• Reading Hospital
    • 714-bed nonprofit community teaching hospital
    • Named to America’s 100 Best Hospitals (top 2%) from 2017-2021
    • Ranked among the Top 50 Best Teaching Hospitals in the USA, Lown Institute, 2020 based on patient outcomes, civic leadership and value of care
    • Top 10 Hospitals in Pennsylvania - U.S. News & World Report, 2021
    • Salient Top 20 Most Beautiful U.S. Hospitals
    • Level 1 Trauma Center
  • We became a Drexel University College of Medicine branch campus in 2021!
  • 24 residents total, eight residents per year
  • 100% ABFM Board pass rate
  • ACGME Osteopathic recognition - includes a structured OMM clinic several times per month, monthly OMM lectures, quarterly OMM Journal Club, Mock Board Practicals, and opportunities for Osteopathic Research
  • Diverse patient population - incorporating a broad range of socioeconomic groups including underserved, urban, and rural populations from a greater metro area greater than 700,000 people
  • Clinical experience and robust patient volumes - opportunities are limitless. Our emergency department is typically the busiest in Pennsylvania and one of the top 10 busiest in the USA!
  • Pluripotent Residency Graduates who are ready for anything! Recent graduates have pursued interests in outpatient family medicine, hospitalist care, rural practice, urgent care, emergency medicine, and fellowships in palliative care, sports medicine, high-risk obstetrics, and public health, among others.
  • Evidence Informed Decision Making Gold Certification Program focusing on the clinical application of Evidence Based Medicine and Information Mastery
  • Family Health Care Center
    • Multidisciplinary, featuring an on-site, embedded PhD Psychologist, Integrated Behavioral Care Clinician, Clinical Pharmacist, and an Opioid Management Clinic
    • Patient Centered Medical Home model
    • Transforming Teaching Practices study participant utilizing the “Clinic First” model and the “10+3 Building Blocks of High Performing Academic Primary Care.”  Our innovative scheduling model better prepares our residents for future practice and reduces fragmentation of training experiences.
  • Family Medicine Inpatient Service – truly a family medicine service with simultaneous care for adults, pediatrics, and newborns and with supervision by an experienced family medicine faculty
  • Curriculum flexibility - optimizes pursuit of special interests like Global Health, Medical Informatics, Community Medicine, Women’s Health, Addiction Medicine, Geriatrics, Sports Medicine, etc.
  • Population Health and Community Medicine - opportunities to care for our high-risk population including Primary Care Research, Western Berks Free Clinic, Street Medicine, and Community Needs Assessment
  • Pediatric training - superior in both outpatient and inpatient areas with guidance from both an enthusiastic pediatric and family medicine faculty. No pediatric residents in the hospital.
  • The Hanna Center for Primary Care Research provides research opportunities for residents, students, and both academic and community physicians.
  • Global Health Track with a structured didactic curriculum and international mission trips.
  • Addiction Medicine Fellowship - fully accredited and co-managed by the Department of Family Medicine and the world-renowned Caron Foundation.
  • Listening! Our Wellness Program includes monthly Resident-Faculty Forums to facilitate communication of creative ideas to improve our program.
  • Resident leadership opportunities - In addition to typical chief resident roles, residents provide leadership of our Quality Improvement “Team Time” curriculum and to committees including Community Medicine & Outreach, Curriculum & Scholarly Activity, PCMH-Ambulatory Care, Problems & Solutions, IMPLICIT, Recruitment, and Party Planning!
  • Collegial relationships with other residencies allow sharing of resources. No shortage of patients!
  • Educational resources - Dynamed, New England Journal of Medicine Knowledge +, and Micromedex among many others
  • Resident benefits and perks, including a competitive salary, monthly food allowance, and a generous CME/conference allowance
  • Prime location with easy access to Philadelphia, New York, Baltimore, Washington DC, New Jersey beaches, etc.