Phelps Enters Affiliation with NY Medical College

Phelps Becomes Clinical Campus for Medical Students

Phelps Memorial Hospital Center and New York Medical College have announced an affiliation agreement under which medical students are now receiving clinical training at the Sleepy Hollow community hospital. The agreement covers undergraduate medical education in pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, primary care and clinical skills, and graduate medical education in pediatrics and obstetrics and gynecology.

"Phelps is extremely pleased to have entered into this affiliation with New York Medical College, which enables us to serve as clinical training ground for future physicians," says Keith Safian, Phelps president and CEO.

An announcement by New York Medical College states, "The affiliation recognizes that medical education and medical care are interdependent and aims to advance medical science, education, research and patient care."

Fifteen Phelps physicians from the Departments of Internal Medicine and Family Medicine are participating in the teaching program for the college's Clinical Skills course, where second-year medical students learn how to interview and examine patients. For nine weeks, students spend time at Phelps Hospital or at a physician's office one afternoon a week to learn these important skills. The physicians observe the students, offer feedback, and help them get a sense what it is like to be a practicing physician.

"A community hospital is the perfect setting for medical students to learn these basic skills," says Lawrence Faltz, MD, Phelps' Senior Vice-President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, who is one of the physicians participating in the teaching program. Faltz has been mentoring students throughout his entire career and finds it very satisfying to help start them on the road to becoming well-rounded physicians. "We teach them how to take a comprehensive, structured medical history and to do a thorough physical exam. Learning these skills makes their other experiences more meaningful, and ultimately this helps them become real professionals."

In addition to Dr. Faltz, the participating Phelps physicians are: Tobe Banc, MD; Ronald Chodosh, MD; Frank Foto, MD; Elio Ippolito, MD; Brian Israel, DO; Madhavi Kancharla, MD; Satish Kapoor, MD; Steven Kopf, MD; Kenneth Kaplan, MD; Michael McCormick, MD; Saleem Mir, MD; Hashmat Rajput, MD; Rafael Soltren, MD; and Theresa Suarez, MD.

About New York Medical College New York Medical College, one of the nation's oldest private health sciences universities, offers advanced degrees in medicine, science, public health and the health professions. The university's network of affiliated hospitals, which include large urban medical centers, community hospitals and technologically advanced tertiary care facilities, provide a wide diversity of educational experiences and resources for students and residents.

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