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Residency Mission and Goals
 The mission of the Residency Program is to train family physicians to
practice the full scope of family medicine with an attitude of critical
inquiry, a family and community focus, and a commitment to social justice.
Program goals and objectives are based on the core values of: Excellence
in Clinical Care, Collaboration, Humane Educational Environment, Critical
Inquiry, Diversity/Multiculturalism, and Social Justice. Specifically,
our residency strives to provide:
- a supportive learning
environment that fosters scholarly inquiry by students, residents
and faculty.
- family practice
residents with the necessary knowledge, skills, and attitudes for
providing primary health care to patients in the context of their
families and community.
an exemplary
health care delivery system, which residents may emulate in their
future practices. Evidence-based health care is patient centered,
family oriented and community responsive. Essential elements of this
model include continuity of care, availability and accountability
of care, and integration of biomedical, cultural and psychosocial
factors. Health care is provided by a team of physicians, nurses,
clinical pharmacist, social workers and family therapists, and a nutritionist.
residents with
an understanding of the economic and political forces that influence
the ever-changing practice of medicine.
an environment
which fosters healthy personal growth and support for residents and
their families.
an environment
conducive for practice and community-based research.
- opportunities
for graduates to become family physicians in the State of Connecticut.
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