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Southwest General Health Center

18697 East Bagley Road

Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

CASPR # 0476

CRIP No

Rescue Fund Insured: yes

COTH Member: yes

Entry Level Positions: n/a

Type

# Approved

# Filling

PMSR/RRA

Director

James R. Holfinger DPM

Phone: JHolfinger@aol.com

Program E-mail: JHolfinger@aol.com

Program Web Site: n/a

Hospital Description

Accreditation: JCAHO

Offers podiatry clerkship: yes

Staff DPMs: 18

Affiliated Institutions:

Southwest General is a partner of University Hospitals Health System of Cleveland, however all training for this program is conducted at Southwest General. The Southwest General podiatric residency program is completely separate from the University Hospitals podiatric residency program.

Other Residency Programs:

No other residency programs are sponsored at Southwest General. Podiatric Medicine and Surgery training has been active at Southwest since 1999 and is very well established. At times some non-podiatric residents sponsored by other hospitals such as orthopeadics, neurosurgery, and urology rotate at the hospital

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: no

Orthopedics: yes

Office Rotations: yes

Outpatient Clinic: yes

Pathology/Lab: yes

Pediatrics: no

Plastic Surgery: yes

Podiatry: yes

Podiatry (Surgery): yes

Radiology: yes

Rehabilitation: no

Rheumatology: no

Surgery: yes

Trauma: yes

Vascular Surgery: yes

Other Clinical Experiences:

Endocrinology

Program Emphasis:

Podiatric medicine and surgery with full scope of reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, Hospital and Office based.

Didactic Program

Grand Rounds: yes

Book Club: no

Journal Club: yes

Research: yes

Lecture Series: yes

Resident Benefits

Stipends

First Year: $60000

Second Year: $62000

Third Year: $64000

Fourth Year: n/a

CME Allowance: yes

Health Insurance: yes

Malpractice Insuarance: yes

Housing: no

Meals: no

Sick Leave: yes

Uniforms: no

Vacation: yes

Other Resident Benefits:

Lab Coats, $1500 each year per resident available for training related expenses.

Applicant Requirements

Mail additional fees and required documents not included in your CASPR application and any non-electronic document to this address: 7255 Old Oak Blvd. Suite C308, Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

NBPME Part III: No

Program Application Fee: n/a

Refundable: n/a

Payable to:

n/a

Clerkship Required: no

State Licensure: Training

ACLS: no

CPR: no

Minimum GPA: 3.00

Minimum Rank: n/a

Other Applicant Requirements:

No deadline

Available Resources

Sample Contract: Contact Program

Benefit Package: Contact Program

Curriculum: Contact Program

Program Overview

Southwest General sponsored a very successful PMSR-24 from 1999-2007 and began the PMSR/RRA-36 in 2021. During the gap we have been training residents from University Hospitals which has been phased out as Southwest residents replaced the UH residents. Currently a total of 5 residents are in training (2 PGY-1’s. 1 PGY-2, 1 PGY-3, and 1-PGY-3 transfer) At the present time we are approved for a total of 4 residents at all times with a temporary approval for the current transfer resident. Going forward we plan to have one resident starting July 1, 2024 to complement what will be 2 PGY-2’s and 1 PGY-3. Last year we accepted 2 residents which is what we are approved to do every third year. With few exceptions training occurs at the hospital, nearby hospital surgery center, and offices on the hospital main campus. The program offers excellent volume and diversity of surgical procedures as well as a high volume of hospital and office patients. Once selected, it is desirable for residents to live near the hospital as we have a busy ED. Call is divided by 4 residents. In addition to salary and standard hospital employee benefits, $1500 per resident per year is available to reimburse for any training related expenses.