Family Medicine Residency
Begun in 2022, the St. Mary Medical Center Family Medicine Residency is a collaborative teaching program designed to the meet the needs of both patient-centered medical care and resident focused education in the Bucks County/Philadelphia Metropolitan region. The innovative residency draws upon opportunities for training at two trusted community hospitals within Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic. St. Mary Medical Center in Bucks County is the primary rotation site with select learning experiences at Nazareth Hospital in northeast Philadelphia.
At the heart of our program is a mission to serve the needs of underrepresented individuals in healthcare be it in the exam room, on the medical wards, or in the community at large. To that end, the Family Medicine Center, the program’s continuity clinic foundation, has been laid in Bensalem, Pennsylvania. Bensalem calls itself “The Gateway to Bucks County,” given the rich population diversity, it could well be called “The Gateway to America” as over 20 percent of the township population is foreign born with more than a quarter of all households speaking languages other than English. The Family Medicine Center is the residency hub for community-based continuity care across cultures and generations.
As a Program Director, I often get asked what I am looking for in potential applicants. My response is consistently: intellectual curiosity, entrepreneurial spirit, and purpose driven motivation. I don’t need a resident who knows everything; I need a resident with the desire to learn everything. I don’t need resident who wishes to be led; I need a resident who wants to understand how to lead. I don’t need a resident who views medicine as a series of shifts on call, but rather as a lifelong calling. If you see yourself in that reflection, then we are eager to learn more about you and discuss how the Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic Family Medicine Residency at St. Mary Medical Center can meet your needs for personal and professional growth.
David Berdy, MD, CPE
Program Director, Family Medicine Residency