University of Rochester Medicine Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

University of Rochester Medicine Program

University of Rochester Medicine Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Rochester, New York, directed by David C. Holub, MD and coordinated by Sheri Bennett. The program accepts applications through October 31, 2026. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at fmres@urmc.rochester.edu or (585) 279-4896. 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

The University of Rochester Family Medicine Residency is a long-standing, community-hospital-based program (12-12-12 structure) embedded within an academic medical center, giving residents full-team responsibility alongside other specialties rather than "opposed" status. Its identity centers on service to underserved and rural populations, anchored by an unusually deep psychosocial medicine curriculum (four dedicated PGY-2 months of family meetings, counseling, and behavioral health), a high-volume obstetrics experience (40-50+ deliveries in intern year, expandable past 100), and 14 resident-designed Areas of Concentration including political advocacy and a longitudinal Honduras global health partnership. The program is expanding into a dedicated Rural Family Medicine track partnered with a rural FQHC-lookalike system, reinforcing a broad-spectrum, procedurally confident, primary-care-for-underserved orientation rather than a subspecialty-fellowship pipeline. Selection emphasizes social responsibility, community commitment, and personal qualities like work ethic and compassion over research pedigree.

Who it fits

An applicant with demonstrated longitudinal commitment to underserved or rural primary care, strong interest in maternal-child health/procedural obstetrics, and psychosocial/behavioral health-oriented clinical experiences will find this program's trajectory a natural extension of their ERAS narrative.

Research intensity

Low - research is not emphasized; program structure and applicant criteria focus on clinical service, community engagement, and psychosocial/procedural skill rather than scholarly output.

Career orientation

Primary Care

Important

The program emphasizes holistic review weighted toward social responsibility and commitment to underserved/rural populations, accepts geographic preference signaling, and requires three letters of recommendation (plus a letter from a residency program director for applicants with prior residency experience).

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Family Medicine

Deadline 10/31/2026

17 days left

Accreditation Status N/A

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