July 2018 CEO Newsletter
It is well-known that there is a significant shortage of Primary Care physicians in New Mexico. To help address that issue, Memorial opened up a Family Medicine Residency Program more than 20 years ago. For the majority of those years, Dr. John Andazola has been the Medical Director of the Southern New Mexico Family Medicine Residency Program. The Residency boasts a 70% rate for graduates practicing in New Mexico. Dr. Andazola has been a highly successful and inspiring leader, recognized with numerous awards across the country for his work to address population health issues and access to health for underserved populations, among others. This month, LifePoint Health selected Dr. Andazola the LifePoint Physician Leader of the Year out of all the physicians at our 71-hospital corporation. We are incredibly proud to have Dr. John Andazola…one of the nation’s best…guiding and teaching the family physicians of the future right here at Memorial! Read More »