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Graduate Medical Education
The Nassau Health Care Corporation consists of a
medical school affiliated Teaching Hospital (the
Nassau University Medical Center), a geriatric center
and seven ambulatory care facilities that serve
the people of Nassau County, a New York City suburban
community of more than 1 million people. The hospital
is a large, modern tower with attractive state-of-the-art
inpatient services including advanced trauma and
tertiary care. Outpatient services are designed
to facilitate supervised post-graduate training
in ambulatory specialty care. Seven free-standing
healthcare offices scattered throughout the County
serve a large uninsured and Medicaid population
that provides excellent primary care experience
supervised by faculty appointed to SUNY at Stony
Brook and the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical Schools.
One hundred ninety faculty members are full time
at the NHCC and, with a large voluntary staff, provide
clinical, basic science and research instruction
and supervision to residents and medical students.
The hospital supports 15 ACGME Resident Training
Programs, three AOA programs, a General Dentistry
program, an Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and a
Psychology Internship. All of these programs are
fully accredited. The Emergency Department serves
the region including the famous Long Island beaches,
barrier islands and its extensive highway system.
The Corporation, newly formed in 1999 and no longer
politically or fiscally dependent on the County,
is heavily committed to the education of medical
students, residents and Continuing Medical Education.
Residents are given the option to live in campus
apartments or to accept an allowance to supplement
off-campus quarters. On-campus parking is provided
at no cost. A restaurant, gift shop and ATM are
located within the Hospital. A chapel and clergy
provide Christian, Jewish and Muslim religious services.
Uniforms are provided and laundered at no cost,
as are wide-area pagers. A full service Health Sciences
Library, open from 9AM to 9PM each week-day, subscribes
to most of the major medical journals and houses
approximately 10000 monographs. The Health Sciences
LIbrary is accessible to authorized personnel at
other times by arrangement.
Resident concerns, including personal issues, are addressed through the Department of Academic Affairs by a Resident Council, by professional counseling and by faculty mentors. Residents are fully covered by a self-insured professional liability (malpractice) policy. An orientation program is held immediately before the July start date to introduce important hospital services and staff, to describe resident rights and privileges and address issues related to professional and personal life.
The Medical Center is located in the center of Nassau
County, 30 miles from Manhattan, and is convenient
to several major shopping malls, superb restaurants,
world famous beaches, outstanding parks and recreation
facilities and our own New York Islander hockey
team. The towers of Manhattan, visible from our
medical tower are 45 minutes away by rail or expressway.
Our active Community Relations Department often
offers reduced rate opportunities for Broadway plays,
major sporting events, concerts and opera. Each
year the Hospital sponsors a number of different
family events on campus.
For more information please email us at mamurphy@numc.edu
or click on any of the residency programs at NHCC
that interests you for more information and the
application procedure. Also take a few minutes to
explore our Web site and gain a more complete picture
of the Medical Center- its staff, resources and
opportunities for professional and personal growth.
Kenneth J. Steier, DO, MPH, MHA
Dean of Academic Affairs
Marie Murphy
GME Administrator
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