Abrazo Family Medicine Residency

• Unparalleled training
• Strong procedural skills
• Excellence in quality improvement
• Foundation in evidence based medicine
• Grassroots innovation

Our residency program offers full-spectrum family medicine training. 
We believe that the family physician is the foundation of any healthcare system. 
We provide increased access to high-quality healthcare for our surrounding Phoenix neighborhoods and communities.
We value collaboration, integrity, accountability, respect, humility, and compassionate service.

Abrazo Family Medicine Residency Program:

• Is affiliated with the University of Arizona College of Medicine and Midwestern University allowing us to provide research opportunities and advanced technologies for our residents
• Has been educating family physicians since 1978 (formerly as Phoenix Baptist Family Medicine Residency Program)
• Exposes residents to all areas of medicine, including practice management education with a focus on billing
  
• Provides quality patient-centered, evidence-based care
• Affords opportunities for community outreach
• Allows residents to serve as active members of hospital committees

We offer:

• Academics & research
• Obstetrics
• Hands-on procedural training
• Healthcare disparities education
• Balint group
• Behavioral medicine training
• Sports medicine
• Geriatrics
• Practice management
• Rural exposure
• Underserved urban and rural training
• OMT training
• Wellness curriculum
• SIM Lab
• Scholarly Activity

Unique qualities about training at Abrazo Family Medicine Residency Program: 

• Family Medicine training at Abrazo Central Campus
• External rotations at nearby tertiary care hospitals (Phoenix Children’s Hospital, St Josephs’/Dignity Healthcare Hospital)
• Opportunities for Specialty Track training in: Hospitalist Medicine, Maternal Child Health and Sports Medicine training
• Protected time for didactic conferences
• Integrative Medicine curriculum through the University of Arizona*
• Ample elective time across PGY2 and PGY3 years, including options for local and regional rotations
• Training for residents who plan to work with accountable care organizations
• Service to a  diverse patient population with regards to education, ethnicity/culture  and socio-economic status
• Procedural training in outpatient, inpatient, obstetric, and emergency medicine
• Sports medicine opportunities including physicals and healthcare for high school and professional athletes with community  physicians 
• Electronic medical records in the clinic and hospital (Epic and Cerner, respectively)
• Free online access to library services and medical reference subscriptions
• Monetary allowance toward medical education conferences, laptops and book purchases.
• Allowance for presenting research and/or representing Abrazo Family Medicine Residency Program at national conferences.

* In conjunction with the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine (AWCIM), our residency offers the Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR) program, which provides a dynamic, self-paced online Integrative Medicine curriculum specifically designed for medical residents. This 100-hour competency-based CORE program aligns with ACGME guidelines and equips physicians to better address the growing prevalence of chronic illnesses and stress-related disorders. Upon completion, residents receive a Certificate of Completion and gain access to over 85 additional hours of advanced, condition-specific content. The program provides 24-hour access and blends online learning with experiential activities, ensuring flexibility for busy schedules. It also includes a Healthcare Professional Wellbeing Course and incorporates evaluation tools to monitor progress and assess knowledge acquisition.

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Residents in the Abrazo Family Medicine Residency Program are exposed to a diverse population because they perform rotations at several surrounding urban and inner city tertiary care hospitals.

Abrazo Central Campus

An innovative acute-care hospital located in North Central Phoenix, Abrazo Central Campus offers a wide variety of advanced medical services to its patients. We have been an active partner in the growth and development of the communities we serve since 1963.

Today, Abrazo Central Campus is a 216-bed, non-denominational teaching hospital and part of the second largest health system in Arizona. The staff and more than 750 physicians are dedicated to providing innovative, cost-effective, and convenient healthcare services in an environment focused on personal care, compassion and respect.

Learn more about Abrazo Central Campus.

Residency Department
602-246-5521

Chelsea Kempton
Program Coordinator
602-246-5638
[email protected]

Abrazo Health Network Family Medicine Residency Program
2000 West Bethany Home Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85015

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Abrazo Family Medicine Residency Program offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package for Family Medicine residents.

Salary

First Year: $64,456
Second year: $67,681
Third year: $70,842
Chief: $74,819

Resident Employment Agreement

Benefits

• Medical and Dental Insurance
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Employee Retirement Plan
• Two white lab coats furnished by the hospital
• Meals provided when on duty at Abrazo Central Campus
• Stipend for meals while on duty at local hospital rotations
• Call rooms with computer access

Vacation and leave

Three weeks vacation per year (21 working days)

Books, conferences & other education

First year: $600 allowance
Second year: $800 allowance and 5 CME days
Third year: $1000 allowance and 5 CME days

Allowance can be used for related expenses including, without limitation: laptops, electronic tablets,website subscriptions, books/ebooks, conferences and other self-education

Up to a $1600 financial incentive to residents on track to take and pass the ABFM Certification exam in their PGY-3 year

Full access to Midwestern University Library to include apps like Up-To-Date, Dynamed, Sanford guide, Audio-Digest etc.

Certifications

The Abrazo Family Medicine Residency Program covers the cost of the following training courses:

• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Fetal Strip Review
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)

Membership in AAFP & AzAFP

The Program encourages participation in the following professional societies and pays for the resident's membership in:

American Osteopathic Association (AOA)
American College of Osteopathic Family Physicians (ACOFP)
American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
Arizona Academy of Family Physicians (AzAFP)

Scholarly Activity

Abrazo Family Medicine Residency Program supports the following:

• Participation in ongoing clinical research, poster presentations, didactic lectures, journal review and publications.
• Presentation at statewide Academic Excellence Day
• Presentation at national conferences including the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) conference