University of Arizona College of Medicine- Tucson Program

Program Identity & Fit

A university-based residency in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson, accredited since 1972 and running two tracks under a single accreditation. The Alvernon track is urban and suburban with an underserved focus and a continuity panel that includes a large refugee population, while the South Campus track is health-center based and adds roughly 16 weeks of rural rotations. Both use a 2+2 schedule alternating two weeks of inpatient or specialty work with two weeks of continuity clinic, with protected weekly didactics. Distinctive curricula include longitudinal point-of-care ultrasound, an Integrative Medicine in Residency curriculum of more than 150 hours, refugee screening and complex care clinics, a mobile health clinic and a medical-legal partnership. Optional distinction tracks cover community medicine, Spanish language and health care disparities, and global health, and the program reports graduates practicing in tribal and rural settings.