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Hudson Valley Healthcare System
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VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System Residency, Internship and Training Programs
 The information on this web page is provided for potential applicants of the various residency, fellowship or training programs at the Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Healthcare System. If you are interested in any of these programs or have questions, please contact the appropriate staff members listed below.
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| Dental Residency Program |
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 The VA Hudson Valley Health Care System offers a 1-year, ADA accredited, hospital based Advanced Education In General Dentistry residency. There are a total of four residents. Residents receive clinical and/or didactic training in the following areas:
Clinical Pharmacology; Dental Auxiliary Utilization; and Dental Laboratory Technology which includes Diagnostic Radiology; Emergency Dental Care; Emergency Medical Care; Endodontia (Geriatric Dentistry; Hospital Organization and Function; Inpatient/Same Day Surgery; Oral Diagnosis; Oral Pathology; Oral Surgery); Pain and Anxiety Control; Periodontics; Physical Evaluation and Internal Medicine; Preventive Dentistry; Restorative Dentistry (Operative; Prosthetic, fixed and removable).
The programs participate in the Post Doctoral Application Support Service (PASS) and in the Posdoctoral Dental Matching Program.
For further information, please contact the Dental Clinic of the Medical Centers or call Castle Point at 845-831-2000, x5160, or Montrose at 914-737-4400, x2424. Mario Mirando, D.M.D. is the Program Director.
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| Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship/Residency Program |
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 The VA Hudson Valley Health Care System is a primary teaching site for a one-year comprehensive training program in geriatric psychiatry. This program is fully accredited by the ACGME and is sponsored by New York Medical College. During the one-year program, fellows spend six months at the Montrose campus, providing evaluations and ongoing treatment to a diverse patient population on inpatient geriatric psychiatric and nursing home units.
All candidates must be medical school graduates and have completed a residency in general psychiatry.
- Kamalamma Duvvi, M.D., Attending Supervisor
- David Cordon, M.D. Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Program, Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center, NY, NY (point of contact for further information)
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| Optometric Residency Program |
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 The Optometric Residency Program at VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System provides extensive postgraduate training in primary eyecare and ocular disease. The program provides the opportunity for the development a multi-disciplinary approach in the management of ocular conditions with systemic manifestations. The hospital setting supports interaction / rotation through various clinics which includes internal medicine, infectious disease, vascular and neurology. Moreover, residency training includes development of proficiency in advanced optometric clinical procedures, preparation of poster / lecture presentations and development of manuscripts for publication.
The academic affiliate of the residency program is the State University of New York (SUNY) - State College of Optometry. The College amplifies our training program with additional clinical / academic education.
Contact information:
Nancy N. Wong, OD, PhD, FAAO
Supervisor, Optometry Residency Program
VA Hudson Valley Health Care System
Montrose, NY 10548
(914) 737-4400 x2014 / (914) 788-4373 (Fax)
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| Podiatric Residency Program |
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VA Hudson Valley Health Care System is comprised of two Hospitals and seven community based out patient clinics. The main training site is 43 miles north of New York City at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus in Montrose, New York.
Training Experiences:
The residents are trained at:
New York College of Podiatric Medicine
Keller Army Hospital at West Point Military Academy
Kingsbridge VAMC in Bronx, New York
Duchess Ambulatory Surgery Center in Poughkeepsie
The FDR Campus of the VA Hudson Valley Health Care System. The Franklin Delano Roosevelt campus has been actively involved in residency training for the past 25 years.
For further information, contact Mark Caselli, DPM.
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| Psychology Internship Program |
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 • Psychology Internship Program Brochure   Click here for more file format information.
The Department of Veterans Affairs Hudson Valley Health Care System, with campuses at Montrose and Castle Point, New York, offers fully-accredited APA internships in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. Internships are full-time (2,080 hours) and consist of three hospital-based rotations; one of six, and two of three months each, plus a year-long assignment to an outpatient clinic. As one of the largest psychiatric facilities in the VA, the Hudson Valley Health Care System offers opportunities to work with a diverse patient population in a variety of clinical settings. Weekly seminars and one-to-one supervision provide specialized training in a range of assessment and treatment modalities. In addition, interns are offered support for their dissertations or other research interests, and have access to a rich array of professional education within the hospital and in the New York metropolitan area.
For further information, contact Linda Bardes-Cummings at 914-737-4400 x2330/3428.
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| Social Work Graduate Training Program |
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 The VA HVHCS Social Work Graduate Training Program offers Field Placement Opportunities for first year and second year social work students in a wide variety of settings. Internships are offered at both the Montrose and Castle Point Campuses.
Students learn social work practice, including assessments, case management, individual, group, and multi-disciplinary treatment planning.
We are currently affiliated with two graduate schools of Social Work, Fordham University and Adelphi University. We are interested in developing affiliations with other schools of social work.
For additional information please contact Maria Russo, LMSW, at 914 737-4400, x2022.
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| Page Content Providers: Nancy A. Winter, Stephanie Allen, Linda Cummings-Bardes |
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| Reviewed/Updated Date: December 6, 2007 |
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