Mary Washington Healthcare's Graduate Medical Education (GME) program gives medical interns and residents the opportunity to train in a specialty at Mary Washington Healthcare facilities following their graduation from an accredited medical school. The MWHC GME program adds significant value to the greater Fredericksburg community by enhancing access to and delivery of quality care. It also provides a pipeline of future physicians as the region continues to grow and healthcare needs become more complex.
We have two new locations to serve the community: our family medicine residency clinic located at 12101 Carol Lane, Suite 101, Fredericksburg, and our internal medicine residency clinic, located at 1201 B Sam Perry Blvd., Suite 280, on the Mary Washington Hospital campus. In both clinics, our providers will continue seeing patients while also supervising family medicine or internal medicine residents, who are licensed physicians receiving specialty training.
As a patient at either location, you will meet with your doctor and a resident and receive care from a team of providers focused on your wellness. Multiple doctors will participate in and review your treatment plan to ensure you receive the highest level of care. After you have an appointment, you will notice some changes to your bill. These clinics are departments of Mary Washington Hospital, which means you will see a facility fee in addition to the provider fee you’ve seen on previous bills. The facility fee will vary based on your plan with your healthcare insurer. In most cases, your insurer will fully or partially cover the facility fee. To learn more, please visit paymybill.mwhc.com or contact your doctor’s office at 540.741.9200 (internal medicine) or 540.741.9300 (family medicine).
During your stay at Mary Washington Hospital, you may have a resident assigned to your care team. Upon arriving in your room, your nurse will let you know if a resident will be part of your team. This means you will have two doctors looking after you. The resident communicates with the attending physician about each patient, discussing signs, symptoms, medications, care plans, and treatment options. If you have any concerns, feel free to discuss them with your nurse or doctor.