Careers

CMMC FMR can support residents in most any area of interest, but based on our faculty areas of expertise, current clinical services, and community partnerships, there are some specific strengths of the program that include:

Academic Medicine

For residents interested in a career in teaching or doing scholarly work, they work on developing those skills and portfolio during residency. Several residents have completed an Academic Medicine elective rotation in the past, which has included partnering with faculty on a research project, spending additional time in our med student clinic, junior precepting, didactic teaching, completing peer-reviews, and presenting at conferences.

Addiction Medicine

We provide a robust MOUD program for patients, and residents participate in all aspects of care including our low barrier bridge clinic and weekly support group as well as managing their own panel of patients on MOUD. For residents who would like additional training in Addiction Medicine, there are opportunities to spend additional time in these clinics, as well as work one-on-one with our Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor, who conducts Addiction Assessments of patients in early stages of recovery, and rotate with a community partner for inpatient experience.

Advocacy

Many of our residents have a passion for being agents of change in the community. Advocacy is a powerful way to use your voice as a physician to shape the landscape of health care, particularly at a local level, and residency is a great place to learn those skills. Several residents have completed an advocacy elective that has included speaking at the state legislatures, writing op-eds for the local newspaper, interviewing local and state representatives, researching health policy, and completing advocacy training.

Geriatrics/Palliative Care

The goal of the Selective is to provide a more compact and comprehensive exposure to the many venues which provide care for the frail elderly: the home, the clinic, assisted living communities, long term care, hospital-based palliative care, and community-based and inpatient Hospice Care. The frail elderly is a fast growing and underserved population which requires a unique set of clinical skills. The goal of this Selective is to help you to be confident and competent caring for elders in your practice after residency.

Hospitalist in Family Medicine

The Hospitalist in Family Medicine is designed to give residents a concentrated exposure to Hospital Medicine as it evolves into an exclusive area of practice. The resident will work directly with a hospital-based provider group and will participate in the care of patients in that environment. The resident is encouraged to explore all areas in which Hospitalists function which could also include opportunities to rotate in Bridgton or Rumford Hospitals. There may be opportunities to work on the Palliative Care Service as well as serve as a medicine consultant for patients admitted by other providers in the system. This experience may prepare the resident to apply for our or another Hospitalist fellowship.

Integrative Medicine

The goal of the selective is to introduce residents to offering health care through an integrative medicine model. Integrative Medicine combines evidenced-based traditional western or allopathic and osteopathic medicine with other healing traditions, to create an individualized approach for the patient and to support the wellness of the health care provider and team. The resident will gain exposure to a variety of alternative health care providers via an experiential approach and learn to design a holistic method of practice for you and your patients.

Each resident completing the Integrative Medicine selective will also have the opportunity to participate with residents around the nation in the web-based Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) program designed by the University of Arizona. IMR is an in-depth competency-based curriculum in integrative medicine to be completed during the second two years of your residency. The IMR incorporates program and topic-specific exercises that residents can incorporate into their day-to-day family medicine experience. Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine

Sports Medicine

The resident in a sports medicine will have additional training in sports medicine, including opportunities for sideline game coverage, sports medicine research, and increased time in the sports medicine clinic, which allows for increased training in diagnosis and management of musculoskeletal issues. Residents have the opportunity to improve their skills with various procedures including musculoskeletal ultrasound, casting and splinting, joint injections and aspirations, and musculoskeletal x-ray interpretation. After completing this time in sports medicine, the resident should have increased competence at triaging and managing non-operative fractures, tendinopathies and other traumatic injuries, and be comfortable managing non-traumatic musculoskeletal complaints as well.

Osteopathic Recognition Track

We are an ACGME Osteopathic Recognized Program!

osteopathicrecognitioninformationbrochure.pdf

Program Goals: Through a variety of innovative curricular experiences integrated throughout the three years of residency (see below), Designated Osteopathic residents in our Family Medicine Program will have a unique and specific set of knowledge and skills with distinct behavioral, philosophical and procedural aspects related to the four tenets of Osteopathic medicine:

• The person is a unit of body, mind and spirit
• The body is capable of self -regulation and self-healing
• Structure and function are interrelated
• Rational treatment is based upon an understanding of body unity, self-regulation and interrelationship of structure and function.

