Meet our Residents (2021-2022)

PGY-1: 

Nicholas Burstein, DO

Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Graduate: MS in Medical Physiology, Case Western Reserve
Undergraduate: Northeastern University
Hometown: Needham, MA
Family Medicine interests: Full-spectrum primary care, Palliative Care, Narrative Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Medical Education
Why did I choose to train at Barre? I wanted to return home to New England for my training. UMass stood out to me because of the combination of rigorous academic training and full spectrum primary care that were integrated into the communities in Worcester and Barre. I also felt like the residents, faculty, and administrators were my kind of down-to-earth and genuine people that I would want to spend 3 challenging years training beside. I was particularly interested in Barre because of the chance to learn in both an urban-academic and rural environment and the opportunity to truly "own my patients."
Hobbies: Songwriting and music production, drumming, oil painting, creative writing, spending time with my wife Lucy and our dog Beep!
Fun Facts: I made the music for "Cube Runner," one of the first games released in the Apple app-store. It has been downloaded over 6 million times!

Nicholas Croce, DO

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine  
Undergraduate: UMass Lowell
Hometown: Amesbury, MA
Family Medicine Interests:  Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment, Rural Medicine, Obstetrics, Outpatient Procedures, Pediatrics, Teaching
Why Did I Choose to Train at Barre? My goal is to be a small-town, old-school, jack-of-all trades doctor; and the inherent rigors of training at Barre Family Health Center will best prepare me for this.  UMass Chan Family Medicine