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. Mark Littlehale is the Teaching Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Trover Campus. Dr. Littlehale obtained his M.D. degree from the St. Louis University School of Medicine and completed a residency program in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He was in practice in Southbridge, Massachusetts for 5 years before joining Trover in 2000. Many of the Trover Campus graduates who have chosen OB/GYN as a career cite their experience working with Dr. Littlehale as a major reason for their choice. Dr. Littlehale says "I enjoy teaching the Trover Campus students because they are enthusiastic and motivated to learn. Prospective students should know that we'll work them hard, but they'll learn a lot and maybe even have some fun along the way."
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
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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."
