On Friday, March 15, Mercy Health – Youngstown Graduate Medical Education Program matched 42 incoming physician residents across nine programs. This new class includes 11 internal medicine, 9 emergency medicine, 10 family medicine, 4 general surgery, 3 orthopedic surgery, 1 ENT and 4 transitional residents. In addition, 2 hospice and palliative medicine fellows and 5 dental residents recently joined as well.
Match Day is well known in the graduate medical education community as the day when graduating medical students get placed into residency and fellowship programs. It is also the day when Mercy Health – Youngstown learns who will become our next class of physician residents.
“Mercy Health – Youngstown is committed to cultivating the next generation of physicians to ensure that the Mahoning Valley has access to high quality, compassionate providers for decades to come,” said Dr. Jim Kravec, Chief Clinical Officer for Mercy Health - Youngstown. “Mercy Health – Youngstown’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs are on the forefront of medical education and are essential in filling the health care talent pipeline – a must as we look to the future of medicine. We are eager to welcome these new physicians to the Mahoning Valley and integrating them into the fabric of our communities.”
Workforce development is a top priority for Mercy Health – Youngstown, and growing GME programs in the Valley is a fundamental component of that. In 2022, Mercy Health launched an Addiction Medicine Fellowship, a one-year program open to physicians who have completed an ACGME-accredited residency and are interested in providing care to individuals struggling with substance use disorders. Last year, Mercy Health launched a Rural Pathway for family medicine residents interested in caring for populations who live in rural communities. This pathway gives residents the opportunity to care for the unique health disparities that rural populations may face.
“Mercy Health – Youngstown is proud to train nearly 140 physicians in our residency and fellowship programs every year. Not only do these physicians care for our community during their training, but for some, the Mahoning Valley is where they stay for the remainder of their medical careers. GME gives young physicians the chance to learn and nourish their craft, while also giving them the opportunity to start a life-long career,” said Dr. Ron Rhodes, Chief Academic Officer for Mercy Health – Youngstown. “We welcome to our newest class of nearly 50 residents and fellows, along with their families, to Youngstown.”
Mercy Health – Youngstown has maintained residency programs for more than 100 years.
Match Day is well known in the graduate medical education community as the day when graduating medical students get placed into residency and fellowship programs. It is also the day when Mercy Health – Youngstown learns who will become our next class of physician residents.
“Mercy Health – Youngstown is committed to cultivating the next generation of physicians to ensure that the Mahoning Valley has access to high quality, compassionate providers for decades to come,” said Dr. Jim Kravec, Chief Clinical Officer for Mercy Health - Youngstown. “Mercy Health – Youngstown’s Graduate Medical Education (GME) programs are on the forefront of medical education and are essential in filling the health care talent pipeline – a must as we look to the future of medicine. We are eager to welcome these new physicians to the Mahoning Valley and integrating them into the fabric of our communities.”
Workforce development is a top priority for Mercy Health – Youngstown, and growing GME programs in the Valley is a fundamental component of that. In 2022, Mercy Health launched an Addiction Medicine Fellowship, a one-year program open to physicians who have completed an ACGME-accredited residency and are interested in providing care to individuals struggling with substance use disorders. Last year, Mercy Health launched a Rural Pathway for family medicine residents interested in caring for populations who live in rural communities. This pathway gives residents the opportunity to care for the unique health disparities that rural populations may face.
“Mercy Health – Youngstown is proud to train nearly 140 physicians in our residency and fellowship programs every year. Not only do these physicians care for our community during their training, but for some, the Mahoning Valley is where they stay for the remainder of their medical careers. GME gives young physicians the chance to learn and nourish their craft, while also giving them the opportunity to start a life-long career,” said Dr. Ron Rhodes, Chief Academic Officer for Mercy Health – Youngstown. “We welcome to our newest class of nearly 50 residents and fellows, along with their families, to Youngstown.”
Mercy Health – Youngstown has maintained residency programs for more than 100 years.