Rotations and Curriculum — Podiatry Residency at St. Vincent Medical Center

Facilities


Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center

St. Vincent is home to five Life Flight air ambulances, holds the highest designation for treating high risk mothers and babies, Comprehensive Stroke Center and is a Level I Trauma Center for children and adults. 

Located on the St. Vincent campus are: Orthopedics, Mercy Health Regional Heart and Vascular Institute, Mercy Health Neuroscience Institute and the area’s only Mobile Stroke Unit. St. Vincent provides a modern, attractive and secure campus and takes a leadership role in providing quality medical education and community development.
Mercy Health – St. Charles Hospital

St. Charles has been providing for the healthcare needs of Toledo’s eastern communities. A 390-bed Level III Trauma Center, St. Charles serves residents of Oregon, East Toledo and Lucas, Wood and Ottawa counties.

St. Charles provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient care and offers a homelike maternity center, a comprehensive cancer center, acute inpatient rehabilitation services and a women’s health center.



Nationwide Children's Hospital – Toledo

Based on models of state-of-the-art facilities around the country, Nationwide Children’s Hospital – Toledo has the full range of sophisticated facilities demanded by advanced pediatric care including:

  • A 16-bed Pediatric Intensive Care Unit with long-term seizure monitoring
  • A 30-bed Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with a perinatal center. Level III is the highest designation awarded by the Ohio Department of Health to hospitals that provide care for high-risk newborns.
  • A 26-bed general pediatric unit

Mercy Health – St. Anne Hospital

St. Anne Hospital provides a comprehensive range of inpatient and outpatient health care services in a single location. St. Anne was designed and built with the patients, families and visitors in mind to offer quality care, comfort and convenience.

With an exceptional facility and an experienced team of health care professionals, St. Anne takes a leadership role in delivering healthcare to the residents of west Toledo and southeast Michigan.



Rotation Schedule

  PGY 1 PGY 2 PGY 3
July Wound Care Podiatry Podiatry
August Podiatry
Podiatry Podiatry
September Infectious Disease Podiatry Podiatry
October Emergency Medicine Plastic Surgery Podiatry
November Podiatry
Podiatry Podiatry
December Internal Medicine Pain Management Podiatry
January Vascular Surgery Podiatry Elective
February Podiatry Emergency Medicine 2 Podiatry
March Anesthesiology/Radiology Podiatry Podiatry
April Orthopedic Surgery Podiatry Psych
May Podiatry Podiatry Podiatry
June Podiatry Podiatry Podiatry

PGY 1

As a first-year podiatry resident, you will spend about four months on podiatric medicine and surgery service, plus shorter rotations in other specialties such as infectious disease, emergency medicine and orthopedic surgery, to name a few. All residents will spend time in the Podiatry Outpatient Clinic, the Wound Care Clinic and podiatry private practices.

PGY 2

In the second year, residents can expect to double the amount of time spent in podiatric medicine and surgery. You will still rotate on a few services, including plastic surgery and pain management. Residents will also continue clinic and office work during PGY 2.

PGY 3

As a PGY-3 resident, you will spend a two-week rotation on psych, and can opt for an elective rotation. The rest of your academic year will be spent in podiatric medicine and surgery,  as well as in the Podiatry Outpatient Clinic, Wound Care Clinic and private practice offices.