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Our Resident Alumni

"Williamsport is an amazing community with far more amenities than I would have thought when first applying. The family centered program helped to prepare me to be a much more well-rounded Physician with a broader scope of experience than I would have been able to get in many other programs. I loved training in Williamsport so much that after only a few years away I knew I had to come back and rejoin the system that I loved so much."
- Steven Barrows, MD, UPMC Family Medicine at Muncy
Class of 2016 
 

"Family Medicine Residency was my first choice.  Not only did I have excellent training that prepared me well for my career, but my family and I were welcomed with an overwhelming sense of community.  I truly miss the comrade and great mentors that made my training above and beyond.  Never have I doubted my choice in Residency
- Bryan Sandler, MD 
Class of 2016
 

"I appreciate that my training in Williamsport prepared me to take a job that is full spectrum (other than OB). I'm comfortable doing inpatient, outpatient, ER, taking moonlighting shifts as a hospitalist or pediatrician, and I feel prepared to do any of that without hesitating."
- Amy Bedient, DO
Class of 2017 
 

"During training I felt supported by attendings and formed strong bonds with the other residents, which helped me feel like I had a safe place to learn and ask questions. The depth and variety of cases I saw in the office as well as in the hospital helped to give me invaluable experience and to hone my critical thinking skills, which have served me well now that I am out in practice. Since Williamsport is a relatively small medical community I also got to learn a lot from the specialists and work one-on-one with them in a way that has given me the ability to better manage my patients and to let them know what to expect when I must refer them to such specialists. I am also very glad that Williamsport provided me the opportunity to learn to do colposcopies and training for Nexplanon, both of which I now do as part of my practice. "
- Andrea (Benoit) Bickford, DO 
Class of 2014
 

"At Williamsport Family Medicine Residency program, you will receive challenging and thorough training from expert full-spectrum physicians who truly care about the patients they serve.  Looking back on my residency experience, I am struck by how each and ever faculty member cares for the entire patient. I am also grateful for the ways fellow residents built one another up and all of the friendships created during those three years. "
 - Kristen Phiri, MD
Class of 2018 

 

Five-Year Summary of Residency Graduates 2015-2019

Total Number - 33

  • MD - 13
  • DO - 20

Scope of Practice

  • Residency Full-Time Faculty - 2
  • Inpatient/Outpatient Family Medicine, No OB - 3
  • Inpatient Only (Hospitalist) - 2
  • Outpatient, Including OB - 2
  • Outpatient, Including OB and Inpatient Pediatrics - 2
  • Outpatient, No OB - 13
  • Fellowship Training - 1 
  • Outpatient, including Inpatient Pediatrics – 1
  • Outpatient, including Medical Directorship of Skilled Nursing Facility - 1
  • Inpatient/Outpatient, including prenatal care – 1
  • Inpatient/Outpatient, including urgent care and nursing home – 1
  • Outpatient, including prenatal care – 1
  • Outpatient, with osteopathic manipulative medicine focus – 1
  • Urgent care – 2