Fort Wayne Medical Education Program

What Fort Wayne Medical Education Program does

Fort Wayne Medical Education Program (FWMEP) is a medical education consortium founded in 1972 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, operating a three-year ACGME-accredited family medicine residency program with Osteopathic Recognition. It is the only dually ACGME/AOA accredited family medicine residency in Indiana, holding maximum accreditation status, and trains approximately 24-27 residents across three cohorts of roughly 8 each. The consortium's institutional partners are Lutheran Health Network (providing access to three Fort Wayne hospitals with over 500 combined beds, including Lutheran Hospital, Lutheran Downtown Hospital, and Dupont Hospital) and the Fort Wayne Medical Society. The program also hosts 24 third-year Indiana University School of Medicine clerkship students annually, visiting resident rotations, and elective rotations for medical students from ACGME-accredited U.S. allopathic and osteopathic programs as well as international medical graduates.

The program's core training infrastructure is anchored by a 21,000+ square foot Family Medicine Center with 24 exam rooms, 4 procedure rooms, an NCQA-recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home model, and a paperless wireless-laptop-based electronic medical record system. Faculty includes a program director with AAFP fellowship, multiple associate and assistant program directors, specialty faculty, a Director of Research and Scholarly Activity, a Director of Clinical Pharmacy, and a Director of Behavioral Health. The program delivers comprehensive full-spectrum family medicine training, with residents typically completing 65-75 vaginal deliveries over the three-year curriculum and gaining exposure to inpatient medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, procedures, and practice management.

FWMEP's revenue model rests on three streams: federal and state Graduate Medical Education funding (primarily Medicare pass-throughs supporting residency slots), clinical revenue from the Family Medicine Center's 21,000-23,000 annual patient visits and hospital-based training activities, and supplementary grants from foundations including WindSwell Foundation, St. Joseph County Health Foundation, and WITH Foundation. The program is a private, for-profit-structured consortium with a 1-10 person administrative staff, though it supports a broader ecosystem of approximately 15-20 faculty and residents. Distribution occurs through the AAMC Electronic Residency Application Service and National Resident Matching Program, making GTM motion primarily application-driven.

Name

Fort Wayne Medical Education Program

Legal name

Fort Wayne Medical Education Program

Website

https://fwmep.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fort Wayne Medical Education Program is a 1972-founded medical education consortium in Fort Wayne, Indiana, operating the only dually ACGME/AOA accredited family medicine residency in Indiana, training approximately 24-27 residents annually across Lutheran Health Network hospitals and its own Family Medicine Center.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Residency Education

NAICS

Offices of Physicians (6211), Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) (621111)

SIC

Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093), Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Multidisciplinary Outpatient Rehab Centers (PT/OT/SLP) (HLADAJAG)

Keywords

• Family medicine residency
• Graduate medical education
• Community-based residency training
• Osteopathic medical education
• Medical student rotations

Headquarters

HQ city

Fort Wayne

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Graduate Medical Education Funding: Federal and state funding for graduate medical education through Medicare and other healthcare programs. The program is a consortium including Lutheran Health Network and Fort Wayne Medical Society.
2. Clinical Revenue: Revenue generated from patient care at the Family Medicine Center (21,000-23,000 patient contacts annually) and hospital training facilities.
3. Research Grants: Grant funding from organizations including WindSwell Foundation, SJCHF, and WITH supporting medical education and research programs.

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Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FWMEP delivers a three-year ACGME-accredited Family Medicine Residency Program with Osteopathic Recognition, training approximately 24 residents per cohort across inpatient, outpatient, obstetrics, pediatrics, and procedural settings. The program operates as a consortium with Lutheran Health Network's three Fort Wayne hospitals and the Fort Wayne Medical Society, providing residents with access to over 500 hospital beds, a 21,000+ square-foot Family Medicine Center, and an NCQA-recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home model. Supplemental offerings include medical student elective rotations, visiting resident training, continuing medical education, and community-based research programs.

Product overview

Fort Wayne Medical Education Program (FWMEP) operates as a medical education consortium offering a unified portfolio of graduate and undergraduate medical education services. The core offering is the three-year Family Medicine Residency Program (ACGME-accredited with Osteopathic Recognition), which serves as the anchor around which undergraduate medical student rotations, visiting resident training, continuing medical education, and community-based research programs are organized. The Family Medicine Center clinic provides the outpatient training hub, while partnerships with Lutheran Health Network hospitals provide inpatient clinical experiences. Together, these products form a comprehensive, full-spectrum medical education ecosystem designed to train family medicine physicians across all care settings.

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Products and services

• Family Medicine Residency Program A three-year ACGME-accredited residency program with osteopathic recognition, providing comprehensive family medicine training including inpatient, outpatient, obstetrics, pediatrics, and procedural medicine across multiple hospital settings for approximately 24 residents per cohort.
• Medical Student Elective Rotations Elective rotations for 3rd and 4th year medical students from ACGME-accredited U.S. Allopathic and Osteopathic programs, with rotations in specialties including Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Dermatology, Anesthesiology, and more.
• Indiana University School of Medicine Junior Clerkship Required third-year Family Medicine clerkship hosting 24 Indiana University students annually, with student-preceptor assignments tailored to individual learning styles and access to residents' Thursday afternoon didactics.
• Family Medicine Center Clinic A 21,000 square foot NCQA-recognized Patient-Centered Medical Home clinic with 24 exam rooms and 4 procedure rooms, handling 21,000-23,000 patient visits annually, providing comprehensive outpatient family medicine training.
• Continuing Medical Education (CME) CME programs offered in all specialties for medical professionals, with a $2,500 annual CME allowance available per resident per academic year.
• Research and Scholarly Activity Program Community-based research program with faculty support, statistical assistance, and travel funding for presentations. Includes IRB review services and collaboration with residents on research projects directed at improving Fort Wayne population health.
• Visiting Resident and Fellow Training Elective rotations for visiting residents and fellows from ACGME-accredited U.S. Allopathic and Osteopathic programs, requiring affiliation agreements and 90-day advance applications.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Lutheran Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical education consortium partner including Lutheran Hospital (396 beds), Lutheran Downtown Hospital, and Dupont Hospital (131 beds). The network provides training facilities, clinical rotations, and actively recruits residents for post-graduation practice opportunities.
• Fort Wayne Medical SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding consortium partner in the Fort Wayne Medical Education Program. The society supports medical education initiatives and provides physician community networking and professional development.
• Indiana University School of MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRequired third-year Family Medicine clerkship hosting 24 students annually. FWMEP is consistently one of the highest rated clerkship sites. Student-preceptor assignments consider individual learning styles.

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Recent moves6 records

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Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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