Family like atmosphere where residents and faculty enjoy spending time together at work and after hours.  The program and office staff are an integral part of the training and understand and support the residents as they mature in their abilities.

Diverse and busy clinic affords broad clinical experience:

• 17,500 family medicine clinic visits annually
• 4,500 pediatric clinic visits annually
• Multi-cultural population including Russian, Hispanic, Vietnamese, and Korean immigrants

Cutting edge technology for patient care and resident education:

• Electronic Medical Records in our clinic
• Resources available in PDA format
• Photo Colposcopy

Diverse approach to learning:

• Noon conferences provide daily didactic session
• PharmD provides didactic conferences and staffing
• Opportunity to teach medical students
• Procedure Workshops in Colposcopy, Casting and Splinting, Joint Injection, Nasopharyngoscopy, OB Ultrasound, Dermatologic Procedures 
• ALSO, ACLS, PALS Courses
• Ambulatory and Inpatient Morning Reports

Our excellence is illustrated by our many faculty, resident, and hospital awards:

• Family Medicine Board Scores above national average
• Two Mead Johnson award winners - 1997, 1999
• IAFP Award for Excellence in Resident Research - 1998, 2000, 2002
• IAFP Teacher of the Year Award - 2007, 2008 
• IAFP Resident of the Year Award - 1998, 2002, 2003, 2008 
• IAFP A. Alan Fischer Award for Excellence in Family Medicine Teaching - 1997, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2005
• IAFP Exemplary Teaching Award for Part Time Faculty - 1998
• STFM New Faculty Scholar Award - 2000
• Friend of PT Award - 2005
• Indiana State Department of Health - Most Improved Immunization Rate for a public provider - 2005
• Outstanding Community Service Award
• Resident Scholarships and Education Grants
• AAFP Annual Conference on Patient Education and Chief Resident Leadership Programs
• Recognized as one of top 100 hospitals in the USA by Newsweek Magazine & US News and World Report
• Faculty member featured in Indianapolis Monthly March 2001 cover story, "Top Doctors".

Academic Rigor

• Residents experience a wide variety of pathology in primary and tertiary care settings
• Multi-cultural patient population
• Fellowship: 100% of residents applying to fellowships are successful in matching into their field of choice

Reputation

• Award-winning teaching faculty
• IAFP Resident of the Year Awards
• Outstanding Community Service Award
• Ranked among the 100 best hospital in the United States each year since 1998
• ICU ranked among the Top 100 in the Nation by US Today/Solucient Leadership Institute

Research

• IAFP Award for Excellence in Resident Research
• St.Vincent is a major research center involved in multi-center national and international trials
• Residents have ample opportunities to work with funded researchers
• Top resident research honors State ACP-ASIM meetings

Diverse Approach to Learning

• Daily morning report and noon conferences
• Pharm D. present on wards and in clinic
• Procedural workshops
• Ample patient volume
• Opportunity to teach
• Ample moonlighting opportunities

Cutting-Edge Technology

• 24-hour Internet and email access
• Inpatient and outpatient electronic medical records
• Digital radiology and photo colposcopy

Friendly Environment

• Focus placed on healthy resident families
• Strong sense of mission and teamwork
• Resident sport teams and gatherings
• Time allocated for reading and outside interests