Intern and Residency program

Extern rotations
Intern training program
Residency programs
Affiliations
Training at UPMC Horizon
About Mercer County
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UPMC Horizon prides itself on compassionate doctor-to-patient relationships. With that commitment in mind, UPMC Horizon provides residents and interns with an exceptional opportunity to become directly involved in patient care through its medical education programs. Interns and residents receive personal, individualized attention and work side-by-side with physicians to develop the skills needed to diagnose and treat patients.

Our residency and internship programs were designed to meet the requirements of the American Osteopathic Association. Residencies are currently available in the fields of general surgery, internal medicine and family practice.

Residents and interns work under the tutelage of Jerome H. Bonier, DO, director of Medical Education. For more information about training programs at UPMC Horizon, contact us by phone or e-mail. More details, including information on salaries and benefits, about our traditional internship, general surgery, internal medicine, and family practice residency programs is available at opportunities.osteopathic.org

Extern rotations
Extern rotations offered at UPMC Horizon include rotations in:

• Emergency medicine
• Family practice
• General surgery
• Urology
• Orthopaedics
• Ophthalmology
• Anesthesia
• Ear, nose, and throat
• General internal medicine
• Pulmonology
• Gastroenterology
• Rehabilitative medicine

Intern training program
AOA approved for two traditional internship positions

Our internship program lasts one year. An intern performs many duties, including recording patients’ histories, writing differential diagnoses, making daily rounds with the attending physician and resident, and participating in grand rounds. Interns also visit patients daily, describe and chart patient progress, perform physical examinations, participate in departmental conferences, and attend specialty sessions.

Residency programs

General surgery residency program
AOA approved for ten positions

William Henwood, DO, FACOS, program director
henwoodwr@upmc.edu

Jon Henwood, DO, assistant program director
henwoodjr@upmc.edu

Internal medicine residency program
AOA approved for five positions

Frederick Uberti, DO, FACOI, program director
ubertifg@upmc.edu

Roy J. Sartori, DO, FACOI, assistant program director
sartorirj@upmc.edu

Family practice esidency program
AOA approved for eight positions

Aaron Listopad, DO, program director
listopadaj@upmc.edu

Kary Schroyer, DO, assistant program director
schroyerkj@upmc.edu

Affiliations

In addition to the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and Primary Health Network, UPMC Horizon’s medical education programs are affiliated with Cleveland Clinic, Millcreek Community Hospital, Erie, Pa.; Deborah Heart and Lung Center, Browns Mills, NJ; Akron Children’s Hospital; Henry Ford BiCounty Hospital, Warren, Mich.; Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, Pa.; OhioHealth Doctors Hospital; St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, Ohio; and University of Nevada School of Medicine, as well as Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

UPMC Horizon continues to explore graduate medical education opportunities with its Pittsburgh affiliates to further enhance the intern and residency training programs.

Training at UPMC Horizon

Doctor to patient
At UPMC Horizon, we take pride in the fact that our doctor/patient relationships have been built on one unwavering principle: we treat patients the same way we would like to be treated, with care, compassion and respect.

This commitment, combined with our low doctor-to-patient ratio, provides residents and interns with an exceptional opportunity to become involved in patient care on a one-to-one basis. From the very beginning, you will assume responsibility for your patients’ health and well-being.

From day one, you will have “hands-on” experience in treating patients. As you make your rounds at our Shenango Valley and Greenville facilities, you will have the opportunity to become personally involved with patients while diagnosing a wide variety of medical conditions.

You also will have the advantage of treating your patients with the most up-to-date medical equipment available.

Doctor to Doctor
When you train as an intern or resident at UPMC Horizon, you can expect to receive the same personal, individualized attention that we extend to our patients.

Working side-by-side with expert physicians, you will learn how to provide care that is both professional and compassionate. We boast an extremely low resident/intern to physician ratio that allows you to establish a close personal relationship with your mentor. You will find that when working at UPMC Horizon you are more likely to be treated as a peer than you might be at most larger hospitals.

In each area of study, residents are expected to develop the ability to diagnose and treat patients, as well as create well-organized and complete medical records. You will learn to recommend appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic approaches based on patient histories, physical examinations, laboratory tests and diagnostic techniques, and procedures. Residents also will take primary responsibility for the care of their individual patients under the guidance and direction of experienced physicians.

Our flexible internship program lasts one year and allows you to focus on a subspecialty, if desired. You will perform many duties which include recording patient histories, writing differential diagnoses, making daily rounds with the attending physician and resident, and participating in grand rounds.

Interns also will visit patients daily, describe and chart each patient’s progress, perform physical examinations, participate in departmental conferences and attend medical and specialty sessions.

Interns and residents will participate on committees such as house staff meetings, Medical Care Committee, OMT Committee and cancer conferences.

Whether doctor to patient or doctor to doctor, the special one-to-one relationships nurtured at UPMC Horizon benefit everyone involved.

About Mercer County

Mercer County is located in western Pennsylvania, at the crossroads of interstates 79 and 80. The region offers an array of attractions that include camping, boating, hunting, fishing, golfing, historical sites, ample shopping facilities and more.

Mercer County has a population of more than 121,000 residents and boasts a low crime rate, affordable housing, and easy transit to Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Akron (each approximately one hour travel time). Our community offers many fine restaurants and shops, and on special occasions, traditional country fair and cultural events. Buhl Farm Park, located in Hermitage, features picnic shelters, swings and playground equipment, tennis courts, an outdoor pool and a performing arts center.

Local college campuses include Thiel College, Greenville; Westminster College, New Wilmington; Slippery Rock University; Penn State Shenango campus, Sharon; Kent State University, Trumbull County campus; and Youngstown State University. All of the with in a hour of the Shenango Valley Campus of UPMC Horizon.