Training physicians in broad-spectrum family medicine to serve patients and communities by providing high-quality, patient-centered care in any setting.
The first year at Altoona Family Physicians focuses extensively on the basics of family medicine to build a strong foundation with a heavy emphasis on inpatient medicine, outpatient medicine, obstetrics, and pediatrics.
The second year at Altoona Family Physicians builds upon the strong foundation created during the first year of training with several specialty-Dasea rotations, more time in the office, and supervision of first-year residents.
The third year at Altoona Family Physicians builds upon the previous training with significant elective time to help prepare you for independent practice.
Altoona Family Physicians recognizes that Osteopathic Principles involve more than OMT. The program emphasizes the patient-centered approach of family and Osteopathic Medicine.
Trainees are able to participate in global health trips with faculty, which take place once or twice each year.
Lifestyle medicine helps to address root causes of much of the chronic disease that we see in our patients.
We have a number of family medicine faculty who deliver babies and 24/7 OB back up support in the hospital for emergencies.
Need for hospice and palliative medicine will only continue to grow as population demographics shift. A skilled family physician should understand the basic principles of hospice and palliative medicine.
Our trainees team up with the pediatric hospitalist for every newborn, child, and teen in the hospital.
In combination with the orthopedics rotation, trainees may gain further experience with local high school teams, college teams, and teams at the Mario Lemieux sports complex in Pittsburgh.
At UPMC Altoona Family Physicians, resident wellness is a priority. We introduce resident wellness during Orientation, and this support continues throughout your residency. Our faculty are responsive to resident needs and have an "open-door" policy.
Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee is dedicated to fostering a welcoming and supportive environment for individuals of all backgrounds, beliefs, ages, gender identities, expressions, and sexual orientations.
The individual curriculum concentrations (ICC), also known as "tracks," allow AFP residents the opportunity to focus on an individual area of study during their residency.
Along with an excellent primary curriculum, we have a robust elective experience. Residents have 20 total weeks of elective time during their second and third years (10 weeks each year).
As an unopposed family medicine residency program, our residents gain hands on experience doing procedures in almost every rotation.
We have a call system that balances progressive responsibility with appropriate supervision. We abide by ACGME work hours regardless of the rotation and constantly seek to ensure the wellbeing of our residents.
We have a rigorous didactic schedule that balances learning and resident wellness. Our "Noon Conferences" occur three to four days per week from 12:15 PM to 1:15 PM
Altoona Family Medicine program offers training in Musculoskeletal, Endocrinology, Palliative Medicine, Colposcopy, and Gynecology clinics