Transitional Year Residency Program
NRMP Number: 2182999P0
Mission
The mission of the transitional year residency program is to provide a broad-based clinical experience and didactic curriculum that prepares the resident physician to confidently enter the next phase of his/her career with the ability to pursue careers in various specialties.
Program Aims
During Transitional Year residency training at MountainView Regional Medical Center, each resident is expected to develop strong clinical skills with experiences in emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, pediatrics, surgery, and elective rotations. Specific knowledge, skills and attributes to be developed in each of the competency areas during the year include:
- Professionalism: The Transitional Year resident must demonstrate a commitment to carrying out professional responsibilities which includes: a) placing the needs of patients first, b) maintaining a commitment to scholarship, and c) striving for continued improvement throughout residency training. The Transitional Year resident must also demonstrate respect in dealing with patients and families as assessed by feedback from patients and nurses. Residents must demonstrate appropriate understanding of the need for patient confidentiality, informed consent and compliance with HIPAA regulations.
- Patient Care and Procedural Skills: The Transitional Year resident should demonstrate the ability to evaluate assigned patients and complete an appropriate history and physical examination. The resident should also be able to generate an appropriate diagnostic and management plan for assigned patients and should demonstrate the ability to produce appropriate documentation summarizing the evaluations and treatment plan.
- Medical Knowledge: The Transitional Year resident should further develop an adequate knowledge base of basic pathophysiology and differential diagnosis for common clinical problems as well as demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Practice-based Learning and Improvement: The Transitional Year resident should demonstrate a willingness to obtain feedback and learn from errors committed. Transitional Year residents should demonstrate a basic understanding of evidence-based medicine as well as the ability to search the medical literature for problems detected in assigned patients.
- Interpersonal and Communication Skills: The Transitional Year resident must be able produce timely, accurate and complete medical records including a complete history and physical examination, discharge summary and daily progress notes. The resident should demonstrate good communication skills when dealing with patients, families, nurses, staff physicians and resident peers.
- Systems-based Practice: The Transitional Year resident must demonstrate the ability to perform well in the various settings of the residency program by providing care to patients of very diverse age, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds encountered at these institutions. Residents must demonstrate basic cultural competence skills in dealing with diverse patient populations encountered during these experiences. Each Transitional Year resident will also learn the principles of patient safety and quality improvement.
Curriculum
To assure appropriate development of fundamental clinical skills, each resident is assigned a minimum of 24 weeks of rotations in emergency medicine, family medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics & gynecology, pediatrics, and surgery. Electives are available to provide flexibility and are assigned with consideration of individual needs and goals for advanced residency training.
Didactic Schedule
All disciplines participating in the education of transitional year residents encourage involvement in their formal educational activities such as teaching rounds, conference, seminars, guest lectures, journal club and grand rounds. Institutional and program-specific conferences provide a broad range of structured didactic activities in the general competencies: professionalism, patient care and procedural skills, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, and system-based practice.
Additional Information
Program Leadership
Program Director
Michael Bell, MD
Office: (575) 556-7762
Fax: (575) 556-7169
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Program Coordinator
Cynthia Lawhorn, C-TAGME
Office: (575) 556-7781
Fax: (575) 556-7169
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Transitional Year Residents PGY-1
Adedayo Balogun, D.O.
Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Brittany Fisher, D.O.
Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University, DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harrogate, Tennessee
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Alexis Gough, M.D.
Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Anesthesia Residency Program
University of Colorado
Colton Higuera, D.O.
Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jacob Hutchison, M.D.
Medical School: Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine, Henderson, Nevada
Radiology Residency Program
University of Texas Health, San Antonio
Felicia Mix, D.O.
Medical School: Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine, Las Cruces, New Mexico
PM&R Residency Program
University of Miami, Jackson Health System
Ali Salehpoor, M.D.
Medical School: University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Radiology Residency Program
University of New Mexico
Roshny Vijayaka, D.O.
Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dothan, Alabama
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Christine Yao, M.D.
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Radiology Residency Program
University of Massachusetts
Transitional Year Graduates
2020-2021
Cara Campbell, M.D.
Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Aurora, Colorado
Brent Hunsaker, D.O.
Anesthesia Residency Program
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Craig Maples, D.O.
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Marlina Ponce de Leon, D.O.
Family Medicine Residency Program
Memorial Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Carissa Rosten, D.O.
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Frank Sanchez, M.D.
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Landmark Medical Center
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Mark Wright, D.O.
Radiology Residency Program
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska
2019-2020
Ashton Densley, D.O.
Radiology Residency Program
Creighton University School of Medicine
Omaha, Nebraska
Cassandra Lowry Edmark, D.O.
Family Medicine Residency Program
Montana Family Medicine Residency Program
Billings, Montana
Espiridion Mendez, D.O.
Anesthesiology Residency Program
Maimonides Medical Center Program
Brooklyn, New York
Tiffany Noblitt, D.O.
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Janson Rigby, D.O.
Ophthalmology Residency Program
Kettering Health Network Program
Dayton, Ohio
Thomas Schwabenbauer, D.O.
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
2018-2019
Emily Harvey Garcia, D.O.
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Kamran Iftikhar, D.O.
Anesthesiology Residency Program
Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University Program
Detroit, Michigan
Jordan Johnson, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Monthe Kofos, D.O.
Psychiatry Residency Program
Texas Institute for Graduate Medical Education and Research (TIGMER)
San Antonio, Texas
Amy Rost, D.O.
General Surgery Residency Program
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, Texas
Glenn Waldt, D.O.
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
2017-2018
Erin Bomberg, D.O.
Osteopathic Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Rachel Brandl, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Hanna Dobard, D.O.
Radiology Residency Program
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Program
Madison, Wisconsin
James Seymour, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Kenny Steil, D.O.
Research Fellowship
Scottsdale, Arizona
Spencer Threw, D.O.
Family Medicine Residency Program
Wellmont Health System - Lonesome Pine Hospital Program
Big Stone Gap, Virginia
2016-2017
Matthew Justus, D.O.
General Medical Officer
United States Navy
Spencer Peterson, D.O.
Pediatrics Residency Program
Wright State University Program
Dayton, Ohio
Eric Czer, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Program
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Benjamin Phelps, D.O.
Internal Medicine Residency Program
Palmetto General Hospital Program
Hialeah, Florida