Eglin Air Force Base Family Medicine Residency

06/30/2024

Congratulations, Eglin FMR Class of 2024! We miss you already!!! You will do great things!
And congratulations to our graduating interns, the Class of 2026. We're excited to see you continue on with hard work and excellence in all you do!

04/14/2023

Big thanks to our Flight Commander, Maj Frank, for her recent work in coordinating events for our residents:

On 12Apr23, FMRC hosted Col Anton, Col Hoyniak-Becker, and Col Freilino for a Leadership Panel. They were generous in sharing their time and expertise with our residents and faculty.

On 05Apr23, our senior residents got some well-deserved creative time and painted beautiful beach sunsets as part of our Wellness Curriculum! Check out our beautiful artwork 🎨

04/05/2023

This past week, Eglin Family Medicine Residency faculty and residents attended the Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians (USAFP) 2023 Conference in Orlando, FL. It was co-chaired by our very own Dr. Lauters and Dr. Garcia. Our team gave podium talks, presented posters, and earned some recognition for our contributions. BIG congratulations to:

Vi Tran and Xane Beckstead, 2nd place for Resident Case Reports
David Garcia, 1st place for Educational Research
Molly Diamond (future FMR intern), 2023 Resident and Student Leadership Awardee
Kayla Watson, USAFP Air Force Resident Representative
Becca Lauters, USAFP Board of Directors
Eglin Family Medicine Residency, Outstanding Achievement in Scholarly Activity for Air Force Residencies

03/24/2023

As part of our Complementary Alternative Medicine Clinic, residents have been bringing their skills in osteopathic manipulative therapy and acupuncture to Eglin Security Forces and the Flight Line!

06/25/2022

Eglin Family Medicine Residency celebrated the graduation of our Resident Class of 2022 and Intern Class of 2024 on June 24th 2022! Thank you to all who have supported our residents throughout their training and worked hard to made this celebration possible. We are incredibly proud of the accomplishments of our residents. Best of luck to all on their next adventure!

Intern Award Winners:
Meghan Plunkett - Internal Medicine, Obstetrics, and Pediatrics
Matthew Turner - Razz Talley
Chloe Forlini - Leslie Perkins

Senior Award Winners:
Meghan Lewis - Obstetrics, Pediatrics, and Scholarship
Mary Temi Ileso - Internal Medication and Advocacy
Cody Holmes - Resident Teacher
Harrison Dilworth - Resident Mentor
Pat Killoran - Outstanding Senior (Jeff Schievenin)
Josh Herring - Operational Resident

Faculty Award Winners:
Sabrina Silver - Family Medicine Faculty
David Boyd (Dermatology) - Ancillary Faculty

06/13/2022

On 10 June 2022, Eglin Family Medicine Residency hosted the 1st Annual Southeast Regional Scholarship Symposium. Our theme this year was “Re-engage – Recharge – Research." Participants from multiple specialties and institutions presented scholarly work on a variety of topics including pediatrics, dental health, and medical education. The keynote address was delivered by Dr. John Fogarty, Dean of the Florida State University College of Medicine. Thank you to all who coordinated and participated!

03/10/2022

Each year, Eglin residents are offered a chance to participate in a 200-hour course to learn acupuncture techniques that treat a variety of conditions to include pain, stress, insomnia, and PTSD. They were recently featured demonstrating their skills on the Eglin Air Force Base website!

96th Medical Group Airmen hone their acupuncture skills.

12/10/2021

Yesterday our PGY-2s and 3s visited Eglin's Intrepid Spirit Center, a facility dedicated to post-traumatic stress, traumatic brain injury, and associated conditions in active-duty service members. Thanks to the ICS for letting the residents try out the neurovestibular rehab machines!

12/09/2021

Congratulations to our newly selected interns! The Eglin FMR class of 2025!!

12/01/2021

Congratulations to two of our awesome faculty!

Dr Sabrina Silver - 2021 MHS Junior Female Physician Leader -
Dr Becca Lauters - 2021 AFMC Physician Educator OTY

11/05/2021

Check out our very own Dr Joshua Herring who won the 2021 ACOFP Osteopathic Family Medicine Resident of the Year Award!

For efforts in the stand-up of Eglin hospital’s new Complementary Alternative Medicine Clinic.

11/03/2021

Join us tomorrow November 4th at 1700 CST for the annual USU Specialty Night! Eglin FMR will have faculty and residents available to talk about our program and answer questions about family medicine in the Air Force. The log-in information is below. We look forward to seeing you there!

Zoom: https://usuhs.zoom.us/j/92316550800?pwd=aUxXYmQ3L2pCb1AvU0VNNk5nYVdudz09

Meeting ID: 923 1655 0800
Passcode: 054605

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