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District Medical Group (DMG) to Close Primary Care Clinics
To Our Patients of District Medical Group:
District Medical Group (DMG) will be permanently closing the following office locations on Friday, August 5, 2022. District Medical Group will no longer provide healthcare services at these locations.
- DMG Anthem Family Practice, 3624 W. Anthem Way, Ste. C-122 Anthem, AZ 85086, PH: 623-434-5748, FX: 623-551-8822
- DMG Arrowhead Family Practice, 15182 N. 75th Ave., Ste. 180 Peoria, AZ 85381, PH: 623-487-3334, FX: 623-487-3656
- DMG East Mesa Internal Medicine, 6315 E. Main St., Ste. 4 Mesa, AZ 85205, PH: 480-830-4164, FX: 480-830-5009
- DMG Lake Pleasant Family Practice, 10144 W. Lake Pleasant Pkwy., Ste. 1110 Peoria, AZ 85382, PH: 623-434-5748, FX: 623-566-9665
- DMG Papago Family Practice, 1805 N. Scottsdale Rd., Ste. 109 Tempe, AZ 85281, PH: 602-470-5550, FX: 602-381-7500
DMG providers are committed to providing medical care for you prior to this closing date. The last day patients will be seen is August 2, 2022, however clinics will remain open through August 5, 2022, to assist with transfer of care coordination. Likewise, with this announcement, we strongly encourage you to begin the process of transferring your care to another provider or care setting. We suggest that you contact your insurance plan or use their provider directory to assist with seeking a new provider.
For current prescribed medications from our office, we will be able to provide a prescription refill for up to the next 30 to 90 days, as deemed appropriate by the provider.
Your medical records are confidential and will automatically remain with DMG, as the custodian of records. A copy of your medical records can be transferred to another doctor, released to you or another person you designate, only through your expressed written permission and authorization. Please find a copy of our Medical Records Release Authorization Form. You can contact your DMG clinic to obtain your records. After August 31, 2022, you can contact the Medical Records Department at DMG Children’s Rehabilitative Services, where they will be happy to further assist, phone number: 602-470-5530.
We truly appreciate the opportunity to have served you and wish you all the best for your future health.
Sincerely,
DMG Clinic Administration
Patient Resources:
PDF version of this letter
Medical Record Authorization Form
District Medical Group Opens Primary Care Clinic to Serve Scottsdale and Tempe Residents and Visitors
DMG Papago Family Practice offers walk-in and same day care to patients of all ages
PHOENIX () — District Medical Group (DMG), a Phoenix-based non-profit medical group comprised of more than 650 providers across more than 25 medical specialties, has opened a primary care clinic at 1805 N. Scottsdale Road on the Scottsdale-Tempe border, conveniently located north of the 202 highway off the Rural Road exit. Called DMG Papago Family Practice, the location serves patients of all ages offering preventive medical care as well as acute care for common illnesses and minor injuries.
”We are thrilled to expand our footprint to serve residents and visitors of Scottsdale and Tempe by providing primary care services by appointment as well as walk-in care,” said Kote Chundu, MD, President and Chief Executive Officer of DMG. “Our goal is to continue to grow and offer quality, accessible medical care to patients of all ages close to home. This clinic provides us the opportunity to bring medical services to a community that needs additional primary care providers.”
The location was formerly a primary care clinic run by UnitedHealthcare (UHC), which closed in October 2019. Recognizing the need for primary care providers to serve this diverse area, which includes established residential neighborhoods, newly constructed and existing apartment complexes, employers, hotels, Skysong Innovations, and Arizona State University, DMG stepped in to fill the gap and support the community.
The DMG Papago Clinic is open Monday-Friday, 7:30am-5:30pm. Appointments can be scheduled by calling (602) 470-5550; walk-in care is also available. Medical services offered include but are not limited to:
- Care for minor injuries
- Immunizations
- School and sports physicals
- Treatment of common illnesses, such as cold, flu and allergy symptoms
- Wellness exams, including well-child medical exams
For more information, visit dmgaz.org/papago-family-practice/ or call (602) 470-5550.
