care provides comprehensive care through an extensive network of services and facilities in South Jersey. The hospital serves as the primary clinical site for Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. Along with our “Top Doctors,” an unparalleled footprint of facilities and services, and passionate dedication to medical research, Cooper University Health Care tops the list for medical students, residents, fellows, nurses, and allied health professionals in a broad range of specialties. 1927 Ann Canning 1935 Dr. Edwin Ristine 1942 World War II 61st 1954 Cooper enters 1968 Dr. Rudolph Building opened named hospital’s first Station Hospital “Decade of Camishion for patients. official surgical resident. departs for Africa. Development” to performed first expand access for open-heart 2 medical services. surgery at Cooper. Find Your Specialty Cooper University Health Care offers a wide range of residency and fellowship opportunities, all of which are approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Cooper University Hospital participates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) to select qualified applicants for first-graduate-year positions (PGY-1). All fourth-year medical students applying for a PGY-1 position must be enrolled in the NRMP. All applicants must be either: 1 A graduate of an American or Canadian medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Residencies Fellowships Education (LCME), the American Osteopathic Association (AOA), or the • Anesthesiology • Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Council on Podiatric Medical Education • (CPME)—passing United States Medical • Dermatology Cardiovascular Disease Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step I, • Diagnostic Radiology • Child Abuse Pediatrics USMLE Step II-Clinical Knowledge (CK), • Emergency Medicine • Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and Step II-Clinical Skills (CS), or the • • Critical Care Medicine equivalent of the respective licensing General Surgery exam. Or: • Internal Medicine • Emergency Medical Services 2 A graduate of a foreign medical • Neurology • Endocrinology school, certified by the Educational • Obstetrics/Gynecology • Female Pelvic Medicine/ Commission for Foreign Medical Reconstructive Surgery (FPMRS) • Orthopaedic Surgery Graduates (ECFMG), earned through • Gastroenterology passing the Foreign Medical Graduate • Otolaryngology (ENT) Examination in the Medical Sciences • Pediatrics • Gynecologic Oncology (FMGEMS), Part I and Part II examinations • Plastic Surgery • Hematology/Oncology of the National Board of Medical • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Examiners (NBME), or the USMLE; • Podiatric Medicine/Surgery (CPME) • Infectious Diseases and by meeting all other requirements • Psychiatry of the ECFMG. • Interventional Cardiology • Urology • Interventional Pulmonology Graduate medical education appointments • Vascular and Endovascular • are made for a period of one year. Surgery (Integrated) Micrographic Surgery and Individuals who maintain satisfactory Dermatologic Oncology performance and meet the requirements • Nephrology of their chosen specialty are eligible for yearly reappointment. Departments may • Orthopaedic Trauma request interviews of candidates who • Pain Medicine meet program criteria. • Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine • Rheumatology • Surgical Breast Oncology Experience teaching rounds, learn online digital imaging, and work • Surgical Critical Care among world-renowned faculty • Women’s Imaging 3 Explore Our Campus Cooper’s 20-acre Health Sciences Campus comprises Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, and the world-famous Coriell Institute for Medical Research. Cooper University Hospital Cooper University Hospital includes the Roberts Pavilion with a spectacular lobby, Cooper Medical School private patient rooms, a critical care floor, and operating room suites; the Kelemen of Rowan University Pavilion with the Emergency Department, Level I Trauma Center, and the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper; and the Dorrance building with mother-infant services, Rowan University and labor and delivery, the Level III NICU, and a regional perinatal center. the Cooper Health System partnered in June 2009 to MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper establish Cooper Medical School of Rowan University MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, located on the Cooper Health Sciences (CMSRU), the 135th medical Campus in Camden, is the cornerstone of Cooper’s partnership with the University degree-granting school in of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. At this four-story comprehensive cancer the country and the first center, patients experience MD Anderson’s signature, multidisciplinary approach new medical school in to care in a state-of-the-art setting close to home. New Jersey in 35 years. Annette C. Reboli, MD It graduated its charter class Dean, CMSRU of students in May 2016. Today, approximately 250 CMSRU alumni are training or practicing medicine at programs across the U.S., and more than 400 medical students are enrolled at the school. Cooper physicians serve as the clinical faculty for CMSRU. Although CMSRU is a new school, the Cooper faculty is not new to teaching. Cooper served as the core clinical campus for the former UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School- Camden for over 30 years, where Cooper faculty educated third- and fourth-year