Program:

Trauma Surgery, First-Year Surgery Fellow

Medical education (partial list):

• Medical school: University of Al-Mustansiriyah College of Medicine, Baghdad, Iraq
• U.S. training: Trauma Research Fellowship, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Mich.

A poster presentation from Hurley was one of just 19 from the U.S. and Canada included in the Education session of the National Research & Education Conference of the High Value Practice Academic Alliance Oct. 8-9, 2017, in Baltimore, Md.

Emad Abu Sitta MD and Ghassan Bachuwa MD MHSA MS of the Hurley Internal Medicine Residency Training Program coauthored the poster, and Abu Sitta presented it. Bachuwa is program director of the residency program, and Abu Sitta is a faculty member.

The poster, Teaching HVC for Internal Medicine Residents, described a quality improvement project that focused on the educational and operational outcomes of a new curriculum in high-value care (HVC) related to commonly ordered diagnostic tests in the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program.

The new curriculum was needed because the prior educational method included much one-on-one work, which was time-intensive and not conducive to resident schedules.

Major steps in the new HVC curriculum include:

• Assessment: Pre- and post-assessment of resident knowledge related to high-value care and commonly used diagnostic tests.

• Implementation: Residents are divided into six teams, with two residents from each training level. Each team chooses one HVC project and introduces a Choose Wisely Campaign, whereby the team examines a real inpatient case where tests possibly were ordered unnecessarily and develops activities and education around the diagnostic test. First-year residents present the case and analysis of it during a noon conference. Second-year residents discuss available guidelines and scientific literature about the diagnostic test related to the case. Third-year residents on the team, using Hurley’s electronic medical records, develop a QI project to improve provider knowledge about the specific test and measure appropriate test-order rates before and after the educational intervention.

• Dissemination: If findings are valuable, one or more teams may share results via a manuscript to be submitted for publication.

High-value care is commonly defined as “quality of care achieved per unit of cost” (NEJM) or “health care that balances clinical benefit with costs and harms, with the goal of improving patient outcomes” (ACP) or “the best care for the patient with the optimal results for the circumstances, delivered at the right price” (IOM). Source: https://resident360.nejm.org/content_items/1847

Program:

Trauma Research, First-Year Fellow

Originally from:

Houston, Texas

Medical school:

Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovokia, which was a beautiful city to study medicine. I’ve worked in Houston prior to moving to Hurley to be a trauma research fellow.

What brought you to the United States?

I was born in Kuwait and moved to Houston right before I turned 4 years old. My family left the Middle East to work in Texas, and Houston is my wonderful hometown. While I am from the South, I love the Midwest and the beautiful Michigan scenery.

Why did you choose your specialty?

I am passionate about academic research and am excited to work in an exciting field like trauma surgery. I enjoy working in trauma because we get to help people in moments of crisis and need.

Family

My family includes my loving parents, older sister and younger brother who all live and work in Houston. I have an adorable 3-year-old nephew and am about to be an aunt again to another one! I love dogs and help dog-sit my roommate’s dogs regularly.

When you’re not working, what do you do for fun?

I love to read, travel to new places, Zumba, and explore new restaurants!

What do love most about Hurley?

I love Hurley because the medical center feels like extended family, and everyone is friendly and helpful. The mid-Michigan area is a beautiful area filled with lakes and national parks, and I love visiting the various parks and orchards in the area. I love the atmosphere of the hospital and kindness of the leadership here.

What inspires you?

I am inspired by music, a pursuit of knowledge, and children for their outlook. Most of all, I am inspired by the compassion of Jesus and the way he healed the sick.

Toughest challenge:

It was challenging to move back to the U.S. from Europe and take all my board exams while working in research. Despite the obstacles, I persevered and have stayed focused on my endeavors. I was resilient and believed through hard work I can attain my goals.

What do you miss most about home?

I miss my nephew, family and friends at home but make an effort to keep in touch with friends through email, text and FaceTime! I miss the rodeo and the BBQ back home.

