Family Medicine Residency Program
Welcome to the Downey Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program. Please take a look at our web site and learn more about us. Our family extends beyond the family medicine residents to the traditional rotating interns, OMM/NMM +1 residents and medical students. Our program prides itself on providing a well-balanced curriculum with opportunities for continued training in Osteopathic manipulation, strong inpatient medicine experience and resident involvement creating a dynamic program.
Highlights of our Program:- Training residents for over 19 years
- Seven months of electives/selectives
- Unopposed residency
- Strong Osteopathic training
- Diverse patient population
- Excellent teaching faculty
- Located in beautiful, sunny Southern California
- Close to the beaches and the mountains
Our Accreditation and Affiliation:
DRMC has once again received full accreditation from the Joint Commission for Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO). Our Internship and Family Practice Residency are accredited by the ACOFP and our NMM/OMM +1 Residency is accredited by the AOA/AAO.
We are affiliated with the WUHS-OPTI West.
Statistics 2006-2007:
- Beds: 193
- Occupancy rate: 81.78%
- Admissions: 13,640
- ER Visits: 48,993
- Surgical cases:
- Inpatient surgery: 3874
- Outpatient: 3176
- Births: 1589
Medical Rotations
We offer the following medical student rotations:- Surgery
- Medicine
- FP
- Anesthesiology — 4th year students only
- GI — 4th year students only
- Plastic Surgery — 4th year students only
- OMM
- OB/GYN
- Infectious Disease
- HIV/IM — 4th year students only
| To Contact Us: | |
| Downey Regional Medical Center Family Medicine Residency Program 11500 Brookshire Ave. Downey, CA 90241 (562) 904-5482 |
Residency Coordinator: |
| Director of Medical Education Natalie A. Nevins, DO, MSHPE (562) 904-5026 natalie.nevins@drmci.org |
Student Rotations Coordinator Sherry Haner (562) 904-5374 sherry.haner@drmci.org |
Accomodations
There are several hotels/motels near DRMC. The closest hotel is Embassy Suites on Firestone and Brookshire. Also nearby are the Comfort Inn on Firestone; the American Inn Motel on Lakewood Blvd.; the Courtyard Motel on Firestone Blvd.; the Regency Inn & Suites on Imperial Hwy. and the Downey Inn on Lakewood Blvd., all in Downey. Please check the local phone directory, call Information or check the Internet for telephone numbers.
[Note: These businesses may change without our knowledge, and DRMC does not endorse any of these properties.]
