Family Medicine Residency

The Mercy Family Medicine Residency is a three-year physician residency training program with an integrated post-graduate year one (PGY1) primary care pharmacy residency program in suburban St. Louis. The practice is a National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) designated Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) within a fully integrated Accountable Care Organization (ACO) health system, Mercy Clinic - East Community.

The residency is affiliated with St. Louis University School of Medicine and has clinical training site agreements with Washington University School of Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine, and A.T. Still University - Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine. Trainees experience a vibrant learning environment in a real world practice setting that utilizes a fully integrated EPIC electronic health record system with a secure patient portal. Working with a clinical team that includes resident nurses, licensed practical nurses, family nurse practitioners, medical assistants and pharmacists, the program strives to model a medical home across both the inpatient and outpatient continuum.

By working with multiple learners, including medical and pharmacy students, residents are given the opportunity to teach and mentor the next generation of potential primary care providers. Residents also have the option of a chronic disease management rotation with the pharmacy team. All residents participate in group quality improvement activities based on their population of clinic patients. Monthly team meetings reinforce the skills needed to lead these teams in their future practice settings.

The faculty consists of nine physicians, three clinical pharmacists, one psychologist, and a host of volunteer preceptors from many specialties. Participation in system wide quality and safety activities is also encouraged.