MONROE - Mark Patterson, DO, of Monroe Clinic has been named the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford PGY1 Resident of the Year.
"For a program that just turned three years on July 1, this award displays the big steps made to attract very high caliber, dedicated residents who are committed to working in community-based healthcare," said Monroe Clinic Chief Medical Officer Mark Thompson, MD.
Patterson grew up in Dixon, Illinois. He also rotated with Monroe Clinic as a medical student before earning his medical degree as an intensive care unit nurse.
"As incoming residents, our doctors already have a good understanding of Monroe Clinic's culture and mission," Lori Rodefeld, Monroe Clinic Medical Education Coach, said. She credited positive experiences for why many students choose to return to Monroe Clinic as resident physicians.
Monroe Clinic's family medicine residency program launched in 2015. A resident physician is a physician-in-training who has graduated from an allopathic (MD) or osteopathic (DO) medical school. Residents spend three years of post-graduate training to learn family-centered care in a rural setting. Resident physicians are supervised by board-certified physicians at Monroe Clinic.
"For a program that just turned three years on July 1, this award displays the big steps made to attract very high caliber, dedicated residents who are committed to working in community-based healthcare," said Monroe Clinic Chief Medical Officer Mark Thompson, MD.
Patterson grew up in Dixon, Illinois. He also rotated with Monroe Clinic as a medical student before earning his medical degree as an intensive care unit nurse.
"As incoming residents, our doctors already have a good understanding of Monroe Clinic's culture and mission," Lori Rodefeld, Monroe Clinic Medical Education Coach, said. She credited positive experiences for why many students choose to return to Monroe Clinic as resident physicians.
Monroe Clinic's family medicine residency program launched in 2015. A resident physician is a physician-in-training who has graduated from an allopathic (MD) or osteopathic (DO) medical school. Residents spend three years of post-graduate training to learn family-centered care in a rural setting. Resident physicians are supervised by board-certified physicians at Monroe Clinic.