 Families in the future will need family physicians who have received excellent residency training. The family medicine physicians of tomorrow will draw upon their expertise in clinical diagnosis and management, community health, managed care, resource management and research to deliver a superior standard of health care. In order to meet this challenge, Good Samaritan Hospital (GSH), Kettering Medical Center (KMC), and Wright State University (WSU) formed the Dayton Community Family Medicine Residency (DCFMR), a unique training program in family medicine.
The Dayton Community Family Medicine Residency trains residents to accept their roles as concerned, competent physicians who function well in the full realm of family medicine, whether in rural or urban settings. We provide a blend of experiences (patients come from multiple socio-economic, racial and ethnic groups) and comprehensive exposure to a variety of medical disciplines. |
Graduates of our program will achieve the following objectives:
- Technical competence in the diagnosis and treatment of a broad array of illnesses that constitute the majority of health visits to family physicians.
- Growth as an individual in a professional and personal manner.
- Implementation of the biopsychosocial model as a means to understanding and therefore treating the whole patient.
- Ability to care for the individual and the family in a community-responsive manner.
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Department of Family Medicine: A Partner in the DCFMR
The Dayton Community Family Medicine Residency is the fully integrated program of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine. The WSU Department of Family Medicine has a lengthy track record as a strong and productive department, with tremendous success in recruiting students to enter  family medicine. In 2001, the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) recognized WSU as the number one department in the country in the percentage of graduates entering family medicine. We continue to rank among the top programs in the country. The Department of Family Medicine includes 18 fully affiliated physicians, three clinical psychologists, and one research pharmacist. All physicians are residency-trained and board certified; several have additional credentials in geriatrics, sports medicine, pain medicine, and adolescent medicine. The volunteer faculty has grown from a dozen physicians to almost 200; most are residency-trained and all are board certified. Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine has developed an outstanding Department of Family Medicine. It is a leader in undergraduate medical education. Integration of the residency program and the department has strengthened both entities, and enabled the residency to expand its role in the generation of research and scholarship in family medicine and primary care. <top> |
