LANSING, MI – Former Sparrow Chief Resident Kate Hughes, D.O., has been named the nation’s top Resident in Emergency Medicine following her tenure at Sparrow.
Dr. Hughes, who graduated from the Sparrow residency program after four years, was given the 2017 Outstanding Resident of the Year in Emergency Medicine by the American Osteopathic Foundation and American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians.
Dr. Hughes graduated from the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine and is now in a Simulation Medicine Fellowship program at Arizona State University. Throughout her residency at Sparrow, she seized opportunities to be involved in community service, education, and research. The Outstanding Resident of the Year Award recognizes the best and brightest DO Residents in programs throughout the country. Each winning Resident receives $5,000. The awards were presented at an event in Philadelphia.
As a major teaching hospital, Sparrow offers interns, residents and sub-specialty residents access to the best clinicians, technologies and facilities available.
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Sparrow, a member of the prestigious Mayo Clinic Care Network, is mid-Michigan’s premier healthcare organization that includes hospitals in Lansing, St. Johns, Ionia and Carson City as well as Physicians Health Plan, Sparrow Physicians Health Network, the Sparrow Medical Group and the Michigan Athletic Club. Sparrow is affiliated with Michigan State University’s three human health colleges. Through these partnerships and the dedication of our 10,000 Caregivers, Sparrow pursues a vision to be nationally recognized as a leader in quality and Patient experience. For more information, visit Sparrow.org.