About District Medical Group
District Medical Group (DMG) is a nonprofit entity made up of more than 650 providers across all major medical and surgical specialties. The largest independent integrated medical group in the Phoenix metropolitan area, DMG staffs three psychiatric hospitals, a 450-bed acute care hospital, two emergency care centers, 13 community health centers, four primary care clinics, a nationally-recognized burn center, and the largest Multi-Specialty Interdisciplinary Clinic (MSIC) for children in Arizona. In addition, DMG collaborates with community organizations and schools to provide primary care and other programs. With more than 220 residents in nine programs and 60 in affiliated programs, DMG is the largest teaching faculty in Phoenix. DMG is one of the founding partners of the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance, designed to develop new healthcare programs and increase the number of medical providers across specialties in Arizona. For more information, visit DMGAZ.org.
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DMG Papago Family Practice Gets Ready to Open with Ribbon Cutting
On Tuesday, June 8, District Medical Group (DMG) leaders, Board members, providers and staff gathered at the newest DMG primary care clinic, DMG Papago Family Practice.
Opening on June 14, this location will serve patients of all ages offering appointments, including same day, as well as walk-in care.
DMG president and CEO, Kote Chundu, MD shared his excitement for the opening of this clinic, which will provide much needed primary care to the currently underserved community on the Scottsdale/Tempe border.
DMG Board of Directors chairman and vice-chair, Dan Hobohm, MD, and Phyllis Biedess respectively, echoed Dr. Chundu’s appreciation for the efforts of DMG team members across multiple departments to prepare this location to open. Board member Alan Rawls also attended to support DMG’s newest location.
DMG Papago Family Practice was formerly a United Healthcare (UHC) primary care location which had closed, and the two organizations worked together for more than a year to transition the clinic to DMG.
United Healthcare Community Plan of Arizona CEO, Jean Kalbacher, was on-hand at the ribbon cutting and shared her gratitude for the successful collaboration between the two organizations to ensure residents in the Papago area were not without a community primary care provider for too long.
DMG Provider Spotlight – Michelle Martin, APRN, FNP-C
District Medical Group (DMG) is pleased to welcome Michelle Martin, FNP-C. Michelle has been in nursing for over six years.
Citywide Commercial Inks Major Medical Lease Renewal at Park Central
DMG Children’s Rehabilitative Services continues presence at growing medical hub
PHOENIX, April 20, 2020 – Boutique metro Phoenix brokerage firm Citywide Commercial has completed a 56,000-square-foot lease renewal that keeps District Medical Group’s (DMG) Children’s Rehabilitative Services at Park Central, a rapidly emerging hub for medical education and services in Phoenix’s midtown submarket.
The lease will extend DMG’s presence at Park Central for 10 years and continue its participation in the revitalization of Park Central – an effort directed by Plaza Companies and Holualoa Companies to transform the city’s first large-scale mall into an almost 500,000-square-foot mixed-use project.
Most recently, this transformation has included a strong medical focus with the groundbreaking of a new $100 million Creighton University health sciences campus, able to support nearly 900 students, and activity by the Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance. Supported by Creighton University, Dignity Health, Valleywise Health (formerly Maricopa Integrated Health System) and DMG, the Alliance is based out of Park Central and focuses on expanding physician education and training in the Valley.
“Park Central is quickly becoming a major new medical hub in Phoenix, both for education and for patient services,” said Citywide Commercial Senior Vice President Bo Sederstrom, who represented DMG in their lease negotiations. “This is great news for Phoenix, which consistently ranks as one of the fastest growing populations in the nation. Groups like DMG will help us to keep pace with that growth and the associated rise in demand for quality medical care.”
DMG Children’s Rehabilitative Services is the only multi-specialty interdisciplinary clinic in Maricopa County providing care to Arizona children with special needs. Located at 3141 N. 3rd Ave. in Phoenix, on the southwest corner of Central Avenue and Osborn Road, the office serves infants through age 21 with over 85 medical providers and more than 25 pediatric specialties. It also provides services ranging from labs and X-rays to education and support. DMG has been a tenant at Park Central since 2013.
