NYMC Forms Academic Affiliation with Yuma Regional Medical Center
NYMC Medical Students Will Train in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Family Medicine, and Surgery
New York Medical College (NYMC) has formed a new academic affiliation with Yuma Regional Medical Center (YRMC) in Yuma, Arizona, designating the hospital as a teaching site for the training and education of NYMC’s medical students. This partnership further enhances NYMC’s extensive network of affiliated hospitals and clinical sites that encompasses more than 30 affiliates, now across six states—New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, West Virginia, and Arizona.
“At NYMC, we are proud of the robust network of affiliates that offers our students a diverse array of outstanding educational opportunities to enhance their clinical skills,” said Neil W. Schluger, dean of the NYMC School of Medicine. “We look forward to a collaboration with the leadership and clinicians at Yuma Medical Center that will be mutually beneficial for years to come.”
The agreement establishes clerkship rotations for medical students in internal medicine, pediatrics, family medicine, and surgery and electives in orthopedics, adult cardiology, and hematology/oncology. YRMC, a hospital boasting more than 400 beds spread across 28 care locations, offers a wide range of medical services to more than 600,000 patients annually in a predominantly rural area in southwestern Arizona.
“This partnership sets forth a new direction in the advancement of rural medicine,” said Robert Trenschel, D.O., M.P.H., president and CEO of YRMC. “Yuma Regional Medical Center is located in the southwest corner of Arizona, bordering California to the west and Mexico to the south. Our unique geographic location serves as a pillar for diverse learning and a unique set of pathology. Our commitment to building a healthier tomorrow is modeled in the collaboration of our two organizations.”