Resident Life

The longitudinal curriculum at VCU-Fairfax Family Medicine promotes an adult learning environment that provides residents the opportunity work and think independently in a collegial environment with both educational and social support. Although the program is rigorous, faculty works with residents to achieve the balance that allow a lifetime of learning and practice.

The program has adopted an intentional approach to fostering a collegial work environment. Through the Chief Residents and Resident Business Meeting, residents actively participate in curriculum, policy and business development. Each resident is assigned a personal faculty advisor to monitor and assist both academic and professional development. The Program director regularly attends class meeting and is available for individual consultation. There are multiple social activities every year which residents and faculty attend together, including:

• New intern welcome picnic
• Resident Retreat; 3 day weekend retreat to Wintergreen Resort
• White elephant winter holiday party
• Spring picnic & Bar-B-Q
• Graduation dinner

Resident classes are encouraged, through regularly scheduled class meetings, to develop supportive relationships. Resident classes tend to bond and form strong lasting relationships, providing social support for the challenging task of becoming accomplished Family Physicians.

The residency, located in the diverse Northern Virginia area, has access to the amenities of a multicultural community. Restaurants, theatre, arts, shopping, spousal employment, volunteer opportunities, excellent schools, recreational and competitive athletics, amateur and professional sports are all available to residents and their families.

The Fairfax County government (www.fairfaxcounty.gov) is progressive and efficient, offering a wide variety of services for county residents. Located just outside Washington DC, the residency also enjoys proximity to the energy and excitement of the Nation’s Capital.

Thrid Year Residents - Class of 2011

Nermine Abd-Elfattah, MD Howard University, College of Medicine	Daniel Brueggemann, MD Virginia Commonwealth Univeristy School of Medicine	Michael Gee, MD Emory University School of Medicine
Matthew Hahn, MD Georgetown University School of Medicine	Quinton Lucas, MD University of North Carolina School of Medicine	Lara Pawlow Quinlan, MD Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Carolyn Snarskis, MD University of Toledo School of Medicine	Anna Stuart Howard University School of Medicine

Second Year Residents - Class of 2012

The second year of residency is the first time residents are at the Family Practice Center most of the time; this is the beginning of the longitudinal part of our curriculum. The majority of teaching is done by family practitioners. Residents work in a setting and manner very similar to what any real world family practitioner would do.

Michael Hartman, MD Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine	Kevin Lee, MD Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine	Trisha McCormick, DO Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Yvonne Okoh, MD Howard University College of Medicine	Oladapo Olarinde, MD Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine	Eric Thomson, MD George Washington University School of Medicine
Melissa Smith, MD	Derek Yang, MD University of Medicine and Dentistry of N.J., R.W. Johnson Medical School

Second and third year residents are paired up into teams. Each team shares an office and a nurse to help with patient care needs. Resident teams are on call and hospital duty together. At the beginning of second year, residents are also paired up with a faculty advisor, whose role is to help guide the resident throughout the remainder of residency.

First Year Residents - Class of 2013

Porchia Adams, MD Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California	Regina Bray, MD University of Maryland School of Medicine	Sarah Coleman, MD Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine
Jennifer Martini, MD University of Medince and Densitry of New Jersey Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in Piscataway	Kathryn Morcom, MD University of Massachusetts Medical School	Deborah Renelus, MD University of South Florida College of Medicine
Margaret Rockwood, MD George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences	Hanna Yoon, MD University of Texas Medical School of Houston