The Honor Community Health Family Medicine Residency Program’s mission is: “To develop and maintain graduate medical education programs that train its graduates, in the setting of high-quality learning and working environments, to develop the required knowledge, skills and attitude to become competent, caring and effective physicians in their respective specialty. We shall strive to improve the health and well-being of our diverse and underserved community through residency programs that support compassionate patient-centered, evidence-based, multi-disciplinary and culturally sensitive care, while optimizing patient safety, education and access to healthcare.”
Welcome to the Family Medicine Residency Program at Honor Community Health!
I am honored and excited to introduce you to our Family Medicine Residency Program here at Honor Community Health. As Michigan’s first and only Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) residency program, we have a true passion for and take great pride in delivering excellent care to patients in underserved communities like ours in Pontiac, Michigan.
While we are a nascent program that just received ACGME accreditation in 2023, we are led by those who have much experience in directing and conducting family medicine residency programs and community health centers for many years.
Our family medicine center has been the primary care home for family medicine residents for a very long time, as well.
Receiving HRSA Teaching Health Center grants and ACGME accreditation were monumental steps in what we see as a critical part of the solution of primary care clinician shortages, especially in communities of most need. We aim to train and graduate excellent, competent, compassionate physicians who share our dedication to underserved communities and are driven by a mission to serve.
Our residents and faculty enjoy and contribute to a supportive and collegial environment throughout the educational experience here. Patients and staff benefit from collaborative approaches to care, which include invaluable work from many physicians and other clinicians, behavioral health consultants, community health workers, a dental team, school-based sites, community outreach, resources for those experiencing houselessness, innovative initiatives in maternal child health, and much more. We have partnerships with nearby hospitals and private physician practices to create optimal learning experiences for our residents.
Thank you for stopping by to learn more about our program! We hope that it sparks curiosity, interest, and dedication to shared missions.
Sincerely,
Jason Ramos, MD
Program Director
