Awards, recognitions, and overall successes of McLaren Health Care Graduate Medical Education programs.
McLaren Bay Region Adds IM Residency Program
McLaren Bay Region received approval to add an internal medicine residency to join its established family medicine program. Six internal medicine residents will join the hospital’s GME program when the program year begins July 1, 2024.
“Primary care is a resource that guides our overall health and wellbeing,” said Dr. Kenneth Parsons, McLaren Bay Region Chief Medical Officer. “With the addition of this training program, we will increase patient access to this vital service along with opportunity to add additional attending physicians to the Great Lakes Bay Region upon completion of their residency program. This is a great achievement made possible by the vision and dedication of a great team. McLaren Bay Region is proud to have positioned our organization to offer this service to the community.”
Internist Dr. Parul Sud will serve as program director of internal medicine. Additional GME core faculty include Dr. Hira Iftikhar (Associate Program Director), Dr. Rajesh Dandamudi, Dr. Elizabeth Pionk, Dr. Amanda Gomes, and Dr. Tazeen Ahmad.
McLaren Port Huron Expands Newly Established GME Program with FM Residency
McLaren Port Huron received approval to add a family medicine residency to its newly created GME program, which earned accreditation earlier this year and previously established an internal medicine residency.
Four family medicine residents will join the six internal medicine residents as part of the department’s inaugural program year, which begins July 1.
“The role of primary care is critical for patients’ overall care management, and what our team has done is increase access to this vital service while also bringing future attending physicians to our community,” said Dr. John Brooks, McLaren Port Huron Chief Medical Officer. “We are incredibly grateful to the members of our team who made this achievement possible, and we are excited at the benefits this asset brings our region.”
Dr. Gary James will serve as the program’s director. Additional GME core faculty include Dr. Reid Stromberg, Dr. Hira Khan, and Dr. Myuren Gunaratnam, with Ellen Hoover serving as program administrator.
Pair of McLaren Oakland Otolaryngology Residents Take First and Third at AOCOO-HNS
Two McLaren Oakland PGY-5 Otolaryngology Residents, Dr. Daniel Lofgren and Dr. Christopher Lenkeit, placed first and third, respectively, at the 2024 AOCOO-HNS Annual Clinical Assembly Scientific Research Paper Competition.
Dr. Lofgren topped with his research paper, “Olfactory-related adverse events: An Analysis of the Food and Drug Administration Adverse Events Reporting System (FAERS).”
Dr. Lenkeit placed with his presentation of his “Qualifying the impact of should size on operation duration: An Analysis of stapes surgery outcomes.”
Congratulations to both!
McLaren Represented at AHME National Meeting
Several McLaren Health Care representatives displayed among the 39 posters presented at the National Meeting of the Association of Hospital Medical Education, AHME, in Phoenix in early May.
Poster Title: Developing a Just Culture Algorithm for Graduate Medical Education
Poster Authors:
Robert F. Flora, MD, MBA, MPH
McLaren Health Care/ Michigan State University ~ Grand Blanc, MI
Andrew R. Champine, PsyD, LP, MSHM
McLaren Health Care/ Michigan State University ~ Mount Clemens, MI
Poster Title: Teaming with Tinkertoys™
Poster Author:
Robert F. Flora, MD, MBA, MPH
McLaren Health Care/ Michigan State University ~ Grand Blanc, MI
Poster Title: Initial 3-Year Experience with the Determinants of a Healthy Learning and Learning Environment Program
Poster Authors:
Robert F. Flora, MD, MBA, MPH
McLaren Health Care/Michigan State University ~ Grand Blanc, MI
Barbara Wolf, PhD
McLaren Health Care ~ Grand Blanc, MI
Jennifer Carty McIntosh, PhD LP
McLaren Macomb ~ Clinton Township, MI
Poster Title: Breaking Down Film: Using Pivot Tables to Analyze In-Training Exam Scores
Poster Author:
Robert F. Flora, MD, MBA, MPH
McLaren Health Care/Michigan State University ~ Grand Blanc, MI
Poster Title: Bhante Mode: Make the Resident Physician the CEO of Their Training
Poster Author:
Robert F. Flora, MD, MBA, MPH
McLaren Health Care/Michigan State University ~ Grand Blanc, MI
Poster Title: A Recipe for Change – A Menu Approach for Health Equity Education for Residents
Poster Author:
Aubin Whitmer, C-TAGME
McLaren Oakland ~ Pontiac, MI