Summary

Are you interested in matching into a top-notch internal medicine residency program at a highly rated institution in a great location?

Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network's Internal Medicine and Transitional Residency Programs:

• Emphasize an academic rather than a service orientation
• Offer flexible rotation scheduling
• Give residents a say in how the program is run
• Prepare residents for Internal Medicine Boards with excellent board passage rates
• Encourage camaraderie among residents and staff
• Provide high-quality training in a great location
• Offer the opportunity of obtaining an MBA with two-thirds tuition reimbursement, up to $2,400 per year
• Offer the opportunity of obtaining an MPH tuition free

Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health network — All hospitals are not alike!

• One of the state's largest healthcare facilities — more than 600 beds
• New addition of a Center for Ambulatory care and a seven story patient tower complete with beds.
• One of the largest teaching hospitals in Pennsylvania with nine residency programs
• A fellowhip in Cardiology medicine
• Two Penn-state affiliated fellowship programs in Hematology/Oncology and Pulmonary/Critical care.
• More than 800 board certified physicians on staff
• Treats more than 30,000 in-hospital patients yearly
• Treats tens of thousands of outpatients
• Handles more than 65,000 emergency room cases
• Regional referral center for cardiac care/surgery, (one of the largest heart programs in PA), cancer treatment, neurological disease, Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Kidney Transplantation Center, and to be located in the new Jaindl Pavilion - Maternity, Childbirth and Women's Health
• John and Dorothy Morgan Cancer Center — diagnoses and treats more than 2000 new cancer cases annually; participates in more than 150 clinical trials; first in the region to offer radioactive seed implants for prostate CA; region's most advanced radiation therapy - more than 22,000 treatments yearly
• Named among the nation's best hospitals for cancer care, digestive disorders, endocrinology, heart care and heart surgery, kidney disease, orthopedics, respiratory disorders and urology, by U.S. News & World Report
• One of only 400 members of the prestigious Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH)
• Site of Major Research protocols and studies: more than 250 active clinical trials within the hospital setting
• The Dorothy Rider Pool Health Care Trust — a trust with grantmaking assets in excess of $110,000,000, with four core areas of program support to include: health services research, educational program development, improved health status of the community, and regional leadership in health affairs. In 1998 more than $12,000,000 in grants awarded.
• More than $10 million invested annually for new technology and innovation
• Highest rating by JCAHO in health and home care
• LVHHN financially stable — A-1 financial rating by Standard & Poors

• Home to seven major colleges: DeSales University (formerly known as Allentown College of St. Francis de Sales), Cedar Crest College, Kutztown University, Lehigh University, Lafayette University, Moravian College, Muhlenberg College.
• Home and/or Headquarters for international businesses: Agere Systems, Air Products and Chemicals, Rodale Press, Inc., Just Born, Inc., Stroh Brewery, Coca-Cola, Crayola (Binney & Smith), Day-Timers, Inc., Nestle, Perrier, Alpo Pet Foods, Pillsbury, Mack Trucks, Bethlehem Steel.
• Sports and Recreation: Lehigh Valley Velodrome, Local skiing at Blue Mountain and Bear Creek as well as in the Poconos, Bucks County Golfing (CoreStates Betsy King Classic and Lehigh Valley Open — Nike tour), whitewater rafting on the Lehigh River, Dorney Park, Promenade Shops, Lehigh Valley Mall, Crossing shopping outlet, two hours from the Jersey shore, extensive park system.
• Cultural Diversions: Allentown Symphony, Allentown Art Museum, State Theatre Center for the Arts, Stabler Arena, Pennsylvania Stage Company, The Theatre Outlet, a variety of festivals — Musikfest, Mayfair, Christkindlmarkt, Celtic Fest, Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, Canal Festival, Bach Festival and a variety of ethnic festivals.
• Sophisticated living in a suburban setting: Lower cost of living than many other NE cities: affordable housing, reasonable car insurance rates, relatively mild winters, excellent school districts, mid-size population for tri-city area (Allentown, Bethlehem, Easton) is approximately 800,000

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