Southwest General Health Center
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Introduction
Podiatric medicine and surgery with full scope of reconstructive foot and ankle surgery, Hospital and Office based. Large surgical volume. Strong didactics.Residency Director
James
Holfinger
4408162735
JHolfinger@swgeneral.com
Clerkship Director
James
Holfinger
4408162735
JHolfinger@swgeneral.com
Program Contact
Kadie
Kulacz
4408168000
KKulacz@swgeneral.com
Program Overview
Program Emphasis
Primary office is located in Southwest General Hospital with a large patient and diverse surgical volume. Experience in OR, hospital, office, and ED. All aspects of reconstructive rearfoot surgery. Two attendings are fellowship trained. No travel required 99% of experiences are at the hospital or nearby hospital surgery center.
Weekly didactics and journal club.
Experiences Offered
Anesthesiology
Behavioral Science
Emergency Room
Family Practice
Infectious Disease
Internal Medicine
Office Rotations
Orthopedics
Outpatient Clinic
Plastic Surgery
Podiatry
Podiatry Surgery
Radiology
Surgery
Trauma
Vascular Surgery
Wound Care Limb Salvage
Board Review
Grand Rounds
Journal Club
Labs Cadaver Industry
Research
Lecture Series
Clerkship Overview
Work closely with attending and residents at Southwest General Hospital. Office, hospital, ER, OR experience.
Clerkship Information
Clerkship application requirements
Applicant Requirements
Vehicle
Clerkship Fee: 0
Academic Requirements
Requires Transcript
Participating Months
June 2025
July 2025
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January 2027
February 2027
March 2027
April 2027
May 2027
Residency Overview
Southwest General sponsored a very successful PMSR-24 from 1999-2007 and began the PMSR/RRA-36 in 2021.� During the gap we have been training residents from University Hospitals which has been� phased out as Southwest residents replaced the UH residents. Beginning July 1, 2025 a total of 5 residents will be in training (2 PGY-1's, 1-PGY-2, and 2-PGY-3). At the present time we are approved for a total of 5 residents and anticipate taking 2 residents each year going forward pending approval in 2027 for a sixth position. With few exceptions training occurs at the hospital, nearby hospital surgery center, and offices on the hospital main campus. The program offers excellent volume and diversity of surgical procedures as well as a high volume of hospital and office patients. Once selected, it is desirable for residents to live near the hospital as we have a busy ED. Call is divided equitably between all residents. In addition to salary a $1500 stipend is available each training year for reimbursement of extra educational expenses.
Residency Manual
Download the residency manualResidency Information
Residency Start Date: January 01, 1753
Available Residencies
PMSR: 0
PMSR-RRA: 5
Affiliated Institutions
Southwest General is a partner of University Hospitals Health System of Cleveland, however all training for this program is conducted at Southwest General.� The Southwest General podiatric residency program is completely separate from the University Hospitals podiatric residency program.Residency Application Requirements
Other Applicant Requirements:
None
Other Residency Requirements
Accreditation: DNV
Staff DPMs Count: 14
Other qualifications
COTHMember
RescueFund
Additional Residency Programs
No other residency programs are sponsored at Southwest General. Podiatric Medicine and Surgery training has been active at Southwest since 1999 and is very well established. At times there may be non-podiatric residents sponsored by other hospitals rotating in orthopedics, neurosurgery, and urology rotate at the hospital.