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Graduate Medical Education/MSOPTI

GME/MSOPTI

Mountain State Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institutions, Inc. (MSOPTI) is an accredited graduate medical education training consortium consisting of the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) and affiliated training institutions.

The summary below references the department’s most significant projects and activities during the academic year:

• Received AOA approval for our second geriatric medicine fellowship at Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling,

W. Va. and the first osteopathic training program in the state of Maryland with the Meritus Health Family

Medicine Residency, which will have 18 resident positions. • Attended the SOMA convention as well as numerous

Hospital Days and Residency Fairs to create national awareness of educational opportunities within the

MSOPTI partner institutions. • Hosted annual MSOPTI House Staff Day where trainees across MSOPTI programs reunite for a day of educational activities. • Strategized with MSOPTI partners regarding AOA/

ACGME unification. MSOPTI moving forward with

Institutional Sponsorship application for ACGME accreditation. • Developed OPP Board review for graduating residents. Southeastern Area Health Education Center (SE-AHEC), which falls under MSOPTI for (grant) administration, continues to collaborate and co-sponsor faculty development and CME programs with MSOPTI.

The 2014 programs are listed below:

• Infectious Disease in Older Adults Primary Care

Seminar. • AER/La Opiod REMS: Achieving Safe Use While

Improving Patient Care CME event. • Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia University CME event. • A Continuum of Care for Vulnerable Populations Primary

Care seminar.

Additionally, SE-AHEC plays a key role in networking with academic and health professions communities to address the health needs of rural and underserved areas. The sponsorship of inter-professional teams, which develop community-focused, public health interventions, as well as the coordination and support of health careers recruitment programs for K-16 students, and geriatricfocused initiatives, have proven to be exceptional educational experiences for students, residents and health professionals.

LOCATION OF MOUNTAIN STATE OSTEOPATHIC POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

1. ACCESSHEALTH TEACHING HEALTH CENTER 2. CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER 3. CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER 4. CORNERSTONE CARE TEACHING HEALTH CENTER 5. GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 6. MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER 7. OHIO VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER 8. OUR LADY OF BELLEFONTE HOSPITAL 9. PROMEDICA TOLEDO HOSPITAL 10. UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER 11. WHEELING HOSPITAL

SPECIALTY (MSOPTI participants)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

FAMILY MEDICINE

GERIATRICS (FELLOWSHIP) INTERNAL MEDICINE

INTERNAL MEDICINE AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE

NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE

NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL MEDICINE + 1

PEDIATRICS

TRADITIONAL ROTATING OSTEOPATHIC INTERNSHIP 31 (19.7%) 61 (38.8%) 0 (N/A) 38 (24.2%) 4 (2.5%) 0 (N/A) 0 (N/A) 5 (3.1%) 8 (5%)

10 (6.3%) There are currently 157 D.O.s in MSOPTI programs. These include WVSOM graduates as well as graduates from other osteopathic medical colleges around the nation. There are 112 (71.3%) D.O.s currently in either MSOPTI primary care residencies (family practice, geriatrics, internal medicine, pediatrics) or a traditional rotating osteopathic internship.}

Total 157

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