Magnolia Matters - 2018 Fall/Winter

number three nationally in 2017. This is mentioned to prove that residents trained in rural, underserved regions can achieve excellent medical educations when compared against traditional, heavily funded urban academic institutions. Furthermore, the success of the program has made MRHC a sought-after training institution for graduating medical students. In 2008, at the inception of the program, only three applicants applied for MRHC’s six spots. This year, MRHC had over 700 applicants for these same six spots. In addition to the aforementioned benefits the graduates give the region, MRHC’s current residents are also extremely important for the delivery of care to one of the sickest and most impoverished states in the union. In addition to the internal medicine residency program, MRHC provides training through our cardiology fellowship program, pharmacy residency program, and emergency nurse practitioner fellowship program.The future is bright for MRHC, as we continue to move forward and train our region’s future providers. THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE STATED THAT FOR EVERY PHYSICIAN BROUGHT TO THE STATE, A $2 MILLION PER YEAR ECONOMIC GAIN COULD BE EXPECTED. Dr. Pizzimenti speaks to resident doctors during weekly lectures. www.MRHC.org MAGNOLIA MATTERS 11