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WEST PHARMACY CONSTRUCTION

Our West Pharmacy at 700 Essex St., Lawrence, is under construction. Patients may obtain their medications from another GLFHC pharmacy and/or have it delivered to their homes. If there are any questions, the pharmacy may be contacted at 978-691-6248.

Resiliency, commitment, character, grit. Those are just a few of the words used to describe Lawrence Family Medicine Residency’s unwavering Class of 2023.

“You have been put through some tough times that no one would volunteer for, and you have come through on the other end shining,” said Guy L. Fish MD, MBA, President & CEO of Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC). “You have resiliency; you have character … I call that grit, so hats off to you.”

The 11 graduates spent most of their four years working through the COVID pandemic. Despite all the sleepless nights, fear, and heartache, all are remaining in family medicine, with six graduates staying with the health center. GLFHC is the sponsor organization for Lawrence Family Medicine Residency (LFMR).

Compliments for the graduates were many during the class’ graduation on July 23 in Dracut.

“Our residents make us feel at ease, and comfortable, at that point that we are not just a bed number,” said Rosa Pina, GLFHC Board Chair, who is also a patient of the health center. “I think that one of the most important factors in all of this experience is that you actually listen. Please, do not stop listening to your patients.”

The Lawrence Family Medicine Residency (LFMR) program is the first in the country to be hosted by a federally-qualified community health center. Started in 1994, the residency is accredited through GLFHC and affiliated with Lawrence General Hospital. While most family medicine residency programs are three years in length, LFMR is a four-year training program that is part of a national pilot looking at training innovation. In 2021 the program was awarded a grant to expand its program to 48 doctors, up from its previous capacity of 40.

You may watch the graduation ceremony on GLFHC’s YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/PKEBhENt_Bg.

Congratulations to the LFMR Class of 2023:

  • Alaina Aristide, MD: Family physician at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
  • Corinne Gibbons, MD: Family physician at UMass – Edward M. Kennedy Federally Qualified Health Center in Worcester
  • Miguel Joaquin, MD: Family physician at Piedmont (North Carolina) Community Health Center
  • Denise Lobo, MD: Family physician at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
  • Patrick O’Neil, MD: Family physician at Merrimack Family Medicine in Lowell
  • Patrick Salemme, MD: Family physician at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
  • Kathleen Sausen, MD: Family physician at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
  • Angela Sterling, MD: Family physician at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
  • Tina Tran, MD: Family physician at Hope Clinic in Houston, TX
  • Rebecca Weiner, MD: Family physician at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
  • Bev Williams, MD: Family physician at Lovelace Medical Center in Alberquerqie, NM