Roxanne Alsbury, MDYear: PGY-3

Medical School: University of Missouri

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: I wanted a small program in a rural area with a tight-knit group of people. Heritage Valley Beaver provided that and more.

Garrett Caldwell, DOYear: PGY-3

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: I chose this program for its family feel, good training, and osteopathic opportunities.

Michael Du�y, DOYear: PGY-3

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: Heritage Valley Beaver provides an ideal learning environment. The program is unopposed and challenges residents to become stronger physicians. The faculty are highly invested in the residents’ futures and the other

Mohamed Elsharkawy, MDYear: PGY-3

Medical School: Ain Shams University School of Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: Residents can tailor their own pathway and learn with �exible faculty and supportive system. I enjoy the closeness between faculty, residents and sta�. The diversity, the hospitality and the commitment for creative

training are second to none in this program. residents are great to work with.

Justine Kostrub, MDYear: PGY-3

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: I enjoy the people and work with wonderful colleagues, teachers, and friends.

Alyssa McKenna, DOYear: PGY-3

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: The culture is very inclusive, the faculty is approachable and likes to teach, and the senior residents are great mentors. Also, the program is truly unopposed so I can experience full scope of Family Medicine. On any given call night, you

could be delivering a baby, running a code, admitting patients or caring for geriatric patients with complex medical problems.

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Brad Schneider, MDYear: PGY-2

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: Heritage Valley o�ers a truly unopposed family medicine program that will allow one to obtain competency in all facets of family medicine without competing with other residents for experience. The programhas created a great learning atmosphere with comradery amongst the residents,

faculty, and sta�. It is close to home and in the general area I plan on practicing once I �nish my residency.

Brittany Baughman, MDYear: PGY-2

Medical School: University of ToledoCollege of Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: I chose Heritage Valley because it was an unopposed program in a rural setting close to home. I also wanted a smaller program that supported having a life outside of work.

TJ Kessler, DOYear: PGY-2

Medical School: Lincoln Memorial University

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: The close proximity to family and friends combined with the opportunity to learn at a hospital with state of the art facilities and resources made Heritage Valley the obvious choice. Not only was my interview individualized to me, but

the entire faculty, sta�, and current residents were all very welcoming and engaging.

ease with the residents and faculty during my interview days – I just felt like I �t in!

Daniel Austin, DOYear: PGY-2

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: I chose Heritage Valley because it provides a great opportunity to learn Family Medicine in a supportive community environment.

program was for me.

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Athena Sinha, MDYear: PGY-2

Medical School: Rutgers

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: I chose Heritage Valley for a few reasons. It has signi�cant strengths in its outreach opportunities, as well as pediatrics and women's health curricula, which are my particular areas of interest. I also wanted to be close to the Pittsburgh area, but most importantly, I felt so at

Melissa Trevelline, MDYear: PGY-2

Medical School: Ross University

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: When I started looking for a program, I wanted a strong, unopposed program with full spectrum medicine, a community setting, and teaching opportunities. Heritage Valley had everything I was looking for in a program but it was the interview day that made me realize the

Catherine Conway, DOYear: PGY-1

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: The faculty is invested and approachable, and the residents are dependable and tight-knit. Patients come from both rural and urban backgrounds to provide not only diverse learning opportunities, but also a diverse community. I am also interested in geriatrics, and the inpatient hospice as well

Praneeth Janaswamy, MD Year: PGY-1

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: Heritage Valley is an unopposed program and I knew I would get good training here. What sealed the deal for me was the camaraderie and mutual respect between the residents and faculty.

Amy Liu, MDYear: PGY-1

Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: I chose Heritage Valley because it o�ers an unopposed training experience with opportunities for medical missions, which in an aspiration of mine. I also wanted a cohesive program where residents are not only part of a training program, but part of a family. I found that and more here, with the

Robert Chris McKay, MDYear: PGY-1

Medical School: St. George’s University School of Medicine, Grenada

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: I decided on Heritage Valley for its supportive unopposed family medicine program and its �exibility to pursue a variety of interests.

welcoming and supportive nature of the faculty, sta�, and residents.

with many great learning opportunities.

as a 500-bed nursing facility just across the street allows for ample training in this �eld.

Apeksha Patel, MD Year: PGY-1

Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: When I interviewed at Heritage Valley, I instantly felt at home. The faculty and residents were very welcoming, friendly and happy with their work environment. Furthermore, it’s an unopposed program, close to home

Blessan Thomas, MD Year: PGY-1

Medical School: St. James School of Medicine, St. Vincent

Why I Chose Heritage Valley: I chose Heritage Valley because of how the program is individually catered to each resident. As an unopposed program with supportive faculty and residents, I knew during my interview that it was the perfect place for me.

could be delivering a baby, running a code, admitting patients or caring for geriatric patients with complex medical problems.

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