Intern Retreat 2010!

Our five Fitchburg interns joined the twelve Worcester interns at a team-building retreat at Camp Harrington in Boylston, MA. For the second year in a row, no rain! Here are some pics:

HealthAlliance Hospital Wins 2010 Health Cares’ Most Wireless Award!

Great news for HealthAlliance Hospital, where our residents complete their inpatient rotations.  For three years in a row, we are the only community hospital to receive this award. (One of 25 Most Wireless hospitals selected from 1,314 hospitals nationwide!) Read more about the award here and watch a video clip as well!

Fitchburg Family Medicine Heads to Kansas City!

Thanks to all of you who dropped by our booth at the AAFP National Conference in Kansas City last week! James Ledwith, MD (our PD) and our three residents had a great time meeting you all!

Here is the "view from the booth":

Wheels Are Turnin' at Longsjo Bike Race

The new trainees in the Sports Medicine Fellowship and the Fitchburg Family Medicine Residency provided medical support services for the annual Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, the four day premier cycling eventof the Northeast on July 2-5. Participants included fellows Gabe Lurvey and Brad Bley, and interns (from left): Amanda Iantosca, Rocio Noedfeldt, Matthew Plosker, and Elliot Schaeffer.

Faculty participants included Kathi Riggert, Jay Broadhurst, Herb Stevenson, and Jim Ledwith. The work usually calls for providing care for abrasions, contusions, and dehydration, but on Friday it included the prompt triage and dispatch of a post race acute myocardial infarction.

Graduation 2010!

On Saturday night, June 26, the Fitchburg Family Medicine Residency and the Sports Medicine Fellowship hosted their annual graduation ceremonies and reception at the Chocksett Inn in Sterling, MA. In addition to faculty tributes to the graduates, the PGY-2 resident class put together a terrific slideshow send-off for their friends and mentors. Congratulations to all!

One of the evening's highlights was a surprise vocal performance by graduating resident Annliza  Piacitelli, who was accompanied on guitar by graduating resident Karla Cristo's husband, Roberto!

(Names in below photos start from left):

Graduating Residents: 
Annliza L.Piacitelli, MD
Karla D.Christo, MD
Roberto Larios, MD
Edna A. MarkAddy, MD
Sarah R.Leonard, DO
Roland I.Saavedra, MD (not pictured)

Sports Medicine fellows:
Jeffrey D. Manning, MD (left)
Darius K. Greenbacher, MD

Other awards presented:
Teacher of the Year: Sury Venkatt, MD
Specialist Teachers of the Year: Paul Block, MD; Peter Wilson, MD

Special Recognition: Tom Weisman, MD, in recognition and
appreciation of over 20 years of outstanding service to the residency
specialty and the Fitchburg Community.

PHOTOS:

Program Director James Ledwith kicks things off.....
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New Health Center To Break Ground in June 2010

The renovation and expansion of our current health center will officially kick off with a June 2010 ground-breaking and is expected to be completed by the end of 2011!  The Fitchburg Family Medicine residency will also be housed in this new facility so our future residents will soon be able to learn and practice in a brand-new facility.

A formal announcement about the expansion was just held yesterday at our health center. Read more here. (Pictured speaking at yesterday's ceremony is Patrick Muldoon, President of HealthAlliance Hospital in Leominster, where our residents receive their inpatient training.)

Welcome to Our Newest Residents!

It's hard to believe the 2010 Match has come and gone! All of us at Fitchburg Family Medicine are delighted to welcome our newest interns to our residency. To meet them, click here. To meet our current residents, click this link.

Will a photo of you appear in this space a year from now? Click here for our application criteria.

New Health Center Building On the Way!

The Fitchburg residency is buzzing with excitement since hearing the news that our community health center has been awarded a $10.7 million facilities improvement grant to build a new home for the program! Senior leaders and staff are completing plans to allow groundbreaking when spring arrives.

We will soon have a home designed optimally for teaching and patient centered medical care! To read an article all about it, click here!