Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Program

Augusta, ME

Community (Uni. Aff.)STEP 222 - 266 DO Friendly IMG Friendly J1

Specialty:Family medicine

ACGME Code:1202222151

NRMP Code:2956120C0

Status:Continued Accreditation

Overview

The Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency offers a comprehensive and rigorous training program designed for both MD and DO residents focused on preparing physicians for full-spectrum family medicine practice, especially in rural and underserved communities. Founded in 1973, the program emphasizes compassionate primary care and community involvement, boasting a unique collaborative learning environment that sets it apart from many traditional residency programs.

Curriculum Overview

The residency program is structured as a three-year longitudinal curriculum where residents gain increasing responsibility in clinical practice. Initial training involves essential rotations in pediatrics, obstetrics, surgery, emergency medicine, and family medicine. Required and elective experiences allow participants to tailor their education according to personal interests and career goals. Residents engage in hands-on practice in various settings, ensuring a well-rounded professional skill set.

The curriculum features an integrated osteopathic medicine component, recognized by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). This allows DO residents to develop proficiency in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT) while MD residents participate in osteopathy education to enhance their understanding of holistic patient care. The three-year osteopathic curriculum includes monthly didactic sessions and practical applications during outpatient and inpatient rotations to reinforce those skills in clinical settings 1.

Clinical Rotations and Experiences

Residents at Maine-Dartmouth participate in a variety of clinical rotations, anchored primarily in the local hospital system, the Alfond Center for Health. This premier facility features 198 beds and emphasizes patient-centered care alongside environmentally sustainable design 3. The Family Medicine Institute and Maine Dartmouth Family Practice are foundational training sites where around 25 family medicine physicians and various healthcare providers supervise the residents, ensuring a continuous learning atmosphere 4.
Rotations include essential domains, such as internal medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, geriatrics, and advanced elective options in fields like integrative medicine, addiction medicine, and sports medicine, among others. Residents are also encouraged to pursue international rotations and volunteer opportunities in underserved areas.9

Didactics and Educational Resources

Education at this residency is multifaceted, with a commitment to continuous learning fostered through a variety of didactic sessions and formal teaching opportunities held each week. Grand Rounds, case-based discussions, and journal clubs allow residents to engage in collaborative learning and mentorship with their peers and faculty 10. Additional resources include participation in a weekly 4:45 conference that serves as a platform for open dialogue and community support among all residency members, covering topics from clinical experiences to personal challenges.

The Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency highly values diversity among its residents, which enriches the educational experience and improves patient care through shared insights. Additionally, the program supports multiple community service initiatives led by its residents, focusing on public health and social responsibility 9.

Research and Scholarly Activities

Residents are engaged in scholarly activities that often lead to published work under the mentorship of faculty experienced in research. Each resident is required to complete a project during their training, allowing them to build skills in critical thinking and inquiry essential for their future practice 13.

Visa Support and Application Competitiveness

The Maine-Dartmouth Residency is open to international medical graduates (IMGs), providing supportive infrastructure for candidates interested in a family medicine career in the U.S. The program has a history of welcoming diverse residents, nurturing a supportive learning environment where IMGs can succeed 14. J-1 visa sponsorship is available for qualified international candidates, promoting accessibility for those from varying backgrounds.

Living in Central Maine

Residing in Augusta and the surrounding areas features access to stunning natural landscapes, with recreational activities available year-round. The lifestyle promotes both relaxation and community engagement, aligning with the program's philosophy of integrating personal and professional wellness. Local cultural opportunities supplement the enriching residency experience, fostering a fulfilling lifestyle during training 12.

Application Requirements

To apply for the Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency, applicants should have completed their medical education and are invited regardless of whether they hold an MD or DO degree. The selection committee evaluates candidates based on a combination of criteria, including experiences and the fit for the program’s mission of serving diverse communities 11. The application process is competitive, underlining the program's commitment to attracting dedicated medical professionals passionate about family medicine.

