Family Medicine
United Memorial Medical Center
Director’s Letter
For All You Are, We’re Here for It.
Welcome to the Family Medicine Residency at United Memorial Medical Center! We are a dedicated team united by a shared commitment to providing exceptional patient care. We also share a strong sense of fairness and work hard to promote a diverse and compassionate environment that values every person.
This past year, we were thrilled to expand into a brand-new clinical space in the Batavia Healthy Living Campus. Co-located with the new YMCA and Healthy Living community health programs, our residency benefits from exciting collaborations. Highlights include resident-led Community Health Talks, hands-on education in Food as Medicine through our teaching kitchen, and lactation support education at the Baby Café. All of this enriches both resident training and community well-being.
Our residents primarily train and care for patients in Batavia, a welcoming, family-friendly town in Western New York. In this rural setting, they gain broad, hands-on experience in all aspects of Family Medicine and serve as the only residents at our community hospital. This allows for a highly engaged, comprehensive clinical experience. Residents also mentor 3rd and 4th year medical students from the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, further developing their teaching skills. For those pursuing osteopathic training, our ACGME-accredited program offers osteopathic recognition and a strong hands-on OMT curriculum.
Although we are based in a rural community, our residency is part of Rochester Regional Health, a large and innovative health system. Residents benefit from access to our system’s specalists and also complete select rotations at our tertiary care hospital in Rochester, NY, gaining valuable experience in an urban healthcare setting.
Each year, we proudly watch our residents grow into compassionate, skilled physicians ready to lead and serve in a variety of roles. Our graduates go on to pursue careers in outpatient family medicine, urgent care, hospital medicine, academic medicine, and fellowships in areas such as geriatrics and sports medicine.
Residency is a challenging yet deeply rewarding journey. We are personally committed to supporting each of our residents with individualized learning plans, mentorship, and a strong sense of community to help them thrive and achieve their goals.
Warmly,
Elizabeth Loomis. MD
Program Director
Program Overview
United Memorial’s Family Medicine Residency Program offers a diverse experience in primary care medicine in a rural community setting. Residents are afforded experiences in community based practices, and a thriving community hospital while still having resources found in tertiary healthcare settings in Buffalo and Rochester. This approach produces highly qualified clinicians who will be capable of working in a variety of primary care clinical settings.
Mission: Our mission is to provide a diverse and supportive community that fosters the growth of our residents into compassionate and knowledgeable physicians who are capable of providing comprehensive patient care.
Vision: We will be a premier educator of Family Medicine residents learning from and serving our community to develop physicians who practice in a patient-centered and evidence based fashion with compassion, scholarship, and commitment to life-long professional growth.
Values: Our residency culture is based on being better able to listen, understand, and provide wellness needs compassionately and effectively to our patients, residents, staff, and attending physicians.
We respect and value every person; each with their own differences. We look forward to incorporating these values to be part of everything we do and that will be demonstrated by all who cross our threshold–patients, staff, attending physicians, and residents.
Highlights
- Our Family Medicine Residents are the only residents at United Memorial Medical Center.
- Low faculty to resident ratios that allows for a personalized approach to your experience.
- Excellent collaboration with clinical experts in a variety of specialties.
- Positive and energetic work environment committed to the success of the residents while maintaining compliance with New York State 405 code regulations regarding resident work hours.
- A comprehensive community-based program at United Memorial’s 131-bed hospital facility, serving patients in the Genesee Community
- Extensive procedure training opportunities
- Skin biopsies and procedures
- Laceration Repairs
- Trigger Point Injections
- The flexibility of a diverse program
- Resident involvement in program quality and development
- A variety of electives to facilitate special interest areas
- A patient-centered focused, educational program
- Four weeks’ vacation annually
Elective Availability
- A wide variety of electives serving many resident-specific interests
- Community involvement
- Participation in community health events, and preventative medicine programs
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Curriculum
First Year Residents
- Electives
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- General Surgery
- Geriatrics
- Inpatient Adult Medicine
- Night Float
- OB/GYN
- Orthopedics
- Pediatrics
Second Year Residents
- Electives
- Emergency Medicine
- Family Medicine
- Inpatient Adult Medicine
- Inpatient Pediatrics
- Night Float
- OB/GYN
- Pediatrics
- Sports Medicine
Third Year Residents
- Behavioral Health
- Electives
- Family Medicine
- Inpatient Adult Medicine
- Night Float
- OB/GYN
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Pediatrics
How to Apply
United Memorial Medical Center is fully accredited by the ACGME with Osteopathic Recognition.
All first-year applicants for the United Memorial Medical Center Family Medicine Residency program are required to submit their application through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).
Applicants should contact their medical schools or see the ERAS Web site for more information on this service.
NRMP #1509120C0
Criteria and Requirements
Applications selected for interview are based on the information provided at the time the application is received and reviewed.
Preference will be given to applicants from the area and those applicants having graduated from medical school with in the last two years.
We do not post cut-off scores rather our Residents are selected on the basis of their ability, aptitude, academic credentials, communication skills and personal qualities, in other words, we look at the candidate as a whole. The selection committee reviews the entire application including, but not limited to, board scores, letters of recommendation, Medical school transcripts, personal statements, and dean’s letter.
All applicants must have passed steps 1 & 2 of the COMLEX/USMLE exams prior to rank order submission.
Transfer Applicants
Transfer applications will be accepted based on the availability of open positions.
