Abrazo Transitional Year Residency Program

Program Overview

The Abrazo Health Network Transitional Year Residency Program is ACGME Accredited; is a one-year program accepting up to 13 residents per year. The sponsoring programs for Transitional Year are our Internal Medicine and General Surgery residency programs.

Residents, faculty and staff that work collaboratively to serve the community that needs us most.

For those with a call to heal, we provide the skills to care for anyone, anywhere, at any time.

Unopposed training
Strong procedural skills
Excellence in quality improvement
Foundation in evidence based medicine
Grassroots innovation

24-hour access to Midwestern University’s library resources for research
Access to Midwestern University’s simulation lab that includes simulation patients, mannequins and task trainer resources
Space dedicated to educational activities including computer stations and safe and convenient call rooms
Meals provided while on duty including access to the physician’s lounge
Allowance for textbooks, software, laptops
Allowance to attend national and state conference(s) to representing Abrazo Transitional Year Residency Program
20 Vacation Days and one flex day=total of 21 days
Time off for doctor appointments
Protected time for didactics/journal club
A variety of elective opportunities
Use of electronic medical records

Salary

PGY-1 $66,390

Benefits

Medical and Dental Insurance
Life and Disability Insurance
Employee Retirement Plan
White lab coat furnished by the hospital
Benefits are effective on day one of start date
Abrazo covers the cost of ACLS and BLS certifications

All applicants must apply to the Transitional Year Residency Program through ERAS (Electronic Residency Application System). It is the applicant’s responsibility to complete all steps outlined on the ERAS website: ERAS® for Institutions

Abrazo Health only accepts applications from U.S. Citizens or permanent residents We also utilize the NRMP (National Residency Matching Program). For more information on the Match please go to their website: National Residency Matching Program

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The following is an example of the Transitional Year Residency rotation schedule:

Four blocks of Internal Medicine rotations split between the Abrazo West Campus and the Abrazo Arrowhead Campus.
One block of ICU at Abrazo West Campus
One block of CCU at the Arizona Heart Hospital
One block of General Surgery at the Arrowhead Campus
One block of Emergency Medicine at the West Campus
One block of Inpatient Cardiology at Arizona Heart Hospital
One block of Ambulatory with Abrazo Medical Group
Three blocks of elective rotations which can include the following: Anesthesia, Dermatology, Diagnostic Radiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, General Surgery (elective), Infectious Disease, Interventional Radiology, Nephrology, Neurology, OBGYN, Orthopedic Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Pulmonology, Trauma Surgery, Urology

The primary site for this program is Abrazo West Campus, a 188-bed hospital located in Goodyear, AZ. Abrazo West has received Level I Trauma Center distinction. Residents rotate through the Medicine, ER and ICU service while at the Abrazo West Campus.

Residents also rotate through the Abrazo Arrowhead Campus, a 217-bed acute care hospital. Residents rotate through the Medicine and Surgery service while at Abrazo Arrowhead.

Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital serves as the site for the CCU and Inpatient Cardiology rotations. It is recognized by the American Heart Association via the Mission: Lifeline-Silver Award as a STEMI Receiving Center and is a Certified Chest Pain Center.

Residents also rotate through the Abrazo Medical Group clinics to fulfill their required ambulatory rotation experience.

Martha Brion
Program Coordinator
Phone: 623-848-5612
Email: [email protected]

Faculty & Residents

Paden Hendrickson, MD
Core Faculty

Leslie Easley, DO
Associate Program Director

William Arnold, MD
Core Faculty

Paden Hendrickson, MD - Dr. Hendrickson is ABIM certified in Internal medicine and serves as the Chief Hospitalist at Abrazo West Campus. He is also core faculty of Abrazo’s Internal Medicine Residency Program. Dr. Hendrickson serves on multiple committees and is chair of Peer Review at Abrazo West Campus. Dr Hendrickson graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2006 and completed his internal medicine training through the University of Iowa-Des Moines internal medicine residency program in 2009. He also served as Chief resident in 2009-2010. Dr. Hendrickson is married with two children and when not at the hospital he enjoys spending time with his family and traveling.

Leslie Easley, DO - Dr. Easley is AOA-certified in Internal Medicine and serves as Associate Program Director of Abrazo’s Internal Medicine Residency Program along with her Core Faculty role for Transitional Year. She serves as the system Medical Director for Sound Physicians in Phoenix. Dr. Easley graduated medical school from Midwestern University and completed her Internal Medicine training at Sierra Vista Regional Health Center in 2010.

William Arnold, MD - Dr. Arnold specializes in general and bariatric surgery and is currently medical director of bariatric surgery at the Abrazo Scottsdale Hospital. He is currently the Program Director of Abrazo’s General Surgery Residency Program along with his Core Faculty role for Transitional Year. He completed his general surgery residency training at TUFTS University in Boston and went on to complete a minimally invasive surgery fellowship at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Daniel Santana-Shoen, M.D.	Iya Agha, DO	Mahnoor Mukarram, DO, MS	Martha Oberg , MD
Brandon Verdoni, MD	Jack Stearns, MD	Lincoln Conway, D.O.	Ojas Deshpande, MD
Brayden Roesch, D.O.	Joseph Hale, MD MPH	Brenna Cronquist, MD	Robert Rosenblatt, MD