Academics and Curriculum for the Munson Family Medicine Residency Program

Academics

The didactic program of the family medicine residency is extensive and varied, utilizing many different teaching and learning methods.

Weekly Didactics

With the start of the 2026 academic year, our didactics program has received a fresh new look to address how adult learners best learn. We now offer one hour recorded lectures once a week, a one-hour virtual session one per week, a one-hour hybrid session once per week, and a four-hour block two Wednesdays per month focusing on hands-on techniques like POCUS and OMM. These cover the breadth of family medicine and also include: 

  • Evidence-based medicine
  • EKG review
  • Case presentations
  • OB case conference
  • Dermatology
  • Osteopathic manipulative medicine

Resident Development Weeks

Resident Development Weeks, a unique aspect to the program, consist of four weeks per year utilized for special learning opportunities. During these weeks, residents do not have rotational assignments. Therefore, they can devote extended periods of time to planned workshops, seminars, and community visitation activities. These are based on a three-year rotating curriculum as follows:

  • Summer: Orientation week
  • Fall: Diabetes, COPD/asthma, adolescent medicine
  • Winter: Occupational medicine, sports medicine, gynecology
  • Spring: Resident-selected theme

Graduate Medical Education Alliance

Our program participates in the Graduate Medical Education Alliance (GMEA) through Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. This involves residents traveling to East Lansing, Mich. once a month, approximately nine months per year.

These programs cover a variety of topics including:

  • Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics
  • Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)
  • Business and Legal Considerations
  • Dermatology
  • Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
  • Osteopathic Manipulation
  • Women’s Health

Hospital-Based Didactics

Munson Medical Center also offers a variety of educational activities that residents are encouraged to attend including:

  • Tuesday Grand Rounds
  • Friday Medical Conference
  • Tumor Board
  • Other specialty-specific educational opportunities