Challenger Program For Residencies Selected By Two Hospital-Based Residency Programs

Memphis, TN 06/08/04 - Challenger Corporation announced today that it has been selected to provide clinical training content and management information reporting for the Emergency Medicine Residency at York Hospital of York, Pennsylvania, and for the Family Practice Residency at Methodist Hospital of Gary, Indiana.

A member of the prestigious Council of Teaching Hospitals (COTH), York Hospital is a major clinical site for the Penn State University College of Medicine. The Hospital is a Level II Regional Trauma Center and manages over 1,300 trauma patients annually. York Hospital trains up to 30 residents in the specialty of emergency medicine. With this selection, Challenger now serves eight emergency medicine residency programs in the United States and overseas.

A not-for-profit, community-based healthcare system, Methodist Hospital of Gary serves a wide area of northern Indiana. Methodist Hospital trains 12 residents annually in the specialty of Family Practice. This agreement represents the second Family Practice residency to be served by Challenger.

Challenger owns the world's largest collection of approved electronic CME media, comprising over 2,400 approved hours of credit. Thousands of physicians and other clinicians rely on Challenger materials to prepare for specialty boards exams, re-certification, and continuous competency testing; to fulfill ongoing CME requirements; and to provide reference and patient-care decision support. Challenger products are approved for physician CME credit through joint sponsorships with nine prominent medical schools and three specialty societies.

According to Challenger's Senior Representative for Physicians Services, Becca Metzger, who negotiated these agreements, "The residencies at York Hospital and Methodist Hospital of Gary both have strong regional reputations for high quality and superb training. We are delighted to be their partners for training the next generation of practicing physicians. Challenger continues to work hand-in-hand with clinical leaders in acute and primary care education to meet the requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) for focused, measurable, and productive outcomes in the training of young physicians nationwide."


Media Contact:

Becca Metzger
Senior Physician Representative
Challenger Corporation
5100 Poplar Ave, Suite 310
Memphis, TN 38137
Tel: (901) 762-8431
E-mail: becca.metzger@chall.com