The osteopathic neurosurgical residency program at SBHCS
is a 5 year program following a year of internship completed
at an AOA approved program. It is academically affiliated
with the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine Educational
Consortium (OPTI-NYCOMEX) of the New York Institute of Technology
(NYIT). The candidates must be graduates of approved osteopathic
medical schools
The program, which is approved for 1 (one) resident per
year for 5 (five) years, is administered by the Institute
of Neurology and Neurosurgery (INNS) of the Saint Barnabas
Health Care System (SBHCS) which is the largest health care
provider in the State of New Jersey. It is linked with an
internship program at Saint Barnabas Medical Center (SBMC)
which has an option to include specific neuro-related elective
rotation for those who are interested in neurosurgery.
Those interested in the neurosurgical program can apply
for the internship position and ask to be linked with the
neurosurgical residency, in which case they will be interviewed
by the neurosurgical faculty. Unless specifically stated
however, being accepted into the internship program does
not guarantee acceptance in the neurosurgical residency program.
Conversely, some applicants may be accepted into the neurosurgical
residency program after the completion of the 4th year of
medical school and placed into the internship program. All
applicants must have good scores on their national boards,
and three letters of recommendation. They must submit with
their application a two page essay as to why they want to
become neurosurgeons.
The candidates must spend at least two weeks rotating on
the neurosurgery service either during their 4th year of
medical school or during their internship at Saint Barnabas
Medical Center or Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.
The program is directed by Otakar R. Hubschmann, M.D. and
supervised and administered by Gregory Rokosz, D.O., J.D.,
who is the Osteopathic Director of Medical Education at Saint
Barnabas Health Care System and by Dr. Henry Rosenberg who
is the Director of Medical Education at Saint Barnabas Medical
Center.
Interested applicants should contact
M. Judy Gibson at mjgibson@sbhcs.com or 973-322-6728 or
Sue Wolff at swolff@sbhcs.com or 973-322-6730 or
Drs. Rokoscz or Rosenberg at SBMC.
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