The FMP Residents stick around for five years but luckily they are a really cool bunch. For more information about this program click here
Our Current Residents
Caitlin Delong (chief and PGY-5) and her baby, Sammie Lammie (PGY-4), FMP PD Dr. Ruegg, Philomena Nwanze (PGY-2), Charlie Lane (front, PGY-1), Josh Cockroft (chief and PGY-5), Claire Meikle (PGY-3), FMP APD Dr. Keeton, and Josh Smith (PGY-4) at the 2023 Association of Medicine & Psychiatry Conference in Milwaukee, WI
Claire Meikle (PGY-3) and APD emeritus Dr. Wulsin at AMP 2023
Claire Meikle and Enrique Ceppi (PGY-3) introduce APD emeritus Lawson Wulsin to Gomez tacos
Newly minted APD Dr. Keeton at AMP chatting with applicants!
PD Hilja Ruegg presents recent grad Chris Champlin with his graduation gift at the yearly FMP picnic
Honoring our esteemed 2022 graduate Dr. Chris Champlin (pink) at the annual FMP picnic!
Philomena Nwanze (PGY-2) speaking at a medical student panel at AMP 2023
Josh Cockroft (chief, PGY-5) giving an award-winning oral vignette presentation at AMP 2023
At the 2022 Association of Medicine & Psychiatry Conference
FIRST YEARS
Charles Lane- Emory University
Growing up in a military family, I had the opportunity to live all over the world, never staying in one place for more than three years. My love for science eventually led me to the University of Tampa where I studied chemistry. After college, I was commissioned into the Navy and served as a nuclear submarine officer for six years. During my time in the Navy, I relied on a personal yoga practice to help keep my cool while underwater and even taught classes to other sailors in the engine room. My passion for healing and promoting wellness led me to pursue a career in medicine at Emory University where I became certified as a compassion-based meditation instructor and a trauma-sensitive yoga facilitator. As I embark on my residency journey, I seek to develop a holistic approach to patient care and deeply understand the role of biopsychosocial stress in development and health. Although I have lived all over the world, I am new to Cincinnati and looking forward to making it my home.
Elizabeth Wareham - Ohio State University
I’m a lifelong Ohioan - I grew up in Dayton, then moved to Cincinnati to major in violin performance at University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Between undergrad and med school, I did research at Cincinnati Children’s, then worked as a full time MCAT tutor, sang in some choirs, and played/taught violin. I attended the Ohio State University College of Medicine as part of the dual MD/MPH program. I’m so excited to be moving back to Cincinnati!
Working on the steering committee of a free clinic in Columbus during med school solidified my passion for underserved care, with a particular interest in caring for unhoused populations. I began thinking about approaching these populations from several perspectives holistically: public health, primary care, and mental health, which ultimately was one of the things that led me to combined FM/psychiatry training. I’m interested in many aspects of integrated medicine and psychiatry, including primary care for patients with serious mental illness.
Training in the TCH/UC Family Medicine/Psychiatry program is a dream come true. I love so many aspects of the program, including the wonderful people I will get to learn from and work with, the focus on health equity and social justice, and the strong commitment to global/community health for underserved populations
Second YEARS
Kiyomi Daoud- University of Colorado
I grew up outside of Washington, D.C. and studied Social Studies at Harvard College before moving to Colorado to work as a ski patroller. After my brief career in outdoor leadership, I worked in clinical research for 2 years before attending University of Colorado School of Medicine. TCHUCFMR is my dream residency program in combination with Psychiatry at UC. I get to train in full-scope FM with a community of kind social-justice- and health-equity-minded people. I hope to use my combined training in family medicine and psychiatry to provide support for pregnant persons with psychiatric illness during and after pregnancy, and families in the foster care system.I am looking forward to learning about Cincinnati communities and the families I will meet at the TCHUCFMR. In particular, I look forward to having 5 years of training to be with families from pregnancy through the first few years of their kids’ lives.
Outside of medicine, I love volunteering my time with So All May Eat (SAME) Café Inc., creating community through sharing food, and competing in low-stake baking competitions. My spouse, dog, toddler, and I are excited to make Cincinnati our home.
Philomena Nwanze- Boston University
Hi Everyone! I am Philomena a first-generation Nigerian-American originally from Greensboro, NC. Following undergrad, I immediately started medical school in Boston. I chose UC for its unique curriculum and the down to earth people I met during my interview trail. Also, as the first physician in my family, and choosing a fairly specific specialty, it was important for me to go to a residency where combined culture is prominent and thriving. After residency, I plan to use my combined training as a primary care physician that's fully equipped to integrate mentalhealth and substance use treatments for medically and socially complex patients. I also hope to serve as a consultant psychiatrist for FQHCs and CHCs in underserved areas. In my free time I enjoy dancing, yoga, cooking, reading, shopping, and spending time with my friends and family!
