News from the Office of Graduate Medical Eduation and RMOPTI by Marsha Sellner, Executive Director of GME Development/OPTI
The Office of Graduate Medical Education (GME) has been busy working on the development of new postgraduate training programs: Sky Ridge Medical Center We have worked closely with the executive team at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, CO and we are proud to announce that the AOA has awarded accreditation for a new Osteopathic General Surgery Residency program. The program is expecting to accept its first five surgical residents for a start date in July 2016. Dr. Naveed Ismail is the Program Director. In addition, we have received AOA approval for a new Osteopathic Family Medicine Residency. This program is expecting to launch next July 2016 with six family medicine residents. June was a busy month for the office of GME and we are excited to report that we have also received AOA accreditation for a new Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Med Plus 1 residency program. LeAnn Jons-Cox, DO, has been appointed as the Founding Program Director. Discussion is ongoing as to when this program will launch. The NMM Plus 1 residency program has been approved for three positions. If you are interested in any of these programs, refer to the AOA Opportunities website which will state the timeline for launch, if it is known. Do not contact the program directors unless the opportunity’s website specifically states that they are open for business.
Sky Ridge Residency Program's New Residents Internal Medicine • Johnathan Davis • Alex Diaz • Brandon French • Scott Harshbarger • Madeline Jones • Booil Kim • Janie Luong, DO '14 • Everett Reynolds • AJ Ryan, DO '14 • Nicholas Taylor • Chris Valencia, DO '14 • Winay Virkud Dermatology • Michelle Elway Traditional Rotating Internship • Brendan Klein, DO '15 • Katie Messner
Outstanding Resident of the Year Award: Andrew Brown, DO '12
Excellence in Teaching Award: Randy Bynum, MD
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