Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ypsilanti, Michigan, offers a physician assistant residency program that combines classroom instruction and clinical training during a 12-month period. The residency program allows aspiring physician assistants to focus on the area of cardiothoracic surgery. In this program, residents learn to diagnose and manage conditions such as coronary heart disease, aortic aneurysm and lung carcinoma. To get into the residency program, individuals must have graduated from a physician assistant program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant and be eligible for or have passed the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants examination. The Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital physician assistant residency program was established in 2001.
Saint Joseph Mercy Hospital
Cardiothoracic Physician Assistant Residency Program
Michigan Heart and Vascular Institute
5325 Elliott Drive, Suite 102
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
743-712-7202
sjmercyhealth.org
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Department of Emergency Medicine in Iowa City, Iowa, offers an 18-month physician assistant residency program. Residents in this program have the opportunity to complete clinical rotations in areas such as the surgical intensive care unit, internal medicine, orthopedics, trauma and the burn unit. Residents also have the chance to work in pediatric emergency care. In addition, students learn through conferences, journal clubs, presentations and workshops. Residency program applicants must submit transcripts from accredited physician assistant programs, letters of recommendation and personal statements in addition to completing an interview. The residency program at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics began in 2004.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Department of Emergency Medicine
200 Hawkins Drive, 1008 RCP
Iowa City, IA 52242
319-384-6511
www.healthcare.uiowa.edu
Aspiring physician assistants also can complete an obstetrics and gynecology (OB-GYN) residency program through the Riverside County/Arrowhead Regional Medical Centers in Moreno Valley and Colton, California. Residents in this 12-month program learn how to help with vaginal deliveries and cesarean sections. They also study how to manage postpartum and acutely ill OB-GYN patients. Program residents must be able to devote 60 to 80 hours per week to clinical work and lectures.
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
400 N. Pepper Ave.
Colton, CA 92324
951-486-6436
Riverside County Regional Medical Center
26520 Cactus Ave.
Moreno Valley, CA 92555
951-486-4000
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