Riverside Family Medicine Residency,
founded in 1971, is one of the oldest family medicine programs in the
country. Our emphasis on information technology allows us to
provide the highest quality care for our patients and the greatest
access to evidence-based knowledge for our residents. A high faculty-to-resident ratio allows
residents independence to manage their own patients and creates a
great teaching environment to learn patient care. Our strong
collegial atmosphere is a unique trademark of the Riverside Family
Medicine Residency Program. We continue to be committed
to producing the finest family medicine physicians in the nation.
Our Mission "Teach, Care, and Support" Our mission is to teach and promote excellent family
medicine
for the present and the future.
Our Vision We are the premier Family Medicine Residency in
Virginia. We care for patients in the time-honored tradition of Family Medicine while utilizing (and developing) the information technology of tomorrow.
Our Values
Please read about our philosophy in carrying out our mission.
Watch our slideshow to see us at work and at play...
"Our program has
a strong emphasis on 'individualizing' the residents'
educational activities and learning experiences to prepare
them as life long learners in the challenging and rewarding
practice of medicine."
Key Program
Features:
12 family medicine residents per
year.
11 family medicine faculty
members, with three holding CAQs in OB or sports
medicine. One is the Director of Medical
Informatics for the Health System.
Live Electronic Medical Record
since 1997, with access from hospital, home, and
wireless office.
Over 100 sub-specialist community
faculty members providing one on one teaching.
Internet access throughout the
office and hospital allows access to patient information,
textbooks and journals from around the world.
PDA interface in the hospital
allows uploading of patient lists and clinical
information.
Onsite behaviorist.
Diverse patient population
including active OB and pediatrics.
Developer of
Comp-E-Val, the web-based, competency-based family
medicine evaluation tool, now provided by the American
Board of Family Medicine.
Sports
Medicine affiliations with The College of William & Mary
and Christopher Newport University.
Lions Bridge, Mariners Museum
Thank you so much for your interest in Riverside Family
Medicine. Please come and visit us! We would love to meet you!
