What sort of medical and surgical specialties are residents exposed to at Huntington?
Huntington residents rotate through the usual medicine subspecialties such as cardiology, nephrology and gastroenterology, and are also required to rotate through neurology, oncology, endocrinology, infectious disease and hematology. In addition, residents have the opportunity to rotate with hospitalists, palliative medicine, emergency medicine, sports medicine, ENT, dermatology, and myriad other specialties. Residents with particular interests have taken electives in alternative medicine, physical medicine/rehabilitation, and gynecology, among others. Huntington has a trauma service, neurosurgery, cardiothoracic surgery, orthopedics, gynecologic surgery, urology and other surgical specialties available for consultation. Patients are frequently transferred to Huntington from other hospitals for a higher level of care.
