Deaconess Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

Deaconess Family Medicine Residency is a community-based, 8-8-8 program at a regional referral center in Evansville, Indiana, providing broad pathology exposure through hands-on training with faculty and community attending physicians under a system of progressive autonomy. The program emphasizes producing well-rounded family physicians for community practice, with curricular elements including integrated behavioral health, longitudinal experiences, procedural training, and continuity clinic rather than a research-driven identity. Institutional access to the Deaconess Research Institute exists but is not positioned as central to resident training. The program explicitly frames its mission around servant leadership, individual leadership development, and personal wellness, and offers in-house Geriatric Medicine and Hospitalist Medicine fellowships for graduates seeking further training.