Since 1975, Altoona Family Physicians has provided quality family medicine training for Central Pennsylvania and beyond.
Our program is dually accredited and approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Our 8-8-8 residency program is the sole residency at UPMC Altoona, and we offer a broad clinical experience in an enriching academic environment with an emphasis on inpatient, outpatient, lifestyle and palliative medicine. Residents spend ample time in the hospital and office while allowing for a wonderful work-life balance. They additionally receive excellent training in obstetrics and women’s health through our resident-run Pregnancy Care Center and Women’s Health and Wellness Center.
Our dynamic faculty members are dedicated to teaching the principles of family medicine. Our core faculty members include not only ABFM and ABOFP certified family physicians, but, also a board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, two surgically trained OB physicians, a family medicine trained PharmD, and a dedicated behavioral scientist. Many additional adjunct faculty aid in providing a superior experience for our residents. Our faculty have diverse clinical backgrounds with specialty training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine, women’s health, obstetrics, faculty development, osteopathic manipulative therapy, college health, sports medicine, leadership, and others. We also enjoy excellent collaborative relationships with our specialists, including our local obstetricians and pediatricians.
Elective rotations can be arranged within the United States and internationally. We offer numerous customizable curricular areas of concentration (similar to tracks) that allow residents the ability to shape their training. Our rural medicine area of concentration lets residents do their continuity clinic in our rural office. Residents can also design their own area of concentration in other areas such as menopause health, sports medicine, aesthetics, OMM, global medicine, leadership, and others.