This will make you a highly skilled primary care physician capable of approaching patients with in-depth knowledge of Osteopathic Principles and strong skills-based approaches to acute and chronic medical conditions.

Logistics: Prior to entering as a designated Osteopathic resident, applicants should have sufficient exposure to osteopathic philosophy and the techniques of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT). Educational background should include, but is not limited to: osteopathic philosophy, history, terminology, and code of ethics; anatomy and physiology related to osteopathic medicine; indications, contraindications, and safety issues associated with the use of OMT; palpatory diagnosis, osteopathic structural examination, and OMT. This could be satisfied by graduating from an Osteopathic Medical School.

If an allopathically trained resident expresses interest in Osteopathic Recognition (OR) they will have access to an equivalent of 200 training hours in Osteopathic Principles and Practice during their three years with us. Acceptance of residents into the ORT will be at the Director of Osteopathic Education’s discretion.

OMM Clinic: Designated Osteopathic Residents will be assigned to OMM clinic every month. Patients will be scheduled for 40 minutes. Initial visit will include history, osteopathic structural exam and appropriate focused physical exam, discussion of treatment plan with the attending physician and treatment with OMT (Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment). Residents are encouraged to treat their patients in continuity clinic. ACGME has requirements on attaining patient encounter numbers we will discuss with you.

Didactic Presentations: Designated Osteopathic Residents will be expected to complete the following:

1. Present a topic from the Osteopathic Principles and Practice Core Curriculum each year (PGY2/PGY3)
2. Resident led didactic with integration of OPP with a core Osteopathic faculty for DO/MD Grand Rounds (PGY2/PGY3)
3. Resident- led Journal Club with Osteopathic content (PGY2 or PGY3)

Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine Educational Experiences Include

• Family Medicine and Internal Medicine Teaching Service
• Inpatient Pediatric Service
• Subspecialty Rotations, including Maternity Care and Child Health, Geriatrics and Surgery

While on inpatient and subspecialty services, designated Osteopathic residents may be asked to present one or more patients with a complete Osteopathic assessment and treatment plan.  

FAQs

Q. How does the Osteopathic Recognition complement the other required residency rotations? Does this training take the place of other rotations? 
A. This is a longitudinal curriculum. Residents learn the additional educational material gradually over all 3 years and the information is integrated into a variety of the core family medicine rotations. Designated Osteopathic residents are given time during selected rotations to learn about additional Osteopathic approaches relevant to primary care. Monthly OMM didactics and semi-annual conferences allow residents to dedicate time to learning hands-on skills from OMM specialists. Designated Osteopathic residents still complete all the same residency rotations as their peers.  The goal, first and foremost, is to produce well-trained and highly skilled family physicians; Osteopathic recognition offers the opportunity to apply additional knowledge in OPP and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine to the benefit of all patients.

Q. What are the educational requirements of Designated Osteopathic Residents?
A. Participate in assigned activities including didactic sessions, noon and quarterly conferences, assigned OMT clinics, didactic presentation assignments, subspecialty clinics and inpatient assignments.

1. Completion of Osteopathically focused scholarly activity.
2. Completion of Osteopathically focused Journal Club
3. Completion of 4-week OMM elective PGY2/PGY3 year if the resident did not graduate from a COM
4. Attend 4 of 6 OMT updates offered through NEOMEN. Attendance at a local AOA conference is encouraged. There are several opportunities free to residents.
5. Complete and pass the AOBFP certification exam recommended

Q. How much time will the program take to complete?  
A. The curriculum is longitudinal over 3 years of your family medicine residency. MD residents may need to set aside one of the available PGY2/PGY3 elective months for additional training activities.

