UPMC Altoona
Hospital in Altoona, PennsylvaniaWikipedia
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Sep 15, 2026
Public Health Pathways in Family Medicine
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1:05Jay WangMODERATOR
So can we get a big round of applause for Dr. Patel-Nunez-Rigfe? Amazing.
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1:10Jay WangMODERATOR
And in regards to Dr. Thompson, she is currently a PGY-3 in family medicine at UPMC Altoona in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
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1:18Jay WangMODERATOR
She was awarded the National Health Service Corps Scholarship while completing medical school at Lincoln Memorial University, Dubuque College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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1:26Jay WangMODERATOR
And she lived in a rural town in Appalachia and has a passion for rural health care disparities and plans to offer a broad spectrum of care to her patients while balancing life with her husband and three young children.
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12:25Shikha Patel MuniGUEST
people as well you can talk to.
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12:26Megan ThompsonGUEST
Yes.
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12:27Megan ThompsonGUEST
So to add a little bit about that, like the tracks for residency can be really helpful if you have a lot of things that you're interested in, which you may if you fall into family medicine, you may have a lot of interests that some residencies will also allow you to do like ICCs like at UPMC Altoona.
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12:41Megan ThompsonGUEST
We do that and that's an individualized concentration curriculum.