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AFP NewsA guide to upcoming events and recent news at AFP
Another Teaching AwardDrexel University College of Medicine has selected Altoona Family Physicians to receive the 2011 Dean's Special Award for Excellence in Clinical Teaching at a Family Practice site. Our practice was selected for this honor by vote of the fourth year medical students. This follows up a similar award we received from University of Pittsburgh several years ago. Dr. Morrow will be travelling to Philadelphia to accept the award and march in the graduation convocation.
Congratulations! Graduation Day July 31, 2011 Dr. Jenny (Dan) Luu and Dr. Jen Stirgwolt
Please see the feature article in the PCOM magagine,
"Digest" (No 2 2011), on our First Year Family Practice Resident, Jenna Stokes, 2011 Simmy
Ginsburg Humanitarian Award. Match Results 2011 Brittany E. Barker, DO
(West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine) Rotating Internship: John H. Kephart, DO (NY College
of Osteopathic Medicine of NY Institute of Technology)
Construction AFP is finishing several renovation projects that will improve our functionality and appearance. Call Room/Lounge/Conference Room Upgrade
- Status: bids received
AFP/WFP: NCQA Level 3 Patient-Centered
Medical Homes IPIP Update (June 10, 2011)
Our IPIP team ( Dr. Morrow, Dr.
McLellan, Dr. Kelly, Dr. Premmer, Loni Baird, Sue Chew, Mary Jo Geishauser and
Sherri Rains) reports Mr.
Bill Warning just handed out awards for most improved
and highest performing collaborative member practices. Congratulations!
All residents are now receiving Tablet PCs to use at work and at home. This gives them more flexibility in work and study. When they graduate the laptops become theirs. Current versions have DVD burners, web cam, pen-enabled screen, and fingerprint technology (Fujitsu T5010) Next version will include touch screen capability.
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| Eric Kephart DO, Ryan Ridenour DO and Kathleen Sweeney DO presented a workshop on back pain in runners and ankle injuries in the Osteopathic track at FMEC . | Halloween fun at FMEC |
Eric Kephart DO and Ryan Ridenour DO work together to demonstrate OMM for back pain in runners.
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AFP was recently reaccredited for the maximum five years by the ACGME with very few citations. View letter and explanations.
ACOFP visited Altoona Family Physicians on July 29, 2010 for a site review and inspection and we were pleased to receive no deficiencies. We received the maximum five years View letter (along with the ACGME letter)
Dr. McLellan Promoted to Assistant DirectorAltoona Family Physicians is pleased to announce Dr. Fiona McLellan has advanced from Clinical Faculty to Assistant Director at the residency. Dr. McLellan joined our faculty July 2000. Congratulations!
Dr. Eric M. Kephart, a 2009 AFP graduate, has joined Blair
Orthopedics of Altoona, August 2010. Eric is a Fellowship trained Primary Care
Sports Medicine specialist. Welcome back to the area!
The Williamsburg Family Practice Rural Office has finished construction of a new addition which allows additional providers (residents/faculty) to see an increased number of patients in a more comfortable efficient space. This expansion has allowed our residents to choose to see their longitudinal patients in our rural office.
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Tina
Zumer-Quinn won the first annual AFP Gingerbread house decorating contest.
Using only the supplies in the kit, AFP'ers made houses, castles and
unidentifiable structures. Madie Hartman organized the contest.
EMR News
Altoona Family Physicians has implemented eClinicalWorks, an award-winning, state-of-the-art system that is intuitive and powerful. We are using Tablet PCs to enter information by touch, handwriting recognition, typing or voice-recognition. Our wireless system allows us to be mobile. No typing-at-a-PC-with-back-to-the-patient allowed. The EMR will be accessible by our physicians anywhere via the internet. When the patient portal is implemented, patients will be empowered to look at messages from their doctor on their own personal health website, where they can enter their history, request refills or ask questions.
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Dr. Beckstead and Dr. Ruhl receiving their certificates from NIPDD (National Institute for Program Director Development) sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians. |
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Received from a student:
"The residents and attendings at Altoona love to teach and are extremely
friendly; everyone makes you feel completely welcomed and it is a great environment
to work and learn; a terrific rotation opportunity; the Altoona group is
very flexible and the allow the students to see many aspects of Family Medicine
including Rural Clinic, Urban Clinic and Inpatient Medicine; I was allowed to
join the MedEvac helicopter crew for a day which was incredible; I spent time
with a phlebotomist, ophthalmologist and the lab director; a fantastic
rotation." -(an
anonymous evaluation)
Rotation information available on this web site.
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Many new pictures and updates!
Last update: 2/11/08 Last published: 2/11/08
