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INTERNAL MEDICINE-SARASOTA
The inaugural class of 13 residents joined the program in July 2017. Among the program highlights is the residents’ continuity practice in Newtown, the most underserved area of Sarasota. To maximize resources for this population, Sarasota Memorial formed a medical-legal partnership with Legal Aid of Manasota to provide legal counsel to patients on issues impacting their health. The practice partnered with the All-Faiths Foodbank to facilitate patients’ nutritional support and education. Collaboration with Good Samaritan Pharmacy helps underserved patients obtain free medications. In addition, SMH pharmacists on-site assist with medication counseling. Another strength of the program is the resident wellness curriculum led by a clinical psychologist. Wellness and resilience training sessions, workshops and retreats are held throughout the year.
Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch, program director, Internal Medicine Residency Program at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
In July 2017 I became the program’ s founding director. The program received an accreditation site visit in November and anticipates a decision from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education in spring 2018. With initial provisional accreditation, the program will be able to begin interviewing candidates in the fall and welcome its inaugural class of nine residents in July 2019.
The residency program at Sarasota Memorial will emphasize clinical excellence; development of leadership skills and business acumen; patient safety and CQI( continuous quality improvement) education; and physician wellness. It expects its graduates will serve local communities well into the future.
Kelly O’ Keefe, program director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System
Program Director Wilhelmine Wiese-Rometsch( left) and firstyear resident Christopher Jenkins.