About Citywide CRE
Citywide Commercial Real Estate is a boutique commercial real estate firm specializing in commercial real estate properties within the greater Phoenix market. Under the direction of industry veterans, Citywide provides expertise in all stages of commercial real estate investment including site selection, investment strategies, leasing and property marketing. On each front, the company lives out its mission to provide innovative, results-oriented, customer-first services that maximize the potential of every industrial asset in its care. To learn more visit www.citywidecre.com.
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DMG CRS: Serving Native American Communities
During my recent visit to our Whiteriver Outreach Orthopedic Clinic, I had the opportunity, once again, to help children and families in Northern Arizona with their complex healthcare needs.
DMG CRS Adds Providers to Serve More Children with Complex Medical Needs
PHOENIX (October 2, 2018) – District Medical Group Children’s Rehabilitative Services (DMG CRS) announced the addition of two pediatric specialty physicians serving patients at its multi-specialty interdisciplinary clinic (MSIC) located in Central Phoenix at 3141 N. 3rd Avenue in Park Central Mall. A first-of-its-kind MSIC in Maricopa County, DMG CRS has been the exclusive medical home for AHCCCS Complete Care patients since 2012.
Ashley Tian, MD
Kelvin S. Panesar, MD
The following pediatric specialists are serving patients at DMG CRS effective October 1, 2018, bringing the total number of pediatric medical providers at the Valley of the Sun’s only MSIC to 88 across more than 25 medical specialties.
• Pediatric Neurosurgery: Ashley Tian, MD
• Pediatric Pulmonology: Kelvin S. Panesar, MD
Three to five more pediatric specialists are anticipated to be added by the end of 2018, and DMG CRS will continue to add specialists in 2019.
“Helping children with complex medical conditions have the highest possible quality of life is the reason I became a physician,“ said Ashley Tian, MD, a Banner Children’s pediatric neurosurgeon who treats patients at DMG CRS. “I chose to work at DMG CRS to be part of a team that coordinates care and supports, not just the patient, but the whole family, as part of the treatment plan.”
In its commitment to providing coordinated care, DMG CRS also has primary care, dental, social workers, patient advocates, CRS enrollment specialists, child life and care coordinators and other services on-site to support patients and their families.
“Serving pediatric patients with complex medical conditions is what DMG CRS was specifically designed for; we are the only clinic in metropolitan Phoenix that provides coordinated care across medical specialties all in a one-story, easy-to-access clinic, “said Wendy Burkholder Chief Clinical Operating Officer for DMG. “Our patients rely on us to make care for complex conditions as easy and accessible as possible, and we are thrilled to have providers join our team that share our vision.”
Effective October 1, 2018, changes to AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) expanded services, enabling families with CRS patients to bring other children in the family to DMG CRS. For more information on ACC changes, visit DMGCRS.org/ACC.
Pediatric providers interested in serving patients at DMG CRS can call the director of operations at (602) 914- 1522 or email [email protected].
About District Medical Group and DMG Children’s Rehabilitative Services (DMG CRS)
District Medical Group (DMG) is a nonprofit entity consisting of more than 650 providers representing all major medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. DMG providers serve acute care and psychiatric hospitals, diagnostic centers, family health centers, an internationally-recognized burn center, and numerous outreach programs. DMG Children’s Rehabilitative Services (DMG CRS) is a first-of-its-kind clinic in the Phoenix area, serving AHCCCS Complete Care (ACC) pediatric patients with complex conditions and other children within the family. For more information visit DMGAZ.org.
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Article as originally posted at https://www.dmgcrs.org/dmgcrs-providers-complex-needs/
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DMG Welcomes Denise Atwood
New Chief Risk Officer
We are excited to welcome Denise Atwood to the Risk Management team as DMG’s new CRO.
