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The UCSF Family Practice Residency Program is based at San Francisco
General Hospital (SFGH) and within the Community Health Network of
the San Francisco Department of Public Health. The primary mission
of the program is to prepare family physicians for urban, underserved
practice. Since 1973, the residency program has trained more than
250 family physicians. More than 60% of our graduates currently practice
in state—or federally designated shortage areas, primarily in
community-based health centers or public-hospital-based clinics that
provide primary care to low-income, underserved communities.
Two fourth-year chief residents share administrative responsibilities
for the inpatient and outpatient clinical practices and participate
actively in teaching.
The residency program and SFGH serve as major educational sites for
the UCSF Department of Family and Community Medicine. It is the leading
site for a required, six-week medical student clerkship in Family
Medicine. Family nurse practitioner student training and demonstrations
of team practice are conducted in association with the UCSF School
of Nursing. Fellowship training, faculty development, and research
are increasingly important educational activities at the SFGH site.
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