Overview

Thank you for your interest in the St. Barnabas NMM/OMM residency program! Founded in 1992, our program is fully accredited by the AOA. We are approved for 12 spots, and currently have 6 funded slots. It is located in the heart of Bronx, New York and as such provides intensive inner-city training. Our faculty provides a wide range of expertise including treatment of the hospitalized patient and multiple types of injection treatments. Director Hugh Ettlinger, DO, FAAO, has been present since the program’s inception. He provides a valuable perspective rich in osteopathic tradition as he presents teachings from
his mentor, Anne Wales, DO, student of William Sutherland, DO.

At St. Barnabas, residents learn to work with patient types ranging from medical and surgical to pediatric and post-partum mothers. Time is spent equally between the hospital and outpatient settings. While direct guidance and supervision is provided by the faculty, residents are also given the autonomy to develop their own treatment plan. Weekly readings and journal clubs provide a solid didactic experience, and weekly labs ensure continuous learning throughout the residency program.

As a visiting student or resident, you will be included as part of the team. You will be assigned a resident to work with every week and will assist in seeing patients both in the clinic and on the hospital floors. You will participate in the weekly didactics and labs, and will receive feedback directly from residents as well as attendings.

The goal for visiting students is to provide a training that will allow you to feel more comfortable using Osteopathic diagnosis and treatment in the approach to and treatment of patients. Although the residency is designed to train specialists, the student rotation is designed to give the student a broad experience and useful tools, regardless of what medical specialty you enter. Osteopathic evaluation can be quite useful and easily performed in the emergency department, on surgical patients, in obstetrics, pediatrics and medicine, or in any setting you may find yourself in the future. Through your rotation at St.
Barnabas, you will learn to appreciate the role somatic dysfunction plays in the pathophysiology of a broad variety of disease processes, as well as how to use the osteopathic structural exam to assist in patient evaluation. You will also participate in the design and implementation of an osteopathic treatment plan to support the patient as they recover from their illness. The degree and level at which you participate in the treatment will depend on the skills and experience you have, your comfort level, and the comfort level of the department.

We encourage you to check out the program for yourself. We will be happy to work with you to schedule a visit and we look forward to hearing from you!