Abrazo Health recognized physicians completing the health network’s emergency medicine, general surgery, internal medicine and family medicine residencies during graduation ceremonies on June 8. 

The class of 2024 now enters the workforce to help meet a critical need for physicians in the community, according to a press release.

Graduate Medical Education programs reflect Abrazo’s support of teaching and research in its hospitals across the greater Phoenix area, the release stated. Some 55% of physicians completing residency programs in Arizona remain in the state after graduation, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges.

Abrazo Health began educating primary care physicians in 1978 through its Family Medicine residency at Abrazo Central Campus. Abrazo’s residencies and fellowships are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, the release stated. 

“Arizona’s need for physicians is well documented and we are very proud of these residents. They will now go into the community as the next generation of physicians and healthcare leaders,” Dr. Akil Loli, an interventional cardiologist and designated institutional official for Graduate Medical Education at Abrazo Health, stated in the release

Graduate medical education available at Abrazo Health are:

• Family Medicine Residency – established 1978
• Internal Medicine Residency – established 2019
• General Surgery Residency – established 2019
• Emergency Medicine Residency – established 2020
• Transitional Year Residency – established 2020
• Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship – established 2022
• Infectious Disease Fellowship – established 2023

For information about Abrazo Health hospitals, or to find a doctor, visit AbrazoHealth.com.