Parkview Health Program

Program Identity & Fit

Parkview's Transitional Year is a newly accredited, community-based program in Fort Wayne, Indiana, built explicitly as a launchpad into competitive advanced specialties—anesthesiology, diagnostic/interventional radiology, dermatology, neurology, PM&R, and OB/GYN—rather than as a terminal training year. It is closely integrated with Parkview's Internal Medicine residency, sharing core rotations, protected Friday academic half-days, simulation training, and journal club, giving TY residents a fuller academic structure than many standalone TY programs offer. The program explicitly reserves elective rotations in radiology and rehabilitation medicine for those already matched into those advanced specialties, and the director highlights a track record of supporting residents who go unmatched in the initial cycle to successfully reapply. Research exists through the Parkview Mirro Center but is not positioned as a defining feature; the program's stated value is preparing residents for a specific advanced-specialty transition within a supportive, mentorship-heavy community hospital environment.