Dr. Michael McCullagh '19 on Family Med & Hospitalist Residency in Arizona

UMHS Class of 2019 graduate Dr. Michael McCullagh completed a family medicine residency in June at Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, AZ and started a hospitalist residency at the same facility this summer. The UMHS Endeavour spoke to Dr. McCullagh about his experiences at Yuma Regional Medical Center, working first as a family medicine doctor, the challenges of working with migrant communities that cross over the border from Mexico, the importance of being willing to learn and adapt, his medical education at UMHS, being a Canadian studying medicine abroad and more. Read more: https://www.umhs-sk.org/blog/dr.-michael-mccullagh-19-on-family-med-hospitalist-residency-in-az

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