Web sources

1. Director's Overview 2. Interview Information 3. Alfond Center for Health Information 4. Family Medicine Institute Details 5. Clinical Experiences Overview 6. Sample Schedule and Rotations 7. Didactic Education Structure 8. Residency Commitment to Community 9. Research Opportunities for Residents 10. International Medical Graduates Support 11. Central Maine Community Overview 12. Maine-Dartmouth Community Living 13. Application Competitiveness 14. Further information on Applicants and Residents

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ACGME History

Accreditation Last updated: Jul 16, 2026

Initial accreditation2

Full accreditation0

Continued36

Warning0

Probationary Accreditation0

Withdrawal0

#	Academic Year	Status	Effective Date
01	2000 - 2001	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 29, 2001
02	2001 - 2002	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 29, 2001
03	2002 - 2003	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 29, 2001
04	2003 - 2004	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 29, 2001
05	2004 - 2005	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 29, 2001
06	2005 - 2006	Continued Full Accreditation	Jan 29, 2001
07	2006 - 2007	Continued	Sep 18, 2006
08	2007 - 2008	Continued	Sep 18, 2006
09	2008 - 2009	Continued	Sep 18, 2006
10	2009 - 2010	Continued	Sep 18, 2006

Program

Program Size

10, 10, 10 (3 years)

Accreditation Status

Continued Accreditation

(Effective: January 28, 2026)

Composition

MD · 22%

DO · 38%

U.S. IMG · 22%

Non-U.S. IMG · 19%

Training

Faculty-to-Residents Ratio:1.2X

Quality of Life

First Year Paid Sick Leave: --

First Year Paid Vacation: 21 days

First Year Salary: $65,582

First Year Maximum Consecutive Hours on Duty: 14 hours

First Year Average Weekly Hours: 56 hours

Admission

USMLE Step 2 Score: 222–266

Visa Sponsorship:J1

YOG Cutoff:--

Race / Ethnicity

Gender

Rotation Duration by Site

Benchmarks

Match & stats

Roster

Publications

11 Publications (5 yr)

Peer-reviewed output from faculty and residents, last 5 years

11 Publications (5 yr)

Genetics in medicine open2026

Genetic counselors' perspectives and experiences with workplace genetic testing: Results of a national survey.

Alexandra Truhlar,¹Elizabeth Charnysh,¹Subhamoy Pal,²Jonathan M Reader,²

PMID: 41756736doi.org/10.1016/j.gimo.2025.103483

Personalized medicine2025

Perceived understanding and psychosocial outcomes: employees' responses to learning results of workplace genetic testing.

Elizabeth Charnysh,¹Sarah McCain,²Alexandra Truhlar,¹Subhamoy Pal,³

PMID: 40497788doi.org/10.1080/17410541.2025.2515003

Location

Augusta, ME 04330

Population

18,899

Median income

$48,756Below

Education

28%Above

Employment

53.5%Below

Health

6.4%Above

Age

44Above

Above the national average
Below the national average
Similar to the national average

