Residencies & Fellowships

Excellence in medical training and education has kept Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center a leader in health care in the New England region. Our programs demonstrate the commitment to the importance of integration of appropriate research and teaching initiatives to enhance the value of clinical services. At Saint Francis, we offer a full range of medical and surgical treatments, as well as specialized, acute and rehabilitative services throughout our 617- bed multi-facility center.

Saint Francis has a long established partnership with the University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, and provides participant training and clinical rotation in Internal Medicine, as well as integrated and supplemental residency programs. Our residency programs are managed by the Hospital Committee for Graduate Medical Education, which is responsible for preparation, development of policies, offering recommendations, preparation and maintenance of General Requirements for Graduate Education Programs.

Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center offers residency and fellowship medical training programs in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Colorectal Surgery, Podiatric Surgery and Dentistry, which are accredited, respectively by, the Accreditation Council For Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the Commission On Dental Accreditation-American Dental Association

Saint Francis Care Residency Programs

Obstetrics and Gynecology
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology offers a fully approved, four-year program with four house officers at each level. The program is based at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center in Hartford. It includes four years of graduate education, including 47 months on obstetrics and gynecology and a one month rotation at the University of Connecticut Health Center (John Dempsey Hospital) in Farmington during the third year.

Entry into the program at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is made at the first graduate year level through the National Residency Matching Program utilizing the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS).

Podiatric Surgery
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center offers an approved PM&S three-year residency program with rearfoot certification in foot and ankle surgery. There are two residents at each level, for a total of six residents. There are approximately 30, board certified, active attending podiatric surgeons on staff. Rotations at Saint Francis include: Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Infectious Disease, Plastic Surgery, Anesthesiology, Vascular Surgery, Pathology, Dermatology, Rheumatology and others. Also, the residency program has an affiliation with the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics at Sinai Hospital in Baltimore, MD. There, our senior residents spend 2 months acquiring hands-on exposure to the surgical treatment of complicated and rare foot and ankle deformities with emphasis on the pediatric population.

There are also two busy clinics in which the residents participate on a weekly basis. The general podiatric medical and surgical clinic at Burgdorf Health Center, where residents can follow the outcomes of surgical cases from beginning to end. The second clinic is at the Center for Advanced Wound Healing and Lymphedema at the Mount Sinai campus. Here, residents are exposed to a wide variety of innovative treatment modalities for wound care.

Additional surgical exposure is achieved at many local area hospitals and surgery centers including the Mount Sinai campus of Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Manchester Memorial Hospital, Rockville General Hospital, West Hartford Surgery Center, Johnson Surgery Center, Middlesex Hospital/Surgery Center, Waterbury Hospital and the Health South Surgical Center. For more information, call the Podiatric Surgery Office at 860 714-591

Dentistry
The General Practice Residency is fully accredited by the ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation and conforms to the ADA Standards for Advanced Education Programs in General Practice Residency. The dental department has two recently constructed, state-of-the-art dental facilities with a total of 25 operatories. We have a large supporting staff of clinical personnel, including hygienists, and clerical personnel. We have an in-house dental laboratory with two full-time dental laboratory technicians.

Colon and Rectal Surgery
The Fellowship in Colon and Rectal Surgery is a one-year program based at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center (SFHMC). SFHMC is a major urban tertiary referral center and teaching facility for the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. All major subspecialties are represented at the medical center. Subspecialty programs compliment Fellowship programs in general surgery and internal medicine. This fellow training program offers the fully trained general surgeon an opportunity to acquire specialized training in the treatment of the diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus. An in-depth exposure is offered in the medical and surgical management of patients in both the outpatient and inpatient setting. The fellow is exposed to a broad spectrum of benign and malignant colon and rectal pathologies. The fellow is expected to master the material as outlined in the core curriculum goals. Teaching responsibilities are shared between all teaching staff. The fellow spends time with each faculty member as dictated by the core curriculum and by the personal interests of the fellow. Dedicated time is reserved for didactic sessions and clinic (refer to conference schedule). For additional information, please visit www.colonrectalsurgery.com 

Family Medicine
The Family Practice Residency Program prepares a family physician for meeting future opportunities by providing the best of both worlds: the academic stimulation by university faculty combined with the supportive environment and services of a community hospital. It prepares Family Practice residents for any of the three faces of New England health care: rural/suburban practice, urban practice and academics. The Family Practice Residency is a cooperative program with the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and Saint Francis' Asylum Hill Family Practice Center. For more information:

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Family Medicine Residency Program web site 

or contact Wendy Wigglesworth, the Residency Administrator, at 714-7527. return to top 

Residency programs offered in partnership with University of Connecticut Schools of Medicine and Dentistry

The University of Connecticut School of Medicine and its affiliated hospitals provide the educational and clinical resources for an extensive residency training system. The residency and fellowship programs are part of a multi-hospital network. This network includes the clinical education of medical and dental students, clinical research, and comprehensive primary and specialty care. Learn more... 

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