Q. How do I apply? Is there a separate match application?  
A. There is not a separate match application for this track.  Residents interested in pursuing this track follow all the usual residency applications procedures and when you arrange your interview, indicate that you have an interest in hearing more about the Osteopathic Recognition.  You will have the opportunity to ask more questions about the track during your interview and can tell us at that time if you’d like to be considered for the track.

Q. Who are the CMMC FMR faculty with training in Osteopathic Medicine? 
A. Patricia Collins, D.O.
Paige Picard, D.O.
Christopher Decker, D.O.
Margo Goodman, D.O.

Residency Graduates 2024

Travis Frazier, MD – Osteopathic Neuromuscular Medicine
Fellowship, Maine-Dartmouth, Augusta, ME
Mankaran Gill, MD – Family Medicine, Greater Toronto Area,
Canada
Kelsey Hickey, DO – Hospitalist Fellowship, CMMC, Lewiston,
ME
Celeste Hutton, MD – Family Medicine Practice, Lewiston, ME
Jaclyn Israel, DO – Redington Fairview General Hospital Family Medicine, Skowhegan, ME
Luke Ollila, DO – Family Medicine, Greater Portland Area, ME
Ruby Singh, MD – Revolutionary on sabbatical, brainstorming non-corporate paths to happiness

Residency Graduates 2023

Colin Bonnar, MD – Primary Care at Nova Scotia Health Authority, Baddeck, NS
Eliza Foster, DO – VA Togus, ME
Matthew Levasseur, DO – Addiction Medicine, Federally Qualified Health Care, Austin, TX
Anna Levit, MD – Integrative Medicine Educator Fellowship, Cambridge Health
Alliance, Malden, MD
Catherine Lok, DO – Founder and Physician, RiverRock Clinic, Woodfin, NC
Emily Nguyen, MD – Travel/Locum work, British Columbia, Canada
James Poulin, MD – St. Mary’s Orthopedic
Matthew Rausch, DO – Family Medicine/Primary Care, Family Health
Associates, Auburn, ME

Residency Graduates 2022

Jeffrey S. Badillo, MD – Northern Light Health Primary Care, Yarmouth, ME
Christopher M. Caracciolo, MD, MPH – Primary Care, Coos County Family
Medical Center, Berlin, NH & Hospitalist, Androscoggin Valley Hospital, Berlin,
NH
Ian J. Corbett, DO – Topsham Family Medicine, Topsham, ME
Cecilia V. Davies, MD – Intermountain Healthcare, Riverton, UT
Dana E. Kennedy, MD – Lamoille Health Family Medicine, Morrisville, VT
Anthony M. Pastore, DO – Northern Light Mercy Primary Care, Windham, ME
Isabella C. Taylor, DO – Lisbon Family Practice, Lisbon, ME

Residency Graduates 2021

Charles Bergeron Poulin MD – Central Maine Healthcare, Naples, ME
Patricia Collins DO – Central Maine Healthcare, Lewiston, ME
John Cooper III DO – MaineGeneral Medical Center, Augusta, ME
Kevin DeGroot DO – Mercy Health, Vermilion, OH
Myriam Jolicoeur MD – Central Maine Healthcare, Naples, ME
Jessica Lucas DO – DownEast Orthopedics, Banger, ME
Marie-Alexandria Tremis MD – Central Maine Healthcare, Lewiston, ME

Residency Graduates 2020

Jennifer Couture DO
Christopher Decker DO
Justin Quinlan DO
Olivian Simpson MD
Bryan Stanley MD
Ross Watson MD
Terra Wilkins MD

Residency Graduates 2019

Navneet Garcha MD
Bindu Gupta MD
Jennifer Hanson MD
Christine Lincoln DO
Scott Lowman DO
Kathryn McLellan MD
Samuel Moss DO

Residency Graduates 2018
Colette Charles MD
James Flannery MD
John Gunel DO
Sarah Kelley-Spearing DO
Susan Miller MD
Ankur Patel MD

Residency Graduates 2017
Clare Alexander MD
Tony Chan MD
Benjamin Kamin MD
Frank “Zach” Mazone II DO
Nupur Nagrare MD
Shayna Shackford DO

