AOA Intern and Resident Work Hours:
Please refer to Intern & Resident Policies if not familiar with Work Hours
Policy
Title: Policy to Monitor On-call and Work Hour Schedules
Policy #: 13
The AOA has charged each OPTI the task of overseeing their partner
institution s on-call and work hour policies for interns and residents. To ensure compliance, we
have established the following protocol for the intern or residents to report an inconsistencies or
infractions in their hospital s published work hour policy.
The intern or resident must
initially report in the manner outlined in Policies Governing Evaluation & Appeal Mechanism of
their institution s Intern/Resident Manual.
In the event the intern or resident feels
his/her concerns were not addressed properly, they may then contact their designated Intern or
Resident Representative of LECOMT s Osteopathic Graduate Medical Education (OGME) Committee or the
LECOMT Chief Academic Officer at 814.866.8156.
LECOMT and each member institution
agree that there can be no reprisals for the intern/resident reporting the inconsistencies or
infractions in the hospital s published on-call and work hour policy.
Each LECOMT
member institution must include in their intern/resident manual this LECOMT policy to assure the
intern/resident has received proper notification of the appropriate protocol and OPTI contacts.
LECOMT Chief Academic Officer:
Richard R. Terry, DO, MBA,
FACOFP
1858 West Grandview
Boulevard
Erie, Pennsylvania 16509 - 1025
Research:
If you have questions regarding clinical or basic research, would like assistance in
developing a research protocol, or would like to obtain grant information, you can contact Bertalan
Dudas, M.D., Ph.D. by phone at 814.866.8142 or by e-mail at bdudas@lecom.edu or Ayman Saleh, Ph.D. by phone at 814.866.8161 or by e-mail at
asaleh@lecom.edu. For assistance with
research design and data analysis, you can contact Mark Terrell, Ed.D. by phone at 814.860.5121 or
by e-mail at mterrell@lecom.edu.
Pennsylvania Osteopathic Manipulation Therapy Examination:
For information regarding
the Pennsylvania Osteopathic Manipulation Therapy Examination, visit www.pcshq.com. Application, eligibility, fees, deadlines, exam dates, and sites are
included on this site.
LECOM at Seton Hill
Hospital Day 2012 and LECOM Erie Hospital Day 2012: The Administration and Students at
LECOM invite you participate in the inaugural LECOM at Seton Hill Hospital Day on April 11, 2012
and the annual LECOM Erie Hospital Day on April 12, 2012. You have the choice of attending both or
either event. The registration (Click
here) allows you to make this choice. Both Hospital Day events are offered at no fee to
participating hospitals and institutions.
Pinnacle Health Systems/LECOM and Maternal Fetal Medicine of Central PA, Maternal Fetal
Medicine Fellowship:
Maternal Fetal Medicine of Central PA, P.C. is currently accepting
applications for a Maternal Fetal Medicine Fellowship position at Pinnacle Health Harrisburg
Hospital, PA, sponsored through LECOM and Pinnacle Health System for the July 2012 start date.
Terry B. Tressler, DO, FACOOG is our Fellowship Program Director. Dr. Tressler completed his
residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg, PA.
After practicing Ob/Gyn for seven years, he completed his fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at
Rockford Memorial Hospital in Rockford, IL. He is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and
Maternal Fetal Medicine. Dr. Tressler is the founder of our practice which began in 1995. He has a
wide range of interests in Maternal Fetal Medicine.
The program is a 36-month
fellowship training in maternal and fetal medicine approved by the American Osteopathic Association
and the American College of Osteopathic Obstetricians and Gynecologists. It is designed to provide
the osteopathic fellow with advanced and concentrated training and board preparation in maternal
and fetal medicine. To assure the quality training for each fellow, the program is designed to
train three (3) fellows or less at any given time. Harrisburg Hospital is a 634-bed hospital and
part of the Pinnacle Health System and performs approximately 5000 deliveries annually. The
fellowship education is provided by dedicated and experienced faculty.
Please contact Diane Shearer, Program Coordinator at dshearer@pinnaclehealth.org, or
717.231.8640 or
Diane Shearer
Maternal Fetal Medicine of Central PA
100 S. Second
Street, Suite 4B
Harrisburg, PA, 17101
Olean Medical Group, LLP seeking
physicians in a number of specialties:
The Olean Medical Group, LLP, in Olean, NY, is seeking
BE/BC, industrious and caring physicians in a number of specialties. The Group is currently seeking
Primary Care, Gastroenterology, ENT, Urology, and OB/GYN physicians. Please
read more about Olean Medical Group, LLP.
Additional information
can be obtained by contacting Tricia Henzel, Director of Marketing and Physician Recruitment by
email at thenzel@oleanmedical.com or by phone at
716.376.2346.
For additional Information about this web
page, please contact:
Deborah Lee-Sanko
Executive Director, LECOMT
1858 West
Grandview Boulevard
Erie, Pennsylvania 16509
Phone: 814.868.8361
Fax:
814.868.2489
Cellular: 814.397.3034
Email: dsanko@lecom.edu