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Primary Care 3+3 Accelerated Program
Finish medical school and residency in 6 years
Abigail Geisinger Scholars accepted to the Primary Care 3 + 3 Accelerated Program complete medical school in three years, followed by a directed pathway into a three-year residency in one of Geisinger’s following programs:
• Family Medicine Residency at Geisinger Lewistown
• Kistler Family Medicine Residency at Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre
• Internal Medicine – Northeast Residency at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
• Internal Medicine – Central Residency at Geisinger Medical Center
This means students in the Primary Care 3 + 3 Accelerated Program enter residency one year earlier than their peers, allowing them to start serving their community sooner.
Overview
• Accelerated training allows students to earn their medical degree in 3 years
• Early immersion/orientation with staff/faculty and our residency programs
• Longitudinal Clinical Experience (LCE) at participating residencies early in the curriculum
• Scholarly summer immersion program with participating residencies
• Students spend one half-day per week in a continuity practice aligned with their residency during Phase 2 of the curriculum
• Students meet all medical education program objectives
Advantages
• Medical school completion in 3 years
• Rigorous programming aimed at time efficiency and robust experiences
• Advising and mentoring by primary care and psychiatry physicians and residents
• Peer collaboration and fellowship
• Directed pathway into one of four residencies of your medical school training
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center was ranked #9 on the Fortune/Merative’s 2022 “25 Top Teaching Hospitals” list.