Favorites:

Books: I love the Chronicles of Narnia and the Hunger Games.
TV series: My current favorite TV series is Game of Thrones.
Music: I love to listen to Coldplay.
Food & beverage: I enjoy making chai and Indian food is one of my favorite cuisines.
Activities: I love to workout at the gym (Lifetime).
Beach: The most beautiful beach I have ever visited is Patong Beach in Phuket!

Favorite quote:

You must be the change you wish to see in the world. (Mahatma Gandhi)

We all strive to improve the world, but this quote reinforces the idea that true reform starts with a single individual. Then the change is seen throughout the world. I like the belief that we can all make an impact, starting with our voice and life.

Top 5 favorite things about Flint and Michigan:

1. People are friendly.
2. Affordable.
3. Numerous lakes and state parks.
4. So many farmer’s markets!
5. Cider doughnuts.

Biggest surprise about working at Hurley/Flint:

I have been surprised at the warm summer weather and how friendly the staff and leadership has been. The kindness of employees and the multiple outreach opportunities the hospital organizes shows how Hurley prioritizes community and relationships.

Special skills:

I bake and love to play basketball when I can!

Favorite ways to keep work-life balance manageable:

I FaceTime with my nephew and love to work out through dance. I enjoy de-stressing with Netflix or HBO and make time to pray daily.

Calling physicians and friends of Hurley’s Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Training Program:

The annual Terry Thomas Conference & Ob/Gyn Residency Alumni Events is coming soon, so it’s time to register to reserve your spot.

6-8 pm Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017
Holiday Inn Gateway Centre
5353 Gateway Centre
Flint MI 48507
http://education.hurleymc.com/cme/calendar

Distinguished Alumni Award-Winner and speaker is Mamta (Kulkarni) Mamik MD, from Hurley Ob-Gyn’s graduating class of 2009. Topic: Recognition & management of Pelvic Organ Prolapse. See flyer for more details.

Mamik is associate fellowship director of Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine, the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.

Cost is $50 for physicians, $25 for nonphysicians, and free for current resident physicians. You can pay in advance or at the door, but make sure you reserve your spot by registering online above or by calling: 855-310-3627.

Mark your calendars, call old friends and maybe make hotel reservations. The dates are set for the 2018 Hurley Pediatric Alumni Dinner & Pediatric Update events.

It all begins Tuesday, April 10, 2018, with the 6th Dinner for Alumni & Friends of the Hurley Pediatric Residency Program, where distinguished Hurley Pediaric Residency Program Alumna Monesha Gupta MD (Class of 1996) will give an educational presentation. There will be dinner and conversation, too, of course. Events are 6-9 pm at the Holiday Inn-Gateway, Flint, Mich.

At 8-11:45 am the next morning (Wednesday, April 11, 2018) is a half-day of short presentations by Monesha Gupta MD, Ahmad Kaddurah MD, Susumu Inoue MD, Steve Polega (Genesee Intermediate School District), and Theodore Kelbel MD. Wednesday’s event also takes place at the Holiday Inn-Gateway, 5353 Gateway Centre, Flint, Mich., 48507.

Keep an eye out for future information on registration, combined pricing, etc.

Sharpen your pencils - or fire up your stats software. Abstract submission is now open for the 20th Annual Community Research Forum, which takes place 7:30am to 5 pm Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre, 5353 Gateway Centre Drive, Flint, Mich.

First, visit the website at http://www.msufame.msu.edu/index.php/researcher/community-research-forum/2017-research-forum to see the criteria for each type of research submission. Then carefully read the step-by-step instructions; enter your research team’s contact information, and submit the abstract into the appropriate category. You can edit it until the March 1, 2018, deadline.

Remember, the abstract itself will be judged in advance on scientific rigor to see which will be eligible for awards, so make sure it is accurate, thorough, and conveys the importance of your findings. The larger abstract size of 500-700 words should allow enough space to describe your project. Be sure to see the specific scoring criteria for case reports and studies. (All presenters - whether oral or poster - will receive feedback from evaluators after the forum.)

Don’t forget to have your IRB letter of approval ready for upload at time of submission, or you cannot complete the process. Also, at Hurley be sure to have your program director or designated faculty review your abstract before submitting the abstract.

