June 24, 2006
MGHS Family Medicine Residency
Program graduates
six family medicine physicians
Marquette General Health System, in conjunction
with Michigan State
University’s College of Human Medicine, held its 25th
annual Family Medicine Residency Program graduation on Friday,
June 23, in the Conference Center at Marquette General Hospital.
Top: Dr.
Ginger Bohl, Dr.
Farah Hamdard, Dr.
Louis Kusnier
Bottom: Dr.
Mohammad Sayeed Siddiqui, Dr.
Rima B. Carlson, Dr.
Danny Yarger
Six physicians graduated from the three-year Family Medicine Residency,
and are eligible to take their board certification exams, or continue
their education and sub-specialty training.
Two of the graduates will remain in the Upper Peninsula, and one
will return after serving in the Air Force for four years.
"The 2006 Class is an outstanding group of graduates,"
said Dr.
Bill Short, Program Director of the Residency Program. "They
are excellent family physicians who will provide outstanding care
to patients throughout their careers.”
The Marquette
Family Medicine Residency Program is the Upper Peninsula’s
only post-graduate medical education program. Affiliated with
the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, the program
trains physicians in the specialty of family medicine with emphasis
on practice in rural areas.
Dr. Ginger Bohl is a native of Marquette and a graduate of Marquette
Senior High School. She earned her medical degree from Michigan
State University College of Human Medicine, and holds a bachelor’s
degree in biochemistry from Northern Michigan University. After
fulfilling a four-year commitment to the United States Air Force,
stationed at Goodfellow Air Force Base in San Angelo, Texas, she
plans to return to Marquette. Dr. Bohl and her husband, Mike,
have a daughter, Olivia. Her parents are Wayne and Gloria Price
of Marquette.
Dr. Rima B. Carlson is a native of Hallowell, Maine, and a graduate
of Hall-Dale High School. She earned her medical degree from the
University of Vermont College of Medicine in Burlington, Vt.,
and her bachelor’s degree in molecular biology/biochemistry
from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She will practice in
Hancock as part of Portage Medical Group. Dr. Carlson is married
to Brian D. Carlson. She is the daughter of Lena M. Lathrop of
Portland, Maine, and David L. Lathrop of East Aurora, N.Y.
Dr. Farah Hamdard is originally from Karachi,
Pakistan. She earned her medical degree from Dow Medical College,
Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Hamdard plans to join her husband, Dr.
Adnan Zahid, a 2005 graduate of the Marquette Family Medicine
Program, and practice in Connecticut. Dr. Hamdard is the daughter
of Dr. Yasmeen Bader of Karachi, Pakistan and the late Dr. Mehboob
Ilahi Hamdard.
Dr. Louis Kusnier will remain in the Upper Peninsula with his
wife, Dr. Kristi Gibson Kusnier, and practice in Munising. A native
of Monroe, Mich. and a graduate of Monroe High School, he earned
his medical degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. His
undergraduate degree in microbiology is from the University of
Michigan in Ann Arbor. His parents are Susan and Jim Nocella of
Monroe, Mich., and Louis Kusnier of Roseville, Mich.
Dr. Mohammad Sayeed Siddiqui is from Lucknow, India. He earned
his medical degree from Baba Raguava Das Medical College, India,
and holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in zoology
from Kumaon University, India. He will continue his medical training
in the specialty of geriatric medicine at the University of New
Mexico. He is the son of Mohammad Haseeb Siddiqui and Mehru Perween
Siddiqui of Lucknow, India.
Dr. Danny Yarger is a native of Detroit, and earned his medical
degree from the University of Kentucky. His undergraduate degree
is from Cumberland College in Williamsburg Ky. Dr. Yarger will
practice in Iron River, Crystal Falls and Marquette, providing
family medicine and emergency medicine, and conducting research.
He has a son, Kiel Yarger, daughter Stephanie (Nathan) Hall, and
a grandson, Tristan Hall. He is the son of Addie Yarger of Corbin,
Kentucky.
The Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program began in 1979.
The program's purpose is to train physicians in the specialty
of Family Medicine, with emphasis on practice in rural settings
such as the Upper Peninsula. The program has now produced 129
graduates, many of whom continue to practice in the U.P.
For more information about the Marquette General Hospital Family
Medicine Residency Program, call 906-225-3867, 1-800-774-4844,
or visit www.mgh.org/residenc.
