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 Hospital

• Family medicine residency at the Kistler Clinic of Geisinger South Wilkes-Barre

• General internal medicine – Northeast residency at Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

• General 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 physicians and residents

• Peer collaboration and fellowship

• Directed pathway into one of four residencies of your medical school training