Welcome

A letter from Chair Dr. Shah and Co-Chair Dr. Salinski
Bayhealth’s undergraduate medical education program offers endless opportunities for students to learn about medicine through supervised, direct and hands-on care. Unlike most programs where students compete for patients, clinical experience and procedures, Bayhealth’s undergraduate medical education program offers direct access to the attending physician and teaching faculty to allow student involvement in the day-to-day care of our diverse patient population.
UME Leadership

Shalini Shah
MD, MPH
Family Physician, Undergraduate Medical Education Chair and Family Medicine Faculty Lead

Ellie Salinski
MD
Undergraduate Medical Education Co-Chair and Emergency Medicine Faculty Lead

Andrea Read
MS
Undergraduate Medical Education Program Coordinator
UME Lead Faculty

Muhammed Ghatala
MD
Internal Medicine Faculty Co-Lead

Muhammad Khawaja
MD
Internal Medicine Faculty Co-Lead

Vincent Lobo
DO
Osteopathic Manipulation Medicine Faculty Lead

Laura Moylan
MD
OB/GYN Faculty Lead

Juan Ortega
MD
Radiology Faculty Lead

Assar Rather
MD
General Surgery Faculty Lead

Judith Rippert
DO
Cardiology Faculty Lead

Priyanka Vakati
MD
Pediatrics Faculty Lead
UME Faculty
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Andrea Read
UME Coordinator
UME@bayhealth.org
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Curriculum
Bayhealth offers rotations in many different specialties for third and fourth-year medical students.
- Advanced Clinical Skills- OMM/ Radiology
- Anesthesia
- Cardiology
- Emergency medicine
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Medicine Subspecialties
- Cardiology
- Invasive Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Dermatology
- Gastroenterology
- Infectious Disease
- Oncology/Hematology
- Nephrology
- Pulmonary Medicine
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Maternal Fetal Medicine
- OMM
- Neurology
- Pathology
- Pain Management- Interventional
- Pediatrics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Psychiatry (Delaware Psychiatric Hospital)
- General Surgery
- Surgical Subspecialties
- Cardiothoracic/Vascular
- Neurosurgery
- Orthopedics
- Sports Medicine
- Urology
- Sub Internship
- Family Medicine
- Internal Medicine
For a list of audition rotations, please visit the Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS) website here.
Audition rotations for the 2022-2023 academic year will be available in the VSAS catalog beginning Feb. 1, 2022.
About Our Training Facilities
We are committed to providing hands-on education in a nurturing environment.
Bayhealth is comprised of two hospitals: Bayhealth Hospital, Kent Campus and Bayhealth Hospital, Sussex Campus.






The 4 A's of Successful Medical Practice
At Bayhealth, the UME program follows the four A's of successful medical practice to train its medical students. These four components help transition the medical student into a practicing physician.
Program Perks
Our program was designed with you in mind.
Meals provided at no cost to you
Full access to resident lounges
1:1 personalized guidance from faculty
Structured teaching environment in the warmth of a community hospital