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OSTEOPATHIC FAMILY MEDICINE AND MANIPULATIVE TREATMENT RESIDENCY
Guthrie is proud to offer training in Osteopathic Family Medicine and Manipulative Treatment. Ours is a combined internship/family practice residency (as opposed to a separate, rotating internship and two-year family medicine residency). We feel that this provides the optimal environment for education and personal growth. The osteopathic intern is an integral part of the family medicine team right from Day One. He/she functions as a first-year Family Medicine Resident while simultaneously fulfilling the requirements of the Osteopathic Internship. The PGY-II and PGY- III years are just a continuum of this training. This structure allows three years to develop close relationships with faculty staff and peers, thus facilitating learning and growth, as well as three years to develop a panel of continuity patients and make a lasting contribution to the lives of those patients.
Family medicine training at Guthrie helps you to realize your own goals and potential and become the type of family physician that you want to be. We offer extensive opportunities in office-based procedures, obstetrics and urgent care. We strongly emphasize the biopsychosocial model with extensive training in the doctor-patient relationship. Excellent inpatient training is also provided throughout the three years of training. Surveys of graduates show that they overwhelmingly feel that they were well prepared for their practices.
The knowledge and application of Osteopathic Principles and Practice are strongly emphasized throughout the three years of osteopathic family medicine training. All osteopathic interns and residents meet weekly with Donald E Phykitt D.O., Guthrie’s Director of Osteopathic Medical Education. Dr Phykitt is dually Board certified in Family Medicine by the ACGME and the ACOFP. He has completed fellowships in both Osteopathic manipulation and Sports Medicine. Weekly sessions include didactics, hands on practice sessions, OMT clinic and bedside teaching rounds. Use of OMT is strongly encouraged in both the family medicine center and inpatient settings. A combination of strong community interest in OMT and few providers in the region results in very strong demand for manipulation in our office. OMT clerkships are available, so you can experience this osteopathic teaching first hand.
In conclusion, Guthrie gives you the perfect opportunity to learn and practice Osteopathic Family Medicine in a strongly academic, yet warm and supportive atmosphere. We encourage you to contact us with any questions.
Guthrie offers training in Osteopathic Family Medicine and Manipulative Treatment in combined internship/family medicine residency in a learner-centered environment of education and personal growth.
Guthrie Family Medicine helps you to reach your personal goals and potential and become the type of family physician that you want to be.
Osteopathic Principles and Practice are strongly emphasized throughout the three years of training.
Guthrie - the perfect opportunity to learn and practice Osteopathic Family Medicine in a strongly academic, yet warm and supportive atmosphere. We encourage you to contact us with any questions. 570-882-3292 fampract@ghs.org
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