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Trover Health System

Chiefs of Teaching Service

Family Medicine

Dr. Bill Crump acts as the Teaching Chief of Family Medicine at the Trover Campus. Dr. Crump's training is discussed in the “Administrative Staff” section. He continues an active practice including Obstetrics, and teaches both students and residents on the Family Medicine and Obstetrics services. For almost sixteen years he has facilitated groups and taught other faculty the iterative process of learning used in problem based learning exercises and while in Galveston trained and validated cases for the standardized patient program. Concerning his teaching role, Dr. Crump says: "We really get to know our students well, and it's fascinating to watch them develop into clinicians over a two-year period."

Internal Medicine

Dr. Ralph Hines is the Teaching Chief of Internal Medicine at the Trover Campus. Dr. Hines earned his M.D. degree from the Temple University Medical School and completed a residency program in Internal Medicine at Reading Hospital, Reading, PA, and a fellowship in Endocrinology at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hines has practiced in Madisonville for 30 years, and is a perennial winner of the annual teaching award given each year by the Family Practice residents. Known far and wide for his enormous breadth of medical knowledge, Dr. Hines says of his teaching at the Trover Campus: "It is a rewarding experience to be able to teach these young physicians. Teaching can be both a stimulus for the attending physician to keep current in medicine as well as a stimulus for the student to want to learn."

Neurology

Dr. Nahgma Mufti is the Teaching Chief of Neurology at the Trover Campus. Dr. Mufti obtained her undergraduate and medical degrees from the Khyber Medical College in Peshaswar, Pakistan and completed Residency Programs at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania and North Shore University Hospital, New York, where she also completed a Neurology Fellowship. In regard to her teaching role, Dr. Mufti says "I really enjoy working with the students. When I work with them and teach them, it gives me the stimulus to learn new things."

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Dr. Gerald Dysert is the Teaching Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Trover Campus. Dr. Dysert obtained his M.D. degree from Ohio State University and completed a residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mount Carmel Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio. He was in practice in Troy, Ohio for 20 years before joining Trover in 1998. A past recipient of the resident's teaching award of excellence, he is well known for his high expectations of all learners and his genuine interest in their development as caring physicians. Of his teaching at Trover, Dr. Dysert says: "The experience at Trover in normal and abnormal gynecology and obstetrics is varied and exciting for both students and teachers. The pathology runs rampant at this academic center. The personal, one-on-one interaction with students is rewarding and makes the Trover Campus a truly unique learning atmosphere."

Pediatrics

Dr. Reed McNeal is the Teaching Chief of Pediatrics at the Trover Campus. Dr. McNeal earned his M.D. degree from the University of Kansas Medical School and completed a residency program in Pediatrics at St. Joseph and Fitzsimmons Army Hospitals in Colorado. His practice experience includes 2 years at Tripler Army Hospital, a year at Fitzsimmons, 10 years in private practice in Corvallis, Oregon, and 10 years in a staff model HMO in Salt Lake City prior to joining Trover in 1997. Dr. McNeal is truly loved by his learners and was recently honored by the University of Kentucky School of Medicine as the outstanding community faculty of the year, despite the vast majority of his time being devoted to teaching U of L students. Describing his teaching activities, Dr. McNeal says: "I truly enjoy working with these great students."

Surgery

Dr. Mohan Rao is the Teaching Chief of Surgery at the Trover Campus. Dr. Rao earned his M.D. degree from the Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1980 and completed his surgery internship and residency at the University of Louisville. He also completed a fellowship in burns and critical care at Cornell University in New York City. Dr. Rao has practiced in Madisonville since 1986 and has been actively involved in surgery education for more than 20 years. He has received numerous teaching awards from the students and residents at the University of Louisville and is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha society at both Ohio State and the University of Louisville. When discussing the Trover Campus, Dr. Rao says: "The educational program of the Trover Health System is a vitally important component of the surgical practice here in Madisonville. Our continued association with enthusiastic and motivated students from the University of Louisville is a privilege and a constant source of our own ongoing education."