Program Type: Military Medical Center
Location: Fort Belvoir, VA
Accredited: Yes, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)
Program Length: 3 years
Required Pre-Requisite Training: Medical School Graduation, if prior completed internship, may start at PGY2 level with approval
Categorical Year in Specialty Required: No
Total Approved Complement: 45
Approved per Year (if applicable): 15
Dedicated research year offered: No
Medical Student Rotation availability: 3rd and 4th Year
Additional degree concurrent with training (e.g. MPH): No
Program Phone Number: 571-231-1803
Program Email: dha.ncr.ft-belvoir-comm-hosp.list.ncc-fammed@health.mil
Program Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday, 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Program Description
We are an unopposed program, and the largest military Family Medicine Residency. We are the only Tri-Service Family Medicine Residency, and the only military Family Medicine Residency program in the National Capital Region. We have unique longitudinal curricular opportunities to include Lifestyle Medicine, POCUS, Health Systems Science, and more!
We are the first military GME program to earn Osteopathic Recognition from the ACGME. We have a community partnership with INOVA Fairfax Hospital, Tertiary Care Hospital and Mother of Mercy Free Clinic. We are the sponsor for the Tri-service Sports Medicine Fellowship with opportunity for Sports Medicine rotation at U.S. Naval Academy. We are one of the oldest Military Family Medicine Residencies, established in 1973. We are the core clerkship location for Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), Georgetown, and the George Washington University Schools of Medicine.
Rotation Schedule Per Year
PGY1 |
PGY2 |
PGY3 |
- Family Medicine Clinic (8 weeks)
- Inpatient Medicine (12 weeks)
- Outpatient Pediatrics (4 weeks)
- Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
- Nursery / Sports Medicine (4 weeks)
- Obstetrics (8 weeks)
- Gynecology (4 weeks)
- Inpatient Pediatrics (4 weeks)
- Intensive Care Unit (4 weeks)
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- Family Medicine Clinic (12 weeks)
- Inpatient Medicine (14 weeks)
- Elective (2 weeks)
- Sports Medicine (4 weeks)
- Obstetrics (4 weeks)
- Geriatrics (2 weeks)
- Cardiology (2 weeks)
- Dermatology (2 weeks)
- Nursery (2 weeks)
- Pediatric Subspecialty (4 weeks)
- Adult Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
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- Family Medicine (18 weeks)
- Elective (2 weeks)
- Inpatient Family Medicine (6 weeks)
- Geriatrics (2 weeks)
- Obstetrics (4 weeks)
- Elective (2 weeks)
- Sports Medicine (2weeks)
- Elective (8 weeks)
- Trauma Medicine (4 weeks)
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine (4 weeks)
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Military Unique Curriculum
As a tri-service residency, we have a military curriculum that contains readiness, leadership, and operational medicine elements from the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marines. Our military medicine committee consists of faculty and residents from each service; this committee plans monthly reports at least every other month, as well as at least two afternoon didactic sessions per year, on a variety of military topics. We host quarterly service breakfasts where individuals from each service gather in smaller groups for informal discussion on service specific topics and mentorship. Our health systems science and transition to practice curricula also feature military-specific topics, including preparing for deployments, navigating a career in the military, briefing Commanders, and general officer development.
Specialty Board Examination Information
Program graduates take the American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM). Osteopathic residents have the option to take the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians (AOBFP) board exam. The ABFM board is offered bi-annually, and the AOBFP exam is offered annually with an additional option of taking the early entry initial certification. To become fully board certified by the ABFM, applicants are eligible to take board certification exam in the spring if graduating before October 31, or in the fall if graduating after October 31. To be eligible to take specialty board exams, graduates must complete all pre-requisites required by the ABFM, which can be found at https://www.theabfm.org/become-certified/pathways/resident/. To become fully board certified by the AOBFP, applicants must meet the pre-requisites found at https://certification.osteopathic.org/family-physicians/certification-process/family-medicine/. Boards must be taken within the calendar year of graduation and are usually taken during residency.
Resident/Fellow as Teacher Opportunities
- Third-year residents are invited to apply for the USUHS Faculty Development rotation, with two or three selected most years.
- A Residents as Educators symposium is held twice each year, delivering dedicated workshops on faculty and leadership development topics.
Additional Teaching Opportunities
Our residents have the opportunity to teach 3rd and 4th year medical students from USUHS, George Washington University, and the HPSP program. These teaching opportunities occur in clinic, on the inpatient team, and on labor and delivery. Physician's Assistant and midwifery students also rotate through these areas and benefit from our residents teaching.
Faculty Subspecialty Training
- Geriatrics
- Obstetrics
- Pediatrics
- Faculty Development
- Sports Medicine
- Lifestyle Medicine