Third Years
Enrique Ceppi- University of Illinois College of Medicine
I was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois to a Mexican mother and Argentinean father. Growing up, I witnessed firsthand the sacrifices they had to make as undocumented immigrants to build a future for my siblings and I, often putting aside their own mental and physical wellbeing to protect ours. Experiencing the obstacles and trauma that members of marginalized communities face on a regular basis motivated me to pursue a medical career grounded in creating positive change in the lives of folks our social systems leave behind. As a biology-psychology dual major at UIC, I learned to recognize how intricately our physiology, perception, culture, and environment weave the tapestry of our day-to-day lives, and how significantly inequity in any (and often all) of these spheres impacts our ability to be well. In medical school, I hoped I would find a specialty that would allow me to incorporate holistic approaches to care and innovation into my work. When I discovered combined family medicine-psychiatry training at TCH/UC, I knew I found my home! I am honored to call myself a member of a team with so much warmth, humor, and commitment to caring for the marginalized. The opportunity to provide integrated care to the underserved communities in Cincy is a dream come true.
Outside of medicine, you can find me noodling around on guitar, embarrassing my family at Uno, and binging reality Netflix with my partner and our hairless kitties, Pearl and Kovu.
Claire Meikle- University of Toledo College of Medicine
I grew up in Oxford, OH, and am thrilled to be close to home for residency! I majored in Biology at Miami University, where I enjoyed ecology research and mock trial. I was accepted into the MD/PhD program at the University of Toledo College of Medicine and earned my PhD in Medical Microbiology and Immunology studying platelet function in patients with cancer. As much as I enjoyed my research experience, the highlights of my time in Toledo included volunteering at the student run free clinic and working at the Ryan White Clinic caring for patients living with HIV and AIDS.
In pursuing primary care for the underserved, I realized that mental health and physical health are often inextricably linked. My interests in social determinants of health, LGBTQ+ health, and eating disorders are at the intersection of family medicine and psychiatry, and I value a patient-centered approach to care me. When I learned about the Family Medicine-Psychiatry residency program at TCH/UC, it felt like a perfect fit—one combined program just wasn’t enough for me! I am honored to be an FMP resident, and I am inspired by the residents and faculty to help patients in creative and meaningful ways.
Fourth Years
Samantha Lammie* - Emory University School of Medicine
I am so excited to return to the combined family medicine-psychiatry residency program at Cincinnati. I began residency in 2018 and left for two years (2021–2023) to complete a fellowship as an Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer (EIS) at CDC. I am returning as a PGY-4. I studied languages in undergrad to better serve immigrant and refugee populations through public health work. I thought for many years that I would be an infectious disease-focused public health practitioner. I got my MPH in infectious diseases and vaccinology at UC Berkeley before med school. After collaborating on mental health care integration research in South Africa, I felt strongly drawn to combined training to better inform public health work to integrate mental health and primary care. Cincinnati has been the most supportive program I can imagine, allowing me to pause my training to further explore my passion of public mental health. This residency focuses on underserved care in a way that resonates with the public mental health approach. I love fresh food and gardening and spending all the time I can outdoors (hiking, yoga in the grass, long runs, reading books in hammocks, and lazy outdoor meals). More than anything, though, I love exploring the world with my amazing husband and daughter, who refill my cup of wonder. I am thrilled to be back in Cincinnati, surrounded and supported by my FMP family and dear friends.
Dorjee Norbu*- Rush Medical School
Born and raised in a Tibetan refugee settlement in northern India, my early childhood memories are colored by trips to the local Buddhist monastery, kite fighting, and Bollywood movies. At the age of 11, my family immigrated to the US—trading monsoon summers and roadside samosas for Minnesota winters and mashed potatoes. My interest in cross-cultural experiences and the biomedical sciences took me to Carleton College where I explored the intersections of race, ethnicity, medicine, and health. This transformed into a passion for improving health literacy and access to care in underserved communities, both locally and globally. A work that took me from the Asian refugee/immigrant community in the Twin Cities to the rural communities in Bihar, India to the LGBTQ+ community in Boston and finally to Chicago for medical school. At Rush, I learned that as a family physician and a psychiatrist, I could provide truly comprehensive care integrating physical and mental health within each patient’s social context. I am thrilled to be a part of the combined Family Medicine-Psychiatry residency program and to address the primary care as well as the mental health needs of our underserved communities in Cincinnati and beyond. Outside of medicine, my interests include meditating, jogging while listening to audiobooks, traveling the world, spending quality time with my partner and family, dreaming of owning a dog, and oh, did I mention Bollywood movies!
Joshua Smith*- University of Illinois at Chicago Medical School
I have lived in the Midwest my entire life. I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, travelled to St. Louis for college (at Washington University in St. Louis), and then returned home for medical and public health training in a combined MD/MPH program at the University of Illinois at Chicago. I am so excited to be moving to my newest midwest home: Cincinnati!
