June 4, 2020
The family medicine residency operated by the College of Community Health Sciences has a new name – Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program. The residency previously held the name of The University of Alabama Family Medicine Residency.
The College founded the residency more than four decades ago and, to date, nearly 500 physicians have received specialty training in family medicine through the three-year program. The residency has a long tradition of working to improve and promote the health of individuals and communities in Alabama and the region. In Alabama, one of every seven practicing family medicine physicians is a graduate of the residency, and 85% of graduates practice in the Southeast.
During their three years in the program, residents are educated and trained in academic and community environments by family medicine physicians and learn to provide excellent, compassionate and patient-centered primary care. Residents have opportunities to practice in hospitals and continuity and community clinics and connect with patients in the context of their families and communities.
The College also offers post-residency fellowships for additional training in behavioral health, emergency medicine, geriatrics, hospital medicine, neurology, obstetrics, pediatrics and sports medicine.
Sixteen new medical school graduates begin their graduate education at the College of Community Health Sciences in July.
The students will receive specialty training in family medicine as part of the Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program Class of 2023. The three-year residency is operated by the College and is one of the oldest and largest family medicine residencies in the United States.
The Tuscaloosa Family Medicine Residency Program Class of 2023 and where they completed medical school:
| Name | School |
|---|---|
| Afrin Biswas | Saba University (Saba, Netherlands, Antilles) |
| Mandeep Chatha | American University of Antigua (Antigua and Barbuda) |
| Addison Ciavaglia | St. George’s University (Grenada) |
| Rachael Daniels | University of Medicine and Health Sciences (St. Kitts) |
| Moninder Dhillon | Medical University of Americas (Nevis, West Indies) |
| Brandon Duke | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences |
| Houston Hodges | American University of the Caribbean (Sint Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles) |
| Jonathan Mikhail | American University of Antigua (Antigua and Barbuda) |
| Richard Mosu | American University of the Caribbean (Sint Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles) |
| Zagros Motamed | American University of Antigua (Antigua and Barbuda) |
| Tatiana Sanchez | American University of the Caribbean (Sint Maarten, Netherlands, Antilles) |
| Vikant Sandhu | St. George’s University (Grenada) |
| Kyle Scheuerman | Saba University (Saba, Netherlands, Antilles) |
| Manpreet Singh | Saba University (Saba, Netherlands, Antilles) |
| Tiffany Watson | American University of Antigua (Antigua and Barbuda) |
| Michael Zoueter | American University of Antigua (Antigua and Barbuda) |
