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Research News
Members of the Department of Family Medicine recently attended the The North American Primary Care Research Group (NAPCRG)
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Brown Family Medicine Department News
Eightieth Annual Kenney Research Day Program
March 15, 2013
Kenney Day represents more than the culmination of the fulfillment of the Scholarly Development (SD) requirement for all 3rd year residents. Kenney Day is a platform for residents and faculty to share some valuable and, at times, extraordinary knowledge with the hospital community. Although it is, by tradition, a 3rd years “rite of passage,” occasionally an ambitious 2nd Year resident will participate but generally 1st and 2nd years attend and imagine what they will do when their turn comes. Kenney Day is a much anticipated day, coordinated by Lynn Pereira, Coordinator in the Medical Education Department at MHRI.
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Kenney Day is a one half day event and there is a lively atmosphere with formal and informal poster presentations. Working with a faculty advisor, all the participating residents have an opportunity to: share a project that they hold a passion for; present an interesting clinical investigation; report on a challenging patient diagnosis in which they have encountered. During a break from formal presentations, residents stand before their poster and present their findings and address questions about their project to anyone with an inquiry. Scholarly Development Director, Dr. Roberta Goldman and Associate Residency Director, Dr. Fadya El Rayess support the residents through the SD process throughout all 3 years of residency. Presentations and posters from Family Medicine and Internal Medicine residents are evaluated by the Kenney Day judges and prizes are awarded at the end of all presentations.
Family Medicine residents were awarded several prizes. Congratulations to all participants!
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This years Podium Presentation winners are (left to right):
3rd year Family Medicine residents: Mary Beth Sutter, MD, Ashley Lakin, DO, Chris Furey, MD; and 2nd year Internal Medicine Residents: Amrita Desai, MD and Michele Yamamoto, MD.
Not pictured: Poster Presentation Awards went to: Drs. Ben Bauer and Michael Levy; Amrita Desai, MD and Cortney Haynes, MD.
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Brown Family Medicine Residency Announces Class of 2016
The Brown Family Medicine Residency at Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island is pleased to introduce the incoming class of 2016.
"As program director of the Brown Family Medicine Residency, this year I am especially hopeful for the future of primary care. We have matched with an amazing group of doctors who are dedicated to improving quality and access to care for our patients here in Blackstone Valley." - Melissa Nothnagle, MD, MSc
Our program is delighted to introduce the Family Medicine Class of 2016:
Susan Boisvert, MD, New York Medical College
Sarah Buller, MD, St. Louis University School of Medicine
Michael Chen-Illamos, MD, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
(Michael) David Dick, DO, Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Laurie Garabedian, DO, University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Samantha Greenberg, MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Jessica Hart Henny, MD, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
(Katherine) Katya Jarrell, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Bridget Marvinsmith, MD, University of Washington School of Medicine
Gabriel Pleasants, MD, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Jeffrey Sorokin, MD, Tufts University School of Medicine
Jeremy Stricsek, MD, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Rachel Trippett, MD, Eastern Virginia Medical School
Congratulations and Welcome!
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MARCH OF DIMES AWARDS GRANT
TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE
The March of Dimes Rhode Island Chapter has awarded a $20,000 grant to our Department of Family Medicine to support Group Prenatal Care through Centering Pregnancy® as part of a Family Medicine Residency Program. This project is directed at maternal and child health needs in Rhode Island. It aims to successfully implement group prenatal visits. The project intends to improve the adequacy of prenatal care, improve rates of breastfeeding, reduce smoking rates among pregnant women and improve patient satisfaction with prenatal care at the Family Care Center. Over time, group prenatal visits are also expected to improve the rates of preterm birth and low birth weight babies in the community. Additionally, physicians in training will have a better understanding of the key elements in prenatal care as a result of facilitating these group visits with faculty support.
The project will enhance prenatal care through group prenatal visits that focus on maternal education, behavior change and healthy habits. Studies of this type of care, based on the CenteringPregnancy® model, have shown that women participating in group sessions develop significantly better knowledge of important perinatal health issues than those receiving the traditional individual care. Women participating in group visits feel more prepared for labor and delivery and have higher rates of breastfeeding compared to women attending individual visits. Studies of group prenatal visits have consistently shown a reduction in low birth weight and preterm births, even among higher risk groups of women. This grant is one of many that the March of Dimes awards in pursuit of its mission to prevent birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality.
Pictured left to right, outside the entrance to our Birthing Center, Susanna Magee, MD, Director of Maternal Child Health, Jordan White, MD and Mary Beth Sutter, MD. They are the family medicine doctors responsible for the the administration of an awarded grant from the March of Dimes Rhode Island Chapter and the development of the prenatal group visit program.
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Congratulations to the Family Medicine Residents - Class of 2012
Back row (left to right): Jodi Roque, MD, Derek Andelloux, MD, Sheldon Malcolm, DO, Matt Hall, DO, David Dildine, MD, Jennifer Buckley, MD.
Front row (left to right):Christine Nevis-Hebert, MD, Elise Bender, MD, Brandi Swanier, MD, Stephanie Chow, MD, Alicia Sanchez, MD, Manisha Kumar, MD, Jessica Early, MD.
Picture provided by Colin Shaw
Special Thanks to the Maternal Child Health Fellowship Graduates
Pictured: Heidi Schneider, MD, Kate McCleary, MD, Sue Magee, MD (MCH Director), Aaron Davis, DO
Picture provided by Colin Shaw
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Alternative Medicine
Read about Brown Family Medicine's Center for Integrative Medicine
and the developing role of CAM - Complimentary and Alternative Medicine.
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Welcome to the Brown Family Medicine Website! Our mission is to provide the highest quality care for the people of Rhode Island and the Blackstone Valley, train the next generation, produce the new knowledge needed for practice, and advocate for the health of the population, especially the vulnerable and underserved.
