(West Islip, NY) Since 1993, under the leadership of Dr. Paul Mandala, Good Samaritan Hospital’s Graduate Medical Education Department has provided osteopathic residents and interns the ability to fulfill their professional aspirations. Each year a resident is recognized with the Paul S. Mandala Special Achievement Award for their achievements distinguishing themselves by advancing medicine in their respective fields.
This year’s Special Achievement Award recipient was Shannon Weinstein, DO.
Pictured (L-R): Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director David Levy, DO, Paul S. Mandella Special Achievement Award winner Shannon Weinstein, DO, and Catherine Caronia, MD, Chairman, Graduate Medical Education.
Dr. Weinstein earned her medical degree from Nova Southeastern University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her Emergency Medicine Residency as chief resident at Good Samaritan Hospital in June. She will be an Emergency Room Attending at Broward General & North Broward, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. She resides in Bay Shore.
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center is a 537-bed (including 100 nursing home beds), voluntary, not-for-profit hospital located in West Islip. The medical center, which has more than 3,775 employees and 900 physicians on staff, had nearly 28,000 patient admissions and nearly 100,000 emergency department visits in 2012. Good Samaritan is a member of Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Visit the website at www.good-samaritan-hospital.org.
The medical center supplies residents with the tools necessary to maintain good health. This includes community lectures, screenings, health fairs and other community programs and services.