Residency Graduates 2016
Nicole Boutaugh DO
Leslie Bradbury MD
Kara Callahan MD
Joshua Garfein DO
Sean Tyler O’Sullivan DO
Gregory Thibodeau MD
Lisa Torgersen MD

Residency Graduates 2015
Clayton Bell MD
Aaron Hoffman DO MPH
Genesis Juat MD
Erik “Seth” Kramer DO MPH
Mariette Macrander MD
Aliya Rahemtulla MD
Margo Sullivan Goodman DO

Residency Graduates 2014
Catherine Krouse DO
John Lowery DO PhD
Jaime Nemeth DO
Joanie Peter MD
Preethi Rajanna MD
Marc Seeley DO
Sandhya Tagaram MD

Residency Graduates 2013
Adam Duquette DO
Emily Fontaine MD
Michael Johns MD
Christopher “Todd” Kitchens DO
Shayna Lemke DO
Gonzalo Ruiz MD

Residency Graduates 2012
Stephanie Aung MD
Harpreet Ghotra MD
Swapna Gummadi MD
Petrona Manasseh MD
Huy Nguyen MD
Annamarie Pond DO
Ravi Sathya MD

Residency Graduates 2011
Shaik Basha MD
Alicia Koteles MD
Brad Long MD
Jeffrey Lynds MD
Lisa McAllister DO
Rhianna Meadows DO
Stephanie Youd Sinclair MD

Residency Graduates 2010
Stephen Adams MD
Neelima Ganta MD
Jennifer Dressel MD
Michael Gravatt MD
Bina Maharjan MD
Laurel Schwingel DO
Terry Ann Scriven MD

Residency Graduates 2009
Brian Dressel MD
Shauna McElrath DO
Carlos Martinez MD
Patrick Pine MD
Sumathi Rajanna MD
Gary Rivard DO

Residency Graduates 2008
Trevor Braden MD
Vasuki Nagaraj MD
Jesse Reynolds MD
Christine Swartz MD
Thom Tigley MD

Residency Graduates 2007
Christopher Cieurzo MD
Manju Hilary MD
Stephen Kulcsar DO
Kirk Silver MD
Christine Tremblay DO

Residency Graduates 2006
Balint Budai MD
Magili Chapman Quinn DO
Michael Kaylor MD
Narayana Padala MD
Nathan Raby DO
Geniene Wilson MD

Residency Graduates 2005
Timothy Burdick MD
Cortney Linville DO
Joseph Martinez MD
Margarita Perchonok Shugol DO
Stacey Walden DO

Residency Graduates 2004
Shannon Kenney DO
Peter Kulawiec MD
James Ostrander DO
Karen Roberts DO
Ira Robles MD
Flora Sadri-Azarbayejani DO

Residency Graduates 2003
Michael Bell MD
Veena Channamsetty MD
Sandra Corbett DO
Jennifer Nelson DO
Brian Newman DO
April Shelton MD

Residency Graduates 2002
Jeff Cote MD
Angelisa Janssen MD
Gerry Lachance DO
Nidal Morrar MD
Jennifer Ryan DO

Residency Graduates 2001
Denise Arcand MD
Jill Herr MD
Rebecca Canner MD
Patrick Keith MD
Beth Lakd MD
Sarah Skelton MD
Jim Stephenson

Residency Graduates 2000
Marc Daigle MD
Denise Frigon Cogle DO
Nathan Murray-James MD
Henry Youga MD

Residency  Graduates 1999
Paul Benson MD
Diane MacKinnon MD
Dewayne Niebur MD
Molly Rossignol DO
Linda Youngren MD

Residency Graduates 1998
Emily Ferguson MD
Paula Greenleaf DO
Diana Kistler DO
Susan Lemei MD
Elizabeth Pierce DO

Residency Graduates 1997
Thomas “Tom” Bosma MD
Shannon Deschenes DO
Trisha Gushue DO
Ray Tardif MD

