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Geisinger-Community Medical Center

Attn: Anna Dabrowski

1800 Mulberry Street

Scranton, PA 18510

CASPR # 0708

CRIP Section 1

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

Director

Ellianne Nasser, DPM

Phone: 570-703-8146

Program E-mail: aedabrowski@geisinger.edu

Program Web Site: https://www.geisinger.edu/gchs/education/residencies-fellowships/residencies/podiatry-residency/program-overview

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: yes

Staff DPMs: 20

Affiliated Institutions:

Geisinger Health System, Regional Hospital Surgery Center of Scranton

Other Residency Programs: n/a

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: yes

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: yes

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: yes

Plastic Surgery: no

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: no

Rheumatology: no

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences:

This program offers various other clinical experiences, such as a resident-run clinic, billing and coding curriculum, and exposure to an orthotics lab.

Program Emphasis:

Our program emphasizes rearfoot reconstructive surgery, Charcot reconstructive surgery, Trauma, forefoot surgery, and limb salvage.

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: no

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $65,603.00

Second Year: $68,307.00

Third Year: $70,519.00

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: yes

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: yes

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits:

Residents are funded to attend multiple hands-on surgical skills courses. Our residency provides a wellness program that encourages work-life balance.

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: Geisinger Community Medical Center (Anna Dabrowski 1800 Mulberry Street, Scranton, PA 185106861

NBPME Part III: Yes

Program Application Fee: No

Refundable: No

Payable to: n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

ACLS: yes

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: no

Minimum Rank: no

Other Applicant Requirements:

Incoming Residents are expected to attend hospital wide orientation in the middle of June. Orientation schedules are emailed after residency match.

Available Resources

Sample Contract: At CRIP

Benefit Package: At CRIP

Curriculum: At CRIP

Program Overview

Geisinger Community Medical Center is a PMSR/RRA-certified program involved in all facets of podiatric medicine and surgery. Residents rotate with all specialties and implement wound care practices and Hyperbaric Oxygen therapy. Strong surgical skills are enforced with excellent guidance from staff. Attendings in all aspects of foot and ankle surgery, including Charcot reconstruction, rearfoot and forefoot procedures, ankle arthroscopy, Ilizarov frames, limb salvage, and trauma. Hospital-based and outpatient clinics are included in the curriculum, encompassing all aspects of podiatric medicine. Research and education remain a priority as a resident.