FMOL Health | St. Francis Welcomes 21 New Residents on Match Day 2026

March 24, 2026

Monroe, LA. – FMOL Health | St. Francis Medical Center proudly welcomes 21 new resident physicians who matched with the hospital’s graduate medical education programs during the 2026 National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Match Day. This year’s Match continues St. Francis’ growing investment in graduate medical education and its commitment to expanding access to care across Northeast Louisiana. The physicians will begin their residency training this summer.

“Match Day represents an exciting milestone for these physicians and for our health system,” said Thomas Gullatt, President of FMOL Health | St. Francis. “At St. Francis Medical Center, we are proud to train the next generation of physicians while continuing to expand access to high-quality care for the communities we serve across Northeast Louisiana. We’re thrilled to have both our Internal Medicine residency and our new Family Medicine residency programs fully matched with talented physicians.”

Thirteen of the incoming physicians will train through St. Francis Medical Center’s Internal Medicine Residency Program, gaining hands-on experience alongside experienced physicians across a variety of inpatient and outpatient settings. During the three-year program, residents work with internists, hospitalists, intensivists and subspecialists while rotating through key areas of internal medicine.

These 13 residents will also provide care at the St. Francis Internal Medicine Clinic – Jackson Street, where they will gain valuable experience managing chronic disease, preventive care and primary care needs for patients across the region.

“We are excited to welcome this outstanding group of internal medicine residents to St. Francis,” said Navin Ramlal, MD, Internal Medicine Residency Program Director. “Our program provides a strong clinical learning environment where residents gain hands-on clinical experience while working alongside multidisciplinary teams to care for patients throughout our region.”

Eight of this year’s residents will make up the inaugural class for the newly accredited Family Medicine Residency Program at St. Francis. Earning initial accreditation in 2025, this second residency program marks an important expansion of the hospital’s graduate medical education programs and strengthens its role in training physicians for Northeast Louisiana.

“The addition of a Family Medicine Residency Program allows us to expand primary care training and strengthen the physician workforce in our region,” said Shaista Qureshi, MD, MBBS, DABFM, FAAFP, Family Medicine Residency Program Director. “Family medicine physicians play a vital role in caring for individuals and families across every stage of life,

including full spectrum pregnancy care, labor and delivery services as well as taking care of the mother/babies, pediatrics, women’s health, outpatient procedures, geriatric care and providing continuity of care services to the entire family as one unit at the Family Medicine residency clinic which will be opening soon. We are proud to begin training future physicians who will serve communities across Northeast Louisiana.”

These 21 physicians will officially begin their training at St. Francis Medical Center in July of this year. Ten Internal Medicine physicians who began their training in 2023 at St. Francis will graduate this Spring, making room for the new Internal Medicine residents. Several of the program’s graduating doctors plan to remain in Northeast Louisiana to practice medicine.

The residency programs are a key component of St. Francis Forward, the hospital’s multi-year capital investment initiative focused on enhancing facilities, upgrading technology and strengthening clinical services for the Monroe community. As part of this effort, St. Francis has expanded educational resources for residents, including access to advanced simulation training, modern learning environments and collaborative spaces designed to support medical education and innovation.

Residency programs play a vital role in strengthening the physician workforce. Nationally, nearly 70 percent of physicians choose to practice near where they complete their residency training, making programs like those at St. Francis Medical Center essential to improving access to care throughout Northeast Louisiana.