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.
Criteria
Understand what criteria is required to apply for residency at Samaritan Medical Center.
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 4 of 8 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 7 of 8 |
| 2 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 2 of 8 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 5 of 8 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 8 of 8 |
| 3 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 3 of 8 | Academic Medicine – Inpatient 6 of 8 | Inpatient Medicine Selective or Clinic Chief |
| 4 | ICU/CCU Pulmonary | ICU/CCU Pulmonary | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 5 of 6 |
| 5 | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 1 of 6 | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 3 of 6 | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 6 of 6 |
| 6 | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 2 of 6 | Pediatrics Inpatient/Outpatient/NICU 4 of 6 | Addiction Medicine (Behavioral Medicine) |
| 7 | Obstetrics 1 of 2 | Nephrology or Neurology | Sports Medicine and PM&R |
| 8 | Psychiatry Inpatient or Outpatient | Cardiology | Women’s Health/GYN |
| 9 | ENT or General Surgery | Infectious Disease or Medicine Selective 2 of 6 | Dermatology or Wound Care |
| 10 | IM – Endocrine Away – Arnot | Obstetrics 2 of 2 | Ophthalmology or Urology |
| 11 | Emergency Medicine 1 of 1 | Ambulatory Scholarship in Medicine | Elective 4 of 6 |
| 12 | Community Medicine | Orthopedic Surgery or Rheumatology | Elective 5 of 6 |
| 13 | Elective 1 of 6 | Emergency Medicine or Elective 3 of 6 | Elective 6 of 6 |
| Community Clinic | 1-2 clinic/week | 3 clinics/week | 3 clinics/week |
| Geriatrics | 1/2 day/month | 1/2 day/month | 1/2 day/month |
Non-exhaustive list of elective options (* is acceptable for Medicine Selective): Allergy/Immunology*, Anesthesiology, Gastroenterology*, International Medicine*, Medical Oncology*, Nephrology*, Neurology*, PM&R, Podiatry, Radiation Oncology*, Rheumatology*, Thoracic Surgery, Urgent Care, Wound Care
Residents shall be entitled to twenty (20) days paid time off (PTO) each academic year. PTO includes vacation, certain holidays, sick and other unexpected absences.
Residents will participate in research projects throughout their residency training.
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
Caleb Atkins, MD
Caleb Atkins, MD
Family Practice
Nicolas Jaeggi, MD
Nicolas Jaeggi, MD
Family Practice
Meet our Residents
Simi Mammen, MD
Simi Mammen, MD
Family Medicine Resident
David Flores, MD
David Flores, MD
Family Medicine Resident
Rafeeque Ahmad, MD
Rafeeque Ahmad, MD
Family Medicine Resident
Tiffany Ostovar-Kermani, MD, MPH
Tiffany Ostovar-Kermani, MD, MPH
Family Medicine Resident
Evette Sadler, MD
Evette Sadler, MD
Family Medicine Resident
Kristin Schermerhorn, MD
Kristin Schermerhorn, MD
Family Medicine Resident