MedStar Health Georgetown University Baltimore Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 16, 2026

MedStar Health Georgetown University Baltimore Program

MedStar Health Georgetown University Baltimore Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Baltimore, Maryland, directed by Michael Dwyer, MD and coordinated by Kimberley Jones. The program accepts applications through January 1, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at kimberley.m.jones@medstar.net or (443) 777-6549. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

MedStar Franklin Square's Family Medicine Residency is a long-established (since 1972), community-based program in Baltimore, structured around a full-spectrum, longitudinal Patient Centered Medical Home model with six full-time continuity months in the Family Health Center and heavy pediatrics, geriatrics, and community medicine integration (nursing homes, homeless health, home visits, local health departments). Its identity centers on producing generalist physicians ready to "practice in any setting," using a highly flexible curriculum (six elective months, individualized tracks in OB, sports medicine, geriatrics, rural training, preventive medicine) rather than a research-driven or subspecialty pipeline. A distinctive combined Family Medicine-Preventive Medicine pathway with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health signals institutional investment in population health and public health leadership training. The program values residents oriented toward community service, continuity relationships with underserved and diverse populations, and holistic/whole-person care, with many current residents describing prior work in FQHCs, global health, refugee health, and health equity advocacy.

Who it fits

The applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on community-oriented, full-spectrum primary care experience—free clinics, underserved populations, public health or health equity work, and a stated intent to practice broad-scope family medicine rather than pursue subspecialty fellowship—fits this program's identity most naturally.

Research intensity

Low - Scholarly activity is encouraged and institutional research infrastructure exists at the MedStar system level, but the program's own emphasis is clinical/community-based rather than research-driven, aside from the optional preventive medicine pathway.

Career orientation

Mixed - Community Practice, Primary Care

Important

The program offers a combined Family Medicine-Preventive Medicine track (one resident per year) in collaboration with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and requires letters of recommendation to come from the facility where the applicant's clinical experience was completed.

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Deadline 01/01/2027

81 days left

Accreditation Status N/A

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