Laredo Medical Center Welcomes New Cohort of Residents for Family Medicine and Internal Medicine
6/28/2019
Laredo Medical Center was joined by its academic partner, the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW),in introducing the second cohort of the LMC Primary Care Residency Programs for Family Medicine and Internal Medicine on Thursday, June 27.
A standing-room-only audience was on hand to witness the ceremony, which included hospital board of trustees, administration and staff. Also present were officials from outpatient training partner Gateway Community Health Center, members of the medical community and stakeholders.
The second cohort—consisting of 8 Family Medicine Residents and 8 Internal Medicine Residents—was formally welcomed during a White Coat Ceremony held at LMC’s main entrance foyer. As part of the traditional ceremony, each resident was introduced and received their white lab coat to signal their start in the three-year-long residency program. The residents begin their residency on Monday, July 1.
Launched in July 2018, the LMC Residency programs are the city’s first-ever Graduate Medical Education programs. The new residents will join the inaugural class for the 2019-2020 year. By the year 2021, a total of 48 residents will be enrolled.
“Laredo Medical Center is excited to welcome and bring these residents onboard,” said Enrique Gallegos, FACHE, Chief Executive Officer. “Our goal is to recruit the very best residents from each program and support those who choose to stay in Laredo to build their private practice and serve our community.”
Gallegos added that the second cohort of residents includes 3 Laredoans.
“We are pleased that LMC’s Residency Programs are opening a much-needed opportunity for Laredoans to stay closer to home to fulfill their dreams in the medical profession,” Gallegos said.
The residency programs are accredited by the American College of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
During the ceremony, UIW officials also introduced 8 medical students from their School of Osteopathic Medicine. These individuals are third-year medical students who will be performing their clinical rotations for the next two years at LMC with the potential to later join as residents themselves.
For more information about LMC’s residencies, visit www.tigmer.com/lmc-main or call 956-796-3223.
Laredo Medical Center hosted a White Coat Ceremony to welcome the new cohort of the LMC Primary Care Residency Programs for Family Medicine and Internal Medicine on Thursday, June 27 at the main entrance foyer. First- and second-year residents, along with faculty and coordinators, pose with leaders from LMC, University of the Incarnate Word and Gateway Community Health Center.
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