Six doctors complete Family Medicine Residency

GRADUATING CLASS OF 2023: (Left-to-right) Justin D. Avigliano, D.O.,* Domonique J. Cunningham, M.D.,* Lee N. Hosler, D.O., Michael J. Osterholt, M.D., Emily L. Urbaniak, M.D., Ali S. H. Weiss, M.D.
*Chief Resident

RAPID CITY, S.D. (July 5, 2023) – Monument Health announced that six physicians graduated from the Rapid City Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program on Friday, June 30. 

Each year the Family Medicine Residency Program accepts six medical school graduates into a three-year program of training in a variety of family medicine roles with an emphasis on rural health care. This year’s graduates were honored at a ceremony at The Monument in Rapid City.

“The goal of this program is to recruit and train medical school graduates to specialize in family medicine. It’s important that we continue to train physicians and make sure they understand the dynamics of rural health care. Family physicians are the only specialists qualified to treat most ailments and provide comprehensive health care for people of all ages — from newborns to seniors.” said Family Medicine Residency Program Director Bobbie Schneller, D.O.

This year’s graduates include:

•  Justin Avigliano, DO, has been accepted into an Emergency Medicine fellowship with SSM Health Monroe Clinic in Monroe, Wisconsin
• Domonique Cunningham, MD will be practicing Family Medicine with Community Health Center of SE Kansas in Pittsburg, KS
• Lee Hosler, DO, has been accepted into an OB fellowship with Essentia Health in Duluth, Minnesota
• Michael Osterholt, MD, has been accepted into a Sports Medicine fellowship with University of Nebraska in Omaha, Nebraska
• Emily Urbaniak, MD, will be practicing Family Medicine at Monument Health Spearfish Clinic – North 10th Street.
• Ali Weiss, MD, has been accepted into an OB fellowship with Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska

For more information about the Family Medicine Residency Program and Clinic, or to visit the clinic, call 605-755-4060.

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About Monument Health

Headquartered in Rapid City, S.D., Monument Health is a community-based health care system with a mission to make a difference, every day. The system offers care in 31 medical specialties and serves 14 communities across western South Dakota and in eastern Wyoming. With over 5,000 physicians and caregivers, Monument Health is composed of 5 hospitals and 38 medical clinics and specialty centers. Monument Health is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.