Established in 1980, the Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, Inc. (GLFHC) is a multi-site, mission-driven, non-profit organization employing over 700 staff whose primary focus is providing the highest quality patient care to a culturally diverse population throughout the Merrimack Valley. Nationally recognized as a leader in community medicine (family practice, pediatrics, internal medicine, and geriatrics), GLFHC has clinical sites in Lawrence, Methuen, and Haverhill and is the sponsoring organization for the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency Program (LFMR).

About Lawrence Family Medicine Residency Program: GLFHC was the first federally-qualified community health center in the United States to host a teaching residency program. Started in 1994, the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency is accredited through GLFHC and is affiliated with Lawrence General Hospital. From 1994 through 2021, LFMR has 210 physician graduates.

While most family medicine residency programs are three years in length, LFMR is a four-year training program that is part of a national pilot looking at training innovation. Residents spend an extra year of training to further expand their scope of practice, particularly in an area of concentration, and to develop further expertise in population health, health systems management and leadership, and integrating that care into communities. Resident physicians also participate in a nationally recognized curriculum where they learn to speak and provide medical care in Spanish. The goal of the training program is to train family physicians who provide comprehensive primary care to vulnerable populations and can improve the health and health equity of these communities.

In 2021, the program was awarded a grant that allows it to expand to 48 doctors, up from the current capacity of 40. (12 doctors per year max)

Over the course of the four-year program, GLFHC’s resident doctors, collectively, deliver about 1,800 babies and treat more than 24,000 patients.

The national average of residents who remain in community health after graduating is 9%. LFMR boasts 55% remaining in community health.

After graduating:

• 80% of our residents practice in medically underserved areas
• 56% practice at federally qualified health centers
• 16% in rural areas

LFMR is searching for a Residency Program Director (RPD) responsible for clinical oversight and administration of the LFMR Residency Program. This position supports the Mission of GLFHC to improve and maintain the health of individuals and families in the Merrimack Valley by providing a network of high quality, comprehensive health care and services and by training health care professionals who can respond to the needs of a culturally diverse population. Reporting to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Residency Program Director (RPD) provides direction and leadership necessary to maintain the Family Medicine Residency Program with full Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) accreditation as well as other accrediting bodies (the Joint Commission, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts). The RPD is responsible for oversight, approval, and monitoring faculty appointments, assignments, outcomes and proper conduct of educational activities. The RPD approves clinical and teaching schedules and oversees resident supervision and scholarly activity for faculty.

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GLFHC offers a setting that’s flexible, rewarding and challenging. If you want to make an impact to the community we serve, apply today!