Internal Medical Residency Program Celebrates Milestone Match Day

The Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership Internal Medicine Residency Program (IMRP) at St. Mary's Health Care System celebrated a milestone Match Day on Friday, March 21, as the program matched its 10th class of residents.

“We are honored once again to have received so many truly exceptional applicants to our program,” said Dr. Lela Ward, program director for the IMRP. “The supportive medical community, dedicated volunteer faculty, exceptional staff, and commitment of St. Mary’s Health Care System to quality care truly make this an excellent program to learn and to train physicians in Northeast Georgia.”

The IMRP Class of 2028 and the schools at which they completed their medical education are:

• Morgan Adair, DO – Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Caitlin Biderman, DO – Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine – Carolinas Campus
• Hudson Bridges, MD – Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
• Hannah Luft, DO – Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Toni-Ann Miller, MD – University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts
•  Sritha Moram, DO – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Vinayak Narayan, DO – Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Madison Olds, DO – Lincoln Memorial University – DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
• Chandni Patel, MD – Medical University of the Americas (Nevis)
• Kalen Roberts, MD – St. George’s University School of Medicine
• Patricia Zielinski, DO – Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine

“This is another exciting year in the history of the Internal Medicine Residency Program," said Stonish Pierce, president and CEO, Trinity Health of Georgia, which includes St. Mary’s. "We are confident this next class will continue the tradition of compassion and excellence demonstrated by their predecessors. St. Mary's is proud to be an integral part of the IMRP and its success in bringing more physicians to Georgia and the Northeast Georgia region."

The new residents will begin practicing at St. Mary's Health Care System on July 1.