Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Oct 12, 2026

Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education Program

Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, directed by Stephanie A. Gill, MD, MPH and coordinated by Natasha Hazzouri, MD. The program accepts applications through October 1, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at Hazzourin@thewrightcenter.org. 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 Wright Center's Family Medicine – Scranton Residency is a Teaching Health Center program embedded in a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike network across Lackawanna County, training residents to deliver whole-person, primary care to medically underserved, safety-net populations under a Patient-Centered Medical Home model. Research is community-engaged rather than laboratory-based: every resident completes a three-year Community-Oriented Primary Care (COPC) project alongside six or more annual short-cycle quality-improvement initiatives, reflecting the program's systems-based, population-health orientation. As a newly launched program (inaugural class) within a larger GME Safety-Net Consortium, it emphasizes resident leadership in clinical/educational improvement and workforce development for underserved regions rather than subspecialty fellowship preparation. Distinctive assets include integration with Regional Hospital of Scranton, school-based health centers, an HIV clinic, opioid-use-disorder center of excellence, and a mobile medical/dental unit reaching hard-to-reach populations.

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on community health, underserved-population service, and quality-improvement/population-health projects rather than bench research or subspecialty ambition will find this program's identity a natural match.

Research intensity

Moderate - scholarly activity is structured and required (COPC project, QI cycles, case reports) but oriented toward community health improvement rather than traditional biomedical research output.

Career orientation

Community Practice - training and mission are built around producing primary care physicians for safety-net and underserved community health settings.

Important

The program states it seeks applicants whose experiences, interests, and career goals align with its mission of serving medically underserved communities through a Teaching Health Center, whole-person, safety-net model, and holistic review explicitly weighs mission and values alignment alongside academic and service factors.

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Family Medicine

Deadline 10/01/2027

351 days left

Accreditation Status N/A NEW

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