QMG Stories

Pen­ny Buen­ing brings a life­time of small-town val­ues to her work as a nurse prac­ti­tion­er in Can­ton and Lewis­town. Her jour­ney from agri­cul­ture to nurs­ing, along with the influ­ence of her family’s his­to­ry in rur­al med­i­cine, guides her com­mit­ment to com­pas­sion­ate, rela­tion­ship-cen­tered care.

Jes­si­ca B., a moth­er of two, ini­tial­ly believed the lump she found was rou­tine, just like a benign mass she’d had removed years ear­li­er. This time, how­ev­er, the famil­iar check-up led to a sur­pris­ing diag­no­sis — triple-neg­a­tive inva­sive breast can­cer. Faced with this unex­pect­ed fight, Jes­si­ca’s focus shift­ed to find­ing a care team she could trust.

Every career has a back­sto­ry. For Ryan Teheng, Cer­ti­fied Reg­is­tered Nurse Anes­thetist (CRNA) Coor­di­na­tor at Quin­cy Med­ical Group, that sto­ry starts in the kitchen and leads to the oper­at­ing room. In this Q&A, Ryan talks about the influ­ences that shaped his path, the work he loves, and the lessons his patients have taught them.

This APP Week, we spoke with Angela Dun­can, APRN, FNP-BC, from our QMG Can­cer Insti­tute. Angela meets patients where they are, offer­ing guid­ance and under­stand­ing dur­ing life’s hard­est moments. Her ener­gy and enthu­si­asm — whether in Cross­Fit or sky­div­ing — reflect the care and encour­age­ment she brings to every patient.

In hon­or of Advanced Prac­tice Providers Week, we rec­og­nize Sta­cia Briscoe, FNP‑C, and explore what inspired her to pur­sue a career in healthcare.

As we kick off Advanced Prac­tice Provider Week, we’re high­light­ing the incred­i­ble work of our team mem­bers who make a dif­fer­ence in patients’ lives every day. First up is Sarah Dou­glas, AGAC-NP, an Acute Care Nurse Prac­ti­tion­er who works in col­lab­o­ra­tion with Dr. Adam Rey­burn at Quin­cy Med­ical Group 

Heather and Karl’s qui­et sus­pi­cion turned into a joy­ful sur­prise when an ultra­sound con­firmed they were hav­ing twins. From preg­nan­cy to first check­ups, Quin­cy Med­ical Group’s trust­ed OB and pedi­atric teams pro­vid­ed guid­ance, reas­sur­ance, and care every step of the way.

In the lives of many fam­i­lies, there’s been one famil­iar, com­fort­ing pres­ence through count­less snif­fles, check-ups, first fevers, and grow­ing pains — Becky Campbell.

After more than 40 years ded­i­cat­ed to pedi­atrics, includ­ing 27 years with Quin­cy Med­ical Group (QMG), Becky, a nurse prac­ti­tion­er, is retir­ing. To the fam­i­lies she cared for, she has been more than just a health­care provider; she has become a cher­ished part of their extend­ed family. 

Some­times a lit­tle push from loved ones can make all the dif­fer­ence. For David P., encour­age­ment from his wife and daugh­ters led to a der­ma­tol­ogy appoint­ment that may have saved his life. Dur­ing a full skin exam with Dr. Austin Mad­dy at Quin­cy Med­ical Group, a sus­pi­cious mole on David’s neck was iden­ti­fied as melanoma — caught ear­ly thanks to their per­sis­tence. David’s expe­ri­ence is a pow­er­ful reminder of how quick, sim­ple, and poten­tial­ly life­sav­ing a skin exam can be.