Hidalgo Medical Services Family Medicine Residency Program Celebrates 2017 Graduate with Ceremony at Bear Mountain Lodge

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Published: 28 June 2017 28 June 2017

Dr. Ramirez RSDan Otero, HMS Chief Executive Officer, and Darrick Nelson, MD, HMS Chief Medical Officer and Family Medicine Residency Program (FMRP) Director, congratulate Magda Ramirez, MD, Family Medicine Physician, on her 2017 HMS FMRP graduation.Rudy Martinez RSNew Mexico State Representative, Rodolpho "Rudy" Martinez, speaks to the audience at the 2017 HMS Family Medicine Residency Program graduation event at Bear Mountain Lodge.Silver City, NM - Hidalgo Medical Services (HMS) congratulated and recognized Magda Ramirez, MD, Family Medicine Physician, on her recent graduation from the HMS Family Medicine Residency Program. Heavy refreshments, live music, and a formal event took place Saturday, June 25, 2017 from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm at Bear Mountain Lodge in Silver City to celebrate the special occasion.

New Mexico State Representative, Rodolpho "Rudy" Martinez, and approximately 50 other HMS leaders, providers, and FMRP academic and community partners attended the event. Dr. Ramirez's family, visiting from as far as Guatemala, Florida, and New York, also attended the event. Acknowledging the unique value of the HMS FMRP within our community and the region, Martinez also thanked Dr. Ramirez, personally; she provided medical care to his mother during her residency in Silver City. Norman Ratliff, MD, was selected and recognized by current resident physicians as the HMS FMRP Community Volunteer Faculty of the Year.

"Family Practice Physicians, such as Dr. Ramirez, selflessly serve our community and its residents each and every day," stated Darrick Nelson, MD, HMS Chief Medical Officer and Director of the FMRP. Nelson added, "Dr. Ramirez has been a very well-respected member of the HMS Medical Services team over the past few years, as she has completed her residency. As she and her husband, Rob, move onto the next chapter in their lives, everyone at HMS wishes them the very best."

Dan Otero, HMS CEO, noted, "As a leadership model within both New Mexico and our country, the HMS FMRP provides innovative, integrated, team-based, and patient-centered health care. Our mission is to positively impact the health, well-being, and quality of life for those we serve providing comprehensive, integrated, affordable medical, dental, mental health and family support services." Otero added, "Our providers serve HMS patients and clients through collaborative partnerships with organizations, such as Gila Regional Medical Center, Memorial Medical Center, the University of New Mexico, and the Southwest Center for Healthcare Innovation. HMS could not continue this important work without the ongoing advocacy of state leaders, such as State Representatives Martinez, Rebecca Dow, Candie Sweetser, State Senators John Arthur Smith and Howie Morales, other legislators, and through national funding support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)."

The HMS FMRP is an ACGME-accredited program that provides top quality training to family medicine residency physicians. In an effort to meet and exceed Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) "Triple Aim" recommendations (as listed below), HMS strives to provide the following to the communities it serves:

  • Improving the experience of care,
  • Improving the health of populations, and
  • Reducing per capita costs of health care.

Please contact Amanda Castillo, HMS Family Medicine Residency Program Coordinator, at (575) 597-2744, for more information regarding the HMS FMRP. Please visit www.hmsnm.org to learn more about HMS services, providers, and locations.

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