Denise brings many years of experience and expertise to DMG. She is a registered nurse, a Certified Professional in Healthcare Risk Management (CPHRM), and a licensed healthcare law attorney with a focus in healthcare law and hospital administration. Read more
New Chief Risk Officer
Sydney Vail, MD Named Chairman of Valleywise Department of Surgery
Sydney Vail, MD, FACS, a well-known and widely respected name in the field of Trauma, named chairman of Valleywise Health’s Department of Surgery
Originally posted on MIHS.org on September 6, 2018 | Contact: Michael Murphy at 602-568-0010
Sydney J. Vail, MD, FACS, has been named Chairman, Department of Surgery, at Valleywise Health, Maricopa County’s safety net system of care and public teaching hospital.
In this role, Dr. Vail will oversee all functions of Valleywise’s Department of Surgery, which is comprised of 16 divisions that include: general surgery (including minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgery), trauma, burn, hand, neurological, otorhinolaryngology, pediatric, plastic, thoracic, surgical critical care, urology, breast surgical oncology, podiatry, physical medicine & rehabilitation, ophthalmology and vascular surgery.
“Dr. Vail is a passionate and innovative professional who has been a national leader in trauma care for decades,” said Steve Purves, Valleywise President and CEO. “His skills and experience, combined with his deep appreciation for our health care system and the community at large, make him uniquely qualified to direct our leading-edge Department of Surgery.”
Dr. Vail has been chief of Valleywise Health’s Trauma Center since 2015, and has led a statewide “Stop the Bleed” campaign that has trained over 3000 Arizona residents, ranging from teachers to public defenders, on how to take action in a bleeding emergency before EMS arrives. Valleywise has the only trauma center in Arizona verified by the American College of Surgeons to treat both adult and pediatric trauma patients, keeping families together in their hour of need.
Dr. Vail is also a deploying team member of the Arizona Department of Public Safety’s SWAT Team; EMS Program Director, U.S. Border Patrol, Tucson and Yuma sectors; EMS Medical Director, Arizona Department of Health Services; and Senior Medical Instructor, International School of Tactical Medicine.
Dr. Vail was the trauma director at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital during the 2007 Virginia Tech shooting, one of the deadliest mass shootings in U.S. history.
After receiving his undergraduate degree from George Washington University in Washington, D.C., Dr. Vail earned his MD from the Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1989. His clinical training includes internship and residency at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia; and fellowships in Trauma & Emergency Surgery and surgical and trauma critical care at the University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital, in Florida.
Dr. Vail is also chairman of the Disaster Preparedness Committee, Trauma Center Association of America and a member of the Phoenix Sky Harbor Emergency Preparedness Committee. He has been honored twice in the Phoenix Business Journal’s “Health Care Heroes” awards, and received the Golden Scalpel Award for excellence in teaching by the Department of Surgery Residency Program, Maricopa Medical Center.
Dr. Vail is a diplomate of the American Board of Surgery in Surgery and Surgical Critical Care, and a Fellow of the Advisory Board Company, in Executive Leadership.
About Valleywise Health Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Maricopa Integrated Health System has a proud tradition of being both the community safety net health care system, with a mission and commitment to serving the underserved and Arizona’s only public teaching hospital.
Valleywise consists of Maricopa Medical, the only Level I Trauma Center in Arizona verified by the American College of Surgeons to care for both adults and children, Arizona’s only nationally verified Burn Center serving the entire Southwestern United States, Valleywise’s McDowell Healthcare Center, which is the largest provider of HIV primary care in Arizona, the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic, the Arizona Children’s Center, two behavioral health centers, and 13 neighborhood Community Health Centers. To learn more about Valleywise Health, please visit www.mihs.org.
Health Care Hero Award Finalists Announced
Three DMG providers are finalists for the Phoenix Business Journal’s 2018 Health Care Hero Awards. They received a tremendous amount of submissions, so we are very proud!
The Phoenix Business Journal along with Abrazo Health Care, present these awards which recognize the outstanding contributions made in our community.
A panel of judges reviews the nominations and selects the finalists from each category. All finalists will be recognized and the winners will be announced at an awards breakfast on Thursday, August 23, at the Hyatt Regency at Gainey Ranch from 7am – 10am.