The annual community research forum is sponsored by Michigan State University Flint Area Medical Education, Hurley Medical Center, and two other area teaching hospitals.

Deadline: 11:56 pm Wednesday, March 1, 2018.

Questions?

Contact Nick Lecea at the Hurley Research Center: email, phone

We will miss our senior residents and our junior faculty when they wrap up their Hurley assignments in June, but it is nice to know that many of them already know their next step in their careers.

Hurley Internal Medicine just announced recent fellowship match results for current seniors and faculty, many who are recent graduates themselves. Not every person matched into their choice of fellowships this first try, and we share in their disappointment because we know how skilled and dedicated they are. But we know their hard work and excellent habits will serve them well in their futures.

And, of course, we share in the congratulations for those who did match into their selected fellowship.

“Many of our residents and faculty were matched in several competitive specialties and with the top programs across the country,” said Program Director Ghassan Bachuwa MD MSHA MS.

Here are the known fellowship matches to date:

• Ahmed Abdalla. St. John Hospital, Detroit, Mich. Hematology-Oncology.
• Emad Abu-Sitta. University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio. Infectious Diseases.
• Samer Al-Hadidi. Baylor University, Waco, Texas. Hematology-Oncology.
• Nour Aljariri. University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio. Endocrinology.
• Maneesh Gaddam. Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center, Bronx, New York. Pulmonary Medicine.
• Ranine Ghamrawi. Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. Nephrology.
• Joud Jarrah MD. Wayne State University, Detroit, Mich. Sleep Medicine.
• Mohammed Osman. West Virginia School of Medicine, Morgantown, W.V. Cardiovascular.

“Please congratulate our colleagues and wish them a successful fellowship training,” said Bachuwa. “This has been an exceptional year indeed. Thank you to all of the faculty and staff for your support to help them achieve their goals.”

Grins were ear-to-ear Dec. 7 in Hurley’s Pediatric Residency Training Program, when board-exam results were announced.

“All of our recent grads who took the American Board of Pediatrics Exam passed … 100% board-passage rate!” announced Associate Program Director Gwen Reyes MD, in an email to the program faculty and residents.

Program Director Mona Hanna-Attisha MD MPH said residents and faculty worked very hard to achieve this goal, which is one of the measures of the program’s success.

“This day is always one of my favorite days,” said Hanna. “100% … It’s one of our biggest outcome measures. … Thank you to our teachers, mentors and everyone who makes this program run.”

Newly board-certified in pediatrics from Hurley are:

• Zain Alamarat MD
• Whei Lim MD
• Candace Mansoor MD
• Dustin Miller MD
• Xinyue Pan MD
• Allison Schnepp MD

Reyes said it takes a lot of dedication to fit in extra board study with all of the responsibility that comes with senior year in a residency program, when residents are “simultaneously starting their careers in pediatrics.” There’s a lot to juggle, and the entire department helped these residents meet their goals, she said. “Congrats to everyone for all of your hard work.”

All three recent graduates from Hurley’s Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Training Program passed two board-certification exams this year, making it triple-doubles for the program.

“It is an outstanding achievement,” said Program Director Vijay Naraparaju MD. “I’m delighted to share the news.”

Newly board-certified in BOTH Pediatrics and Internal Medicine are:

• Hind Hadid MD
• Kirti Manjrekar MD
• Amanda Winston MD

The combined residency program is challenging - as is studying for two board exams during your senior year, while you’re tasked with senior resident responsibilities, next career steps, and life in general, said Naraparaju.

He attributes the success to the hard work ethic of the individuals; the strong education and experience provided by Hurley’s Internal Medicine and Pediatrics residency programs; and the teaching, mentorship and board-study sessions organized by the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program.

“Everyone is to be commended,” said Naraparaju. “The residents, the faculty … all help to create high expectations and high quality in our program.”

This is the fifth consecutive year for 100% board-passage rates in two specialties for graduates of Hurley’s Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency Program.

High-fives went to three senior Hurley Pediatrics residents Dec. 13, 2017, when match results were announced nationwide for pediatric fellowships.

