Congratulations to the Family Medicine Residency Program Class of 2025 graduates!
Congratulations to the Family Medicine Residency Program Class of 2025 graduates!
A big congratulations to the UICOMR Family Medicine Residency Program graduates and award recipients. The graduation ceremony was held Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton, in downtown Rockford. Rhonda Verzal, MD, FAAP, Family Medicine Residency Program director and assistant professor of clinical family medicine, provided the opening remarks.
The Family Medicine Residency Class of 2025 graduates are Nathan Sharkey Asner, DO; Bushra Yuki Joarder, MD; Ahmed Ali Khan, MD; Neil Patel, MD; Yadesh M. Prashad, MD; Muhammad Wasseer Rosunally, MD; Kendra Ivana S. Sy, DO; Stephanie Ann Werner, MD.
Karen Liao, MD, UICOMR Family Medicine Residency Program associate director and assistant professor of clinical family medicine, presented Stephanie Ann Werner, MD, with a certificate for completing the Structured Training for Rural Enhancement of Community Health in Obstetrics (STRETCH-OB).
The following faculty, residents and staff were honored at the ceremony:
- Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Award: Ahmed Ali Khan, MD
- Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors Resident Advocacy Award: Stephanie Ann Werner, MD
- Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors Resident Scholarship Award: Kendra Ivana S. Sy, DO
- PGY1 Resident of the Year Award: Priyanka Patel, MD
- PGY2 Resident of the Year Award: Firas Darwiche, MD
- PGY3 Resident of the Year Award: Ahmed Ali Khan, MD
- Alumni of the Year: Jeremy Miller, DO
- Staff of the Year: Betheny Kopera, Nikki Love
- Faculty Physician of the Year: T. J. Webb, MD
- Special Award of Appreciation: Carrie Sharkey, MD; Kathleen Kelly, MD
- Mile Square Health Center-L.P. Johnson Rockford Faculty Physician of the Year: T. J. Webb, MD
- Outstanding Community Preceptor: Jordan Berg, MD
- Chief Residents: Stephanie Ann Werner, MD; Neil Patel, MD; and Chad Richard Martens, MD
The Family Medicine Residency Program provides residents with clinical experiences, opportunities for obstetrical care and various forms of educational programming. Since its inception in 1972, roughly 450 residents have now graduated from the program and practice family medicine across the country and around the world.