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The UTRGV School of Medicine held a reception to welcome the inaugural cohort of medical residents for its Family Practice Residency Program with Knapp Medical Center. From left are Dr. Rene Lopez, CEO of Knapp Medical Center; Alexandra Smith, program coordinator for the Knapp Medical Center/UTRGV Family Practice Residency Program; Dr. Yolanda Gomez, associate dean for Graduate Medical Education, UTRGV School of Medicine; Dr. Miguel Sanchez Rivas, medical resident; Dr. Rosemary Recavarren, chief medical staff, Knapp Medical Center; Dr. Steven Lieberman, interim dean, UTRGV School of Medicine; medical residents Dr. Carolina Gomez De Ziegler, Dr. Eddy Berges, Dr. Eliana Costantino-Burgazzi, Dr. Diego Moreno Dr. Marita Sanchez Sierra Marino; and Dr. Miguel Tello, incoming chief of staff for Knapp Medical Center, associate director of the Knapp Family Practice Residency Program and associate professor in the UTRGV School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

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The UTRGV School of Medicine held a reception to welcome the inaugural cohort of medical residents for its Family Practice Residency Program with Knapp Medical Center. From left are Dr. Rene Lopez, CEO of Knapp Medical Center; Alexandra Smith, program coordinator for the Knapp Medical Center/UTRGV Family Practice Residency Program; Dr. Yolanda Gomez, associate dean for Graduate Medical Education, UTRGV School of Medicine; Dr. Miguel Sanchez Rivas, medical resident; Dr. Rosemary Recavarren, chief medical staff, Knapp Medical Center; Dr. Steven Lieberman, interim dean, UTRGV School of Medicine; medical residents Dr. Carolina Gomez De Ziegler, Dr. Eddy Berges, Dr. Eliana Costantino-Burgazzi, Dr. Diego Moreno Dr. Marita Sanchez Sierra Marino; and Dr. Miguel Tello, incoming chief of staff for Knapp Medical Center, associate director of the Knapp Family Practice Residency Program and associate professor in the UTRGV School of Medicine Department of Family Medicine. (UTRGV Photo by Paul Chouy)

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