Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) officials say two new Family Medicine Residents have joined the alliance.
Dr. J. Andrew Lanz-O’Brien and Dr. Brent Rowden, residents from the Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, began their post-graduate training at CKHA in early July.
“Residencies are an excellent opportunity to showcase Chatham-Kent Health Alliance and everything that Chatham-Kent’s rural setting has to offer young physicians and their families,” Lori Marshall, President & CEO, CKHA, said in a media release.
For the next two years, these residents will live in Chatham-Kent and gain experience with local physicians who provide support and direction to complete the hands-on portion of their medical training. The Chatham-Kent program offers the opportunity to learn and practice medicine in a more rural environment with a variety of learning opportunities in both inpatient and outpatient medicine.
Lanz-O’Brien grew up in Blenheim and attended Western University.
“The main attraction of any place is the people who inhabit it – and Chatham-Kent has some of the best I’ve known,” he said. “I love the sense of community found in small town life. I can greet everyone I walk past because I’ve known them for years, and people feel they can still drop in and visit without having to call ahead.”
Rowden grew up in St. Thomas. He obtained a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Environmental Science at Western University in 2012 and then attended Queens University where he earned a Masters of Public Administration in 2013.
“I always knew I wanted to work in a small town, rural setting. Coming from St. Thomas, I could appreciate the charm and opportunities CKHA and the Chatham-Kent community could offer to my wife and myself,” Rowden said. “After touring the CKHA facility and meeting some of the people, I knew that Chatham-Kent was the only place I wanted to train at, and we couldn’t be happier to join the community.”
