The program has developed affiliation agreements with all the schools and colleges of podiatric medicine. Clerkships are open to all schools and are limited to third and fourth year students in the top 25 percent of their class. The clerkship program is overseen by Dr.

Inova Fairfax Hospital Podiatric Foot/Ankle Surgery Residency Program 3300 Gallows Road, Original Building Falls Church, VA 22042-3300 703-776-6141  Extension 1 - Richard Derner, DPM, FACFAS, Residency Program Director Extension 2 - Kimberly Etherith, Residency Program Manager (Please direct general questions or requests to schedule a visit to Ms. Etherith.)  Fax: 703-776-3718 richard.derner@inova.orgkimberly.etherithspence@inova.org

Is a Clerkship Essential to Attaining a Residency Position? Expand Content No. However, all current residents served as clerks prior to their residency. While the clerkship is primarily an educational experience to help students develop academic and clinical skills, the month-long rotation allows attending physicians on the hospital's Residency Training Committee to assess the student's understanding of podiatric medicine and surgery in a variety of situations, rather than being limited to the 30-minute interview at CRIPs.

The program was established in 1986, and was a Foundation based program known as the Northern Virginia Podiatric Residency Program. Although the program had achieved national recognition as one of the premier podiatric surgical training programs, it lacked a "home" base, was not fully integrated within the GME community and residents salaries and benefits lagged behind the national average. On July 1, 2003, Inova Fairfax Hospital assumed full sponsorship and control of the program and the program became known as the Inova Fairfax Hospital Residency Program.

Meet Our Residents – 2022-2023

Richard Derner, DPM, FACFAS Residency Program Director Inova Fairfax Hospital Podiatric Foot/Ankle Surgery Residency Program Welcome to the Inova Podiatric Foot/Ankle Surgery Residency website. Here at Inova Fairfax Hospital we strive to educate and train podiatric foot/ankle surgery residents at the highest level. Being fully integrated into the GME community has allowed us to offer residents not only extensive hands-on podiatric foot/ankle surgical training but the opportunity to work side by side as equals with allopathic medical residents in a major academic health science center.

In addition to the non-podiatric rotations outlined below, residents in podiatric surgery can expect the following progression over the three-year training cycle: PGY-1 By end of the first year, the resident is expected to demonstrate basic proficiency in the performance of forefoot surgery and minor procedures of the rearfoot. These include: Soft tissue and nail procedures Toe surgery First Ray procedures Metatarsal procedures Basic non-reconstructive midfoot-rearfoot procedures A.O.

The Inova-GWU Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship is based at Inova Fairfax Hospital, an 833-bed tertiary care teaching hospital in Falls Church, VA, just a few miles from Washington, DC. The hospital is a leader in transplant medicine with active cardiac, pulmonary, and renal transplant services. Inova Heart and Vascular Institute houses 156 beds as the region's only facility dedicated exclusively to heart and vascular care. Inova Cancer Services is a comprehensive oncology program service and Inova Fairfax Hospital provides the area's only Level 1 Trauma Center.

For More Information About the Inova-GWU Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship, or to Request Application and Program Information, Contact: Cathy Crone, MD, FAPM Fellowship Program Director703-776-3380cathy.crone@inova.org or Pamela Crawford Academic Coordinator703-776-3626pamela.crawford@inova.org 

The Inova-GWU Psychosomatic Medicine Fellowship is composed of three elements: clinical experience, didactic instruction with both clinical supervision and formal seminars, and research training. Each of these components is carefully balanced to allow the fellow sufficient time to pursue both clinical and research goals. Review the weekly schedule Clinical Experience Clinical experience includes both inpatient and ambulatory consultations, liaison activities, and supervised psychotherapy cases.