Sentara Health has set a goal of doubling the health system's resident positions.
Michael Hooper, MD, MSc, senior vice president as well as chief medical and academic officer of Sentara Health, says the drive for a dramatic increase in the number of residents at the health system is designed to bolster the organization's physician workforce.
"We are trying to work with our academic partners to increase the number of resident slots, so we can help address the physician shortage that everyone is experiencing across the country," Hooper says.
View the video below to find out how Sentara Health is working to increase its resident positions. Click here to read the accompanying HealthLeaders story.
Christopher Cheney is the CMO editor at HealthLeaders.
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To help address physician shortages at Sentara Health, the health system is seeking to double its number of residents by leveraging partnerships with academic partners.
Executives at Sentara meet regularly with their counterparts at medical schools to make sure they are aligned in terms of training facilities and training opportunities for medical students.