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Three area health care providers are teaming up to expand medical education and resources in central and southern Delaware.
ChristianaCare, BayHealth and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine announced on Feb. 18 a new partnership to establish a Delaware Collaborative Clinical Campus.
That partnership aims to expand a network of undergraduate medical education and attract more physicians to Kent and Sussex counties, locations known as “Medically Underserved Areas” with a history of shortages of primary care, dental care and mental health resources.
The news comes after ChristianaCare also announced plans for a $65.1 million health campus in Georgetown to fill similar service gaps on Feb. 11.
How will the Delaware Collaborative Clinical Campus operate?
ChristianaCare and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine have been longtime collaborators.
College students train at ChristianaCare facilities throughout New Castle County. And now, the Collaborative Clinical Campus expands that partnership by bringing Bayhealth into a “coordinated statewide training model of high-quality clinical rotations and academic mentorship,” ChristianaCare said in its announcement.
The program is scheduled to begin in July 2026.
Five third-year medical students will complete clinical rotations primarily in Kent and Sussex counties at both Bayhealth and ChristianaCare facilities, with additional ChristianaCare opportunities in New Castle County. Training covers a range of clinical settings and specialties, including primary care, obstetrics and gynecology and psychiatry.
These five students are Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research students from Delaware, returning home for clinical training. However, this collaboration will open opportunities to all Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine students. The first cohort will join the 55 students already training at the Delaware Branch Campus at ChristianaCare.
Bayhealth Medical Center official Gary Siegelman said the new partnership “directly addresses our workforce needs in underserved areas,” in a statement.
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