Experienced Physicians and Outstanding Faciltiies to Facilitate Learning

Program directors are full-time hospital employees, supported by dedicated faculty, both full-time and voluntary. All St. Luke's residency programs are accredited by either by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the AOA or the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.

St. Luke's develops skillful and compassionate physicians by providing valuable clinical experiences and conducting regular academic conferences and lectures. St. Luke's actively promotes an academic atmosphere through its affiliations with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Temple University School of Medicine and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. Medical students from these institutions rotate through all specialties.

Medical Staff

More than 1,400 physicians practice on the active staff in addition to full-time salaried faculty and subspecialists. Eighty-six percent of the medical staff is certified or eligible by their respective specialty and subspecialty boards. Staff membership at St. Luke's Hospital requires active participation in all educational activities.

Support Staff

Patient care is delivered as a team effort. St. Luke's Hospital has laboratory personnel, an IV team, EKG personnel, case managers and subspecialty-registered radiology technologists. This support staff serves to maximize the resident's time so that he/she can concentrate on the medical education.

Education Center and Estes Library

The 36,000-square foot Priscilla Payne Hurd Education Center features two auditoriums and 11 classrooms, all with state-of-the-art audiovisual equipment, and is shared with St. Luke's School of Nursing, the oldest continuously operating, hospital-based diploma school of nursing in the nation.

An expansive, 8,000-square foot library is conveniently located in the Priscilla Payne Hurd Pavilion near the Education Center. The library features a comprehensive collection of medical texts and journals, a 21-station networked computer laboratory connected to all available medical search engines, designated research and study areas and computer-assisted learning programs. The library is staffed by two master’s-trained librarians supported by library aides from morning until early evening Mondays through Fridays. Residents have access 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week through an electronic key access system.

Research Institute

Directed by an experienced, full-time PhD research statistician, the Research Institute helps faculty and house staff in clinical research design and data analysis. Every year, the institute assists with papers that are presented at national conferences, regional meetings and/or accepted for publication. In addition, the staff of the Research Institute organizes an annual “research day,” during which residents have the opportunity to showcase research projects from each of the training programs.

Salary and Benefits

The St. Luke’s graduate medical education program offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package. Residents who have successfully completed the St. Luke’s residency program and moved into practice have commented that the cost of living in the Lehigh Valley is lower than in nearby metropolitan areas. They benefited from comparable salaries with more buying power.

For specific salary levels for each year, see Salary and Benefits.