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SJGH BRINGS TALENT TO SJC WITH RESIDENCY PROGRAM HEALTH
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SERVE GENERAL SURGERY, INTERNAL MEDICINE, AND FAMILY MEDICINE DISCIPLINES BY JAMES RAIA
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an Joaquin General Hospital has maintained an esteemed yearly medical education streak for 90 years. Since then, it has sponsored successful residency programs in general surgery, internal medicine, and family medicine. Fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the programs provide community-based education and comprehensive training in inpatient and outpatient services and procedural skills to serve the diverse San Joaquin County patient population. The intent of the Hospital’s Graduate Medical Education program is to bring experienced specialty physicians to work in the communities of San Joaquin County. Many of the physicians practicing locally were trained at San Joaquin General Hospital.
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"Since 1932 we have been at the center of medical education in the area,” says Syung Min Jung, MD, program director of the Internal Medicine residency program who is also a graduate of the program. "I have benefitted firsthand from many of the program's excellent teachers and mentors. It's now my utmost privilege to work with the facility and the resident of our program." The Hospital’s residency programs are affiliated with the University of California, Davis Medical Center. Hospital residents also receive training and education through Dignity Health-St. Joseph’s Hospital and UCSF Medical Center. The Graduate Medical Education program is overseen by Sheela Kapre, MD, SJGH’s designated institutional officer and chief medical officer. "We are family here," says Elyas Parsa, DO,
program director of the Family Medicine residency program. "It takes all of us to get the job done and to care for our patients. We have three years to train the best physicians. When you see them on the podium when they're graduated, that's what keeps me here. I see the growth and development of an excellent physician." Medical physicians seeking a specialty through education at San Joaquin General see a wide range of medical conditions. The hospital trains medical graduates with advanced medical technologies such as robotic surgery and state-of-theart medical science practices. "Without a doubt, the ultimate goal of the San Joaquin Residency Program is to prepare its residents to practice in any environment," says Parsa, board certified in Family Medicine. "This has translated into teaching our residents how to do everything within the scope of family medicine.”
