2019 --2020 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 WELCOME 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, Cooper Bone and Joint Institute, Cooper Neurological Institute, Women’s and Children’s Health Institute (home to the Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper, South Jersey’s only state-designated hospital for children, and The Ripa Center for Women’s Health and Wellness at Cooper, which provides primary and multispecialty care), 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 Antoinette Spevetz, MD, FCCM, FACP, FCCP Designated Institution Official 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 and has won the coveted Consumer Choice Award for 2016-2017 by the National Research Corporation (NRC),which identifies hospitals across the United States that have been chosen Eric E. Kupersmith, MD, SFHM by health care consumers as having the highest quality and the best image This Senior Vice President and Chief Medical Officer is the 11th year Cooper has received this honor Cooper’s commitment is to provide exceptional care to every patient, every day, in a patient-centered, family-focused environment Every employee—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 team, as we provide university-quality health care in southern New Jersey 1 WELCOME 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 EXCELLENCEunmatched, 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. CooperHealth edu 2 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 EXCELLENCE(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 • Pediatrics Examination in the Medical Sciences • Plastic Surgery • Gynecology/Oncology (FMGEMS), Part I and Part II examinations • Podiatric Medicine/Surgery (CPME) • Hematology/Oncology of the National Board of Medical • Hospice and Palliative Medicine Examiners (NBME), or the USMLE; • Psychiatry • Infectious Diseases and by meeting all other requirements • Urology of the ECFMG. • Interventional Cardiology • Vascular and Endovascular Graduate medical education appointments Surgery (Integrated) • Interventional Pulmonology are made for a period of one year. • Micrographic Surgery and Individuals who maintain satisfactory Dermatolgic 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 Experience teaching rounds, • Surgical Breast Oncology learn online digital imaging, 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, private patient rooms, a critical care floor, and operating room suites; the Kelemen building with the Emergency Department, Level I Trauma Center, and the Children’s Cooper Medical School Regional Hospital at Cooper; and the Dorrance building with mother-infant services, of Rowan University labor and delivery, the Level III NICU, and a regional perinatal center. Rowan University and MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper the Cooper Health System partnered in June 2009 to MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper, located on the Cooper Health Sciences establish Cooper Medical Campus in Camden, is the cornerstone of Cooper’s partnership with the University School of Rowan University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. At this four-story comprehensive cancer (CMSRU), the 135th medical center, patients experience MD Anderson’s signature, multidisciplinary approach degree-granting school in to care in a state-of-the-art setting close to home. the country and the first new medical school in Annette C. Reboli, MD Dean, CMSRU New Jersey in 35 years. It graduated its charter class of students in May 2016. Currently, 336 students are enrolled at CMSRU. The school will continue to gradually increase its student enrollment until it reaches a maximum of 416. In June 2016, CMSRU received full accreditation for five years from the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME), the maximum for a new school. CMSRU’s success with the LCME accreditation process was remarkable, with the school earning zero issues of non-compliance for its provisional accreditation in 2014. Cooper physicians serve as the clinical faculty for CMSRU. Although CMSRU is a new school, the Coriell Institute for Medical Research Cooper faculty is not new to teaching. Cooper The Coriell Institute for Medical Research, an independent nonprofit dedicated served as the core clinical campus for the former to the study of the human genome, is recognized as one of the world’s leading UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical