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2018 Medical & Dental Directory | 41 910-678-8432 • Traditional, Hybrid & Online Classes Available www.faytechcc.edu/continuing-education • Cardiovascular Monitor Technician • Certified Nursing Assistant • Certified Personal Trainer (NASM ® certified) • Community Paramedic • CPR-Healthcare Provider • Critical Care Transport Paramedic • Electronic Health Records Office Professional • EMT-Basic (National/State of NC) • EMT-Paramedic Hybrid • Health Information Technology • Medical Administrative Assistant • Medical Biller • Medical Chart Auditor • Medical Coder • Medical Transcription Editor • Optometric Assistant • Pharmacy Technician • Phlebotomist • Registered Medical Assistant • Substance Abuse Counselor GET CERTIFIED AT Corporate and Continuing Education Prepare to enter the healthcare field! The medical residency program will grow even larger to 300 residencies a year. And many of them will stay in the area after their residencies are done. Data shows residents often practice within 50 miles of where they train. The health system has partnered with Campbell University's Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine to launch the program. The first group of 32 residents arrived on campus in June. Some come from as far way as Arizona and many have brought their families with them. The inaugural class was chosen from 837 applicants and will train in specialties like internal medicine, general surgery, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology. Next year, psychiatry and pediatric residencies will be added. That's good news for the local community, because like many parts of the United States, North Carolina is feeling the pressure of a nationwide doctor shortage. Primary care physicians and general surgeons are especially hard to come by. There are currently 2,800 family physicians in North Carolina. And the state will need nearly 2,000 more by 2030, according to the N.C. Academy of Family Physicians. The problem stems from an aging U.S. population. Baby Boomers are simply living longer. The fastest growing age group in America is 65 plus. Another problem is increasing competition for new doctors, who often choose to practice in larger, more metropolitan areas. Nearly a quarter of North Carolina's counties don't even have an OB/GYN specialist or general surgeon. Campbell University's medical school understands the state's plight, which is why its mission is to train doctors for rural areas. It's also why the school agreed to partner with Cape Fear Valley on its new venture. No one is more excited about what the future holds than Cape Fear Valley CEO Mike Nagowski. He championed the program's creation despite long odds for its approval. "Only a select few health systems in the country," he said, "are capable of training physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and other trained clinical experts. I'm proud to say Cape Fear Valley is among the select few." In time, the medical residency program will grow even larger to 300 residencies a year. And many of them will stay in the area after their residencies are done. Data shows residents often practice within 50 miles of where they train. The residency program is also expected to generate approximately $30 million a year towards the local economy through good paying jobs. Each resident makes approximately $50,000 a year. Faculty and support personnel make another $50,000 to $400,000 a year. But the program's success will ultimately be measured by how much it impacts the region's healthcare in the long term. Cumberland County ranks in the bottom 25 of all 100 North Carolina counties when it comes to health outcomes, according to a 2015 study by the University of Wisconsin. Nagowski thinks those numbers will start improving once the new residents take what they learn and start practicing in the area. "I'm pretty excited," he said. "This program is going to do great things." n

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