Three Hurley seniors are headed to fellowships around the country:

• Nadine Peart MD. Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md.
• Komalben Parmar MD. Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship, University of Connecticut, Hartford, Conn.
• Dunya Mohammad MD. Prematched to Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, Wayne State University/Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Mich.

“A huge, huge congrats - we are so proud of them,” said Program Director Mona Hanna-Attisha MD MPH.

According to the National Resident Matching Program’s 2018 Medical Subspecialty Matching Program report for Internal Medicine and Pediatric Residency graduates, 4,242 (77.3%) of certified applicants matched to a medical subspecialty in 1,716 programs that are enrolled in the matching service. (Some programs recruit outside of the match.) Of the 1,657 certified programs, 1,318 (79.5%) programs completely filled their positions, while 4,242 (87.8%) individual positions were filled.

National matching results for some of the above-listed fellowships include:

• Endocrinology (all subpspecialty programs, including adult and pediatric): 86% (267) of its applicants matched to this specialty.
• Infectious diseases: 93% (313) of its applicants matched to this specialty.
• Nephrology (all subspecialty programs, including adult and pediataric): 96% (271) of its applicants matched to this specialty.

layout: post title: Hurley alumna Mangat and husband save life on flight to Phoenix
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category: gme/blog image: ‘/img/gme/blog/flint-downtown-looking-south-on-saginaw_2015_doug-pike.jpg’ published: false postedby: name: Julie Campe tagged: - name: Combined Internal Medicine Pediatrics link: /gme/residencies-and-fellowships/combined-internal-medicine-pediatrics/ - name: Pediatrics link: /gme/residencies-and-fellowships/pediatrics/ - name: Transitional Year link: /gme/residencies-and-fellowships/transitional-year/ - — Most of us remember Chetna Mangat MD as the Pediatric resident with the big smile, the one who received the CATCH grant with Esther Kisseih MD to promote smoke-free rides in cars with children, the one whose face beamed when talking about her son Ansh, who she delivered while a first-year resident in Hurley Medical Center’s Pediatric Residency Training Program.

But now we can add another tale about this 2014 Hurley Pediatrics graduate and her husband, Gagandeep Sing MD: The two saved the life of a passenger aboard a flight from Minneapolis, Minn., to Phoenix, Ariz.

As reported in Mayo Clinic’s Dec. 5, 2017, newsletter and blog, In the Loop:

The plane had reached cruising altitude and the flight attendants were serving drinks when suddenly, the routine trip from Minneapolis to Phoenix took a dramatic turn. A passenger had gone into cardiac arrest and become unresponsive. The woman’s companion and flight attendants began calling for help.

Fortunately, help was close at hand. Very close. Not one, but two doctors were sitting directly behind the ailing passenger. When they heard the commotion, Chetna Mangat, M.D., and her husband, Gagandeep Singh, M.D., quickly put their medical skills to work.

“My husband jumped up and found that the woman had no pulse,” Dr. Mangat, a pediatrician at Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, tells the Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. “Without wasting any time, he pulled her onto the floor in the aisle and we started active CPR.”

Dr. Mangat performed chest compressions while her husband, a family practice doctor who also cares for patients in the emergency department, began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Two other passengers with medical backgrounds came to help. They checked the woman’s heart rhythm and determined she would not need to be shocked. After “four or five minutes” of CPR, the woman’s heart began beating again and she resumed consciousness.

“It was a great feeling,” Dr. Singh says of the experience. “I can say, ‘Well, we did something good.’” And something rare. According to the American Heart Association, only about 10 percent of people who have an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survive. The odds are even worse, we suspect, for those whose cardiac arrest occurs 30,000 feet above the ground.

The plane made an emergency landing in Lincoln, Nebraska, where an ambulance was waiting for the patient. Dr. Mangat and Dr. Singh eventually made it to Arizona, where they were attending a medical conference. When they arrived, they had “quite a story” to tell their boss, Richard Helmers, M.D., regional vice president, Mayo Clinic Health System, Northwest Wisconsin.

