University of Oklahoma School of Community Medicine Tulsa Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated, community-embedded Family Medicine program built on a "Clinic First" philosophy, using an innovative mini-block schedule to prioritize outpatient continuity and ambulatory competence from day one of training. Clinical training draws on partnerships with Tulsa's major hospital systems (Hillcrest, St. Francis, Ascension St. John) plus community clinics including the Wayman Tisdale Health Clinic, which is paired with a formal Community Advisory Council emphasizing health equity and two-way engagement with underserved North Tulsa. The program explicitly trains residents for varied practice settings, requiring a rural mini-block through partnerships in Bartlesville, Kansas, and Grove, OK, alongside broad exposure to inpatient medicine, obstetrics (including surgical OB for interested residents), sports medicine (via an affiliated fellowship), geriatrics, and rural/subspecialty care. Research is supported through a dedicated Division of Research and FPIN/HelpDesk Answers scholarly writing, but the program's stated identity centers on producing well-rounded, community-responsive full-spectrum family physicians rather than academic researchers.