Memorial Health System Program

Family Medicine Residency Program Overview

The Family Medicine Residency Program at Memorial Health System is designed to provide residents with a comprehensive education in family medicine, emphasizing a clinic-first approach. Established in 2018, the program aims to create strong patient-provider relationships, enhance clinical procedures, and incorporate quality improvement processes within the clinic setting. The program is distinguished by its commitment to preventative care and lifestyle medicine, offering residents the opportunity to graduate with dual board certification due to the approval of the lifestyle medicine residency curriculum.

Program Mission and Community Commitment

The mission of the program is centered on recognizing the essential role of family medicine and the importance of training well-qualified providers. The program seeks to equip residents with tools for lifelong learning while serving the southeastern Ohio community and the Mid-Ohio Valley. Memorial Health System, a not-for-profit health entity governed by a community board, emphasizes collaboration and innovation to address regional healthcare challenges.

Program Aims

The Family Medicine Residency Program is structured around three central themes: competency, commitment, and collaboration:

Competency

This theme focuses on providing residents the chance to demonstrate their clinical and procedural skills across various settings, including hospitals and ambulatory environments. The aim is to ensure excellence in education, resulting in board-certified family medicine physicians.

Commitment

Residents are encouraged to promote healthy living within the communities they serve, engaging with programs addressing family health, chronic disease management, and local health disparities.

Collaboration

The program fosters a safe and inclusive learning environment that celebrates diversity among residents, emphasizing effective communication and team performance to enhance the learning experience.

Core Faculty

The faculty comprises various experienced professionals committed to teaching and mentoring residents:

• Caitlyn Santer, DO - Emphasizes care for families from newborns to grandparents.
• Laura Burkett, MD - Advocates for compassionate care and effective relationships with patients.
• Daniele Fuhrich, MD - Focuses on lifestyle medicine and patient empowerment.
• Chad Bigony, MD - Highlights the breadth of family medicine’s impact across different life stages.
• John Prokop, MD - Prioritizes longstanding patient relationships in personalized care.

Curriculum Structure

The residency program consists of rotating through various specialties to gain comprehensive training:

PGY-1 Rotations

Includes inpatient medicine, outpatient pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics, surgery, and elective rotations.

PGY-2 Rotations

Focuses on inpatient medicine, orthopedics, ICU, obstetrics, emergency medicine, and subspecialty electives.

PGY-3 Rotations

Trainings in inpatient medicine, community medicine, dermatology, and pediatrics among others.

Compensation and Benefits

Residents receive a competitive salary structure:

• PGY-1: $62,421
• PGY-2: $64,480
• PGY-3: $68,203

Benefits also include 20 days of paid time off, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a CME stipend of $1,200 - $2,000, and housing for required out rotations.

Visa Support and Competitiveness

The program supports visa sponsorships for international applicants and is known to be competitive yet friendly to applicants from diverse backgrounds, including DO and IMG candidates. Special application requirements include stipulations such as the year of graduation and limits on failed STEP exams.

Community and Lifestyle in Marietta, OH

Situated in Marietta, Ohio, the residency offers a vibrant community characterized by riverfront activities, festivals, and cultural events. The town's historical significance and access to outdoor activities enrich the living experience for residents, making it an ideal environment for both personal and professional development.