YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – Mercy Health welcomed 57 new resident and fellow physicians to its Graduate Medical Education program this month.
This year’s class includes residents across nine specialties – internal medicine, family medicine, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, emergency medicine, general dentistry, otolaryngology, transitional year and pharmacy – and fellows across three advanced training programs.
Mercy Health is also adding two newly accredited fellowships in sports medicine and advanced GI minimally invasive surgery/comprehensive flexible endoscopy.
“For nearly a century, Mercy Health has been training physicians to meet the needs of the Mahoning Valley,” said Dr. Jim Kravec, chief clinical officer for Mercy Health – Youngstown. “This year’s incoming class, along with the launch of two new fellowship opportunities, demonstrates our continued investment in education and in the future of care for our communities.”
As part of the incoming class, five residents are joining Mercy Health’s family medicine and internal medicine programs following the closure of a residency program previously housed at Trumbull Regional Medical Center in Warren.
“We’re pleased to welcome these physicians and support their continued training,” said Dr. Ronald Rhodes, chief academic officer for Mercy Health – Youngstown. “Their arrival enhances an already robust academic environment and further demonstrates our commitment to building strong, stable clinical education pathways across the region.”
Mercy Health’s programs are “more than a training ground – they’re a workforce pipeline,” Kravec said. “By recruiting, developing and retaining physicians here, we’re not only investing in their future but in the long-term health and stability of the Mahoning Valley.”
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