Housing — Rental prices

Rental prices

Typical Observed Market Rent Index - ZORI Over Time

Date

Region - Augusta, ME

State - Maine

United States

1/31/2015

N/A

$1,231

$1,193

2/28/2015

N/A

$1,228

$1,199

3/31/2015

N/A

$1,215

$1,206

4/30/2015

N/A

$1,238

$1,213

5/31/2015

N/A

$1,243

$1,228

6/30/2015

N/A

$1,262

$1,233

7/31/2015

N/A

$1,264

$1,235

8/31/2015

N/A

$1,280

$1,241

9/30/2015

N/A

$1,282

$1,245

10/31/2015

N/A

$1,290

$1,253

11/30/2015

N/A

$1,289

$1,259

12/31/2015

N/A

$1,292

$1,263

1/31/2016

N/A

$1,296

$1,275

2/29/2016

N/A

$1,305

$1,279

3/31/2016

N/A

$1,326

$1,282

4/30/2016

N/A

$1,339

$1,285

5/31/2016

N/A

$1,342

$1,291

6/30/2016

N/A

$1,341

$1,294

7/31/2016

N/A

$1,336

$1,295

8/31/2016

N/A

$1,341

$1,303

9/30/2016

N/A

$1,348

$1,307

10/31/2016

N/A

$1,350

$1,311

11/30/2016

N/A

$1,336

$1,312

12/31/2016

N/A

$1,345

$1,313

1/31/2017

N/A

$1,363

$1,317

2/28/2017

N/A

$1,366

$1,324

3/31/2017

N/A

$1,356

$1,335

4/30/2017

N/A

$1,337

$1,346

5/31/2017

N/A

$1,353

6/30/2017

N/A

$1,355

$1,357

7/31/2017

N/A

$1,373

$1,359

8/31/2017

N/A

$1,375

$1,363

9/30/2017

N/A

$1,384

$1,406

10/31/2017

N/A

$1,393

$1,414

11/30/2017

N/A

$1,411

$1,413

12/31/2017

N/A

$1,414

$1,420

1/31/2018

N/A

$1,408

$1,422

2/28/2018

N/A

$1,418

$1,427

3/31/2018

N/A

$1,422

$1,429

4/30/2018

N/A

$1,430

$1,434

5/31/2018

N/A

$1,418

$1,438

6/30/2018

N/A

$1,418

$1,444

7/31/2018

N/A

$1,413

$1,449

8/31/2018

N/A

$1,431

$1,455

9/30/2018

N/A

$1,445

$1,461

10/31/2018

N/A

$1,466

$1,465

11/30/2018

N/A

$1,463

$1,473

12/31/2018

N/A

$1,455

$1,482

1/31/2019

N/A

$1,465

$1,492

2/28/2019

N/A

$1,466

$1,495

3/31/2019

N/A

$1,479

$1,503

4/30/2019

N/A

$1,493

$1,509

5/31/2019

N/A

$1,507

$1,514

6/30/2019

N/A

$1,520

$1,519

7/31/2019

N/A

$1,531

$1,526

8/31/2019

N/A

$1,528

$1,531

9/30/2019

N/A

$1,527

$1,534

10/31/2019

N/A

$1,520

$1,541

11/30/2019

N/A

$1,532

$1,545

12/31/2019

N/A

$1,551

$1,552

1/31/2020

N/A

$1,561

$1,560

2/29/2020

N/A

$1,571

$1,565

3/31/2020

N/A

$1,582

$1,565

4/30/2020

N/A

$1,583

$1,566

5/31/2020

N/A

$1,579

$1,563

6/30/2020

N/A

$1,583

$1,562

7/31/2020

N/A

$1,597

$1,571

8/31/2020

N/A

$1,611

$1,574

9/30/2020

N/A

$1,621

$1,586

10/31/2020

N/A

$1,636

$1,593

11/30/2020

N/A

$1,649

$1,602

12/31/2020

N/A

$1,345

$1,606

1/31/2021

N/A

$1,357

$1,613

2/28/2021

N/A

$1,484

$1,620

3/31/2021

N/A

$1,489

$1,629

4/30/2021

N/A

$1,505

$1,649

5/31/2021

N/A

$1,507

$1,663

6/30/2021

N/A

$1,537

$1,686

7/31/2021

N/A

$1,563

$1,707

8/31/2021

N/A

$1,595

$1,729

9/30/2021

N/A

$1,606

$1,752

10/31/2021

N/A

$1,612

$1,767

11/30/2021

N/A

$1,627

$1,777

12/31/2021

N/A

$1,655

$1,791

1/31/2022

N/A

$1,676

$1,800

2/28/2022

N/A

$1,678

$1,820

3/31/2022

N/A

$1,685

$1,829

4/30/2022

N/A

$1,693

$1,841

5/31/2022

N/A

$1,733

$1,852

6/30/2022

$1,128

$1,590

$1,861

7/31/2022

$1,138

$1,606

$1,868

8/31/2022

$1,100

$1,598

$1,872

9/30/2022

N/A

$1,779

$1,875

10/31/2022

$1,112

$1,620

$1,873

11/30/2022

$1,133

$1,621

$1,875

12/31/2022

$1,134

$1,622

$1,874

1/31/2023

$1,168

$1,624

$1,877

2/28/2023

$1,199

$1,643

$1,879

3/31/2023

$1,205

$1,655

$1,884

4/30/2023

$1,201

$1,669

$1,886

5/31/2023

$1,201

$1,677

$1,886

6/30/2023

$1,228

$1,689

$1,886

7/31/2023

$1,232

$1,701

$1,891

8/31/2023

$1,252

$1,708

$1,908

9/30/2023

$1,273

$1,714

$1,912

10/31/2023

$1,290

$1,713

$1,916

11/30/2023

$1,307

$1,822

$1,918

12/31/2023

$1,296

$1,728

$1,921

1/31/2024

$1,298

$1,740

$1,928

2/29/2024

$1,284

$1,669

$1,932

3/31/2024

$1,280

$1,671

$1,935

4/30/2024

$1,272

$1,672

$1,942

5/31/2024

$1,272

$1,676

