Facilities
- Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
- Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital (OB and newborn nursery)
- Akron Children’s Hospital - Mahoning Valley Campus (Pediatric Inpatient and ER)
- Youngstown Primary Care
- Simulation labs available for procedure teaching
Rotation schedule
| PGY 1 Rotation | Duration |
| Principles of Family Medicine (Orientation) | 1 month |
Emergency Medicine | 1 month |
| Medical Intensive Care Unit | 1 month |
| Inpatient Pediatrics | 1 month |
| Inpatient Surgery | 1 month |
| Obstetrics | 2 months |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service | 3 months |
| Internal Medicine | 1 month |
| Nursery | 2 weeks |
| Outpatient Pediatrics | 2 weeks |
| Office | 2 half days per week |
| PGY 2 Rotation | Duration |
| Sports Medicine | 1 month |
| Geriatrics | 1 month |
| Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 1 month |
| Outpatient Pediatrics | 1 month |
| Gynecology | 1 month |
| Community Medicine | 1 month |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Service | 2 months |
| Cardiology | 1 month |
| Emergency Medicine | 1 month |
| Pulmonary Medicine | 1 month |
| Outpatient Surgery | 1 month |
| Office | 3 half days per week |
| PGY 3 Rotation | Duration |
| Pediatrics Outpatient* | 1 month |
| Orthopedics | 1 month |
| Dermatology | 1 month |
| Otolaryngology | 2 weeks (minimum) |
| Radiology | 2 weeks (minimum) |
| Urology | 2 weeks (minimum) |
| Ophthalmology | 2 weeks (minimum) |
| Family Medicine Inpatient Services | 2 months |
| Psychiatry | 1 month |
| Electives | 4 months |
| Office | 4 half days per week |
*Or Pediatric Subspecialty Outpatient
Electives
We offer a variety of electives, including (but not limited to):
- Anesthesiology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Global/International Health
- Hematology/Oncology
- Infectious Disease
- Nephrology
- OB/GYN Subspecialty
- Neurology
- Pediatrics/Pediatrics subspecialties
- Plastic Surgery
- Palliative Care
- Pulmonology
- Research
- Rehabilitation/Physical Medicine
- Rheumatology
- Sports Medicine
Didactic Curriculum
Educational opportunities are abundant throughout the residency. Formal didactics are presented weekly, covering the full scope of family medicine. Each patient encounter in the hospital or in our Family Health Center is treated as a teachable moment. The faculty possesses a breadth of knowledge, experience and skills, while sharing a passion for teaching.
| Didactics | 4 hours per week | Wednesday mornings |
| Morning Report | ||
| Institutional Grand Rounds | ||
| Hospital Committees | ||
| Resident Support Group |
Didactics
- Topics organized monthly by organ system
- Practice Management, four hours per month
- Speakers include faculty, outside physicians and residents
- Incorporates Journal Club, Morbidity and Mortality and Evidence-Based Medicine Principles
Morning Report
- Board review, clinical pearls, radiology and EKG interpretation teaching
Hospital Committees
- Can participate as a PGY 2 or PGY 3 resident
- Medical Ethics, Pharmacy and Therapeutics, Patient Safety
Clinical Faculty Rank
Residents can obtain clinical faculty rank through Northeast Ohio Medical University
Courses and Certifications
- Basic Life Support
- Advance Cardiac Life Support
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Centering Pregnancy (Group Prenatal Care facilitator training)
Academic Affiliations
- Northeast Ohio Medical University
- Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
- Youngstown State University
Procedures
- Circumcision
- Colposcopy
- EKG interpretation
- Endometrial biopsy
- Foreign body removal
- Joint aspiration and injection (small and large joints)
- Holter monitor interpretation
- Obstetrical care and delivery
- Pulmonary function testing
- Skin procedures (shave and punch biopsy, excision)
- Sports physicals
- Suturing
- Tympanometry
- Others dependent upon resident interest
Research and Scholarly Activity
- Robust research department in our hospital system
- Excellent opportunities to join ongoing projects
- Affiliation with Northeast Ohio University and Youngstown State University
- Outstanding support for investigating your clinical questions
- Experience with continuous quality improvement projects
- Excellent preparation for board maintenance-of-certification activities post-graduation
Publications and Presentations
- “Be Mindful, Be Well: Techniques and Experiences for Reducing Burnout in a Residency Program.” Burger, A, Miller, L, and N. Shearer.Seminar at the Family Medicine Education Consortium (FMEC), November 2, 2019. Lancaster, PA.
- Krafft R, Handel J. (2021). Goiter. In Domino FJ (Ed.), www.5MinuteConsult.com, Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer.
- “The Perils of Human Trafficking:What Every Family Physician Needs to Know.”Scholarly Topic Roundtable presentation at the 50 th Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Annual Spring Conference, May 8. 2017. San Diego, CA.