Dayton Community Family Medicine Residency

DCFMR Faculty
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Michael T. Boggs, M.D.
Katherine A. Clark, D.O., F.A.A.F.P.
Paul J. Hershberger, Ph.D.
Anne M. Proulx, D.O.

Michael J. Ruff, M.D.
Philip S.Whitecar, M.D.
Kathleen Long Wittberg, M.D.
Teresa W. Zryd, M.D., M.S.P.H.

Program Director

Teresa W. Zryd, M.D., M.S.P.H., was named director of the DCFPR program and vice chair of Graduate Medical Education for Family Medicine in July 2003. She is a 1995 graduate of Wright State University School of Medicine and a graduate of the DCFMR Program, where she also served as chief resident. Dr. Zryd joined the residency as faculty in August 1998. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine, and also holds a master's in public health from Western Kentucky University. Dr. Zryd serves as chief medical consultant for the Dayton Public Schools and team physician for Fairborn City Schools. Her special interests include preventive medicine, school/public health and adolescent medicine.

Core Faculty

Michael T. Boggs, M.D., is board certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and is an assistant clinical professor of family medicine at Wright State. Dr. Boggs is a graduate of The Ohio State University and received his M.D. degree from the Medical College of Ohio. He completed his residency training at the Good Samaritan Family Practice Program, where he served as chief resident. Dr. Boggs maintains a full time practice in the rural community of Lewisburg; providing the full spectrum of family medicine, from newborn care to pediatric and adult medicine. <top>

Katherine A. Clark, D.O., F.A.A.F.P., is a board certified osteopathic family physician, certified by the American Board of Quality Improvement and Utilization Review and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians. She has been faculty with the residency since 1995. She is a graduate of the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine and received her bachelor's degree from Ohio University. She completed her family medicine residency at Grandview Hospital in Dayton. Dr. Clark is an associate clinical professor for the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, Department of Family Medicine and the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Department of Family Medicine. She is an associate director of the Dayton Community Family Medicine Residency. She has been active in organized medicine and has served as president of the Dayton District Academy of Osteopathic Medicine, the Ohio State Society of Osteopathic Family Physicians and the Greene County Medical Society. Special clinical interests include care of the elderly and long term care, quality improvement and utilization review, preventive care, women's health and osteopathic manipulative therapy. She spends her leisure time with her husband and two children, riding and taking care of the family's horses and ponies. <top>

Paul J. Hershberger, Ph.D., became the director of behavioral science for the residency program in 2001. A licensed psychologist, Dr. Hershberger earned his Ph.D. in counseling psychology at The Ohio State University in 1989. He is a professor in the Department of Family Medicine and is board certified in clinical health psychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology. In addition to his teaching responsibilities with the residency, Dr. Hershberger maintains an active research program as well as a private practice. Specific interests include health promotion, stress and coping, treatment adherence and cognitive therapy. Dr. Hershberger's monthly electronic newsletter, e-quilibrium, addresses a variety of topics pertaining to behavior and health. (Read archived issues here.) <top>

Anne M. Proulx, D.O., associate director, joined the faculty in 1997 after five years in private practice in Dayton and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her osteopathic rotating internship at St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, New York. Dr. Proulx moved to Pittsburgh to complete her family practice residency at Shadyside Hospital, now University of Pittsburgh Medicine Center-Shadyside, and is a diplomat of the American Board of Family Medicine. In 2000, Dr. Proulx gained additional expertise and training at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Academic Fellowship in Family Medicine. She is an assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine. The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine awarded Dr. Proulx its 2006 Humanism in Medicine Award. Her other interests lie in patient education, research, women's health issues and balancing family life. She shares this latter interest with her husband, Scott, and two children, Meredith and Daniel. <top>

Michael J. Ruff, M.D., is a former graduate of our residency program, completing his training in 2001. He joined our faculty in January 2006 after spending two years as a member of the faculty with the Southwest Oklahoma Family Medicine Residency in Lawton, Oklahoma. Prior to that, he was in private practice in Englewood, Ohio. He earned an undergraduate degree from Wright State University and his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo. Dr. Ruff is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and an assistant professor with the Department of Family Medicine of Wright State University. In addition to his duties in resident education, he is currently serving as medical director for the Good Samaritan Family Health Center. His areas of interest include obstetrics, preventive medicine, diabetes, and sports medicine. <top>

Philip S. Whitecar, M.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine and a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians, Dr. Whitecar joined the residency part time in September 1995 and full time in July 1997. Dr. Whitecar graduated in 1978 from Northeast Missouri State University in Kirksville, Missouri, the birthplace of osteopathic medicine. He received his M.D. Degree from the University of Illinois in 1983 and completed his residency at the University of Missouri, then served with the National Health Service Corp in Greenville, Ohio. Since joining the WSU faculty, he has served as medical director of University Family Physicians, Indian Ripple Family Health Center, and Ohio's Integrated Hospice. He is co-creator and director of the WSU School of Medicine pain management elective. While enjoying all aspects of being a family physician, he especially enjoys managing "difficult" patients and helping resident physicians prepare for success in the business of medicine. His special interests include hospice care, care of chronic pain, sports medicine and assisting patients with lifestyle changes such as weight loss and smoking cessation. He enjoys home remodeling, gardening and various sports. <top>

Kathleen Long Wittberg, M.D., has been on the faculty of the residency since 1990 where she currently serves as preceptor and coordinator of Didactics. A Dayton native, she is a graduate of the University of Dayton and received her medical degree from the University of Cincinnati in 1980. She completed her Residency in Family Medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was the Administrative/Clinical Chief Resident during her 3rd year of residency. She has been Board Certified by the American Board of Family Medicine since 1984. Dr. Wittberg is an active staff member at Good Samaritan Hospital in the Department of Family Practice and maintains a busy private practice. She was awarded the Attending of the Year in 1990 by the Family Medicine Residents, and in 2004 was one of Good Samaritan Hospital’s 1st annual “Physicians Making a Difference” award. She is the current Chair of Good Samaritan Hospital's Medical Records Committee. She is a member of the Miami Valley Academy of Family Physicians (MVAFP) serving as Treasurer for the Executive Committee and is the course Director for the annual MVAFP CME course. Dr. Wittberg's areas of interest are Preventive Care, Ambulatory Medicine, Developmental Disabilities, and Resident Education. <top>

Community Preceptors

David A. Garrety, MD
Ohio State University
School of Medicine
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Michael F. Bosworth, DO
College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Des Moines University
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Dixie R. Mullennix, MD
Wright State University
School of Medicine
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David A. Mesker, MD
Wright State University
School of Medicine
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Ronald L. McGilton, MD
Wright State University
School of Medicine
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Misti M. Grimson, MD
Wright State University
School of Medicine
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Aco Jovanov, MD
University St. Cyril & Methoduis
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Carol L. Bland, MD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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Cheryl Gill, DO
College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery
Des Moines University
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Gordon S. Walbroehl, MD
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
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“Any program can make you a physician, but the kind of physician you become depends on the role models you have... Dayton Community is more than just quality education in a supportive environment; the faculty here are truly wonderful people.”

– Dr. Hawkins, R3

“This has been a wonderful opportunity and I appreciate your hospitality. I have learned SO much from all of you, and the experience has definitely made me think more about considering a Family Practice residency and career.”

– Meghan MS I

Dayton Community Family Medicine Residency
2345 Philadelphia Dr.
Dayton, OH 45406
(937) 275-2792
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