Message from the Program Director

Gabriel S. Lerman, DO

Director of Osteopathic Medical Education 
Mercy Catholic Medical Center

Welcome to Mercy Catholic Medical Center (MCMC) and thank you for your interest in its one-year transitional program.

Our program keeps up with today’s rapidly evolving medical landscape and tailors the education and experience our residents needs to achieve the foundation they seek to establish as they prepare for their careers. Over the course of the year, residents gain an individual perspective of the challenges and personal rewards of providing care across a wide range of disciplines to a diverse population of patients with an even more diverse pathology.

The program’s balance of didactic education and clinical training gives residents a broad-based experience from which they can make an informed decision regarding the next step in their career. In this way, MCMC’s program serves the dual objectives of helping residents identify the specialty they would like to pursue while providing rigorous academic and clinical training for those who have decided on a specialty and must now fulfill certain requirements. Our curriculum is specifically designed to provide all of the pre-requisites outlined by the ACGME for most of the advanced residency programs. 

Residents participate in an interdisciplinary learning experience provided by a hospital system with deep roots in the community and a strong commitment to its patient population. They interact with faculty members and staff who recognize the importance of a transitional year and are fully committed to making the year at MCMC a positive, informative and fulfilling experience. 

I encourage you to take a close look at the benefits that MCMC’s TYR program has to offer.