“Getting the call, ‘Is there a doctor on the plane?’ is very stressful,” says Dr. Helmers. “You’re suddenly asked to provide medical care to someone you don’t know in front of 200 people without any equipment.” He says the couple’s response to the call was “admirable” and “undoubtedly, saved this woman’s life.”

The patient and many other passengers on the flight thanked Dr. Mangat and Dr. Singh for those lifesaving efforts. The airline also emailed its thanks. Dr. Mangat says the thanks, while appreciated, is unnecessary. She insists that she and her husband were just doing their jobs that day. “I just feel like I performed my duty,” Dr. Mangat tells the Leader-Telegram. “We were happy that the outcome was good.”

While they never learned the patient’s name, Dr. Mangat and Dr. Singh are grateful to have played a role in her survival. “It was a good feeling,” Dr. Mangat says, “to know that somebody needed help and you could do that.”

This blog excerpt was used with permission from the Mayo Clinic’s In the Loop. It first appeared online Dec. 5, 2017, here.

The March 1 deadline is fast approaching if you plan to submit an abstract for consideration for the 20th annual Michigan State University Flint Area Medical Education Community Research Forum. The event takes place 7:30am to 5 pm Wednesday, May 2, 2018, at the Holiday Inn Gateway Centre, 5353 Gateway Centre Drive, Flint, Mich. But abstracts are due Thursday, March 1, 2018.

First, visit the website at http://www.msufame.msu.edu/index.php/researcher/community-research-forum/2017-research-forum to see the criteria for each type of research submission. Then carefully read the step-by-step instructions; enter your research team’s contact information, and submit the abstract into the appropriate category. You can edit it until the March 1, 2018, deadline.

Remember, the abstract itself will be judged in advance on scientific rigor to see which will be eligible for awards, so make sure it is accurate, thorough, and conveys the importance of your findings. The larger abstract size of 500-700 words should allow enough space to describe your project. Be sure to see the specific scoring criteria for case reports and studies. (All presenters - whether oral or poster - will receive feedback from evaluators after the forum.)

Don’t forget to have your IRB letter of approval ready for upload at time of submission (if required), or you cannot complete the process. Also, at Hurley be sure to have your program director or designated faculty review your abstract before submitting the abstract.

The annual community research forum is sponsored by Michigan State University Flint Area Medical Education, Hurley Medical Center, and two other area teaching hospitals.

Deadline: 11:56 pm Wednesday, March 1, 2018.

Questions?

Contact Nick Lecea at the Hurley Research Center: email, phone

Psst! If you know any fabulous first-year residents who are looking to relocate to Hurley/Flint Pediatrics in the 2018-2019 academic year, you may want to pass on this opportunity in the Hurley/Michigan State University Pediatric Residency Training Program.

The deets

How to apply

Interested candidates should email the following to Destiny Allen:

• ERAS application if available. If not available, send:

  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Three Letters of Recommendation
  • USMLE Scores (Step 1, Step 2 CK & CS)
  • Medical School Transcript and Diploma
  • Foreign Medical Graduates: ECFMG Certification
  • Statement of interest in transfer
  • ITE score reports

Special Comments:

The three-year Pediatrics Residency Training Program at Hurley Medical Center offers residents the unique opportunity to serve and learn from one of the largest and most diverse patient populations in the state, while benefiting from the focused attention of dedicated pediatric faculty physicians — all in a vibrant urban setting with easy access to the wonders of Michigan’s great outdoors. The result? Highly skilled and confident graduates, above-average first-time and national board-passage rates, and a strong record of placement in medical fellowships of choice. Hurley’s Pediatrics Residency Training Program in Flint is one of three pediatric residency training programs in the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine (MSU-CHM) system. It is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Our Pediatrics residency training program offers a unique balance between the diverse clinical resources of a community-based hospital and the rigorous academic atmosphere and extensive resources of a major land-grant university. In addition to their clinical practices, all program faculty are members of the MSU-CHM academic Department of Pediatrics and Human Development. Resident physicians in the pediatric program may apply for clinical instructor positions within the department. Both faculty and residents are critical components in the clinical education of MSU-CHM medical students who obtain their clinical training in Flint.

