Residents join us from all over the country and actively participate in program decisions at all levels. A Residents' Association serves as a social support group and forum for discussion of all major policy matters. Residents help design and implement curricula, solve administrative problems and arrange call and coverage details. Residents select advisors and participate in quarterly resident-led faculty evaluation sessions. They are invited by the University of Connecticut Health Center to participate on evaluation teams for other clinical services and are members of standing committees at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center. They also send a representative to the board meetings of the Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians and to national family medicine meetings. In addition to medical student teaching, residents have opportunities to present at regional and national conferences, as well as participate in research.

Note from the Residents

Selecting a residency program is both exciting and nerve-wracking. What makes our program special, however, are the great people that comprise the program. Our faculty are knowledgeable yet approachable; they are sincere yet have a sense of humor; they are dedicated to teaching, yet open to residents creating new ways of learning. Many of us view our department as our extended family.

As residents, we are an interesting and diverse bunch. While the make-up of our group inevitably changes annually, we remain culturally diverse and mutually supportive. We can honestly say that we smile every time we see one of "our own" in the hospital hallways. We treat Asylum Hill Family Medicine as our home away from home, and would love for you to visit!

We benefit from excellent relationships with attendings and residents in other disciplines. We also have the opportunity to guide and teach University of Connecticut medical students as they pass through their family practice clerkships and subinternships. Overall, Central Connecticut is an area where Family Medicine is alive and well.

The most important thought we would like you to take away from all of this, however, is that you should not just take us at our word, but you should find out for yourselves. While interviewing can at times be a grueling process, it is a chance to see the country, celebrate the strengths of family medicine, learn all about different programs, and meet some pretty special people. You will ultimately find the program that "just feels right." We wish you the best.

- Residents