The finalists and winner for each category will also be featured in the Health Care Heroes special section to be included in the edition of the Business Journal.
Dr. Ferguson: Designated Institutional Official of Creighton University
Creighton University-Arizona Health Education Alliance Is One of the Largest Graduate Medical Education Providers in Arizona
PHOENIX (July 9, 2018) —Elizabeth Ferguson, MD, a highly regarded surgeon and educator at Maricopa Integrated Health System, has been named Designated Institutional Official (DIO) of the Creighton University–Arizona Health Education Alliance.
In her new position, Dr. Ferguson will supervise all Graduate Medical Education programs under the Alliance, a collaboration of MIHS, Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, District Medical Group, Inc., and Creighton University School of Medicine. Read more
Phoenix Magazine Recognizes Top Arizona Doctors
Seven DMG providers were recognized through
2018 Phoenix Magazine’s Top Doctors list
Top Doctors is an annual survey of health care professionals conducted by PHOENIX magazine. This peer-selected list of the Valley’s best physicians s used by the public to make important decisions about their medical care. Congratulations!
DMG Designated as HIMSS Organizational Affiliate
DMG is now offering the benefits of HIMSS membership to all of its staff through the HIMSS Organizational Affiliate program.
HIMSS, or the Health Information Management Systems Society, is the worldwide professional organization for Healthcare Information Technology professionals. HIMSS North America provides thought leadership, community building, professional development, public policy and events to over 68,000 individuals, 630 corporations and 450 non-profit organizations throughout the US and Canada. Read more
Make-A-Wish® Arizona and District Medical Group pilot program to increase wish kid opportunities
by Hollie Costello & Toni Eberhardt
Make-A-Wish® Arizona, the local chapter of the international wish granting organization, and District Medical Group (DMG), a Phoenix-based non-profit medical group comprised of more than 650 providers across medical specialties, are piloting a unique referral process to increase life-changing wish opportunities for eligible children receiving care at Arizona’s Children’s Rehabilitative Services (CRS), Phoenix.
The “Medical Champions” program was created by DMG using their electronic medical records (EMR) system to better identify and track children with critical illnesses who would qualify for a wish experience. Ensuring patient privacy, the team contacts the parents of its patients and assists them through the referral process so their child might benefit from a wish experience. With more than 16 staff members on board for the pilot, DMG has referred more than 22 wish kids since June 2017. Before the program, the team had referred 40 kids total over three years.
”We believe healthcare is more than administering clinical care; it is helping patients attain the life experiences they wish for by using the resources we have available,” said Troy Nelson, MD, DMG Medical Director at CRS. “We are thrilled to partner with Make-A-Wish Arizona and expand the use of our EMR to help young patients start the wish process.”
This innovative approach to referring new children for wishes has built a stronger relationship with medical professionals for Make-A-Wish Arizona. The chapter is excited to see if the program can be templated for other physician offices, hospitals and clinics.
“Medical professionals are an important referral source for our wish kids because they understand the value a wish can have on a patient’s medical journey,” said Jennifer Fleming, Intake and Medical Outreach Manager. “With this new system in place, DMG medical professionals can reach out to Make- A-Wish when their patients are most in need of the happiness and strength a wish can create.”
For wish mom Maria Beteta, the wish experience created for her son, Marcos, went above and beyond what she ever considered possible. Marcos, 14, lives with critical idiopathic epilepsy. His wish was to “meet” his favorite Disney characters.
“Marcos’ wish was a great, unique experience not only for Marcos, but for my entire family,” said Beteta. “To see my children so excited, so surprised by many things. My greatest happiness was looking at my son, Marcos, so surprised. His eyes shined with such emotion. He loved all the services that they gave my family. We all did not want the day to end.”
About Make-A-Wish® Arizona
Make-A-Wish® Arizona is the founding chapter of Make-A-Wish®, the world’s largest wish granting organization which grants life-changing wishes for kids with critical illnesses. With the help of generous donors, Make-A-Wish Arizona has a goal to grant more than 400 wishes this year. For more information, visit Arizona.Wish.org.
