Family and Community Medicine Residency Program

The History

Established in 1807, the University of Maryland School of Medicine was the fifth medical school founded in the United States. In 1969, Dr. William Stewart started one of the nation's first family practice programs. The program accepted its first residents the following year, and became accredited in 1973. Five years later, the University of Maryland School of Medicine granted Family Medicine full departmental status. The residency has been based on the campus of the University Hospital since the very beginning, with the Family Health Center currently located one block from the University of Maryland Hospital.

This page was last updated on: November 21, 2007.

For more information, call the University Physicians Consultation and Referral Service at 1-800-492-5538 (patients) or 1-800-373-4111 (physicians).