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LECOM Health/Millcreek Community Hospital

Attn: Kaitlin Hanes

5515 Peach Street

Erie, PA 16509

CASPR # 0724

CRIP Section 2

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

PMSR/RRA

Director

Michael Hankins DPM

Phone: 814-868-8217

Program E-mail: khanes@mch1.org

Program Web Site: www.lecomhealth.com

Hospital Description

Accreditation: AOA

Offers podiatry clerkship: yes

Staff DPMs: 17

Affiliated Institutions:

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

UPMC Hamot

AHN Saint Vincent

Village Surgery Center

UPMC Northwest

Meadville Medical Center

LECOM Health Corry Memorial Hospital

Other Residency Programs:

Transitional Year, Family Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Psychiatry, Sports Medicine Fellowship, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

Clinical Experiences

Anesthesiology: yes

Behavioral Science: yes

Dermatology: no

Diabetic Wound Care: yes

Emergency Room: yes

Family Practice: yes

Internal Medicine: yes

Infectious Disease: yes

Neurology: yes

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: yes

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: no

Plastic Surgery: yes

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: yes

Rheumatology: no

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences:

Surgical Anatomy – Cadaver Lab at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine; Surgical Centers; Wound Clinic; Resident Clinic; Senior Living Center (Geri)

Program Emphasis:

Team approach to diagnosing and treating all lower extremity pathology. Involved weekly didactics and journal club. Wide variety of scope and volume surgical cases.

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: yes

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $48222.54

Second Year: $49294.15

Third Year: $50365.76

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: yes

Meals: yes

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: yes

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits:

Membership to LECOM Medical Fitness & Wellness Center; Reduced tuition to LECOM Master’s degree programs (MHSA, MS MEd, MPH, MS Biomedical Ethic) $1,000 relocation reimbursement; Boards Part 3 reimbursement; annual CME allowance – $1,800.00; access to affordable rental housing through health system.

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: Millcreek Community Hospital, Medical Education 5515 Peach Street, Erie, PA 16509

NBPME Part III: Yes

Program Application Fee: $0

Refundable: n/a

Payable to:

n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

ACLS: yes

CPR: yes

Minimum GPA: 3.0

Minimum Rank: no

Other Applicant Requirements:

none.

Available Resources

Sample Contract: At CRIP

Benefit Package: At CRIP

Curriculum: At CRIP

Program Overview

LECOM Health Millcreek Community Hospital is a teaching hospital associated with the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine that offers 4 PMSR/RRA positions per year. The program offers a balance of hospital rounds, surgery, office, and wound clinic. Residents become proficient in forefoot and rearfoot procedures including diabetic limb salvage. Education is a premiere asset of the program with weekly didactic meetings, monthly journal clubs, and a resident run clinic. Residents are required to produce one research project suitable for publication yearly. Residents experience extensive hands on clinical and surgical training that exceeds CPME requirements.