ChristianaCare, BayHealth, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine announced a new partnership to establish a Delaware Collaborative Clinical Campus aimed at expanding medical education and attracting more physicians to Kent and Sussex counties, locations designated as “Medically Underserved Areas” with documented shortages of primary care, dental care, and mental health resources.
ChristianaCare and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine have been longtime collaborators, with college students training at ChristianaCare facilities throughout New Castle County. The Collaborative Clinical Campus expands this partnership by bringing BayHealth into a coordinated statewide training model of high-quality clinical rotations and academic mentorship, with the program scheduled to begin in July 2026.
Five third-year medical students will complete clinical rotations primarily in Kent and Sussex counties at both BayHealth and ChristianaCare facilities, with additional ChristianaCare opportunities in New Castle County. Training covers a range of clinical settings and specialties, including primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, and psychiatry. These five students are Delaware Institute of Medical Education and Research students from Delaware, returning home for clinical training. However, the collaboration will open opportunities to all Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine students.
The first cohort will join 55 students already training at the Delaware Branch Campus at ChristianaCare. BayHealth Medical Center official Gary Siegelman said the new partnership “directly addresses our workforce needs in underserved areas.” The news comes after ChristianaCare announced plans for a $65.1 million health campus in Georgetown to fill similar service gaps.
This article is an AI-assisted summary. All facts and figures are drawn from the original report: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/health/2026/02/18/christianacare-bayhealth-pcom-announce-new-campus-partnership/88739924007/