Photo above: Hurley pediatric residents talk with a patient and family at Hurley Children’s Hospital. (Hurley file photo by Doug Pike)

Let your friends and colleagues know: Great job(s) opening at a Hurley pediatric clinic in Flint, Mich. Here’s the scoop:

Academic pediatrics position and/or clinic director, part- or full-time

As part of the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine Flint, Mich., Campus, Hurley Children’s Hospital is seeking an energetic and dynamic individual to join its General Academic Pediatrics faculty. The candidate(s) must be board-certified in pediatrics. This is academic position involves teaching medical students and residents and participating as an active faculty member in the pediatric residency training program. Candidates must have strong interpersonal, teamwork, leadership, communication, and tech-savvy skills and a willingness to work with an urban population. The Hurley Children’s Clinic espouses a community-based and population health philosophy with a unique prevention-focused location at the Flint Farmers Market. Applicants with additional background and training in public health are encouraged to apply. Opportunities to participate in school health and pediatric population health initiatives are also possible, as well as the leadership position of Clinic Director. Candidates also may qualify for a newly established loan-repayment program. A faculty appointment will be available with the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine at a rank commensurate with experience.

Interested or want more information?

Contact James Buterakos, Academic Officer and DIO, Hurley Medical Center, One Hurley Plaza, Flint MI 48503: Email, Fax

Photo above: The Hurley Pediatric Clinic above the Flint Farmers Market has its own entrance and includes a bright, spacious resident physician work room.

The regional 17th Annual Pediatric Research Day takes place in Flint, Mich., this year, with a conference theme of Environmental Effects on Child Health. Special speakers are:

• 8:45 am Welcome & Introduction with Mona Hanna-Attisha MD MPH of Hurley Medical Center/Michigan State University
• 11:30 am Keynote Presentation #1 with Michael Weitzman MD of New York University
• 3:45 pm Keynote Presentation #2 with Ruth A. Etzel MD PhD of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The all-day event takes place Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at the Flint Farmers Market, 300 E. First St., Flint, Mich. It is sponsored by the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, Wayne State University, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, and the DMC Detroit Medical Center. The event is free, but registration is required.

Contact information

Contact Michelle Volker PhoneEmailWebsite

About the event

• Free
• 8 am to 5 pm
• Wednesday, March 21, 2018
• Flint Farmers Market, 300 E First St, Flint, Mich.

• Registration required by March 14

• Includes light breakfast, lunch
• Poster and oral sessions all day

• Vendors, trainee talks

• 8:45 am Welcome & Introduction with Mona Hanna-Attisha MD MPH
• 11:30 am Keynote Presentation #1 with Michael Weitzman MD
• 3:45 pm Keynote Presentation #2 with Ruth Etzel MD PhD

Background

It all began nearly two decades ago when two MSU-CHM Pediatrics and Human Development Faculty (BV Madhukar and Rachel Fisher) launched a scientific conferences for medical students with professionals performing basic science research relevant to their fields. Soon after, Wayne State University, Detroit, joined as a partner. The goal - to encourage interest in research, to strengthen relationships between clinical and basic researchers, and to promote appreciateion of the basic sciences in the medical community - remains the same today.

Now the event includes all of the sponsors listed above and is open to medical students, graduate students, resident physicians, postdocs, fellows, and faculty. It is a valuable way to look at issues from a multidisciplinary perspective.

How to obtain a Michigan license to practice psychology

All postdoctoral fellows must possess a Michigan license to begin the fellowship. This should be a Doctoral Educational Limited License but can be a Master’s Educational Limited License (TLLP) if needed due to delays in degree conferment.

After the PhD/PsyD degree is officially granted by a university, fellows must obtain a Doctoral Educational Limited License. This license enables to sit for the EPPP licensing exam and to begin to accumulate clinical hours for full licensure.

The Program Directors will assist new fellows in determining which license to obtain.

The application process can take several weeks. (See licensing and application forms for more information.) We strongly encourage incoming fellows to begin the application process as soon as they are accepted into the fellowship program.

The application packet may be obtained from the Michigan Board of Psychology, which is the state office that grants limited and full licenses for psychologists.

