Our 2025 Family Medicine Graduates: Where Are They Now?
In June 2025, we celebrated our department’s 56th commencement and welcomed a fantastic group of talented medical providers and family physicians to our legacy of more than 2,000 trained over the years. This year’s graduating class included the following:
- Forty-seven family medicine residents and three pharmacy residents across seven residencies
- Six hospice and palliative medicine fellows
- Two sexual and gender health fellows
- Two sports medicine fellows
- One primary care behavioral health fellow, and
- One pre-doctoral medical family therapy intern
Where are they headed next? Around 67 percent of our graduates are staying in Minnesota to practice their specialty. Here is the breakdown:
- 16.3 percent will practice in rural Minnesota
- 51 percent will practice in urban areas within Minnesota
- 79.6 percent indicated their plans included outpatient family medicine work
- 69.4 percent will practice in the Midwest
Several graduates are advancing their training in specialized fields:
- An obstetrics fellowship is the next step for Dr. Julia Krumholz (UMMC/Smiley’s)
- A sports medicine fellowship is underway for Dr. Rebekah Fiers (North Memorial)
- Dr. Layne Anderson (North Memorial) joined a palliative medicine fellowship
- A sleep medicine fellowship is in store for Dr. Namrata Damle (Methodist)
- Dr. Kelly Thao (St. John’s) is currently working in the float pool but plans to pursue a sports medicine fellowship
Curious to learn more about our alumni? Stay tuned to our family medicine alumni news stories. You can also stay connected to our department and follow some of our graduates’ next steps by subscribing to the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health alumni newsletter.
