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Cambridge Health Alliance

1493 Cambridge Street

Department of Surgery

Cambridge, MA 02139

CASPR # 0602

CRIP Section 1

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

Director

Harry P. Schneider DPM

Phone: 617-665-3570

Program E-mail: hschneider@cha.harvard.edu

Program Web Site: https://www.challiance.org/academics/podiatric-surgery-residency

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: no

Staff DPMs: 28

Affiliated Institutions:

Harvard Medical School, Winchester Hosp, Emerson Hosp, Faulkner Hosp, Newton-Wellesley Hosp, New England Surgicare, Lowell General Hosp, North Shore Medical Center, Massachusetts General Hosp.

Other Residency Programs:

Internal Medicine, Adult Psychiatry, Child Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry, Family Medicine, Dental, Pharmacy.
General Surgery residents from Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center rotate within the Cambridge Hospital

Clinical Experiences

Anesthesiology: yes

Behavioral Science: yes

Dermatology: no

Diabetic Wound Care: yes

Emergency Room: yes

Family Practice: no

Internal Medicine: yes

Infectious Disease: yes

Neurology: no

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: no

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: yes

Plastic Surgery: yes

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: no

Rheumatology: yes

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences: n/a

Program Emphasis:

Reconstructive Foot and Ankle Surgery, Revision cases, Diverse outpatient clinic.

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: no

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $81255

Second Year: $84506

Third Year: $87808

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: no

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: yes

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits:

Harvard Medical School Clinical Fellow in Surgery, $1900 CME Allowance per year, Board Part III exam reimbursement, BLS/ACLS training, ABPS/ABPM in-training exams, ACFAS Arthroscopy course reimbursement.

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: Attn: Harry P. Schneider, DPM 1493 Cambridge St, Dept of Surg/Podiatry, Cambridge, MA 02139

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: $40

Refundable: no

Payable to:

Cambridge Health Alliance-Podiatric Surg Residency

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

ACLS: yes

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: 3.2

Minimum Rank: no

Other Applicant Requirements:

Mail program fee to :
Harry P. Schneider, DPM
Department of Surgery
1493 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA 02139

Available Resources

Sample Contract: At CRIP

Benefit Package: At CRIP

Curriculum: At CRIP

Program Overview

The CHA Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Residency is a Harvard Medical School affiliated 3 year program approved by the CPME. The residency is authorized for a total of six residents, two in each year of training. The residency is designed with a rotational structure with an emphasis on resource based, competency driven assessment validated training. The resident is provided with a greater responsibility in patient care and decision making as they progress through their training. These experiences coincide with didactic activities such as journal club, skills workshops, case review and lectures. Research opportunities are readily available and highly encouraged.

Due to a combination of community-based and referral patients, the medical and surgical volume and diversity is exceptional. The residents are fully integrated into two active outpatient podiatric