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What has been your favorite rotation so far?
As physicians, we love the “easy” patients, the ones that
are textbook for a disease presentation. But the ones
we remember, and even sought out, are the complex,
atypical, “but-wait-there’s-more” type of patients. These
patients push your abilities to the edge and make you a
better physician for treating them. The hospitalist rotation
provides that experience and makes it my favorite.
—Tayyab Tahir, MD
“We have been pleased that these
residents have enjoyed the Tri-Cities
area and Kadlec,” she said. “They are
respected by the physicians they have
been working with this year. They are
well liked by their patients who can
move with them into their private
practice after completion of residency.
They helped us recruit for the second
class. All of these things are important
in keeping our residents engaged in
our community and our region.”
Opening the Family Medicine Residency
clinic
An important part of a resident’s
training takes place inside the
hospital, rotating through various
departments and specialties, while
additional training takes place in the
clinical setting. The new Kadlec Family
Medicine Residency clinic opened just
over a year ago to serve this purpose.
“We not only launched a new
residency program, we launched
a new clinic at the same time,” said
Sweetwood.
“Patients know this is a training clinic
and feel a part of the team, helping
the residents grow. The patients are
happy with the extra time they get
to spend with the residents and with
the second set of eyes caring for them
with the presence of the supervising
physician. That’s been fun to watch,”
said Sweetwood.
“Throughout the year, Drs. Erick
Isaacson, Katie Karlson, Matthew
Lawrence and Payal Gaba have been
instrumental in teaching the new
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What’s the life of a resident like?
The life of a resident at Kadlec is exciting
and rewarding. We have the opportunity to
work with the best physicians and caregiver
teams in the region to make a difference
in the lives of patients. This community is
a great place to grow our skills and build
lifelong relationships.
—Tyler Clark, MD
What has surprised you
most about being a resident?
Howmuch support you have.
Coming out of medical school,
while I was definitely excited to be
a resident, I was also somewhat
scared. While you see patients as
a medical student, your primary
responsibility is to learn. As a
resident you take onmuchmore
responsibility as you are nowdirectly
involved in the management,
decision-making and overall
care of each patient. The
transition is intimidating,
but what I’ve learned is
being a resident doesn’t
mean you are now on your
own taking care of patients,
but rather you are developing
a leadership role amongst a
supporting teamof professionals.
I’ve truly enjoyed being a resident,
caring for patients of all ages in a
variety of settings, and amdefinitely
surprised by the support and people
willing to helpme through
the arduous journey of
residency.
—Daniel Torba, MD
Is residency harder than
medical school?
The focus of medical school is medical
knowledge. During residency we continue
to broaden our medical knowledge, but
we have the added dimension of real-life
patient care. I’m not sure that one is more
difficult than the other; they have both
been incredibly challenging but are also
very rewarding.
—Patrick Johansing, DO
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