Mercy Health set to welcome 54 new residents to Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN - Mercy Health is welcoming some new residents to their facilities this Friday.
The 54 residents come from Mercy's Graduate Medical Education Program.
They span across 9 different residency programs and 1 fellowship program, with specialties including internal medicine, family medicine, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, general dentistry, emergency medicine, otolaryngology, transitional year and pharmacy, as well as fellows in hospice and palliative medicine.
Dr. Jim Kravec, the Chief Clinical Officer for Mercy Health Youngstown says Mercy is excited to welcome the residents to the Youngstown community.
"Mercy Health Youngstown is committed to providing access to quality health care to all in our community," said Dr. Kravec. "The Graduate Medical residency programs help by bringing the next generation of physicians into our community."
The residents were paired with their residency and fellowship programs back in March, on what is known in the graduate medical education community as 'Match Day.'
"Mercy Health Youngstown is proud to train nearly 150 physicians in our residency and fellowship programs," aid Dr. Ron Rhodes, Chief Academic Officer for Mercy Health Youngstown. "These physicians care for our community both now and, for some, the remainder of their medical careers."