Family Medicine
Residency Training

The Family Medicine Residency Training Program of Meharry Medical College and Nashville General Hospital is fully accredited and provides residents with an opportunity to learn and grow as individuals and community leaders. Our program provides a solid foundation in the principles of Family Medicine that will prepare each resident to take on the challenge of a variety of roles available to today's family physician.

Family Medicine was founded on the belief that all people should have access to physicians trained to diagnose and manage the wide variety of medical care problems found in primary care settings- urban, suburban and rural. We believe that "health" is a state of well being in a number of areas including :psychological, social, family, community, occupational/ environmental, physical, financial, spiritual, and preventive. Our team is dedicated to helping individuals, families, and communities reach their state of well-being through our efforts in providing patient care services, education and research. Residents have their own panel of patients in several Family Medicine Centers and during various rotations in the hospital under the supervision of family medicine physicians and other specialists

MISSION: Our mission is to provide exemplary comprehensive patient care, commensurate with the heritage and mission of Meharry Medical College, and to offer the highest quality educational experiences to our medical students and residents, with strong focus on health care disparities.

GOALS:

Our objectives include:

· Train family physicians to  respond competently to the needs of their patients and families

· Develop qualified community and national  leaders

· Provide services to all communities with special attention to the poor and underserved