UPMC Altoona Family Physicians

What UPMC Altoona Family Physicians does

UPMC Altoona Family Physicians (AFP) is a nonprofit graduate medical education organization founded in 1975 in Altoona, Pennsylvania, operating the sole family medicine residency program at UPMC Altoona alongside an ACGME-accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship. The core program follows an 8-8-8 structure (24 residents total across three years), with dually accredited status from ACGME and AOA and ACGME Osteopathic Recognition. Training spans an unopposed ~400-bed Level II trauma center, the on-campus Family Medicine Center (15,000+ patient visits/year with a CLIA/CAP lab and dedicated OMT, procedure, and counseling rooms), a Williamsburg rural satellite serving ~1,200 residents, a resident-run Pregnancy Care Center, and a state-sponsored Women's Health and Wellness Center.

The curriculum emphasizes full-spectrum family medicine (obstetrics, inpatient, outpatient, procedures, OMT, sports medicine, palliative medicine, lifestyle medicine, global health) supported by 11 core faculty with differentiated credentials including a board-certified lifestyle medicine physician, a PharmD, a behavioral scientist LCSW, and a Director of Osteopathic Education, plus individual curriculum concentrations in ten areas. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is integrated across continuity clinic, orthopedics, sports medicine, obstetrics, and ICU rotations. The program is dually accredited by ACGME and AOA, with residents reporting a 100% pass rate on ACOFP OMT board practical exams and 47% of graduates incorporating OMT into practice.

AFP generates no revenue from tuition; instead, residents are paid PGY1-PGY3 annual stipends (~$72.7K-$78.7K for 2027-2028) and the program is funded through Medicare/Medicaid Graduate Medical Education reimbursement and UPMC institutional support as part of the UPMC GME system (second-largest in the U.S. with 150+ residencies and fellowships). The go-to-market motion is recruitment: fourth-year medical students apply via ERAS (NRMP code 1603120C0), interview through Thalamus from October to mid-January, and optionally attend in-person second-look visits; clerkships and a summer preceptorship feed the upstream pipeline. Customer segments are twofold: medical trainees (primary) and patients in Blair County and surrounding Central Pennsylvania communities served through the residency practice sites.

Name

UPMC Altoona Family Physicians

Legal name

UPMC Altoona Family Physicians

Website

https://altoonafp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

UPMC Altoona Family Physicians operates the sole 8-8-8 family medicine residency and a hospice/palliative medicine fellowship at UPMC Altoona in Central Pennsylvania, dually accredited by ACGME and AOA with Osteopathic Recognition, training residents through 15,000+ annual patient visits across OB, OMT, inpatient, and specialty rotations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Graduate Medical Education

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Offices & Clinics Of Doctors Of Medicine (8011)

akta.pro primary industry

Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) & Teaching Hospitals (HLAFAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Academic Medical Centers & Teaching Hospitals (University-Affiliated) (EDAHAGAA)

Keywords

• Family medicine residency
• Graduate medical education
• Osteopathic medicine training
• Hospice palliative medicine
• Medical student clerkships

Headquarters

HQ city

Altoona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Graduate Medical Education (GME) Funding: Part of the award-winning UPMC Graduate Medical Education program, which is the second largest in the nation with over 150 residencies and fellowships. Funded through Medicare/Medicaid GME reimbursement and UPMC institutional support.
2. Resident Stipends and Benefits: Program pays residents annual salaries (PGY1: $72,736, PGY2: $75,645, PGY3: $78,671 for 2027-2028) plus comprehensive benefits including relocation allowance, educational allowance, cultural and wellness stipend, meal stipend, health/dental/vision/prescription insurance, malpractice coverage with tail coverage, and retirement benefits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UPMC Altoona Family Physicians operates an 8-8-8 family medicine residency program (24 residents total) dually accredited by ACGME and AOA, with ACGME Osteopathic Recognition, providing full-spectrum training in obstetrics, inpatient medicine, outpatient medicine, procedures, OMT, sports medicine, palliative medicine, global health, and lifestyle medicine. The program also runs the only fellowship at UPMC Altoona — an ACGME-accredited Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship started in 2013 — and accepts medical students for 2-, 4-, 6-, and 8-week clerkships and a Summer Preceptorship Program.

Product overview

UPMC Altoona Family Physicians is a medical education organization offering a family medicine residency program and hospice/palliative medicine fellowship. The core offering is the 8-8-8 Family Medicine Residency Program (dually accredited by ACGME and AOA), supplemented by the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship. Supporting services include medical student clerkships, summer preceptorship programs, and multiple specialty clinics including Musculoskeletal, Lifestyle Medicine, Diabetes, Palliative Medicine, Colposcopy, and OMT clinics. Training facilities include the main Family Medicine Center, rural Williamsburg Family Practice, Pregnancy Care Center, Women's Health and Wellness, and affiliation with UPMC Altoona hospital.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship: ACGME-accredited fellowship program within the family medicine program focused on training physicians in hospice and palliative medicine

Products and services

• Family Medicine Residency Program
• Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship
• Medical Student Clerkships
• Summer Preceptorship Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% pass rate on ACOFP board practical exam for OMT
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• UPMC Graduate Medical EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFP is part of the award-winning UPMC Graduate Medical Education program. With over 150 residencies and fellowships, UPMC's GME program is the second largest in the nation. This partnership provides institutional support, resources, and administrative framework for the residency program.
• UPMC Altoona HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocated across the street from AFP's main clinic. Nearly-400 bed Level II trauma center that is the referral center for 22 outlying counties. Founded in 1883, JCAHO-accredited with state-of-the-art facilities including recently remodeled ED and new neurological ICU. AFP residents complete the majority of rotations at this hospital.
• Williamsburg Family PracticecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRural satellite office 18 miles from main AFP office. All residents complete a one-month rural rotation here. Two residents per year can elect to see their continuity patients there. Features seven exam rooms, OMT room, procedure room, and CLIA/CAP-certified lab.
• Women's Health and Wellness CentermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-sponsored women's clinic where residents receive part of their women's health training. Staffed by a full-time physician assistant and two nurses. Located a few buildings over from main AFP office.
• Pregnancy Care CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree, completely resident-run OB clinic where residents get the majority of their deliveries. Staffed by residents and nurses with oversight by family physicians and obstetricians. Features childbirth education classes, breastfeeding classes, and houses the Pregnancy Recovery Center for addiction medicine training.
• Magee Women's Specialty ServicesmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Magee Women's Specialty Services and Laborist teams on Labor and Delivery Unit for obstetrics training.
• Penn State UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Penn State University allowing college students shadowing opportunities to experience primary care and other specialties within UPMC Altoona system.
• Local Specialists (Obstetricians, Pediatricians, Orthopedic Groups)majorTechnology or IntegrationExcellent collaborative relationships with specialists including local obstetricians and pediatricians. Residents work with local orthopedic groups for sports medicine and orthopedics rotations.
• Altoona Curve (AA Affiliate of Pittsburgh Pirates)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResidents on orthopedics rotation have opportunity to work with Altoona Curve baseball team during their training.
• Mario Lemieux Sports Complex (Pittsburgh)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSports medicine training opportunities available at Mario Lemieux sports complex in Pittsburgh for residents interested in sports medicine.
• Children's Hospital of PittsburghminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOptional pediatric rotation available at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh for residents interested in NICU or pediatric emergency room experience.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/UPMC-Altoona-Family-Physicians-Residency-Program-118114599848
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/altoona-family-physicians

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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