INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana
– A new class of eight physicians have been selected to be a part of the Family
Medicine Residency Program at Franciscan St. Francis Health on July 1.
The program lasts 36
months and will launch the Residents’ careers in Family Medicine. They will
practice out of the Franciscan St. Francis Family Medicine Center in
Indianapolis, and they will see a variety of patients across all age groups and
income levels. One of their more specific responsibilities will be providing
care for expectant mothers and eventually delivering babies for the same patients
at the Indianapolis hospital campus.
The new residents are:
Mary Beth Barnett, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine; Carly Carvell,
MD, IU School of Medicine; Katherine Crichfield, DO, Kansas City University of
Medicine and Biosciences; Meredith Larson, MD, Southern Illinois University
School of Medicine; Itoro Okpokho, MD, IU School of Medicine; Joseph
Richardville, MD, IU School of Medicine; Melanie Stevens, MD, IU School of
Medicine; Jillian Westerhausen, DO, Midwestern University Chicago College of Osteopathic
Medicine.
Throughout the
program, the residents – seven of whom are native Hoosiers – will have the
opportunity to work closely with fellow physicians, patients and Richard
Feldman, MD, Family Medicine Residency Director.
Nearly 238 physicians
have completed their residencies at Franciscan St. Francis since the program
began 45 years ago. Many of the residents choose to stay in Indiana after the
program to establish family medicine practices.
