Educational Resources and Scholarly Activity

St. Luke’s Family Medicine Residency – Sacred Heart

Family Medicine Residency Educational Resources

The core of the learning experience in the residency program is to combine supervised “hands-on” patient care experience with structured didactic educational sessions and department meetings. Our educational resources include:

Protected time every Tuesday morning for Academic Day
Didactic lectures from faculty and sub-specialists covering the breadth and depth of Family Medicine
Monthly simulation sessions
Integrated Behavioral Medicine Conferences
Hands-on procedure workshops
Board review sessions
Journal Club
Monthly Medical Education Grand Rounds
Practice Management education series
Access to on-site Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics
Online resources and access to the network medical library
Network Research Institute

Scholarly Activity

A lifelong love of learning is crucial to your success as a family physician. At St. Luke’s/Sacred Heart Campus, you will have multiple opportunities to participate in scholarly activity. Some of our recent scholarship is listed below!

Niyibizi A, Haveric A, Irio G. Telehealth in opioid use disorder treatment: policy considerations for expanding access to care. J Osteopath Med. 2023. PMID: 37976470.
Goodbred AJ, Langan RC. Chronic kidney disease: prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Am Fam Physician. 2023;108(6):554-561.
Bermudez F. High School football player walks off field with antalgic gait after being tackled? Poster. PAFP Resident Research Day. Hershey, PA. 4/6/2024.
Kab-Perlman R, Markosian K. The mysterious bleeding blue bleb. Poster. PAFP Resident Research Day. Hershey, PA. 4/6/2024.
Lima E. Unmasking the silent invader: A case of neurocysticercosis. Poster. PAFP Resident Research Day. Hershey, PA. 4/6/2024.
Langan R, Schoen E. American Academy of Family Physicians Curriculum Guidelines: Men’s Health. April 2024.
McDonald M, Oyedele K. A student-led effort to address healthcare inequity: The SLICC (Student-Led Interprofessional Care Center) Initiative. Presentation. Surgical Education Week. Orlando, Florida. April 2024.
Tabchi R, Ajibola O. FQHC-LA Screening patients for SDoH through an external community organization database: Focusing on Communities Needs and Insecurities AIAMC National Initiative Conference Poster Presentation. April 2024.
Langan RC. The persistent challenge of diagnosing and treating vitamin B12 deficiency. BMJ. 2024 Jun 13;385:q1262.
Langan RC. Adult Eye Conditions: Ophthalmic Emergencies. FP Essent. 2022 Aug;519:29-32.
Langan RC, Puente ME. Scrotal masses. Am Fam Physician. 2022;106(2):184-189.
Hines-Smith K, Carneiro R, Lam NCV, Goodbred A. Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall, Who is the Most Burned Out Among Us All? Presentation, FMEC, Arlington, VA. September 2022.
Niyibizi A, Cisse M, Rovito P, Puente M. Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor- induced angioedema of the small bowel: a diagnostic dilemma. J Am Board Fam Med. 2023.
Langan RC, Goodbred AJ. Pulmonary nodules: common questions and answers. Am Fam Physician. 2023;107(3):282-291.
Wannah S, Sawares D. Breathtaking Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Poster. PAFP Resident Research Day. Tannersville, PA. April 2023.
Rivera C, Sawares D. Cryptococcal Meningitis in an Immunocompetent Host. Poster. PAFP Resident Research Day. Tannersville, PA. April 2023.
Gilbey D, Gnananehru J, Sawares D. Type 2 Diabetes – How Clinical Pharmacist’s In Primary Care Benefit Those Most In Need. Oral Presentation. PAFP Resident Research Day. Tannersville, PA. April 2023.
Raineri G, Sawares D. Missed The Target. Oral Presentation. PAFP Resident Research Day. Tannersville, PA. April 2023.
Tabchi R, Puente M, Hines-Smith K, Michalisin J, Noghrehkar N, Reed R, Ramson K, Graham J, Denizard E. Diabetes CARES project. AIAMC Annual Meeting and National Initiative VIII. March 2023.
Niyibizi A, Tabchi R. Social Determinants of Health: Addressing Health Disparities and Why It Matters. POMA Annual Clinical Assembly and Scientific Seminar. Pocono Manor, PA. May 2023.