Family Medicine and Community Health

Welcome to the Fitchburg Family Medicine Residency Program!

UMass/Fitchburg Family Practice Residency continues its tradition of providing superior Family Practice residency training in the North Worcester County area, as it has for 24 years. Our residency and our graduates form the core of Family Medicine in this part of the region. 

As a part of UMass Medical School's nationally recognized Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, Fitchburg Family Practice Residency Program provides cutting-edge experiences in a variety of settings that best meet the learning requirements of our residents. The majority of the training is in a local community hospital, where the residency is unopposed by other residencies. The balance of the training is in the medical centers of UMass, where our residents are exposed to the diversity and acuity seen in large tertiary care medical centers. We now serve as the sole provider of medical service to a new community health center - another way in which FFPR serves North Worcester County. 

Many of our graduates have remained in the North Worcester County area, providing full service Family Practice, usually including obstetrics and intensive care services. We have other graduates who have established practices throughout the country and around the world. The practices of our graduates include HMO's, large group practices, community health centers, small group practices, solo practices, and leadership positions within academic departments. We pride ourselves in preparing our graduates for whatever their career choices may bring. 

We continue to expand our residency by developing such programs as a strong behavioral science program that is fully integrated into the residency and clinical practice, and a new focus on sports medicine. 

We hope that after learning a bit about the residency you will want to come and visit us. We are well known for providing a residency learning environment which is supportive and friendly, and which has the flexibility to respond to residents' individual educational and personal needs. We look forward to meeting you! 

Beth Kurtz, MD 

Medical Director 

Click here to read about the History of Fitchburg Family Practice Residency Program 

Click here to meet the Faculty of Fitchburg Family Practice Residency Program 

To Learn more about the Fitchburg Family Practice Residency Program, please visit our website at http://www.UMassFFPR.org