| July 16, 2004
MGH Family Practice Residency Program
welcomes six new residents, including Ishpeming native
The
Family Practice
Residency Program, a service of Marquette General
Health System, has selected six
new residents for entry into the three-year residency program.
The program's purpose is to train family practice physicians to become competent
in practicing medicine in a rural setting, such as the Upper Peninsula.
Each year, new residents are selected for admission into the program. Residents
are selected based on certain requirements, such as dedication to family practice
and primary care, the desire to treat a wide variety of patients, emphasis
in promoting preventative care and a desire to practice rural medicine.
Since its inception more than 25 years ago, the program has produced 117 graduates,
many whom continue to practice in the U.P.
The education and backgrounds of this year's incoming residents are highly
diverse and contribute to the desired cultural environment of the program:
· J. Bryan Dixon, MD — Dr. Dixon graduated from Michigan State University
in May 2004. He completed his medical school training at the U.P. Campus in Marquette.
A native of Alaska, he finished his undergraduate education at Montana State
University.
J. Bryan Dixon, MD
· Mrunalini Kavuri, MD — Dr. Kavuri graduated from Mysore Medical
College in India. Prior to coming to the United States, she worked as a primary
care physician in India.
Mrunalini Kavuri, MD
· Lamia Eltouny, MD — Dr. Eltouny graduated from the University
of the Americas in April 2004. Dr. Eltouny was raised in New Jersey and did her
clinical rotations in Louisiana.
Lamia Eltouny, MD
· Kristi Gibson Kusnier, MD — Dr. Gibson Kusnier graduated from
Wayne State University in June 2004. She was raised in Lower Michigan and completed
her undergraduate education at the University of Michigan.
Kristi Gibson Kusnier, MD
· Mehjabin Parkar, MD — Dr. Parkar graduated from Dr. D.Y. Patil
Medical College in India. After graduating from medical school, she did several
observerships in Maryland and Texas.
Mehjabin Parkar, MD
· Mary Lee Tobin-Anderson, MD — Dr. Tobin-Anderson graduated from
Michigan State University in May 2004 upon completion of her medical school training
at the U.P. Campus. An Ishpeming native, she completed her undergraduate education
at Michigan State University.
Mary Lee Tobin-Anderson, MD
The new residents are available to see patients at FamilyCare
Doctors, a service of Marquette General Health System, in the
Peninsula Medical Center. To schedule an appointment,
call 225-3864
or 1-800-628-3333, ext. 3864.
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