In partnership with the Delaware Health Sciences Alliance and ChristianaCare, we have embarked on the ambitious and achievable goal of significantly expanding graduate medical education of several types throughout the State, with a focus on Kent and Sussex Counties, and areas of critical need in New Castle County.
By increasing the number and variety of graduate medical education slots throughout Delaware, we immediately bring newly trained and dedicated Medical Residents, Advanced Practice Clinicians, as well as home health aids and medical assistants to our workforce, many of whom will be immediately employable and placed upon training completion. This program creates a sustainable flow of a variety of practitioners with a focus on Behavioral Health providers in both psychology and psychiatry.
This model also expands upon the Branch Campus model employed by the DIMER program, and complements its efforts specific to medical student placements from DIMER institutions in Philadelphia.
3,000+ Hours
of coordination and implementation
30,000+ Hours
of clinical training supported
7,000+ Hours
of clinical training supported
22 Partnerships
fostered with in state and out-of-state organizations
21 New Healthcare
practitioners hired to provide care in Delaware
Clinical Technical Education Supported
Medical Laboratory Scientists
- 2 scholarships to support undergraduate education at Univ. of DE
- 1 has entered employment at a Delaware hospital lab in 2024, the other will start in 2025
Anesthesia Technologists
- 7 technologists received support for professional training and professional society fees
- All practice at hospitals or ambulatory surgery centers in Delaware
Medical Assistants
- 9 students were funded to complete coursework at Delaware Technical Community College’s Medical Assistant program & complete certification exam
- 8 have taken positions in Delaware clinic – in primary care, pediatrics and urology
Home Health Aids
- 3 students were funded to complete coursework at Polytech Adult Education & complete 168 hours of training
- All have taken positions caring for patients in Kent County
Medical Assistant Students
- 10 New Castle County Vocational Technical students were supported in completing their co – employment requirement
- Worked in hospital Patient Escort department
Residencies and Fellowships Supported
Psychiatry Physician Residency
- Expansion of residency program
- 2 new residents began training
- Anticipated graduation into independent practice in 2027
Psychology Post-Doctoral Fellowship
- 1 fellow completed the training program
Primary Care Advanced Practice Clinician
Fellowship
- 3 fellows completed the training program
- 2 have entered practice in DE
Continuing Medical Education Supported
Palliative Care Education
- Delivered at 8 sites across Delaware
- For clinicians and the public
- 309 learners engaged
- Train-the-Trainer program for sustainability
VitalTalk: Navigating Serious Conversations
- 45 clinicians educated across Delaware
- Mobile learning platform launched for flexible learning
- Faculty Development program for sustainability
Swank Dementia Symposium
& Provider Retreat
- 53 physician and clinician attendees from across Delaware
Health Care for the Homeless
- Caregivers from Hope Center in New Castle County were supported to attend National Conference and Policy Symposium
- Learnings included mobile health care delivery strategies and medical respite program
Education Sustainability Support
Physician Educator
Development
- 9 attendees at the Shapiro Institute/Harvard Medical School Principles of Medical Education conference
- 35 participants in virtual course on Maximizing Medical Education Skills
- In-person education and observations by faculty facilitator
Leadership Development, Education on Emerging
Topics
- 140 physician learners
- Topics included:
- Leadership
- Communication skills
- Healthcare financial acuity
- Change creation
- Quality improvement
- Artificial Intelligence