About District Medical Group
District Medical Group is a not-for-profit entity consisting of more than 650 providers representing all major medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. DMG providers serve acute care and psychiatric hospitals, diagnostic centers, family health centers, an internationally-recognized burn center, and numerous outreach programs. DMG administers Arizona’s Children’s Rehabilitative Services (CRS) multi-specialty clinic in collaboration with United Health Care, a first-of-its-kind clinic in the Phoenix area. For more information visit, DMGAZ.org.
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Major Valley Healthcare Providers Announce New Health Education Alliance
As originally posted on MIHS website September 28, 2017
Creighton University to oversee and broaden medical education programs at Dignity Health St. Joseph’s and Maricopa Integrated Health System
Maricopa Integrated Health System (MIHS), Creighton University School of Medicine, Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, and District Medical Group, Inc., have announced a new alliance aimed at increasing the number of doctors and other health professionals in Arizona in order to meet the state’s growing demand for physicians and other healthcare professionals.
The Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance, which was officially launched on Sept. 1, is designed to improve and expand current health education programs offered by each of the entities. The alliance will also develop new academic and clinical education programs in medicine, nursing, pharmacy, and allied health.
Currently, Arizona ranks 32nd in the nation in active MDs per 100,000 population. As the alliance matures, officials say the goal is to expand training opportunities in residencies, fellowships, and medical student spots. Having more training opportunities increases the likelihood that more physicians and other health care professionals who have studied in Arizona will remain and practice in the state.
“MIHS has been a leader in medical education since 1952, when we began our first residency program. Today, MIHS trains more than 400 physicians a year in 12 Graduate Medical Education programs,” said Steve Purves, MIHS President and CEO. “With this affiliation, we will continue to build that reputation by increasing the numbers of doctors and other healthcare professionals who will train in Arizona and stay in Arizona.”
“With this alliance, we have the opportunity to continue to strengthen Arizona’s reputation as the home of some of the best medicine in the nation,” said Patty White, president and CEO of St. Joseph’s. “The Affiliation will enable us to increase the numbers of doctors and other healthcare professional who will want to make Arizona their home.”
St. Joseph’s and MIHS have a total of more than 400 residents and fellows who would be part of the new program. In addition, Creighton University along with the alliance partners, has an accelerated nursing program, which has received state approval to enroll students in January of 2018.
“This is an exciting partnership that brings together a university recognized for providing outstanding training for students in the health sciences and healthcare providers known for their impressive history of caring for members of the greater Phoenix community,” said Creighton President the Rev. Daniel S. Hendrickson, SJ.
For more than a decade, Creighton University, located in Omaha, Nebraska, has been an academic mainstay in Phoenix, sending medical students to St. Joseph’s for rotations. That relationship grew in 2009 when the Jesuit, Catholic University and St. Joseph’s established a Creighton campus for third- and fourth-year medical students at the Phoenix hospital.
Through the new alliance, Creighton’s role in Arizona will expand again, to become the sponsoring entity for the broader partnerships. While Creighton’s relationship will be enhanced, the partners will continue to offer educational training to students from other universities and programs.
“This partnership will be instrumental in providing for Arizona’s healthcare workforce needs and allowing us to continue to recruit excellent faculty for our medical students and residents,” said Dr. Kote Chundu, President and CEO of District Medical Group, which has over 650 credentialed providers representing all the major medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties.
About Dignity Health St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Located in the heart of Phoenix, Arizona, St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center is a 586-bed, not-for-profit hospital that provides a wide range of health, social and support services with special advocacy for the poor and underserved. St. Joseph’s is a nationally recognized center for quality tertiary care, medical education, and research. It includes the internationally renowned Barrow Neurological Institute, the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, the Norton Thoracic Institute, a regional campus of Creighton University’s Medical School and the first Level I Trauma Center in Arizona verified by the American College of Surgeons. U.S. News & World Report routinely ranks St. Joseph’s among the best hospitals in the United States for neurology and neurosurgery. For more information please visit our website at www.dignityhealth.org/stjosephs.
