MIDDLETOWN – Orange Regional Medical Center recently celebrated its Residency Program graduation for the 2018-2019 academic year. There were thirty-two graduates from five of the Residency Programs, including the Transitional Year Internship, Internal Medicine Residency, Family Medicine Residency, Emergency Medicine Residency and Psychiatry Residency.
For three of its programs, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry, this year saw its first class of graduates.
“Orange Regional is very proud of its graduates. Graduation from a Residency Program marks a significant milestone in a physician’s life and career,” said Regional Designated Institutional Official, Dr. Ronald Israelski. “The Residency Program Directors and Graduate Medical Education staff is proud to have been a part of our residents’ journey throughout their training at our Hospital.”
As a teaching hospital, the mission of the Graduate and Undergraduate Medical Education Program at Orange Regional is to prepare residents and students to be excellent physicians and well-developed individuals by educating them in the fundamental concepts, knowledge, and practical applications of skills taught by a team of dedicated medical professionals.
An Orange Regional Residency offers a state-of-the-art facility, enthusiastic faculty and an academic neighbor, Touro Medical College, with a campus a few miles from the hospital.
Orange Regional also hosted its Annual Ronald H. Israelski, MD Excellence in Education Awards Ceremony. The awards recognize a distinguished group of physicians, resident physicians and medical students who have demonstrated educational innovation and excellence.
Dr. Ronald Israelski and Orange Regional Medical Center President and CEO, Scott Batulis, had a vision and the leadership necessary to bring continued Medical Education to Orange County. As Regional Designated Institutional Official, Dr. Israelski has helped to create medical education for the Hudson Valley. He was extremely instrumental in developing a partnership with Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine which led to the purchase of the old Horton Hospital which was refurbished to create Touro College’s Middletown Campus. With medical students learning at Orange Regional, it was a natural progression to create residency programs. In July of 2014, Orange Regional began its first residency program in Family Medicine, which continues to be led by Dr. John Dermigny, DO.
About Orange Regional Medical Center’s Graduate Medical Education Program
Orange Regional is continually transforming from what was a small community hospital, to a formidable teaching hospital. These residency programs were born out of the desire to improve regional health indicators, help local economies and provide educational opportunities that were not originally available in the Hudson Valley. Our core and non-core faculty have been trained at world-class teaching centers and are dedicated to cultivating an academic environment for each rotation. We have extensive didactic programs, including daily lectures, Grand Rounds, Journal Club, and SIM curriculums. Over 160 preceptors selflessly give their time, energy and passion to training resident physicians throughout their time at ORMC. For more information, visit www.ormc.org/GraduateMedicalEducation.
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