Heritage Valley Beaver is a 361-bed acute care hospital located in Beaver, Pennsylvania, and 19 miles north of the Pittsburgh International Airport and 35 miles north of downtown Pittsburgh. It is a member of Heritage Valley Health System, which provides care and promotes health for residents in Allegheny, Beaver, Butler and Lawrence counties in western Pennsylvania.

Heritage Valley Beaver has an excellent medical staff of more than 300 physicians dedicated to providing patient care with an emphasis on individual dignity and respect. The health system vision is to be the system of choice.

In addition to Heritage Valley Beaver, Heritage Valley includes Heritage Valley Sewickley affiliated physician groups (Heritage Valley Medical Group, Tri-State Obstetrics & Gynecology, Tri-State Pediatrics and Heritage Valley Medical Group), the Sewickley Valley Hospital and The Medical Center Foundations.

Heritage Valley Beaver Podiatric Residency Program is a three-year PM&S-36 residency program. It is approved by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education.

Each year, two residents are accepted into the first year via CASPR/CRIP. For more information on the types of podiatry residency programs available and the selection process, see http://www.aacpm.org and click on Residencies.

The Pennsylvania licensing exam must be taken before a resident can begin residency training. For licensing information, see http://www.aacpm.org/residencies/rp_state.asp.

During the first year, residents rotate through the offices of the nine podiatry attendings, and assist with outpatient surgical procedures in the office and at area hospitals.

The second and third year residents are trained in performing more complex podiatric surgical procedures in inpatient and outpatient arenas of several hospitals and podiatric offices. Hours vary based on each rotation. The program director and his assistant are available to discuss problems in patient care management.

Upon completion of the first year, residents are eligible to take board exams in primary podiatric medicine. After the second year, residents can take board exams in foot and ankle surgery.