UPMC Medical Education-Presbyterian Shadyside Hospital Program

Program Identity & Fit

UPMC Shadyside is a university-affiliated, community-based family medicine program built around a large tertiary care hospital, giving residents a combination of academic resources (ICU rounding, ACS/stroke management, multidisciplinary inpatient teams) and a community-hospital feel centered on continuity care at its Family Health Center. The program's identity is defined by two named longitudinal tracks - the Enhanced Care for the Underserved Track (with a rotation at the Matilda Theiss FQHC in Pittsburgh's Hill District) and the Global Health Track (with dedicated international rotation time, COPC scholarly projects, and a renewed 15+ year grant supporting travel and CUGH conference presentation) - signaling a strong orientation toward domestic and international underserved care rather than subspecialty proceduralism. One of the first programs to achieve ACGME Osteopathic Recognition, it explicitly supports DO training pathways alongside MD training. Graduates pursue a wide range of fellowships and community-based family medicine positions, and the program values residents who bring demonstrated cross-cultural or underserved-care experience and clear community-oriented career goals.