title: Experience with the rotating podiatric residency/podiatric surgical residency-12 model. Twenty-four months of integrated training.
abstract: The author describes the positive experiences of Cranston General Hospital, Osteopathic in establishing a 24-month program, combining an entry level rotating podiatric residency and a podiatric surgical residency. The program grew from a 12-month surgical program to become a 24-month program, using expanded training opportunities available in Brown University teaching hospitals. An improved quality of care and a greater fund of knowledge for the residents are two results of the 24-month training program. Recommendations and views about developing entry level residency programs are presented.
authors.affiliation: Division of Podiatry, Cranston General Hospital, RI.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Battey
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D013502:General Surgery / Q000193:education*; D006774:Hospitals, Osteopathic; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000379:methods*; D011032:Podiatry / Q000193:education*; D012237:Rhode Island