MONROE — SSM Health Monroe Hospital recently announced the 11 doctors of the Family Medicine Residency, Pharmacy Residency, Emergency Medicine Fellowship and Hospital Fellowship Class of 2024.
A graduation ceremony and celebration were held on Thursday, June 27, at Bailey’s Run Winery in New Glarus, that honored the doctors who completed the programs at SSM Health Monroe Hospital.
This year’s graduates include:
● Jason Christenson, DO, Family Medicine Resident, who is taking a primary care position at ArchWell Health in Overland Park, Kansas
● Zachary Coffman, DO, Family Medicine Resident, who is entering SSM Health Monroe Hospital’s Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
● Landon Shea, DO, Family Medicine Resident, who is entering SSM Health Monroe Hospital’s Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program
● Megan Gross, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, who is taking a regional pharmacist position with Hometown Pharmacy
● Lindsey Proegler, PharmD, Pharmacy Resident, who is entering Aurora’s PGY2 Ambulatory Care Residency
● Kelly Thomas, PharmD, who is continuing with SSM Health Monroe Clinic Medical Group as a Year 2 Pharmacy Resident
● Stephanie Garvin, PharmD, Year 2 Pharmacy Resident, who is exploring opportunities in Wisconsin
● Lubna Hashmi, MD, Emergency Medicine Fellow, who is exploring opportunities in Michigan
● Michael Falahat, MD, Emergency Medicine Fellow, who planning to stay in the area and do locum work
● Justin Avigliano, DO, Emergency Medicine Fellow, who is exploring opportunities in California
● Sasha Carrea, MD, Hospitalist Fellow, who is continuing with SSM Health Monroe Hospital as a hospitalist
The Family Medicine Residency program started in 2015 and is the first American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited rural training track in the country. The Emergency Medicine Fellowship program also began in 2015 and was developed for family physicians who desire further training in rural emergency medicine. The Pharmacy Residency was established in 2007 to prepare competent pharmacist clinicians.
These programs offer the best of both worlds by combining the resources of major teaching facilities with the appealing environment of a smaller, community-based hospital. A goal of these program is to equip and prepare any resident or any fellow to be successful in the changing healthcare market.
