INDIANAPOLIS -- Newly minted
physicians will begin honing their skills in the Family Medicine Residency
Program at Franciscan St. Francis Health on July 1.
The
36-month program launches the start of their family medicine careers. Residents
practice out of the hospital’s Family Medicine Center in
Indianapolis, where they see patients of all ages and incomes. They also
provide care for expectant mothers and deliver babies for many of these
patients at the hospital’s Indianapolis campus.
The
incoming class includes Amy Hale, MD; Michael Mooney, MD; Kami Smith, MD; and
Tony Zabel, MD, from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Also joining
the group are Phil Blaney, MD (University of Utah); Christine Brentrup, MD
(University of North Dakota); and Cecelia Capes, MD (American University of the
Caribbean).
“All
of these first-year residents came from our very top candidates,” said Richard
Feldman, MD, family medicine residency director. “This was a great recruiting
effort in a competitive environment, and we believe it will prove to be one of
the finest classes in our program’s 40-year history.”
Nearly
220 physicians have completed their residencies at Franciscan St. Francis since
the program began, most choosing to remain in Indiana to establish family
medicine practices.
