Resident Kynan (pronounced KEE-nun) Brown, MD, says he learns better by repetitive hands-on practice.

Ive had some exposure to some of these procedures in the past and it was helpful in the sense that I knew I felt very rusty and if someone just threw me in and said, Do this, I wouldnt know where to start. I couldnt list off whats in the kit but today brings it all back and they say thats how learning works.

Jillian Hanson, MD, who received her medical degree from Loyola University in Chicago says shes impressed OSF St. Joseph can bring in expertise and equipment from Jump Trading Simulation & Education Center in Peoria to help her gain confidence with complex but common procedures.

Being able to have these manikins with the ultrasound and multiple times to practice throughout the morning has definitely helped but we have lots left to go in residency.

The six first-year medical school graduates are furthering their training and using skills acquired in medical school to gain real-time experience with advanced medical treatments and mentoring from experienced physician faculty members at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria.

The experience includes placement in various clinical settings such as emergency departments, pediatric hospital units, nursing homes and hospital intensive care, among others. But, as part of a special collaboration, each medical resident also does regular office hours at the primary care clinic at Chestnut Health Systems Family Health Center in Bloomington, Illinois.

Associate Director for the Family Medicine Residency program, Rick Anderson, MD, says as a Federally Qualified Health Center, the Chestnut clinic serves Medicaid patients who have been challenged in finding a primary care provider.

Its just gonna open doors for all those patients and help emergency departments looking to refer patients they see in the ED. Its just fantastic. It was kind of a no brainer for both us and Chestnut.

Dr. Hanson, who grew up in LaSalle-Peru, Illinois and is married to a local orthopedic physician, plans to stay in the region part of the goal of the residency program to fill a gap in Family Medicine providers. Hanson has enjoyed seeing patients at Chestnut and likes that every day is different.

We get to see the breadth of everything from OB and pre-natal care all the way to the elderly and transitioning them into hospice. You have longitudinal patients that you follow and see on a regular basis that become sort of your family.

With special attention given to the social drivers of health non-medical factors that impact health and wellness such as financial constraints, housing and transportation Dr. Brown appreciates the more holistic, personal approach to caring for his patients at Chestnuts Family Health clinic.

As a doctor who received his medical degree in Grenada, West Indies and did medical rotations in Brooklyn, Dr. Brown says hes happy to be in Central Illinois and yes, he might just stay.

I like the Midwest. Its my first time living here and so far, Im happy with it so Im gonna feel it out over the next few years I guess.

Thats also the goal of the Family Medicine residency program a OSF St. Joseph to retain the most expertly trained Family Medicine doctors to help Bloomington-Normal area residents continue on their pathway to better health.

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