The following information will be required;
- Updated Curriculum Vitae
- Official COMLEX/USMLE
- Personal Statement, include why you are transferring
- Three current letters of recommendation (dated within the last 6 months)
- Letter of good standing from current residency program
- Clinical experience within last year
To determine the appropriate level of education for residents who are transferring from another residency program, the program director must receive written verification of previous educational experiences and a summary of previous performance evaluations of the transferring resident prior to their acceptance in to the program. A program director is required to provide verification of residency performance for residents who may leave the program prior to completion of the residency.
We Require:
- Dean’s Letter / Medical School Performance Evaluation
- Medical School Transcript
- COMLEX/USMLE Scores
- Personal Statement
- Three current letters of recommendation (dated within the last 6 months)
- Curriculum Vitae
- ERAS common application
- Medical School Graduation within the last 2 years
Information for Applicants Selected to Interview
Interviews
In keeping with the preference of the majority of our applicants, we will be offering our interviews virtually for the current interview year. Applicants are encouraged to come for a separate in-person visit guided by our program if they would like to physically explore UMMC and Batavia.
Our team will guide you throughout the interview process and will be on hand to answer any questions you might have.
We look forward to meeting you!
Benefits & Compensation
Educational Fund
All residents are provided an allowance of $3,000 for conference attendance and/or the purchase of educational materials, electronic resources, etc.
Meal Stipend
All residents are provided with $100 meal stipend each rotation, to be used in the employee cafeteria or kiosk.
Vacation
Twenty (20) days of vacation time each year, with 5 CME days to attend and present at a conference.
Board Fees
Program reimburses the fee for STEP/COMLEX 3 as well as provides board study guides. Cost of specialty board fee is paid by the program.
Health and Dental Insurance
Subsidized health and dental insurance for single and family plans, available first day of employment.
Term Life Insurance
$10,000 employer paid coverage with option to purchase added coverage up to 4 times annual salary.
Pension
Defined Contribution Pension Plan
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The hospital offers residents and their families the services of an Employee Assistance Program at no cost. The EAP is voluntary and strictly confidential.
Life Insurance and Disability
Residents can voluntarily purchase Supplemental life insurance, Supplemental Short and long-term disability insurance and/or Auto/Property Insurance.
Malpractice Insurance
Malpractice insurance for all activities related to the residency curriculum.
Other
Free Parking, Lab Coats (2) provided. Discounted food in the cafeteria. ACLS, PALS & NRP certification provided (required).
Salaries are paid on a bi-weekly basis. The salaries for the 2025 – 2026 academic year will be: (salary + stipend)
$73,000
PGY-1
$76,000
PGY-2
$80,000
PGY-3
Why Genesee County?
Recent Publications
- Tennant B, Fernan R, Maggiulli M, Loomis E. Left Ventricular Thrombus Leading to Embolic Stroke in a Patient without Typical Risk Factors. Advances in Clinical Medical Research and Healthcare Delivery. 2021; 1(2).
Read More - Dowla A, Sharma A, Loomis E. Getting Ahead of Dementia: An Updated Review of Screening Guidelines. Family Doctor, 2023. 11(3) p30-33
Read More - Dowla A, Ongkingco J, Ro H, Brach J. Medical Podcasts for the Family Physician. Family Doctor, 2023. 11(4) p17-20.
Read More - Brach J, Loomis E. Our On-again Off-again Relationship with Aspirin: Where are we now with Cardiovascular Prevention? Family Doctor, 2021. 9(2) p22-21.
Read More - Newman D, Dhanda S. Problem Lists: A Data Management Tool. Family Doctor, 2021. 9(3) p41-43
Read More - Bian R, Pruett D, Loomis E. The Electronic Medical Record Evaluated as a Learning Tool. Family Doctor, 2021. 9(3) p37-38.
Read More - Wang L, Ren J, Fiscella KA, Bullock S, Sanders MR, Loomis EL, Eliav E, Mendoza M, Cacciato R, Thomas M, Kopycka-Kedzierawski DT, Billings RJ, Xiao J. Interprofessional collaboration and smartphone use as promising strategies to improve prenatal oral health care utilization among US underserved women: results from a qualitative study. BMC Oral Health. 2020 Nov 23;20(1):333. doi: 10.1186/s12903-020-01327-9. PMID: 33228617
Read More - O’Loughlin J, Pelletier E, Loomis E, Alweis R. A Case of Internet Gaming Disorder: When #PlayApartTogether Takes a Dark Turn. Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2021;XX:1e4
Read More - Hook C, Sitisa L, Loomis E. Considerations of Kratom: An Exploration of the History, Utilization, Risks and Management Strategies for the Family Medicine Physician. Family Doctor, 2024. 12(3) p40-44
Read More - Sharma A, Hendrickson B, Loomis E. Sleep Deprivation and the Clinician. Family Doctor 2024, 13(2) p 45-46
Read More - McKeown A, Taylor C. Navigating Infertility as a Physician. Family Doctor 2024, 13(2) p 16-18
Read More - Hildesheim O, Sitisa L, Davis C, Cyrek R, Loomis E. Babesiosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention. Family Doctor 2024, 13(1) p 42-44
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Faculty
Amanda Cyr, PsyD
Director of Behavioral Health
Lindsey Dalka, DO
Director of Osteopathy
Allison McKeown, DO
Core Faculty
Katherine Reeve, MD
Associate Program Director
Jonathan Brach, DO
Associate Program Director