About Maricopa Integrated Health System(MIHS) Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Maricopa Integrated Health System has a proud tradition of being both the community safety net health care system, with a mission and commitment to serving the underserved, and Arizona’s only public teaching hospital. MIHS consists of Maricopa Medical, the only Level I Trauma Center in Arizona verified by the American College of Surgeons to care for both adults and children, Arizona’s only nationally verified Burn Center serving the entire Southwestern United States, MIHS’s McDowell Healthcare Center, which is the largest provider of HIV primary care in Arizona, the Refugee Women’s Health Clinic, the Arizona Children’s Center, two behavioral health centers, and 13 neighborhood Family Health Centers. To learn more about MIHS, please visit www.mihs.org.
About District Medical Group, Inc. (DMG)
District Medical Group is a nonprofit entity consisting of over 650 credentialed providers representing all major medical and surgical specialties and subspecialties. DMG prides itself on clinical excellence. Over 95% of District Medical Group physicians are board certified, in more than 25 specialties. Patient satisfaction surveys consistently rate the physician performance above the national average. DMG physicians have garnered both local and national acclaim for their contributions, including service on advisory boards, appointment to governors’ councils, election to top leadership positions in national associations, and recognition as innovative leaders in medicine. DMG, the physician organization for MIHS, has lead the way in training medical residents throughout the system and its ambulatory settings and sets the bar high in providing high quality care to patients. Visit www.dmgaz.org for additional information.
About Creighton University
Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, enrolls more than 8,600 undergraduates and graduate and professional students among nine schools and colleges. No other university its size offers students such a comprehensive academic environment with personal attention from faculty-mentors. Jesuit and Catholic, it affords incomparable interprofessional education, bridging eight health professions programs with law, business and the arts and sciences – all on one walkable campus. Visit www.creighton.edu for more information.
Contact information:
Maricopa Integrated Health System
Michael Murphy
Communications Director
Phone: 602-344-1231/602-568-0010
[email protected]
Creighton University
Cindy Workman
Director of Public Relations
402-280-2969
[email protected]
Original article published on MIHS Website can be found here:
http://www.mihs.org/article/major-valley-healthcare-providers-announce-new-health-education-alliance
New Academic Affiliation For Health Education
August 24, 2017
The board of District Medical Group unanimously voted to create a new partnership between DMG, Dignity Health & St. Joseph’s Hospital, Maricopa Integrated Health System and Creighton University.
The Creighton University Arizona Health Education Alliance will foster current health education programs offered by MIHS, DMG, Dignity Health and Creighton University in Phoenix. The alliance also will develop new education programs in medicine (Undergraduate and Graduate) and related health fields.
MIHS and St. Joseph’s have more than 400 residents who will be part of the new program starting July 1, 2018.
As you know, DMG is a leader in physician training at MIHS for more than 25 years, training more than 400 physicians annually. Our strong teaching mission and committed faculty will accelerate our ability to fulfill our core mission of teaching and providing key leadership at Creighton School of Medicine in Phoenix.
This new alliance will foster expansion of health professions education that none of the partners could independently support:
- Provide new subspecialty training programs (such as fellowships).
- Offer strong integrated programs that span multiple care environments.
- Increase health professionals who will train and practice in Arizona, serving Maricopa County and the rest of the state.
- Offer diverse inter-professional education across the continuum.
DMG has a long and proud history of leadership in training physicians and with this affiliation, we have the opportunity to train the physician of the future and address the workforce needs of Arizona.
Being a physician is a journey, not a destination
Kote Chundu, MD – Professor of Child Health at the College and CEO of District Medical Group
Friday, July 14, 2017
Eighty first-year medical students at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix will receive the mantle of the medical profession on Friday, July 21, when they don their white coats for the first time. The White Coat Ceremony marks the students’ entry into clinical medicine and is a rite of passage in their journey toward a health care career.
The ceremony will begin at 3:30 p.m. at Phoenix Symphony Hall in downtown Phoenix, 75 N. Second St. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m.