$1,946

6/30/2024

$1,278

$1,681

$1,973

7/31/2024

$1,294

$1,682

$1,958

8/31/2024

$1,326

$1,938

$1,992

9/30/2024

$1,336

$1,953

$1,993

10/31/2024

$1,355

$1,968

$1,995

11/30/2024

$1,341

$1,966

$1,999

12/31/2024

$1,347

$1,969

$2,003

1/31/2025

$1,335

$1,936

$2,006

2/28/2025

$1,345

$1,898

$2,007

3/31/2025

$1,363

$1,907

$2,016

4/30/2025

$1,384

$1,950

$2,019

5/31/2025

$1,399

$1,911

$2,022

6/30/2025

$1,398

$1,924

$2,026

7/31/2025

$1,399

$1,940

$2,029

8/31/2025

$1,390

$1,908

$2,027

9/30/2025

$1,390

$1,917

$2,030

10/31/2025

$1,384

$1,939

$2,052

11/30/2025

$1,403

$1,954

$2,095

12/31/2025

$1,422

$2,028

$2,086

1/31/2026

$1,445

$2,038

$2,160

2/28/2026

$1,458

$2,068

$2,178

Crime — All violent offences

Rate per 100,000 residents

Rate per 100,000 people Over Time

Date

Region - Augusta, ME

State - Maine

United States

4/1/2021

5/1/2021

6/1/2021

7/1/2021

8/1/2021

9/1/2021

10/1/2021

11/1/2021

12/1/2021

1/1/2022

2/1/2022

3/1/2022

4/1/2022

5/1/2022

6/1/2022

7/1/2022

8/1/2022

9/1/2022

10/1/2022

11/1/2022

12/1/2022

101

1/1/2023

2/1/2023

3/1/2023

4/1/2023

5/1/2023

6/1/2023

7/1/2023

102

8/1/2023

9/1/2023

10/1/2023

11/1/2023

12/1/2023

1/1/2024

2/1/2024

3/1/2024

4/1/2024

5/1/2024

6/1/2024

7/1/2024

8/1/2024

9/1/2024

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11/1/2024

12/1/2024

1/1/2025

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3/1/2025

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Living in Augusta, ME

Augusta, ME, offers residents a suburban feel with a mix of rural charm. Here are some key aspects of living in Augusta:

Crime Rate and Safety

Augusta has a crime rate slightly below the national average, making it a relatively safe place to live.

Fun Activities

Residents can enjoy outdoor activities like hiking, fishing, and boating in the nearby lakes and rivers. The city also has parks, museums, and cultural events to explore.

Climate

Augusta experiences all four seasons, with cold winters and warm summers. Residents can enjoy a variety of weather throughout the year.

Races and Population

The population of Augusta is diverse, with a mix of different races and ethnicities contributing to the community's vibrancy.

Education

Augusta is home to the University of Maine at Augusta, providing educational opportunities for residents of all ages.

Cost of Living

The cost of living in Augusta is relatively affordable compared to larger cities, making it an attractive option for residents looking for a balance of quality of life and affordability.

Proximity to Bigger Cities

Augusta is located about 1.5 hours away from Portland, ME, and 2.5 hours away from Boston, MA, by car. Residents can easily access these bigger cities for additional entertainment, dining, and cultural experiences.

Pros

Affordable cost of living
diverse recreational opportunities
and proximity to larger cities for more amenities.

Cons

Cold winters may not be suitable for everyone
limited nightlife compared to bigger cities.

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3. NRMP Results and Data: 2022-2026 Main Residency Match - https://www.nrmp.org/match-data/2026/03/program-results-2022-2026/

4. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US2302100

5. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

6. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

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5. United States Census Bureau - https://data.census.gov/profile/City,_VS?g=160XX00US2302100

6. Zillow Research - Observed Rent Index (ZORI) - https://www.zillow.com/research/data/

7. FBI - Crime/Law Enforcement Stats (Uniform Crime Reporting Program) - https://www.fbi.gov/services/cjis/ucr

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