Saint MichaelSaint Michael’’s s Medical CenterMedical Center

Podiatric Residency ProgramPodiatric Residency Program

St. MichaelSt. Michael’’s Medical Center s Medical Center SMMC is a 337 bed teaching SMMC is a 337 bed teaching

and research hospital in and research hospital in Newark NJ Newark NJ

Mountainside Hospital is a Mountainside Hospital is a 300 bed hospital in Montclair 300 bed hospital in Montclair NJ (15 min away)NJ (15 min away)

Columbus Hospital ER CallColumbus Hospital ER Call Associated with the Seton Hall Associated with the Seton Hall

School of Continued Medical School of Continued Medical EducationEducation

Teaching Hospitals with Teaching Hospitals with Medical Residents and Fellows Medical Residents and Fellows – (No Ortho Residents)(No Ortho Residents)

3 year surgical program3 year surgical program– RPR leading to a PSR-24RPR leading to a PSR-24– Transitioning to PM&S-36 for Transitioning to PM&S-36 for

current first year resident and current first year resident and all incoming residentsall incoming residents

1 resident chosen 1 resident chosen each yeareach year

Accept applicants Accept applicants from all podiatric from all podiatric schoolsschools

Residency ProgramResidency Program 3 year surgical program incorporating all aspects of medical 3 year surgical program incorporating all aspects of medical

and surgical podiatryand surgical podiatry– Access to podiatric and orthopedic surgical casesAccess to podiatric and orthopedic surgical cases– Podiatry gets all foot ankle and lower leg trauma Podiatry gets all foot ankle and lower leg trauma

No Orthopedic residents at SMMC, and very good relationship with No Orthopedic residents at SMMC, and very good relationship with Ortho attendings Ortho attendings

– 3 days of clinic per week3 days of clinic per week Two days of general podiatry clinic including podiatric medicine Two days of general podiatry clinic including podiatric medicine

and biomechanicsand biomechanics One day of wound care clinicOne day of wound care clinic Residents see and work up all of their Residents see and work up all of their Pre-Op and Post op patients Pre-Op and Post op patients

– Daily in-house patient careDaily in-house patient care– On-Call schedule for acute podiatric medicine and trauma in On-Call schedule for acute podiatric medicine and trauma in

the Emergency Roomthe Emergency Room– Each resident has graduated with well over the needed Each resident has graduated with well over the needed

forefoot, rearfoot and ankle surgical numbers forefoot, rearfoot and ankle surgical numbers

Newark, NJNewark, NJ Located 20 minutes from Located 20 minutes from

New York City in the New York City in the northeastern part of New northeastern part of New JerseyJersey

Easy access to and from Easy access to and from Newark, from NYC and Newark, from NYC and surrounding area, utilizing surrounding area, utilizing public transportation public transportation

Urban downtown Urban downtown environment near environment near – NJ PAC, NJ PAC, – Prudential center (Devils)Prudential center (Devils)– Newark Bears StadiumNewark Bears Stadium– NJIT NJIT – Rutgers Newark campus Rutgers Newark campus

less than a block away less than a block away

EducationEducation Monthly meetings are Monthly meetings are

held at St. Michaelheld at St. Michael’’s on s on the last Wednesday of the last Wednesday of every monthevery month

Weekly radiology Weekly radiology rounds with attending rounds with attending physicians on surgical physicians on surgical casescases

Weekly journal club or Weekly journal club or present courseware present courseware review amongst review amongst residentsresidents

Infectious Disease Infectious Disease Rounds weeklyRounds weekly

LifestyleLifestyle Pay is 48,000 1Pay is 48,000 1stst year, year,

50,000 250,000 2ndnd year, and year, and 52,000 352,000 3rdrd year year

ER call can be taken ER call can be taken from Homefrom Home

Residents get four Residents get four weeks of vacation in two weeks of vacation in two week intervalsweek intervals

Residents get up to Residents get up to $750.00 per year in $750.00 per year in book expensesbook expenses

Chief Resident (3Chief Resident (3rdrd Year) Year) receives up to $800 to receives up to $800 to travel and take a travel and take a Educational Course Educational Course

ExternshipExternship

Students may do a 2 or 4 week Students may do a 2 or 4 week externship or visit the program at any externship or visit the program at any time (4 week preferred and scheduling is time (4 week preferred and scheduling is flexible)flexible)

Externship includes the student in all Externship includes the student in all aspects of the daily routine of the aspects of the daily routine of the residents including surgeries and clinicresidents including surgeries and clinic

Externship concludes with a presentation Externship concludes with a presentation on a topic chosen by the studenton a topic chosen by the student

Interviews are held at the Eastern CRIPInterviews are held at the Eastern CRIP

Conclusion Conclusion Saint MichaelSaint Michael’’s is in all inclusive surgical and s is in all inclusive surgical and

medical training experiencemedical training experience The residency has a long history and many of the The residency has a long history and many of the

attending physicians have graduated from the attending physicians have graduated from the programprogram

The inner-city experience allows for exposure to a The inner-city experience allows for exposure to a diverse range of pathologydiverse range of pathology

SMMC is a long standing and very stable Residency SMMC is a long standing and very stable Residency Program where every graduate sat for and passed Program where every graduate sat for and passed the Forefoot and Rearfoot Surgical Boardsthe Forefoot and Rearfoot Surgical Boards

Completion of this program gives a very well Completion of this program gives a very well rounded Foot and Ankle Education in which the rounded Foot and Ankle Education in which the graduate is very prepared to begin private practice.graduate is very prepared to begin private practice.

Contact InformationContact Information For any questions please contact any of the For any questions please contact any of the

residents. To page the residents call (973) residents. To page the residents call (973) 603-7272 and enter their specific pin number603-7272 and enter their specific pin number– Jake ReinkrautJake Reinkraut

01050105– Phil JimenezPhil Jimenez

02670267– Leo DoubinineLeo Doubinine

4734 or cell (646)915-55804734 or cell (646)915-5580 Or E-MailOr E-Mail

– SMMCPodiatryDept@Gmail.com All Applications and Mail to be sent to All Applications and Mail to be sent to

Dr. Palagiano Dr. Palagiano SMMC Podiatric Residency SMMC Podiatric Residency 50 Union Avenue, Suite 10650 Union Avenue, Suite 106 Irvington, NJ 07111 Irvington, NJ 07111