Innovation Grow your knowledge with a residency program designed for the future of family medicine. Location Located in central Monmouth County, NJ, Freehold is an attractive, culturally diverse and thriving community located within a one-hour drive of New York and Philadelphia. Opportunity An unopposed, university-sponsored program that allows you to learn in a thriving community hospital.
Exciting Events Team-building and social events, opportunities to attend local and national conferences and more. Contact Us Let us help you get the information you need. All of this occurs in an environment that remains committed to viewing the practice of medicine as a calling to the service of others. While time in residency is not sufficient to learn all that internal medicine has to teach, our integrated curriculum sets the framework for education during residency and beyond.
This website contains detailed information about our program, and we invite you to peruse this resource. Find a Provider. As motor neurons are affected, gradual weakness, atrophy and paralysis of the skeletal muscles occur. These muscles may include those that control walking, arm movements, speech, swallowing and breathing. Less commonly, ALS may affect behavior and intellect. Currently, the cause and ultimate cure for ALS remain unknown, but effective management is available. The center conducts a multidisciplinary program for the evaluation, diagnosis and long-term care of patients with ALS and related disorders.
A coordinated team of ALS health care professionals from the medical school and hospital provides expertise in dealing with the specific needs of each patient and family. All diagnostic testing is available at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, including electromyography EMG , nerve conduction studies, MRI and other neuroimaging studies, and muscle or nerve biopsy when needed.
Expert physicians of the hospital and medical school are available to our patients on a consultative basis. A registered professional nurse who coordinates patient visits to the center, provides specialized input to the patient care plan, and acts as a resource person when patients have questions about their disease or plan of management.
A licensed professional who evaluates muscle strength, walking ability, balance and endurance; and recommends appropriate exercise programs, mobility aids and orthotic devices.
A registered professional who evaluates difficulties in daily activities e. A licensed professional in speech therapy who assesses speech and swallowing difficulties, provides strategies to overcome these problems, and assesses patient need for alternative means of communication and for tube feeding.
A licensed professional who helps the patient utilize health care benefits and community resources; provides supportive counseling for patients and families regarding social, emotional and financial difficulties; and provides information about living wills, hospice and other end-of-life issues. A physician who evaluates and monitors respiratory function and treats pulmonary infections and breathing difficulties; and advises patients regarding ventilators e.
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