Residency Graduates 1996
Mary “Mer” Ashmore DO
Diane Eodice DO
Deboarh Learson MD
Stephen Molnar-Gabor MD
Martha Stewart DO

Residency Graduates 1995
Julia Crawford MD
Paul Davis MD
Jonathan Nwanagu MD
Wendy Weiss DO

Residency Graduates 1994
Arthur “Art” Manning DO
Thanh Bui MD

Residency Graduates 1993
Peter Beeckel MD
Mark Roterson MD
Paul Podett MD
Brigitte Engelhardt MD
Kristy Murray-Pulsifer DO

Residency Graduates 1992
James “Jim” Linnick DO
Marilyn Assistores MD
Savita Joshi MD
Sarah Prescott DO
Lynne Senty DO
Teresa Klyzejko MD

Residency Graduates 1990
Bradley Anderson MD
Sharon Curtis MD
Steven Dickter MD
Samual “Sam” Hunkler MD

Residency Graduates 1989
Scott Chaffin DO
Lisa Kowalski MD
Brian Smith MD
Diane Zavotsky MD

Residency Graduates 1988
Stephen Fairchild MD
Linda Moorhead MD
Cynthia Strout MD

Residency Graduates 1987
Margaret “Peggy” Matthews MD
Kurt Oswald MD
Jeffrey Palmer MD
Fred van Mourik MD

Residency Graduates 1986
Frederick “Fred” Gleeson MD
Jay Kaminski MD
Jeffrey Martin MD

Residency Graduates 1985
Jay Burns MD
Charles “Chuck” Judy MD
James Kilgour MD
Diane Pittman MD

Residency Graduates 1984
Hans Duvefelt MD
Daniel “Dan” Mingle MD
Denise Winings MD

Residency Graduates 1983
Greg Bowerman MD
Karen Young MD

Residency Graduates 1982
Robert “Bob” Abramsen MD
Richard Gilliam MD
David Kristensen MD
Patricia Parsley MD

Residency Graduates 1981
Theodore “Ted” Brooks MD
Lawrence Feld MD
M. David Lauter MD
Patricia Williams MD

Residency Graduates 1980
Bruce Alexander MD
Stuart Andrews MD
Charles Burns MD
William “Billy” Leach MD

Application Requirements for CMMC Family Medicine Residency

We are conducting virtual interviews only during this recruitment season. We are Program Number 2127120C0 listed in the NRMP.

Our residency program only accepts applications submitted through ERAS. Any application submitted via email, fax, or Postal Service, etc. will NOT be considered. You must be enrolled with the NRMP (National Resident Matching Program). The application deadline was November 08, 2024 and all materials must have been received by that date. Our interview season runs from October 16, 2024 until the week of January 6, 2025.

We will review completed applications and invite candidates through Thalamus Interview Scheduler. Your virtual interview day will include the Program Director overview and interviews with our faculty and residents. We hold Resident Meet and Greet evening events throughout the interview season and the schedule is listed on the Program Page of Thalamus. We look forward to meeting you!!

Eligibility

For your safety and the safety of our patients, full COVID-19 vaccination series and flu vaccination is required for all CMHC employees, including trainees. Your application will be considered for an interview invitation if you are:

        – A graduate or 4^th year medical student in good standing from a US or Canadian medical school accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME)

        – OR a graduate or a 4th year medical student in good standing from a US medical school accredited by the American Osteopathic Association Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (AOACOCA)

         – OR a graduate or 4^th year medical student from one of the following international medical schools:

Any Medical school based in Australia, Ireland or Israel, as well as the following Caribbean schools: American University of Antigua and Barbuda, Ross University School of Medicine, Medical University of the Americas Nevis and St. Kitts, Saba University School of Medicine, St. George’s University School of Medicine Grenada, and St. James School of Medicine Anguilla

        NOTE: All residents must have graduated medical school within 2 years of start date (example: if day one of residency is July 1, 2025, you must have graduated no earlier than July 1, 2023).

