The Residency Program in Community Osteopathic Medicine
The Residency Program in Community Osteopathic Medicine (RP-COM) at Southampton Hospital is being developed to train osteopathic physicians for the community setting. The objective of this residency is to provide a comprehensive and longitudinal experience that will afford residents exposure to the various required disciplines. Southampton Hospital serves a culturally and economically diverse patient population, which offers a great variety of pathology. The hospital is located on the South Fork of Long Island in a semi-rural community in Southampton, New York. It serves the Townships of Southampton, East Hampton, Shelter Island and parts of Riverhead and Brookhaven. Southampton Hospital is committed to providing the best possible educational experience for each resident. The program will emphasize inpatient and outpatient primary care medicine and the importance of the physician’s role not only as a healthcare provider but also as a patient advocate, educator and as an agent of change. The seven core competencies of the osteopathic profession will be implemented through the training modules.
The Residency Program in Community Osteopathic Medicine (RP-COM) will be integrative and collaborative in nature. Three primary care fields will integrate knowledge and share their experiences in an enrichment process to provide outstanding osteopathic medical education.
The RPCOM will have three primary training tracks:
Family Medicine 4 osteopathic physicians per annum
Internal Medicine 3 osteopathic physicians per annum
Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine 2 osteopathic physicians per annum
The concept of the program, integrating three primary care modules into one program is being developed so physicians can share knowledge in the fields of ambulatory and community medicine, to educate each other and share their personal and professional growth. The experience intends to produce outstanding primary care physicians interested not only in treating illness , but carries a vision allocating resources to prevent disease and educate the community in excellent health practices to maintain wellness.
The Residency Program in Community Osteopathic Medicine hopes to place an emphasis on DIVERSITY , and accordingly advocates for diversity in its training program. Special attention integrating cross cultural experiences will be paramount to the training program. Psychosocial emphasis incorporated in daily rounds, didactic teachings and evening exchanges with allow enrichment to each member of the residency training program team.
For more information contact Dr. Shawn P. Cannon DO, Director of Osteopathic Medical Education at scannon@southamptonhospital.org or Karen Roberts, Medical Education Coordinator at (631)726-0409 or kroberts@southamptonhospital.org
For schedule information of the program, please visit www.HamptonDoc.com.
