Commitment to Graduate Medical Education
The Houston Healthcare Family Medicine Residency Program encourages and supports scholarly activity by its faculty and staff.
Houston Healthcare is dedicated to fostering a strong Graduate Medical Education program. Their commitment to providing financial, educational, and personnel resources is crucial for ensuring high-quality training.
The Family Medicine Residency Program is approved by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education, and we educate both osteopathic and allopathic residents in our program.
General Program Objectives
It is the intent of the HHC FMRP to fulfill all of the following:
- Implement the Core Competencies of the AOA and ACGME; osteopathic philosophy and osteopathic manipulative medicine, patient care, medical knowledge, practice-based learning and improvement, interpersonal and communication skills, professionalism, and systems-based practice
- Provide quality education and ensure resident preparedness to fulfill requirements for certification by the AOA, ACOFP, ACGME, and ABFM
- Provide the highest quality of care to the patients of the Pavilion Family Medicine Center by evaluating their health needs in the context of comprehensive, patient-centered care
- Practice an interdisciplinary, team approach to care and effectively function within a complex healthcare delivery system
- Develop and encourage philosophy and methods of life-long learning, quality improvement, and continuing medical education
- Implement a faculty development program that promotes retention, teaching skills, and academic and clinical excellence
Letter from Leadership
Houston Healthcare is committed to providing a quality, modern, and enjoyable training experience for physicians seeking to enter family medicine.
We offer an attractive ambulatory facility, dedicated faculty and staff, and an abundance of clinical situations to ensure our graduates are ready and able to practice high-quality medicine upon graduation. Subspecialties are covered except neurosurgery and cardiac surgery.
If you are seeking a well-rounded, didactically strong, and challenging family medicine program, consider Houston Healthcare. You’ll be glad you did!
Larry D. Stewart, Jr., MD, FAAP
Chief Medical Officer