Investments in Family Medicine Graduate Medical Education (GME) yield dividends in health care provided by the additional residents and in post-graduate practice in the Pennsylvania communities where they’re most needed. The increased program funding for 2022-23 expanded much-needed support to the four residency programs hosting the nine expanded residency slots and a then-new Resident Community Health Impact Grant (RIG) program. 

Residents are learners in training and practice. They are uniquely positioned to be change-makers in their communities. Residency training supports opportunities for community health outreach and scholarly activity designed to address health needs of communities and special populations. Family Medicine training is broad – covering all ages, all disease states, chronic and urgent health needs, and integrating health with mental wellbeing via a whole-person, family-centered perspective. Residents are eager to apply practical, creative solutions to make a difference in their patients’ health and are trained to collaborate within multi-disciplinary teams.