What Makes Us Unique
Rotating at Altoona Family Physicians is a great and unique opportunity for medical students at all stages of their training. Being an unopposed residency in a nearly-400 bed hospital provides excellent educational opportunities not available at other sites. Medical students from throughout the country seek us out to do sub/acting internships, family medicine rotations, rural medicine rotations, and electives. Housing is provided at no cost for all rotations, and unlimited food in our cafeteria is provided for those rotating at our Altoona site.
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- 2, 4, 6, and 8-week rotations available
- Approved for many required and elective family medicine rotations
- Sites include Altoona and our rural office in nearby Williamsburg
- Our offices offer both well-established inpatient and outpatient EMRs and fully functional laboratories. The Altoona office is also conveniently located next to the UPMC Altoona Hospital
- Dedicated outpatient clinics include:
- Musculoskeletal
- Diabetes Management
- Weight Management
- OMT
- Colposcopy
- Palliative Care
- Housing is provided at no cost for all sites, and unlimited food is available at the hospital cafeteria
- Ability to perform many dermatologic, obstetric, gynecologic, orthopedic, and sports medicine procedures
- Daily didactic sessions and dedicated medical student lectures
- Opportunity to spend anywhere from several days to one week on the inpatient family medicine service
- Available elective opportunities include
- OB (including our resident-run Pregnancy Care Center)
- Gynecology (Women’s Health and Wellness center)
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- STAT MedEvac (available October-May)
- Community Volunteer Opportunities
- Lifestyle Medicine
- Phlebotomy Lab
- In-house AFP lab
- Community family medicine offices
- Hospitalist service
Summer Preceptorship Program Apply Now
- 6-week program in June and July between the first and second year of medical school intended to help students determine which medical specialty they may be interested in pursuing
- Stipend provided upon completion of program to reimburse for housing and transportation costs
- Unlimited food at the hospital cafeteria at no cost
- Ample time spent in Altoona and Williamsburg outpatient family medicine offices
- 1 week with inpatient family medicine service
- Opportunity to explore other specialties:
- OB (including our resident-run Pregnancy Care Center)
- Gynecology (Women’s Health and Wellness Center)
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine
- Emergency Medicine
- Gastroenterology
- Pulmonology
- Rheumatology
- Lifestyle Medicine (weight management, nutrition, diabetes management)
- Orthopedics
- Daily didactic sessions and dedicated medical student lectures
- Students have the option to get involved with AFP's Family Medicine Exploration Camp for high school and undergrad students.
- Applications for the 2025 program are due by March 21, 2025. Selected applicants will be notified by April 18, 2025.
- Anticipated 2025 program dates: June 2 - July 11, 2025.
Shadowing Opportunities
AFP works with Juniata College and Penn State University to allow college students the opportunity to experience primary care and other specialties within the UPMC Altoona system. Other shadowing opportunities are arranged on a case-by-case basis and may or may not be available depending on the number of students rotating/shadowing with us. Please contact us for more information.