The Podiatric Residency at Good Samaritan
Hospital Medical Center is a three-year, CPME
and COTH accredited PM&S-36 program that is
affiliated with the New York College of Podiatric
Medicine. Good Samaritan Hospital is a 437 bed Area
Trauma Center (Level II), located on the south
shore of Long Island. Our residents are exposed
to a full array of forefoot and rearfoot traumatic
and non-traumatic foot complaints presenting to
the emergency department as well as numerous
in-patient consults. Having a large podiatric attending staff provides
residents with a multitude of surgical cases and
procedures. In addition, the podiatry service
has an excellent working relationship with the
Department of Orthopaedics affording our residents
the opportunity to scrub in on a great majority of
surgical cases including all foot and ankle trauma. Essential to our training is our local off-site clinic,
Tri-Community Health Center. Here, we treat
an underserved patient population ranging from
pediatric to geriatric and are exposed to all facets
of podiatry. Residents rotate through private
offices in their first, second, and third years which
afford the opportunity to learn the necessary skills
of private practice as well as practice management. Our residency places a large emphasis on
academics. Weekly journal clubs, online
lectures, guest lectures, cadaver workshops, case
presentation and grand rounds comprise our
didactic schedule. Our residents attend outside
podiatric lectures and participate in programs
offered by the New York College of Podiatric
Medicine. By the completion of the third year, each
resident is expected to have completed a poster
presentation and paper of publishable quality. Podiatry & Medical Center Stats
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center opened
its doors to the community in 1959. Throughout
the years, continuous expansions and renovations
have made what was once a small community
hospital into the Medical Center it is today. Good Samaritan has recently received the
Magnet Designation, which is nursing’s highest
honor for a hospital. In addition, the staff at
Good Samaritan provides a friendly, supportive
atmosphere to our residents. GSHMC inpatient admissions: 27,937
Annual ED Volume: 90,000
Hospital Beds: 437
Surgical Cases: 16,008
Podiatric Consultations: 260
Total Podiatric Surgical Cases: 650
Total Clinic Patients: 2,500
