Southwest General and NEOMED Enter Teaching Affiliation
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OLLOWING FORMAL APPROV- ALS by its Academic Council and Board of Trustees, the Nor theast Ohio Medical
University (NEOMED) College of Medicine announces the establishment of its most recent Limited Teaching Affiliation with Southwest General Health Center, located in Middleburg Heights, Ohio. A community-based, public medi-
cal university, NEOMED partners with Northeast Ohio hospitals/health systems, health departments and pharmacies to deliver hands-on train- ing and partnership opportunities for its more than 750 students enrolled in its medicine and pharmaceutical degree programs. These partnerships are designed to encourage collabora- tive efforts in medical education and research in order to improve the quality of care to patients. "The College of Medicine's primary
goal is educating patient-centered physicians oriented to the practice of medicine at the community level, and, in support of this focus, we look for clinical teaching opportunities for our students within excellent community teaching hospitals," said Jeffrey L. Susman, MD, dean for the College of Medicine at NEOMED. "The affiliation between Southwest
General and NEOMED allows medi- cal students to work with skilled physicians in a community hospital setting," stated Marilyn McNamara, MD, vice president of medical affairs at Southwest General. "It is an excellent opportunity for students to experience where the majority of health care is delivered in the country — the com- munity hospital."
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Medicine students to take part in elec- tive experiences at Southwest General are anticipated to begin rotations at
the hospital fall 2012. The hospital has served as a preceptor for the NEOMED College of Pharmacy since September 2008. ■
