ASHLAND AREA MEDICAL EDUCATION

WELCOME
Memorial Medical Center (MMC), located in
Ashland, WI, serves as a regional medical referral
center for patients from seven northwestern
Wisconsin counties and the neighboring Gogebic
County of Michigan. MMC offers inpatient and
outpatient services including: medical-surgical;
critical care; obstetrics including labor, delivery,
postpartum and recovery suites; behavioral
health; and 24-hour emergency care. MMC
opened as a private, not-for-profit hospital in
1972, combining the services previously provided
by Trinity Hospital and Ashland Community
Hospital, both located in Ashland. MMC is a
Critical Access Hospital with over 50 full-time
physicians on staff and over 400 employees. It
is the only hospital located in Ashland, Bayfield
and Iron Counties.
observe the entire process of the screening
colonoscopy procedure in the setting of the
hospital perioperative area. Under the tutelage
of a gastroenterologist and a general surgeon,
he/she will have the opportunity to participate
in learning to perform the procedure in a
graduated fashion as comfort and competence
with the procedure is achieved.
GENERAL SURGERY – Dr. George Fall
and Dr. Charles Bertel
This rotation offers the opportunity to experience
first-hand the approach of general surgeons
from two separate clinics in the area. Rotations
in General Surgery include both inpatient
and outpatient surgeries: orthopedic, urology,
ophthalmology, and OB/GYN in addition to
general surgery.
EMERGENCY MEDICINE –
Rotation Experiences:
Memorial Medical Center is proud to offer a
number of elective resident rotations in Family
Practice, General Surgery, Emergency Medicine,
Behavioral Health Services, and at a local
Community Health Center. This very busy rural
critical access hospital houses an urgent care
center along with an ER that uses a progressive
care setting using evidence-based standard
of care initiatives to lead the care provided to
the community from wellness checks, trauma,
stroke and cardiac care. Support diagnostic
services and rehabilitation services are also
included in the care of our patients. Being a rural
site in a retirement and vacation area, residents
will be faced with a broad spectrum of health
issues in a socioeconomically diverse population
served by an integrated care model. The MMC’s
preceptors are committed to providing high
quality learning experiences through its medical
education program.
COLONOSCOPY – Dr. Kevin McClelland
and Dr. Charles Bertel
The resident will have the opportunity to
Dr. Neal Schroeter
This rural critical access hospital emergency
room, and urgent care clinic has combined
volumes of more than 13,000 visits per year.
This ER is a progressive care setting using
evidence-based standard of care initiatives to
lead the care provided; from wellness checks,
trauma, stroke and cardiac care. Memorial
Medical Center will soon implement tele-health
services to enhance the services of care we
provide to the community.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES –
Dr. Herbert White
This rotation offers the resident the opportunity
to work in an integrated care model with hospital
staff and other community providers within a full
range of inpatient and outpatient mental health
services and addiction treatment.
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medicine and specialty services, such as; OB
including Cesarean birth, Inpatient health
services, vasectomies, colposcopy, tubal
ligations, minor surgical procedures and minor
orthopedic fractures.
ESSENTIA HEALTH- ASHLAND CLINIC –
Dr. Kathleen Gang and Dr. Jill Schenk
Experience first-hand a full family medicine
practice. This rotation offers learning experiences
in the clinic, hospital, obstetrics unit, and
emergency department. This experience includes
an active obstetrics practice including C-sections.
Also included are GI procedures, including
colonoscopy and EGD, and dermatologic
procedures, Including Botox, Juvederm, and
spider vein treatment.
NORTHLAKES COMMUNITY CLINIC –
Dr. Deborah Dryer, Dr. Joe Koeller,
Dr. Jacqueline Redmer, and Dr. Mary
Ann Anderson
Within the Community Health Center residents
will have the opportunity to work in a team-based
clinic with Family Medicine specialist physician
and nurse practitioner, pharmacist, behavioral
health professionals, counselors, dentists and
other health care services. Primarily outpatient
with some inpatient experience.
Ashland
Rural Family Medicine:
CHEQUAMEGON CLINIC – Dr. Cynthia
Hart, Dr. Thomas Cunningham, Dr. Sharon
Hammond, Dr. Matthew Horning, Dr. Meghan
Kutz, Dr. Monica Lee, Dr. John McCue, Dr. Nate
Schoeppach and Dr. Aistis Tumas
This clinic offers residents the opportunity to
provide a total health care package of family
Rotation Opportunities
RURAL FAMILY MEDICINE
GENERAL SURGERY
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
Ashland MMC
• Year round availabilty
• Housing Available
• 1 Resident per rotation
• Block or Longitudinal
Community Highlights:
The tri-county area of Ashland, Bayfield and
Iron counties are known for a number of
natural treasures. Lake Superior lies right at
our doorstep, offering world-class freshwater
sailing, fishing, scuba diving and swimming.
We offer phenomenal fishing on both regional
lakes and Lake Superior along with hundreds of
miles of recreational trails for hiking, biking, offroad vehicles, horseback riding, snowmobiling,
birding and hunting.
listed on the National Register of Historic Places,
is a backdrop for a fascinating stroll through the
city’s colorful history as depicted in more than
a dozen large, vibrant murals created by local
artists. Since 2005, Ashland has been known as
the “Historic Mural Capital of Wisconsin,” making
the city a year-round public art destination.
Couple this outdoor treasure with incredible
seasonal views, shopping and unique dining
experiences throughout the area. Ashland’s
eight-block Main Street business district, which is
Faculty Spotlight
Deborah Dryer, MD
George Fall, MD
Monica Lee, MD
Joe Koeller, MD
Charles Bertel, MD
Dr. Kevin McClelland
Jacqueline Redmer, MD
Cynthia Hart, MD
John McCue, MD
Mary Ann Anderson, MD
Thomas Cunningham, MD
Nate Schoeppach, MD
Kathleen Gang, MD
Sharon Hammond, MD
Aistis Tumas, MD
Jill Schenk, MD
Matthew Horning, MD
Herbert White, MD
Neal Schroeter, MD
Meghan Kutz, MD
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PATTI SKORACZEWSKI | MANAGER OF CLINICAL OPERATIONS
1615 Maple Lane
Ashland, WI| PH: (715) 685-5516
pskoraczewski@ashlandmmc.com
For more rural training opportunities visit
our website at www.wcrgme.org.
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