Why Abrazo?

The Phoenix Baptist Family Medicine Residency Program is a premier site for full spectrum family medicine education. Affiliated with the University of Arizona College of Medicine, we have been educating family physicians since 1978. We truly believe that a full spectrum family physician is the foundation of any healthcare system and is the ideal primary caregiver for any population. Since the start of our program, our mission has been to train well-rounded family physicians who:

• have exposure to all areas of medicine, including business
• provide quality patient-centered, evidence-based care
• are an integral part of their surrounding community
• serve as active members of the medical staff

Our emphasis is on educating family physicians who have the skills to work anywhere, in any setting (especially rural and medically underserved areas) and run the business if so desired. 

Highlights of our program:

• Unopposed training in a community hospital setting. There are no competing residencies for inpatient or OB care in our institution
• Experienced, dedicated full-time faculty
• Opportunity to rotate at several surrounding urban and inner city tertiary care hospitals
• Protected time for core didactic conferences
• Diverse patient population: culturally, ethnically, educationally and socio-economically
• Affiliation with 13 school-based clinics in our community where 60-80% of children are below poverty level
• OB, ER and procedural training
• Affiliation with the county Public Health Department Family Planning Clinic
• Longitudinal emphasis on Practice Management education
• Sports medicine program includes care of High School and professional athletes with the opportunity for longitudinal experience as "team doc" for a local high school
• Five months elective time with the opportunity for international rotations
• Specialized training options above and beyond required curriculum in the areas of:
  
  1. Academics/Research
  2. Geriatrics
  3. Sports Medicine
  4. Obstetrics, with opportunity for c-section
  5. Procedural/Rural training
  6. Practice Management
• Computerized resident scheduling and procedure documentation
• Annual weekend residency retreat
• Night float call system
• On-line library and "Up-to-Date" subscriptions
• Monetary allowance toward PDA purchase

We welcome you to explore our website and learn more about our educational family.

We are pleased you are interested in our program. You may contact us through:

C/O Shauntoi Jackson
Residency Coordinator

Via Mail:
Family Medicine Residency
Phoenix Baptist Hospital
2000 West Bethany Home Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85015

Via Telephone:
(602) 246-5658 or (602) 246-5521

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