Kote Chundu, MD, professor of Child Health at the College and president and chief executive officer of District Medical Group, will address the students. His keynote is part of the ceremony’s history, where students are welcomed by a respected leader who represents the value system of the college.
Dean Guy Reed, MD, MS
A longtime faculty member, Dr. Chundu has been key to the continued clinical affiliation between the college and Maricopa Medical Center.
Guy Reed, MD, MS, the College of Medicine – Phoenix’s new dean, will also address the students. Dr. Reed is a renowned cardiologist, physician-scientist and health administrator.
Dr. Chundu will tell students that being a physician is a journey, not a destination.
“Medicine is a team sport,” he said. “It should be a lifelong goal not to compete, but to cooperate to improve patient care. The most important skill for a physician to acquire is learning to listen.”
Dr. Chundu has been a professor at the medical school since 1992. He has helped in the admissions process, served as a member of the dean’s search committee and on the Liaison Committee on Medical Education Self Study Taskforce Committee. He is board-certified in pediatrics, pediatric critical care medicine and neonatal and perinatal medicine.
He has stayed committed to the College of Medicine – Phoenix because of its community-centered environment, he said. “The distributive model of clinical training, a community-based emphasis and academic focus are some of the characteristics I like about this campus.”
While wearing a white coat means different things to different physicians, Dr. Chundu said to him, it represents the scientific foundations for the practice of medicine. “The white coat symbolizes the virtues of responsibility, humanity, respect and empathy.”
Cheryl O’Malley, MD, interim vice dean of Academic Affairs, said Dr. Chundu has a “long history of meaningful contributions providing patient care and as a leader and teacher. His words of advice and reflection as our students begin their careers will be very meaningful.”
District Medical Group is a nonprofit, multi-specialty physician group serving the greater Phoenix area and is the exclusive provider of all clinical services, administers all Graduate Medical Education programs and manages medical administrative functions at Maricopa Integrated Health Systems.
The group has supported student-related events, including the senior lunch and the White Coat Ceremony.
The White Coat Ceremony was initiated in 1993 at the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. The widespread adoption of this celebratory event, currently practiced by 90 percent of medical schools, is endorsed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Beginning in 2007, the College of Medicine – Phoenix began holding the ceremony at the conclusion of the first academic block, Introduction to Medicine.
In addition to their white coats, students will receive a 3M Littmann Cardiology III Stethoscope from Banner University Medicine, the textbook “The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach to Differential Diagnosis” from District Medical Group, and Keeping Healthcare Human pins from The Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
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Ross F. Goldberg – Top Doctor in Phoenix, AZ
As seen at PRNewsChannel.com, June 7, 2017
Ross F. Goldberg, MD, FACS, General Surgeon at District Medical Group, and Chief of Surgery/Chief, Division of General Surgery at Maricopa Integrated Health System, has been named a 2017 Top Doctor in Phoenix, Arizona. Top Doctor Awards is dedicated to selecting and honoring those healthcare practitioners who have demonstrated clinical excellence while delivering the highest standards of patient care.
Dr. Ross F. Goldberg has been in practice for five years, and has already become known as one of the leading general surgeons in the Phoenix area. His career in medicine started in 2003, when he graduated from New York Medical College. He completed his General Surgery residency between St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center in New York and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, before completing a Minimally Invasive Surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida.
Dr. Goldberg is certified by the American Board of Surgery, and provides surgical treatments for a wide range of conditions. Expert procedures undertaken by him include minimally invasive and open liver and pancreas surgery, colorectal surgery, gallbladder removal, appendectomy, hernia repair, esophageal and stomach surgery, and many other gastroenterologic procedures.
Dr. Goldberg has earned the coveted title of Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix. He is renowned as an expert in minimally invasive surgery, and his expertise and dedication makes Dr. Ross F. Goldberg a very worthy winner of a 2017 Top Doctor Award.
About Top Doctor Awards
Top Doctor Awards specializes in recognizing and commemorating the achievements of today’s most influential and respected doctors in medicine. Our selection process considers education, research contributions, patient reviews, and other quality measures to identify top doctors.
SOURCE: Top Doctor Awards
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