Rotations and Curriculum – Internal Medicine Residency at St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital
Facilities
Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Youngstown HospitalSt. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and Primary Stroke Center, equipped to handle the most serious emergencies. A full range of hospital services are available 24/7. |  |
 | Mercy Health St. Elizabeth Internal Medicine Ambulatory Facility |
Rotation Schedule
The residency is affiliated with the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED), Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) and the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OUHCOM). Residents receive training in all aspects of inpatient and outpatient management, invasive and noninvasive procedures and all subspecialty areas which prepares them for the diverse challenges of medical practice.
Ambulatory Clinic
Our ambulatory care clinic has more than 3,000 active patients with over 8,000 clinic visits per year. Each resident cares for a panel of patients in the clinic, and serves as the patient’s primary care physician throughout his or her residency. Our program is set up on an X+Y block schedule.
| PGY 1 Rotation | Weeks |
| Internal Medicine | 17 weeks |
| Ambulatory Medicine | 8 weeks |
| Intensive/Critical Care | 14 weeks |
| Elective | 6 weeks |
| Night Float | 5 weeks |
| Transition weeks | 2 weeks |
| PGY 2 Rotation | Weeks |
| Electives | 16 weeks |
| Internal Medicine | 10 weeks |
| Ambulatory Medicine | 9 weeks |
| ICU | 5 weeks |
| Emergency Medicine | 4 weeks |
| Neurology | 4 weeks |
| Cardiology | 4 weeks |
| PGY 3 Rotation | Weeks |
| Electives | 24 weeks |
| Internal Medicine | 10 weeks |
| Ambulatory Medicine | 9 weeks |
| ICU | 5 weeks |
| Geriatrics | 4 weeks |
Electives
- Research
- Radiology
- Pathology
- Medical administration
- More
Didactic Curriculum
- Morning Report
- Noon Conference
- Teaching Rounds
- Grand Rounds
- Tumor Conference
- Medical Jeopardy
- Resident Research Day
- ACP Doctor's Dilemma
Research and Scholarly Activity
- Robust research department in our hospital system
- Excellent opportunities to join ongoing projects
- Affiliation with Northeast Ohio University and Youngstown State University
- Outstanding support for investigating your clinical questions
- Experience with continuous quality improvement projects
- Excellent scholarly support for those seeking specialty fellowship programs post-graduation
Publications and Presentations
Ho A.T.N., Pham T.N., Barrios C.R. Catastrophic Non-Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Secondary to Massive Verapamil Overdose and Treatment with Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2020;201:A1665.
Ghassibi M., Boyalakuntla D.S., Handler-Matasar S. Displaced Scapular Body Fracture Treated with operative Closed Reduction. Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports 47 (2019) 101234.
Cancarevic I., Rheman M., Iskander B., et.al. Is There a Connection Between Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Lactose Intolerance? Cureus. 2020 Jan; 12(1):e6710.
Bhattarai S., Pupillo S., Dangol M.S., Sarac E. Patiromer Acetate Induced Hypercalcemia: An Unreported Adverse Effect. Case Rep Nephrol. 2019 Feb 4;2019:3507407. Doi: 10.1155/2019/3507407.
Dangol G.M.S., Negrete H. Silicone-Induced Granulomatous Reaction causing Severe Hypercalcemia: Case Report and Literature Review. Case Rep Nephrol. 2019 Jan 8;2019:9126172. Doi: 10.1155/2019/9126172.
Marnejon T., Dangol G. Aortic Arch Mycotic Aneurysm. JAOA. 2018;118(4):280. (doi:10.7556/jaoa.2018.055).
El Hag M.I., Hag A.M., Ha J.P., Michael C.W. Comparison of GATA-3 Mammaglobin GCDFP-15 Expression in Breast Carcinoma in Serous Effusions: A Cell Block Micro-Array Study. Pleura Peritoneum. 2017 Sep 1;2(3): 143-148. Doi: 10.1515/pp-2017-0014.
National Poster Presentations
- 2019: Three poster presentations (National ACP, American Thoracic Society)
- 2018: Four poster presentations (National ACP, American Thoracic Society, National Kidney Foundation)
Regional Poster Presentations
- 2019: 16 poster presentations at Ohio ACP Annual Scientific Meeting
- 2019: 21 poster presentations at NEOMED
- 2019: 27 poster presentations at BSMH Annual Resident Research Day
- 2018: 11 poster presentations at Ohio ACP Annual Scientific meeting
- 2018: 17 poster presentations at NEOMED