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There used to be just one choice of doctor, a general practitioner, who cared for everyone in the family. In the 1970s, 80s and 90s, medical students primarily chose this specialty area that provided care for 85 to 90 percent of patient needs.
At the turn of the new century, residency programs began experiencing declines in the number of graduating medical students who wanted to specialize in family medicine. New technology and patient interest in specialized care may have spawned this decline, which could have a potentially damaging impact on the nation’s health care system.
In the midst of this decline, the family medicine residency program at St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers continues to thrive. Each summer, six new residents begin a 36-month journey that takes them to the start of their family medicine careers.
Residents practice out of the St. Francis Family Medicine Center in Beech Grove, where they see patients of all ages and incomes. They provide care for expectant mothers and deliver babies for many of these patients. The program has prospered due in large part to its intimate size, warm atmosphere and unwavering support of the faculty and hospital administration.
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