As part of their core curriculum, osteopathic family practice residents will have the opportunity to interact with residents and an experienced attending staff of 125 physicians, as they rotate through the Department's teaching service. The Family Medicine Center on Foulk Road in Wilmington, Del. simulates the office setting of a private group practice. Training at the Center includes management of patients in prepaid health plans, privately insured patients, and Medicare and Medicaid patients. Interns have the opportunity to assist in the care of individuals, as well as entire families, among the Center's 15,000 patients annually. Interns also have the opportunity to begin to build computer skills and learn business and office management.
Patient records an accounting are computerized.
Additionally, two appointments are offered each year for its One Year Osteopathic Family Practice Track Internship. Teaching Osteopathic residents interact closely with experienced, respected physicians who enjoy teaching and mentoring. Residents participate in the core lecture series offered by the Department of Family and Community Medicine, subspecialty conferences and daily teaching rounds. Weekly medical grand rounds feature nationally known professors on-staff or visiting professors from prestigious institutions throughout the country. Our affiliation with the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine offers additional training and fellowship opportunities.