We look forward to introducing our new residents to the community this summer, and we are excited to have the opportunity to train these enthusiastic resident physicians as they serve our patients.
Karl A. Dietrich, MD, MPHSix new family medicine resident physicians will soon join the staff of Dartmouth Health member Cheshire Medical Center’s new Family & Community Care practice in Keene, as the inaugural cohort of the hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Program. The six residents will officially join the staff in July 2024 and serve as primary care physicians to patients at Family & Community Care, while also working in several other clinical settings at Cheshire under the supervision of Cheshire clinicians in multiple specialty services.
The Family Medicine Residency program will be staffed by residents Yousef Amr, MB BCh, of Houston, TX; Betsy Assoumou, MD, MBA, MMS, of Belchertown, MA; Julie Burgett, MD, MPS, of Rochester, NY; Christopher Conway, MD, of Rutland, VT; Abigail Huelsman, MD, of Manchester, NH; and Cassandra Papaleo, DO, of Utica, NY.
“We are thrilled to welcome Drs. Amr, Assoumou, Burgett, Conway, Huelsman and Papaleo to Cheshire Medical Center and to our community, and for this important new program to get underway,” said Cheshire President and CEO Joseph L. Perras, MD. “There is a significant need for family physicians nationwide, but especially in rural regions like ours. Physicians who train in rural communities are more likely to practice in rural areas afterward, and that is our hope for this program.”
Residents will provide full-spectrum care for their patients at the Family & Community Care and in the medical center, providing primary care access to more patients in the region.
“We look forward to introducing our new residents to the community this summer, and we are excited to have the opportunity to train these enthusiastic resident physicians as they serve our patients,” said Family Medicine Residency Program Director Karl A. Dietrich, MD, MPH.
To become a family physician, students must first complete medical school and earn their medical degree before completing a three-year residency in family medicine. During this time, they continue their clinical education under a training license, diagnosing and treating patients under the guidance of established faculty doctors. Upon completion of the three-year residency program, the residents will be able to work as family physicians without supervision.
For more information about Cheshire’s Family Medicine Residency Program, visit cheshiremed.org/residency.
About Cheshire Medical Center
Cheshire Medical Center (Cheshire) advances the health and wellness of individuals across New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region through outstanding care and exceptional service. Cheshire teams deliver an impressive range of clinical services that support the community's needs. As a member of Dartmouth Health, Cheshire is able to provide services far exceeding those of a typical rural hospital, including extensive programs in primary care, cancer care, cardiology, orthopaedics, and public health. Cheshire patients are also able to access hundreds of highly trained specialists and a depth of clinical and technical resources through its collaboration with Dartmouth Health. Cheshire’s clinical practice is distinguished by an exceptional staff, a strong commitment to safety and quality, and a culture that values the contribution of every staff member and volunteer. Cheshire is the area's largest healthcare provider and leading employer. Along with the services delivered on their Keene campus and satellite locations, the Medical Center partners with local organizations to provide vital services and programs throughout the region. To learn more, call 603-354-5400 or visit cheshiremed.org.
About Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth Health, New Hampshire’s only academic health system and largest private employer, serves patients across New England. Dartmouth Health provides access to more than 2,300 providers in nearly every area of medicine, delivering care at its flagship hospital, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC) in Lebanon, NH. Its network of hospitals, outpatient centers, clinics and home care facilities, spans a broad geographical area. Year after year, DHMC is named the #1 hospital in New Hampshire by U.S. News & World Report, and is consistently recognized for high performance in numerous clinical specialties and procedures. Dartmouth Health includes Dartmouth Cancer Center, northern New England’s only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers and one of less than than 60 total nationally; Dartmouth Health Children’s, which includes the state’s only children’s hospital (Children’s Hospital at DHMC/CHaD) and more than 20 locations around the region; eight member hospitals in Lebanon, Keene, Claremont, Hampstead, and New London, NH, and Windsor and Bennington, VT; Dartmouth Health Home Care; Dartmouth Health Connected Care Center for Telehealth, serving patients as far away as Texas; and more than 30 primary and multi-specialty clinics across New Hampshire and Vermont. Through its partnership with Dartmouth College, Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine and the White River Junction VA Medical Center, Dartmouth Health trains nearly 400 medical residents and fellows annually and performs cutting-edge research and clinical trials with international impact. Dartmouth Health and its more than 16,000 employees are committed to serving the healthcare needs of everyone in the communities it serves and to providing every patient with exceptional, state-of-the-art, personalized care. Learn more at dartmouth-health.org.