Two-, four- and six-week clerkships in FM, IM, pediatrics and OB are available to students of AOA-or AMA-approved medical schools. PCOM students have the opportunity to participate in clinical campus, spending their entire third year of medical school doing rotations within Heritage Valley Health System. For more information about this experience, contact Danielle Cavanaugh, Clinical Supervisor at PCOM at danielle@pcom.edu.

All clerkships consist of inpatient and outpatient experiences with senior residents and faculty. Students have the opportunity to evaluate patients, formulate diagnoses and therapeutic plans, and participate in procedures under the direction of an attending physician. Students are encouraged to take a primary role in the care of their patients.

Living accommodations and food allowances are provided.

Those interested in a clerkship, please contact David Thimons, D.O., Director, c/o Family Medicine Residency Program, 1125 7th Avenue, Beaver Falls, PA 15010, or Penny Kravos, Medical Student Clerkship Coordinator at pkravos@hvhs.org or (724) 773-8980.


We accept students from all AOA and AMA-approved medical schools and currently have formal affiliation agreements with the following medical colleges:

Drexel University
Kansas City School of Medicine and Bioscience
Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Temple University
University of Pittsburgh
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine