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CityViewNC .com | 59 A l l the f resh-faced young people wal k ing the hal ls at Cape Fear Val ley Medical Center surprised some fol k s at first. Ever y newly-graduated physician enters a residenc y program for three to five years for hands-on training in a chosen specialt y. When Cape Fear Val ley Health took in its first group of residents in 2017, any skepticism there may have been about those young faces quick ly faded. "Now everyone says, 'Where are the residents?' whenever they're not around," said Kelly Van Fossen, D.O., who heads Cape Fear Valley's surgical residency program. Those residents are par t of the reason that Cape Fear Val ley Health has been able to make such impressive strides in transitioning f rom a communit y hospital to a regional referral center, one that stresses the academic side of medicine and thereby elevates the overal l level of care. "e residency program raises the level of expectations," said Joel Horowitz, M.D., Cape Fear Valley's Medical Director of Surgical Services. "It raises expectations both from what the institution is able to offer and for the kind of people we're bringing in to train these new doctors. We now have a lot available here in town that we did not have in the past." e residency program also bodes well for meeting a statewide shortage of physicians. An estimated 50 percent of residents go into practice within 50 miles of where they complete their residency. Cape Fear Valley Health's residency program already has grown to 130 residents and 3 fellows with a goal of growing to a capacity of 300. e construction of the planned five-story Center for Medical Education and Research off Melrose Road will help handle the program's expected growth. "Lots of new exciting things are happening and a lot of it is centered on this new educational piece," Horow itz said. "Par t of the demand of the training programs is that you're training these new doctors w ith the latest techniques. It puts pressure on us to raise our level." He points to the recent additions of the likes of plastic surgeon Leif Nordberg, M.D., surgical oncologist Pragatheeshwar "Dr. 910.868.5131 | 3200 Cliffdale Road, Fayetteville, NC 28303 | www.fayacademy.org Fayetteville Academy Fayetteville Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin, gender identity, or sexual orientation in administration of its educational policies, admissions, financial aid, and athletic and other school-administered programs. Preparing students for college and beyond NOW OPEN WITH IN-PERSON LEARNING NOW OPEN WITH IN-PERSON LEARNING The 25 members of the Class of 2020 were offered more than $2.7 million in college scholarships and grants. 76 percent of AP exams taken resulted in a score of 3 or higher. Chromebook and iPad programs | Grades 4-7 LEGO ® Robotics Team Middle/Upper School STEAM SmartLab ® | Lower School SmartLabs ® opening Fall 2020 More than $500,000 in need-based financial aid awarded annually to qualified applicants. RANKED #1 IN THE NICHE.COM 2020 BEST PRIVATE K-12 SCHOOLS IN THE FAYETTEVILLE AREA SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE It's time to get in the game with award-winning sportswriter Earl Vaughan Jr.! Be sure to sign up for our new weekly newsletter, The Pressbox, to receive sports news, scores and features each Friday. Go to www.CityViewNc.Com to have the newsletter delivered to your inbox or text Pressbox to 22999 to subscribe. THE PRESSBOX THE PRESSBOX

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