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April 8, 2008
Match Day reveals future for Rural Physician Program students
The Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Rural Physician Program, a collaboration between Marquette General Health System and Michigan State University, and managed by the Upper Peninsula Health Education Corporation, recently announced results of Match Day for seven students graduating this spring.
The Rural Physician Program, also known as the U.P. Campus, trains high-quality, committed physicians to serve in rural primary care. The U.P. offers an ideal practice setting with expert training at Marquette General Hospital and clinics throughout the Upper Peninsula to provide real-life small town experiences.
Match Day is when medical students across the country find out which residency program they will complete their medical education.
The residency placements are determined annually by the National Resident Matching Program, which uses a computer algorithm to match program preferences of students as closely as possible with residency training programs throughout the nation.
Results from this year’s MSU-CHM match are as follows:
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James Jastifer, of Lowell, Michigan, Orthopaedic Surgery, Michigan State University, Kalamazoo, Michigan. |
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Dana Klope, of Escanaba, Michigan, Obstetrics/Gynecology, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, San Antonio, Texas. |
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Toby Long, of Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, Family Medicine, St. Mary’s Hospital, Grand Junction, Colorado. |
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Ryan Ludwig, of Story, Wyoming, Family Medicine, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Rochester, Minnesota. |
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John Pietila, of Iron Mountain, Michigan, Diagnostic Radiology, Transitional Year: Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, Residency Program: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. |
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Frank Powers, of New Baltimore, Michigan, Family Medicine, Utah Health Care Institute, Salt Lake City, Utah. |
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Sarah Roberts, of Rockford, Michigan, Family Medicine, Alaska Family Medicine Residency, Anchorage, Alaska. |
Through 2007, the MSU-CHM U.P Campus has graduated 195 physicians. Of those, 80 are from Upper Peninsula communities. Additionally, by summer 2008, 34 Rural Physician Program graduates and 67 residency graduates will be practicing in the Upper Peninsula.
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