{"id":1491,"date":"2017-12-05T10:27:03","date_gmt":"2017-12-05T15:27:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/?page_id=1491"},"modified":"2025-11-03T08:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T13:38:38","slug":"highlights","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/family-medicine-residency-program\/highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"Highlights"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1491\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1491-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1491-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1491-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_widget_sp_image widget_sp_image panel-first-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"400\" alt=\"UConn Football Game\" class=\"attachment-full\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/UConn-Game_770_400.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/UConn-Game_770_400-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/UConn-Game_770_400-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/UConn-Game_770_400-768x399.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/09\/UConn-Game_770_400.jpg\" \/><\/div><div id=\"panel-1491-0-0-1\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_black-studio-tinymce widget_black_studio_tinymce panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div class=\"textwidget\"><p>We are proud of our program and offer you a list of key features and unique areas of training that we think will interest you!<\/p>\n<p>Make sure to check out our Instagram <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uconn_familymed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@uconn_familymed<\/a> for updates, additional information, and direct communication with our residents!<\/p>\n<h3>Teaching highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Family Medicine Core Curriculum held every Wednesday morning.<\/li>\n<li>Integration of an osteopathic longitudinal educational experience for our D.O. residents.<\/li>\n<li>Monthly Grand Rounds with premier speakers.<\/li>\n<li>Model Longitudinal Psychosocial Curriculum.<\/li>\n<li>Ample amount of electives with opportunities in academic centers, several hospitals and community partners.<\/li>\n<li>Resident Support Groups by class.<\/li>\n<li>Wellness initiatives throughout the year.<\/li>\n<li>Supportive environment.<\/li>\n<li>Health systems management curriculum with individualized office performance reports.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty that lead and teach major courses at the medical school.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty involved in the community and outreach programs.<\/li>\n<li>Faculty that practice full scope inpatient and outpatient.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/downtown-hartford-770_440.jpg\" alt=\"Downtown Hartford\" width=\"770\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/downtown-hartford-770_440.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/downtown-hartford-770_440-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/downtown-hartford-770_440-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/downtown-hartford-770_440-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Location Highlights<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>All the assets of an academic administration (UConn Health) based in a large community hospital (Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center) in Hartford, CT.<\/li>\n<li>Family Medicine Center located directly across the street from our admitting hospital.<\/li>\n<li>Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center named a Top 100 Hospital numerous times.<\/li>\n<li>Interdisciplinary collaborative care: On site behavioral health department and virtual pharmacist whom help us care for our patients and available to ask questions.<\/li>\n<li>Home computer access to patient records and libraries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/FMEC-with-paint_2025.jpg\" alt=\"FMEX 2025 Paintings\" width=\"770\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-37009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/FMEC-with-paint_2025.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/FMEC-with-paint_2025-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/FMEC-with-paint_2025-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/11\/FMEC-with-paint_2025-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>What Else?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Active participation in curriculum development and leadership in the residency, hospital and local organizations.<\/li>\n<li>Immersion and outreach work at Puerto Rico during community medicine month.<\/li>\n<li>Outstanding Sports Medicine Fellowship: integration of fellows and residents at FMC.<\/li>\n<li>Our location across the street from a major teaching hospital allows the opportunity to participate in the didactic programs offered by other departments.<\/li>\n<li>Our strong bond with the medical school allows opportunities to rotate and participate in academic opportunities at UConn Health.<\/li>\n<li>Our partnership with community organizations offer numerous opportunities to volunteer and be at the community:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>AHEC and <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/urban-services-track-and-ahec-scholars\/\">Urban Service Track<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Student-run free clinics at the UConn School of Medicine: South Park Shelter Clinic<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/connecticut-area-health-education-center-network\/migrant-farm-worker-clinics\/\" class=\"broken_link\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.healthcollective.org\/\" rel=\"\" class=\"broken_link\">Hartford Gay and Lesbian Health Collective\u00a0<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trinityhealthofne.org\/location\/curtis-d-robinson-center-for-health-equity\">Curtis D. Robinson Center for Health Equity<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/health-disparities\/\">Health Disparities Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Benefits<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Fitness Center available on hospital campus.<\/li>\n<li>Center for Integrative Medicine for low price service to enhance wellness (medication, massage therapy, Reiki, acupuncture, mindfulness therapy).<\/li>\n<li>Many nearby cultural activities and exciting and beautiful outdoor recreational activities: New England rocks! Come check it out.<\/li>\n<li>Many practice-wide social events and celebrations: staff, faculty and residents enjoying life together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Residents_baptism_770_440.jpg\" alt=\"Group of residents at baptism\" width=\"770\" height=\"440\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-36984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Residents_baptism_770_440.jpg 770w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Residents_baptism_770_440-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Residents_baptism_770_440-150x86.jpg 150w, https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/graduate-medical-education\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/10\/Residents_baptism_770_440-768x439.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are proud of our program and offer you a list of key features and unique areas of training that we think will interest you! Make sure to check out our Instagram @uconn_familymed for updates, additional information, and direct communication with our residents! Teaching highlights Family Medicine Core Curriculum held every Wednesday morning. 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