St. Joseph's Hospital Program, Department of Family Medicine in the Medical School at the University of Minnesota

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Bethesda Family Medicine

• Bethesda Family Medicine, our clinic, is located five minutes from St. Joseph’s Hospital
• Patients include largely underserved African American, Caucasian, Hispanic, and Hmong populations
• On-site psychologists and psychiatrist
• Procedures taught include colposcopy and OB ultrasound
• Pharmacy on-site
• Residents are on committees making decisions affecting the program

St. Joseph’s Hospital

• St. Joe’s is an urban tertiary care center providing state-of-the-art services
• Unopposed residency; family-medicine-friendly hospital
• 2006 recipients of the prestigious HealthGrades Distinguished Hospital Award for Patient Safety and the Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence; fewer than 50 hospitals nationwide achieve both awards
• Awarded Best Minnesota Hospital Workplace by the Minnesota Hospital Association
• New hospital in process
• Family-friendly call schedule with at least three residents in-house at all times for backup and support
• Excellent moonlighting opportunities available

Faculty

• University of Minnesota Family Medicine and Community Health Teacher of the Year award given to St. Joe's faculty members in 2005, 2003, and 2001
• Faculty areas of expertise include women’s health, sports medicine, diabetes, geriatrics, pharmacology, behavioral health, research
• In-house PharmD with expertise in herbal supplements
• Faculty, residents, and clinic staff join together to play softball in our lively games once a week in summer and fall.

Our Program Director Says
The St. Joseph’s Residency Program is a vibrant community of physicians dedicated to learning and serving their community. We have a busy clinical practice with a wonderful diversity of ethnicities, ages, and pathologies. Our hospital is a unique mix of community hospital and tertiary referral center which affords our residents unopposed opportunities to treat and prevent the full spectrum of medical pathologies. We package this great experience with an overarching sense of community which allows us all to learn about medicine in a supportive and friendly environment.