Michigan Board of Psychology contact information:
Department of Licensing and Regulation
Michigan Board of Psychology
PO Box 30018
Lansing MI 48909
(517) 335-0918
Website

• Program Director, Hurley Rehabilitation Health Psychology Fellowship
• Director, Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Mich.
• Chair, Department of Psychology, Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Mich.
• Clinical neuropsychologist and rehabilitation psychologist
• Assistant Professor, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine, East Lansing, Mich.
• Faculty, Hurley Pediatric Clinical Health Psychology Fellowship, Flint, Mich.

Kirk Stucky PsyD ABPP is board-certified in clinical neuropsychology and rehabilitation psychology, which gives Hurley the distinction as the only hospital in northwest Michigan to have a psychologist with these qualifications. He is the program director for the Postdoctoral Clinical Health/Rehabilitation Psychology Fellowship Program at Hurley, chairs the Department of Psychology, and is director of Hurley’s Advanced Neuropsychology & Pediatric Psychology Services. Since 1994, he has been a faculty member for the MSU College of Human Medicine and provides medical education services for various residency programs at Hurley.

Education

• Bachelor-of-science degree in psychology, with honors: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich.
• Master-of-science degree in clinical psychology: Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla.
• Predoctoral internship in medical psychology: Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Md.
• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology: Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Fla.
• Post-doctoral fellowship in medical psychology: Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Mich.

Current positions at Hurley

• Director, Advanced Neuropsychology and Pediatric Psychology Services
• Acting chair, Department of Psychology
• Acting chair, Ethics Committee

Certifications

• American Board of Professional Psychology
• Diplomate, Clinical Neuropsychology
• Diplomate, Rehabilitation Psychology

Academic Interests

Dr. Stucky is known nationally for his scholarly publications, research, and leadership on various national committees. He was first editor for the Neuropsychology Study Guide and Board Review, has published numerous peer-reviewed articles and book chapters, and has presented at various state and national conferences.

It’s another perfect year in board-certification in Internal Medicine.

For 2018, 100% of the 12 graduates from Hurley’s Internal Medicine Residency Training Program fulfilled the requirements from the American Board of Internal Medicine and are now board-certified.

“This is a significant achievement,” said Program Director Ghassan Bachuwa MD MS MHSA. “We thank the faculty, staff, and - most of all - the hard-working residents for doing so well on a challenging exam. Nationally, the first-time pass rate is around 90%, so our residents did very well.”

This marks the second straight year of 100% board passage for the Hurley residency-training program. In fact, over the past 10 years, the first-time board-exam pass rate for the 120 graduates is 97%, with 100% passage when including the second attempt.

To apply to the pediatric clinical health psychology fellowship program, applicants must meet the minimum entrance requirements before the Sept. 1 start date.

Minimum Requirements

• Completion of doctoral studies at an APA- or CPA-accredited institution in clinical or counseling psychology (Note: if the doctoral degree in psychology is in an area of emphasis other than clinical or counseling psychology, the applicant must have completed re-specialization training in an accredited doctoral program.)
• Completion of an APA- or CPA-accredited internship in clinical or counseling psychology, with a clinical emphasis on the child/adolescent population
• A license to practice in the State of Michigan
• A broad, general background in professional psychology

Highly Desirable

Evidence of pediatric psychology or child/adolescent clinical psychology experience in the following: Clinical health psychology, clinical activity in healthcare settings, teaching or medical education.

Application Instructions

Submit the items below directly to the program director. Please request a read receipt to confirm delivery. Interviews are expected to occur in January and will continue until the two available positions are filled.

• Cover Letter
• Personal Statement of Interest
• Curriculum Vitae
• Three (3) Letters of Recommendation (One must be from your current supervisor - may be mailed or emailed and must come directly from the letter writer)
• Official Transcripts (May be mailed or emailed but must come directly from the institution to Hurley Medical Center)

Mailing Address:
Crystal Cederna-Meko PsyD
Program Director
3W Pediatric Medical Education
1 Hurley Plaza
Flint, Michigan 48503

Email Contact Person:
Crystal Cederna-Meko PsyD