ROME, N.Y. — Westchester County–based New York Medical College (NYMC) and Rome Memorial Hospital (RMH) have announced an academic affiliation designating the hospital as a teaching site for the education of NYMC’s third- and fourth-year medical students.
The agreement outlines “mutual commitment to promoting medical-education programs, meeting the medical care needs of the community, and developing other clinical education and research,” according to an NYMC news release.
The partnership establishes a clerkship program at RMH for the training and education of NYMC’s undergraduate medical students. Their work focuses on required and elective rotations in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, primary care, emergency medicine, and other specialties.
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“We believe medical education and medical care are interdependent, and that the best health care services and clinical training are fostered in healthcare institutions dedicated to those endeavors,” Dr. Edward Halperin, chancellor, CEO, and interim dean of the New York Medical College, based in Valhalla, said in the release. “With our shared mission of delivering skilled and compassionate medical care to culturally and economically diverse communities, this partnership will train the next generation of medical professionals and deliver quality healthcare to the Rome community.”
“As a teaching site, Rome Memorial Hospital will provide medical students with the opportunity to expand their knowledge in a community hospital environment where attending physicians can provide them with personal attention,” David Lundquist, president and CEO of RMH, added. “Behind the walls of this hospital lie an extraordinary team focused on the delivery of patient-centered care.”
About the organizations
Founded in 1860, NYMC has more than 1,400 students, 1,000 residents and clinical fellows, more than 2,600 faculty members, and 23,000 living alumni.
RMH has 130 licensed acute-care beds with more than 3,800 annual inpatient discharges, an 80-bed skilled nursing facility, and outpatient services that include substance-abuse counseling and prenatal-care services for the underserved, and a 24-hour emergency department, which handles more than 31,000 visits annually.
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