Tracks of Excellence
In addition to our expanded curriculum, residents can pursue their passions - the specialty areas in which they are interested for their future practice plans. Five specific tracks are available, including maternal and child health, geriatrics and palliative care, community and international health, integrative medicine, and faculty development. Our experienced faculty and expansive resources make these tracks an ideal fit for our program and for the incoming resident.
Maternal/Child Track
Track Coordinator: Stephanie Rosener, MD, Maternity Care Coordinator
This track is designed to meet the needs of residents desiring an enriched educational experience in Maternal/Child health, including those planning to include obstetrics and newborn care in their future practice.
Advanced clinical experiences will be offered both at Middlesex Hospital and in collaboration with other institutions such as UCONN, Backus Hospital and others.
Palliative Medicine/Geriatric Track
Track Coordinator: Otto Weis, MD, Clinical Director
This track is designed to provide additional training for residents interested in immersion experiences in Palliative Medicine and Geriatrics. The residents will be able to individualize their training by selecting the amount of time they would prefer to spend in the Palliative Medicine and Geriatric portions of this track. In addition, there will be a variety of settings in which to further their Palliative Medicine training as well as their Geriatric training, depending on the resident's interest and need.
International Health Track
Track Coordinator: Cliff O'Callahan, MD, PhD, FAAP
This track is designed to meet the needs of residents planning to incorporate global health activities into their later academic and/or practice careers.
This track will continue to evolve in conjunction with the development of Global Health Tracks around the country. As the Chairperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on International Child Health, the development of such a track is one of our priority strategic plans and I am actively involved in working with faculty from these institutions.
Clinical immersion experiences will be an integral part of this track, primarily in the last two years and once the candidate has completed all of the in-country programmatic objectives.
Integrative Medicine Track
Track Coordinator: Gregory Shields, MD, Integrative Medicine Coordinator
This track is designed to meet the needs of residents seeking to incorporate the philosophies, techniques and a variety of therapeutic modalities into their future practice.
The opportunity exists to complete the Fellowship in Integrative Medicine through the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.
Academic and Leadership Track
Track Coordinator: Alan Douglass, MD, Associate Director
This track is designed to meet the needs of residents planning to incorporate a substantial amount of teaching and leadership in their future career. For those planning a career in academic medicine it will serve the role of a faculty development fellowship.
This track is offered in conjunction with Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM). LECOM is one of the nation's most innovative medical schools, and deeply committed to academic skill development.
What’s New? P4.
Beginning with our June 2008 residents, our program will include a fourth year of some of the most innovative learning experiences a resident can find anywhere, including our Tracks of Excellence. Learn more…