Program Director(s):	Andrew Friedman, DO
Associate Program Director:	Andrew Ogden, DO
Address:	Department of Medical Education Red Lion and Knights Roads Philadelphia, PA 19114 215-612-4846 (Phone) 215-612-4069 (Fax)
Program Length:	2 years following completion of Internal Medicine Tracking Internship
Approved Positions:	10 (including linked internship)
Tracked Positions:	Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Frankford Hospitals program prepares residents for board certification in Internal Medicine or subspecialty fellowship training. The program allows for progressively greater responsibility in the medical management of patients and patient care decisions. The didactic program consists of monthly journal clubs and weekly academic conferences that include faculty presentations from various Internal Medicine resources, subspecialty guest lecturers, resident presentations, osteopathic manipulation review and medicolegal seminars. Residents also complete a weekly half-day ambulatory medicine experience in the hospital’s urban Internal Medicine Clinic at the Frankford campus. The residents are able to develop their own panel of patients that they manage throughout their residency career. Monthly patient information sessions are held by the residents to educate the Clinic patients about common medical topics, like tobacco cessation and diabetes. In-hospital on-call every sixth night as well as beeper call for the hospital Clinic are part of the residents responsibilities.

Residents develop and present Case Presentation Conferences and Morbidity and Mortality Case reviews during the course of their training.  The Department of Medicine Grand Rounds, Daily morning report and noon conferences are also part of the educational experience.  The large university hospitals in the area provide excellent academic and clinical experiences for completing elective and selective requirements.  Attendance at the ACOI Board Review course is funded.

The Frankford Hospital Internal Medicine residency program is committed to providing our residents with the best educational experience found in a community hospital.  The friendly environment allows for growth at all stages of training.  We welcome you to find out more about our program by contacting our Program Directors or Chief Residents and/or scheduling a visit to our hospital. 

Sample Curriculum

PGY-2:

5 months Inpatient General Internal Medicine	4 months Internal Medicine Selectives
2 months Medical Intensive Care Unit	1 month Anesthesia

 

PGY-3:

5 months Inpatient General Internal Medicine	4 months Internal Medicine Selectives
1 month Medical Intensive Care Unit	2 months Electives

 

Selectives:

Cardiology	Pulmonary	Infectious Diseases	Nephrology	Gastroenterology
Endocrinology	Hematology/Oncology	Rheumatology	Neurology