Lowell M. Hardy, DO, Personal and Professional Papers 26

1956

OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL OF MAINE RESIDENCY

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IN~tNALMEDICINE

Objectives The training progra.rn in Internal Medicine shall be an orderly, progressive, adad.emic and clinical integration of basic science (applied basic science) with clinical me.dieine 'c The objective of this program is to prepare the ~esi­ dent for the practice of In~ernal Medicine and f'or qualification as a Special• ist in this field.

In order to attain this end it is intended to use the full facilities of hospital and it's professional departments to give the resident as broad background in specialty practice in this field as possible. Deficiencies ·well-rounded progr!il1l will be se:bisfied by guest lecturers and such other as are appropriate and practical.

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(b) Requirements for admission te residency training I. Graduation from a 8ollege of Osteopathy, approved by the American Osteopathic Association ;, ~"\ 2. The resident must have satisfactorily completed an Internship, .~a hospital approved fer Intern training by the American Osteopathic As~ociation.

3. The resident must be a member in good standing .. in the Ameriea.n Osteopathic Association.

4. The candide.te for the residency shall submit an application to the · Secre- ~. tary of the Board. of Trustees of the Osteopathic Haspital of :Maine and the application shall be forwarded through the proper channels for consideration. (c) Departmental resources 1. There is an organized Department of Internal Medicine. The department consists of two specialists in Internal Medicine, certified bY the American Osteopathic Association Board of Internal Medicine, one of whom is the Chief of the department.

2. The Department of Internal Medicine has as its Chief lowell 1i . Hardy, D. o., F. A. C. o. I., certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Inter na l Medicine.

3. There is an organized Department of Pathology, headed by a certified Path• ologist. The resources of this department shall be used for the integration of clinical pathology in the training program of' the resident. An autopsy rate of 30% of the medical deaths shall be maintained and the Hedical Resident shall attend all autopsies of death occurring on medica l service.

4. There is an organized Department of Radiology .• headed by a full time, certified Radiologist.

5. The Hospital maintains a ·l ibrary, with adsquata facilities for study. The volumes represented i :1 this library include those recommended by the Ameri• can Osteopathic Associat.a.on Bureau of Hospitals for the training of Interns and those recommended by the l!.m.erican College of Osteopathic Internists for Residency training in Internal Medicine. The library subscribes to a large number of periodicals in the field of Int ernal Medicine.

6. The hospital provides living facilities for the resident. {d) The Trainin~ Program 1. Throughout the training period, the resident shall learn basic classifications of diseases and th~ pharmacodynamics of various therapeutic agents.

To accomplish an orderly program in the above, the resident shall be assigned

1956

OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL 0 RESIDENCY TRAI I G PROGR (a)

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I TER AL EDICINE

Obj~tivc

The training rogr in Internal edicine shall be an orderly. pro"r ssive . adademic and clinical integr tion of basic science {appli d ba ic cience) with clinic 1 me icinec The objective of this program is to prepare the~esi ­ dent for the practic of Internal Me icine and for qualification a Speci list in this field.

In order to attain this end it is intended to use the full facilitie of the hospital an it ' s professional departments t o give the resident as bro a b ckground in specia l t7 pr c tice in this field as possible . Deficiencies in a well-roun ed progr will be sati fi9 by guest lecturer& and such other eana aa are appropriate and pr otic 1 .

(b) Re uire enta for admission to residency tr ining ! . Graduation fro a 6ollege of Osteopa~ Y• approved by the eric Oat o·, )"\ pathic A sociation plated an Internshi • ~a ho pi2. The resi ent must h e satisfactorily co eric n t opathic scociati on. tal approved for Intern tr ining by the nding in the American Osteopathic 3 . Th resiuent ust be a m ber in good st Asso c iation.

4 . The c n id te for the residency shall sub it an application to the ecretary of the Bo rd of Trustees of the Ost o thic ospita1 of inc and the pplication shall be for ;w.rded through he proper channels for c onsid r tion. (c ) Department 1 resource 1. Ihere is an org nized Department of Internal e icino . The department c onsi ts of t specialists in Internal Y dicine . certif'i ~ the eric n Osteopathic Association oard of Intern 1 edicine. one o who is th Chief of' the aepartment.

2. Th apartment of Internal dicine ha as its Chief' Lo ell • dy , D. o•• • A. c. o. I. , oortified by the American Osteopathic Board of Int n 1 e icine.

3 . 1 ore is an organized Depar ent of • hea ed by c rtlfi P tho1o ist . The r sourc s of this de ar h 11 be use for the integr tion of clinical a tho l ogy in the traini of the re i nt . An utopsy rate o S01w of the c ical a. aths e int ined and th edical E sident shall tte all utopsies of death occurri edic 1 ser vi ce . n organiz d Dop r ant of adiology, he d fUll time . c rti 4 . ih re i fi dio1o ist . t facilities for tudy . The 5 . The Rospital aintains a l i To l ume r epresente i1 thi library inclu those rec nne by th ri can 0 teopathic A socintion ospitals for the tr ini of and those roco e by the Co11 ge of at op thic Interni Resid ncy trainin0 in Internal o icine. Th 11 r ary ub c ribe to number of periodical in th fiela of In s r nal edicine .

6. ~he hospital provi es living fac ili t i s for th r sident . (d) The Tr i ning Progr am l . Throughout the training period . the re id nt sh 11 le n 1fic tiona of diseases and the ph ac ody ·c s of riou th r poutic To ace pli h an order l y progr in the abov • the r sident shall be

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