Family Medicine Residency at Samaritan
— Benjamin Rudd, MD, Family Medicine Program Director
Welcome!
Welcome to the webpage of the Samaritan Medical Center Family Medicine Residency. As the program director, I am sincerely pleased that you are here. As you will see on this page, our family medicine residency is a close-knit, warm, and dedicated group of people who work, learn, teach, serve, and most importantly enjoy life in Watertown, NY.
I grew up here in upstate New York, roughly half an hour south of where I now live and practice. In fact, I was born at Samaritan Medical Center. This area and the people mean a lot to me. Many of the faculty members have similar connections to this region. Practicing and teaching broad-spectrum Family Medicine with a focus on preventative care and population health is something we are truly passionate about.
The mission statement of our family medicine residency program is “to graduate competent Family Physicians who are prepared to practice broad-spectrum Family Medicine in a rural environment including in a rural community-based hospital. We will train our graduates to be leaders both within the medical community that they practice as well as in the community-at-large that they serve. We commit to train our resident physicians as colleagues and hope that some of them will choose to continue their practice here in our community or neighboring communities in Northern New York.”
While mission statements can sometimes seem kitschy, this is something we have thought hard about and commitments we are very serious about honoring. If this sounds like the kind of physician you want to be, I would encourage you to apply and join our “family.”
Residents & Faculty
Get to know your prospective mentors and fellow residents.
Curriculum & Electives
Preview sample rotation blocks, electives, and more.
Apply
Apply for residency at Samaritan Medical Center.
ACGME Program Number: 1203500732, Match Code: 2024120C0 the next level.
Why choose Samaritan for Residency?
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Curriculum & Electives
Blocks
Rotation blocks in the Family Medicine Residency:
| Block | PGY-1 | PGY-2 | PGY-3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 1 of 8 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 3 of 8 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 5 of 8 |
| 2 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 2 of 8 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 4 of 8 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 6 of 8 |
| 3 | ICU/CCU/PULM | Cardiology | Inpatient Medicine Selective OR Clinic Chief |
| 4 | General Surgery or ENT | Nephrology OR Neurology | Dermatology OR Rheumatology |
| 5 | Endocrinology | Infectious Disease OR Medicine Selective | Sports Medicine and PM&R (2-4 weeks) |
| 6 | Obstetrics 1 of 2 | Obstetrics 2 of 2 | Addiction Medicine & Family Counseling |
| 7 | Psychiatry Inpatient or Outpatient | Women’s Health/ GYN | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 5 of 6 |
| 8 | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 1 of 6 | ENT Specialty | Practice Management |
| 9 | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 2 of 6 | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 3 of 6 | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 6 of 6 |
| 10 | Orthopedics | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 4 of 6 | Ophthalmology OR Urology |
| 11 | Emergency Medicine 1 of 2 | Emergency Medicine 2 of 2 | Elective |
| 12 | Community Medicine | Ambulatory Scholarship in Medicine | Elective |
| 13 | Radiology | Elective | Elective |
| Community Clinic | 1 ea 1/2 day clinic | 3 ea 1/2 day clinic | 3 ea 1/2 day clinic |
| Geriatrics | 1/2 day/month | 1/2 day/month | 1/2 day/month |
Electives*
Allergy/Immunology, Anesthesiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, International Medicine, Medical Oncology, Palliative Care / Hospice, PM&R, Podiatry, Radiation Oncology, Rheumatology, Thoracic Surgery, Urgent Care, & Wound Care
A minimum of 20% and a maximum of 40% of the program is to be spent in ambulatory rotations, including the continuing ambulatory experience. Rotations for the track are: office gynecology, ambulatory surgical subspecialties such as: orthopedics, ENT, urology, ophthalmology, psychiatry, adolescent medicine, substance abuse, disease prevention/wellness, geriatric medicine, community/epidemiology/public health, emergency medicine, allergy, dermatology, any medicine subspecialty in an ambulatory site, physical medicine, and vascular medicine.
Samaritan Medical Center participates in ERAS (Electronic Residency Application Service) for all of its programs. ERAS will transmit the applications, letters of recommendation, Deans’ letters, transcripts and all other supporting credentials from medical schools to residency programs via the Internet.
Once your electronic application has been received by the Program Director, you may be issued an invitation for an interview.
Apply now! Use ACGME Program Number: 1203500732, Match Code: 2024120C0
Meet Our Core Faculty
Benjamin Rudd, MD
Benjamin Rudd, MD
Family Practice
Ryan E. Tyler, MD
Ryan E. Tyler, MD
Family Practice
John J. Burnett, DO
John J. Burnett, DO
Family Practice
Caitlin Donegan-Tartell, DO
Caitlin Donegan-Tartell, DO
Family Practice
Marcia Mauger, MD
Marcia Mauger, MD
Family Practice
Farah Wani, MD
Farah Wani, MD
Family Practice