I discovered my passion for social determinants of health, primary care, and mental health, particularly in the context of marginalized populations, in my undergraduate medical humanities courses. In medical school, I found fuel for this passion in working with undocumented persons and people experiencing unsheltered homelessness. Everyday, I learn more and more how important mental health is to physical health, how important physical health is to mental health, how intimately intertwined they are, and how much I love studying and treating it all!
When I found TCH/UC FMP, I knew I had found my dream program! I am so excited to get to train in Family Medicine and Psychiatry in a program that so emphasizes health equity through community and underserved medicine. Not only that, but I get to train with such an amazing group of residents and faculty!
Fifth Year
Caitlin Delong* - Indiana University School of Medicine
I am thrilled to be a part of the combined family medicine-psychiatry residency program in Cincinnati and hope to become a champion for integrated primary and psychiatric care for marginalized high-risk populations. I grew up in Indiana and completed my studies at Indiana University. My academic background in international studies and public health, as well as clinical experiences in Chile, Laos, and Kenya, underscored the importance of educating and empowering patients to make informed decisions about their physical and mental health. I was drawn to this program because of its dedication to promoting health equity both in Cincinnati and across the globe. I love outdoor life, small gatherings, my husband’s cooking, and learning more about how others experience the world through books, film, theater, and travel. I am eager to experience all Cincinnati has to offer!
Josh Crosbie-Cockroft* -Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
I grew up out west, born in New Mexico with my childhood split between Colorado and California (my time in the southwest gave me a strong affinity for spicy food). I moved to the northeast for college, majoring in Political Science at Swarthmore College just outside of Philadelphia. I worked two years after college at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia as a study coordinator, coordinating multiple bio-repository studies for patients with rare congenital and acquired bone marrow failure syndromes. I most recently attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville for medical school. During my time there, I developed a passion for integrated behavioral and primary health care for individuals with severe mental illness and complex care needs, a population at risk of major disparities in rates of morbidity and mortality. Outside of the clinic, wards, and classroom, I was involved in student hotspotting, community-engaged research, and helping bolster a revamped psychiatry night at our student-run clinic. My professional interests lie at the intersection of community health, health services research, and medical education. In my free time, I love seeking out awesome new (and old) films to watch, getting outdoors to hike at state or national parks, baking breads and sweets, and spending quality hang-out time with friends and family.
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2023 Graduate
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2022 Graduate
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2021 Graduates
Darshana Bhattacharyya - U. of Illinois COM
I was born in Canada and has lived in England, Oklahoma, Iowa, California, DC, Illinois, and now Ohio! I completed her undergraduate studies at University of California at Berkeley in Molecular and Cell Biology with a Global Poverty and Practice Minor. Then at the University of Illinois at Chicago, I continued to explore interests in the Global Medicine Program, as an APA HIV Psychiatry Fellow in NYC, and as a Schweitzer Fellow at Threshold Mothers’ Project, a residential program for young moms with mental illness in Chicago. I knew this program was the perfect fit for me. I was drawn to the strong emphasis on underserved medicine, opportunities to pursue global health in residency, and the supportive and welcoming community here. Outside of work, I love the outdoors, art, playing the piano, and spending time with my husband when the FMP and EM residency stars align.
Aruna Puthota - Philadelphia College of OM
I came from NY for the combined psychiatry/family medicine program. It is exciting to be part of the dynamic team here at TCH. I was immediately drawn to the global health initiative threaded into the curriculum. After residency, I would like to practice rural medicine with the tools to be a “one-stop-shop†for my patients while also continuing to be involved in global health. I know that the family medicine component of my combined training will cultivate my growth into a competent, well-rounded, and compassionate physician and leader in medicine
2020 Graduates
Julia Bedard-Thomas - Wake Forest
Born and raised in the beautiful San Francisco Bay Area, I attended Wellesley College, and spent a few years doing clinical research with older adults in Boston. There are so many opportunities that I am excited to take advantage of and myriad unique skills I will integrate into my future career. I have strong interests in geriatrics, both medicine and psychiatry, LGBT medical and mental health care, wellness, caring for underserved populations at home and abroad, and the group visit model of care for chronic conditions.
Aurora Rivendale - University of Maryland SOM
I'm thrilled to be in Cincinnati, living out my dream of becoming a dually trained physician. My journey started at John’s College studying philosophy, literature, and history. Afterwards I spent time working on a farm, volunteering at a hospice, and teaching English in France. I decided to follow my passion to medical school. I’m drawn to the workings of the mind and the body and how we as physicians best guide our patients to wholeness and wellness. I plan to build communities both in and outside of medicine that reach across social and cultural divides
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