Lewis County Primary Care Center, Inc Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a new (launched 2024) community-based Family Medicine residency embedded within PrimaryPlus, a Federally Qualified Health Center system spanning northeastern Kentucky and southern Ohio along the Ohio River, making it one of only a few FQHC-based residency models nationally. Training occurs at the J. Ugrin Medical Center in Maysville with partnerships for hospital-based and elective rotations through Meadowview Regional Medical Center and University of Kentucky Healthcare, giving residents exposure to a full-spectrum outpatient continuity practice (integrated OB/GYN, pediatrics, dental, psychiatry, on-site imaging and pharmacy) layered onto broader specialty access. The explicit residency mission centers on closing gaps in access to care in an underserved Appalachian/rural region, and the program's own scholarship program (two decades running) rewarding local students who return home to serve reflects an institutional identity built around workforce development for its own community rather than research or subspecialization. There is no evidence of a formal research curriculum or fellowship pipeline; the program's stated values emphasize compassionate, full-spectrum, community-rooted family medicine within a mission-driven FQHC culture.