Mission

The Capital Health Family Medicine Residency Program works to educate patient-centered, community-focused, and health system oriented family physicians as the future leaders of health care and well-being in our surrounding urban and suburban communities. We pay special attention to residents’ learning styles and overall well-being throughout the process. Our residency program takes pride in improving health care access and quality in Mercer County. We do this by providing primary care, care coordination, and by partnering with the diverse local communities.

Overview

Academics – The residency has a structured three-year program incorporating traditional lectures and innovative didactics, including recorded lectures, case-based discussions, workshops, and simulations.

Hospital Training – Our residents rotate at Capital Health Medical Center - Hopewell for their inpatient and specialty services. Capital Health is a two-hospital system accredited by DNV GL - Healthcare with Magnet® designation for nursing care, a state-designated level II trauma center, a state-designated regional perinatal care center, a level III neonatal intensive care unit and numerous Joint Commission certifications, such as an advanced comprehensive stroke center.

Ambulatory Training – Capital Health Primary Care - Brunswick Avenue, located in Trenton, NJ, is a welcoming, patient-centered practice designed to care for the diverse local community. Using a team-based care model, our resident and faculty group practice provides comprehensive care to patients in all stages of life including well visits and sick visits, gynecologic care, and office-based procedures. On-site ancillary services include behavioral health, social work, and laboratory services.

Community – Mercer County has an ethnically and culturally diverse population that is cared for at multiple sites by Capital Health. Our population includes a large proportion of high-risk patients with low health literacy and low income. We work closely with organizations like Trenton Health Team, which is dedicated to the health and well-being of the greater Trenton community, and Homefront, an organization devoted to ending homelessness.

Research – All residents will graduate with a peer-reviewed publication and/or scholarly presentation accomplished with faculty mentorship. Residents attend and present at local and national conferences including NJAFP, AAFP and STFM.

Wellness – Capital Health takes physician well-being seriously, and has Wellness Committees at multiple levels of the organization, including the Capital Health Medical Group, Graduate Medical Education Department, and within the Family Medicine Residency Program specifically. Each is focused on improving and maintaining the well-being of our Capital Health provider community.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion – DEI is an integral part of both the education of our residents and our identity as health care providers. The Graduate Medical Education Department has representation on the Hospital Diversity Steering Committee as well as its own Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Subcommittee. Both the clinical and academic environment at Capital Health provides a safe space for patients, physicians, and colleagues alike to share, educate, and learn about these principles.