The Inova Fairfax Hospital/Georgetown University Transitional Residency
Program provides clinical training in general medicine, pediatrics and emergency
medicine to physicians entering sub-specialty training programs, including
ophthalmology, emergency medicine, radiology, neurology, physical medicine and
rehabilitation, and others.
The transitional program integrates participants into current residency
programs and provides a varied education experience. Residents acquire knowledge
and skills related to the medical diagnosis and management of adult and
pediatric patients and participate in the care of critically ill patients.
Emphasis is placed on understanding the pathologic and physiologic mechanisms
of disease and on the principles of diagnosis and treatment. Residents are
responsible for both diagnostic and therapeutic management, and are expected to
perform and participate in the same manner as those who are at similar
experience levels in currently existing teaching services.
- Learn more about the Transitional Residency program (see
links at left) or visit our Georgetown University Web site for additional
information.
About Inova Fairfax Hospital
Inova Fairfax Hospital is an 833-bed hospital which has
Northern Virginia's only level 1 trauma center for treating critically injured
patients, one of the nation's busiest obstetrics program, and offers a
comprehensive organ transplantation program. It was the first hospital in the
Washington, D.C., metropolitan area to perform cardiac and lung
transplants.
About Georgetown University
Georgetown University was
founded in 1789 by John Carroll, first archbishop of Baltimore. The School of
Medicine was created in 1850 and acquired a university hospital in 1898. The
original 24-bed facility has evolved into a major medical center located on the
northern section of the Georgetown University campus in Washington, D.C. With a
rich history of bedside teaching, Georgetown strives to deliver a balanced
education in the core principles of medicine, from the biological, scientific
and experiential perspectives such that the graduate is a capable physician for
the 21st century.
In 1971, an inter-institutional agreement made Inova Fairfax Hospital a major
affiliate with Georgetown University. Teaching services at Inova Fairfax
Hospital are integrated into the Georgetown University training programs in all
major clinical departments including medicine, surgery, psychiatry, orthopedics,
ophthalmology and anesthesiology.