       AND have all of the following:

Passing USMLE or COMLEX board scores (no more than 2 total fails)

Three (3) LORs from clinical work performed in the United States 1 of them MUST be from Family Medicine

Eligibility for a J1Visa, if not a permanent resident of the US

ERAS system and our application deadline is November 30, 2024

What Makes CMMC FMR Unique:

• Clinic First 2×2 block schedule that creates immersive learning experiences and builds patient continuity
• Opportunities to personalize your education path through the Personalized Education Plan (PEP) that includes more elective time and aligning your interests with program requirements
• Addiction Medicine (including a low barrier bridge clinic), Sports Medicine (including collegiate sports at Bates College), OMM, Integrative Medicine
• Wilderness & International Medicine Program (WIMP) with experiential training in low-resource environments
• Diverse, high acuity patient populations in a low-resource community, which lends to excellent learning opportunities
• Hub-and-Spoke rural training model that exposes all residents to rural medicine
• Easy-to-access family leave and other innovative options for prioritizing your health

Q&A

Q. I have attended an international medical school. Do I need to be ECFMG-certified to apply?
A. No. The NRMP verifies candidates on the final rank-order list with the ECFMG to ensure you have passed Step 1 and 2CK. If NRMP is unable to verify this information at that time, candidates are withdrawn from the Match. All international graduates MUST be ECFMG-certified prior to start of residency training.

Q. What if I have a USMLE/COMELX fail?
A.  We consider applications with two or fewer fails, but rarely more.

Q. Is there a graduation year cut-off?
A. We rarely consider applications from candidates who have graduated more than two years from day one of residency.

Q. Do you offer externships, observerships, research experiences, volunteer experiences or pre-match positions?
A. No

We review the overall application and the applicant’s fit with our program. Meeting our criteria will not guarantee an interview.  CMMC FMR does not discriminate with regard to sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability or any other applicable legally protected status.

Anti-Racism and Non-Discrimination

PURPOSE:            To outline the program’s position toward and response to any act of discrimination affecting the learning environment of residents of the FMR.

SCOPE:                 Administration

OVERVIEW: CMMC FMR is committed to creating an environment where resident learners can participate in education free from the threat of discrimination and harassment by colleagues, supervisors, teachers, peers, other staff, or patients. This is an adjunctive policy to CMH’s anti-harassment policy to outline the specific protections in place for vulnerable resident learners and provide a clear pathway for resolution if resident learners witness or experience any disruption to their education due to harassment or discrimination.

POLICY: No resident shall be excluded from participation in, denied benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination in the provision of care or educational activity on the grounds of race, color, national origin, citizenship status, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion, disability, other legally protected basis or group membership.

PROCEDURE: If any member of the FMR team witnesses or directly experiences discrimination or harassment perpetrated by another team member (staff, other learner, attending physician) directed toward a resident learner (including themselves), they are expected to report it immediately so it can be addressed and the program can ensure a safe learning environment for all. Reporting options:

1. Reports directly to the program director are preferred, but if for some reason the individual is uncomfortable making report to the Program Director, they can make a report to:
2. The Chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee; or
3. Tonya Bailey-Curry, LCSW at tonya@mindfullymelanated.org. Tonya Bailey-Curry is contracted with CMMC FMR to receive reports of harassment confidentially (meaning she will not share the identity of the reporting individual with the program if requested). She will meet with residents to provide support and provide anonymous reports with recommendations for resolution to the program.

Submission of Rank Order List (ROL) Requirements: The NRMP has added language requiring programs to ensure that each applicant placed on the program’s rank order list meets the necessary requirements for state licensure. (Section 7.3.1) and all institutional policies regarding eligibility criteria applicants would complete if matched to the program and obtained signed confirmation from interviewees prior to the RANK ORDER LIST CERTIFICATION DEADLINE section (6.3.1).

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If you need additional information, please contact Mary Dooley at mary.dooley@cmhc.org or call 207-795-2184.

The CMMC Family Medicine Residency reserves the right to limit interviews and to change the above requirements.