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About Us
St. Vincent’s FamilyMedicine Residency Program (SVFM) in
Jacksonville, Florida has been training successful and compas-
sionate physicians since 1972. SVFM physicians are known for
providing complete care to a variety of patients, from expectant
mothers and their newborns to elderly patients and their fami-
lies. SVFM is dually accredited by the Accreditation Council of
Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), training both MDs
and DOs. St. Vincent’s currently educates 30 residents per year,
with 10 residents in each of three classes. Residents come from
all over the country with a variety of interests includingWomen’s
Health, Sports Medicine, Obstetrics, Dermatology, Integrative
Medicine, Rural Medicine and Pediatrics.The program provides
residents access to a variety of facilities for training, along with
benefits from affiliations with Ascension Health, Wolfson Chil-
dren’s Hospital, Florida State University, the University of South
Florida and NOVA Southeastern University. SVFM is proud to
have multiple board-certified family medicine doctors on staff
full-time as attending physicians, as well as a pediatrician, two
OBGYNs, and a clinical psychologist who all teach residents and
continue their own panel of patients.
Our Home
St. Vincent’s Medical Center has three locations in the Jack-
sonville area: Riverside, Southside andClayCounty. St.Vincent’s
Riverside (SVR) is the home hospital for the residency program
and is part of Ascension Health, the country’s largest non-profit
Catholic health system. SVR is a 538-bed hospital that serves as
a valuable training center with state-of-the art technology. For
example, OB clinical simulators are used regularly to provide a
beneficial experience delivering babies in high-risk situations.
Also, up-to-date electronic medical records facilitate efficient
communication between physicians, specialists and patients.
Residents often find themselves in numerous locations during
their training, including the newest 40-patient room Family
Medicine Center which opened in 2004 and the associated
nursing home St. Catherine’s Labouré Manor, both of which
are adjacent to the hospital.
St. Vincent’s Family Medicine Residency in Jacksonville, Florida
By Meredith Riddle, DO, MS
St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Riverside on the
St. John’s River is the home hospital for the residency.
Graduated resident Dr. Liz Marquez continues to serve
the Jacksonville community in a St. Vincent’s Primary Care office.
Residents’ Corner: St. Vincent’s