VCOM 2016 Annual Report

MEETING OUR MISSION — OUTCOMES

Inspiring future physicians

Since graduating from her family medicine residency and geriatric medicine fellowship at the University of Louisville, New has dedicated her career to academic medicine. According to New, she feels the career path provides her an opportunity to give back and make a larger impact on patient care by educating medical students and residents who will touch lives through practicing medicine. “Both Johnston Memorial Hospital and VCOM have been incredibly supportive of the residency program which allows us to provide the type of quality training needed for our family medicine residents to feel well prepared to care for the members of our Southwest Virginia communities,” said New.

Memorial Hospital will be entering into its second year of residency training in the summer of 2016. As Program Director, New serves as the physician leader for the program and is responsible for overseeing program development, curriculum and clinical training for the program. While at VCOM, New said her experience in medical school solidified her decision to become an osteopathic family medicine physician. “What I appreciate about my training at VCOM is that the curriculum was geared towards developing me as a competent primary care physician from the very first day of medical school,” Said New. “This focus by VCOM prepared me very well for my family medicine residency training and beyond.”

R onna New, DO, FACOFP, VCOM–Virginia class of 2007, president of the VCOM Alumni Association, knew she wanted to pursue a career in family medicine. Today, she serves as the Program Director of the Family Medicine Residency Program at Johnston Memorial Hospital in Abingdon, Virginia, where she works to inspire the next generation of physicians to give back to underserved areas.

The program at Johnston

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