Educational Resources and Scholarly Activity

St. Luke’s Family Medicine Residency – Sacred Heart

Family Medicine Residency Educational Resources

The core of the learning experience in the residency program is to combine supervised “hands-on” patient care experience with structured didactic educational sessions and department meetings. Our educational resources include:

Protected time every Tuesday morning for Academic Day
Didactic lectures from faculty and sub-specialists covering the breadth and depth of Family Medicine
Monthly simulation sessions
Integrated Behavioral Medicine Conferences
Hands-on procedure workshops
Board review sessions
Journal Club
Monthly Medical Education Grand Rounds
Practice Management education series
Access to on-site Basic Life Support, Advanced Cardiac Life Support, Pediatric Advanced Life Support, and Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics
Online resources and access to the network medical library
Network Research Institute

Scholarly Activity

A lifelong love of learning is crucial to your success as a family physician. At St. Luke’s/Sacred Heart Campus, you will have multiple opportunities to participate in scholarly activity. Some of our recent scholarship is listed below!

Langan RC. The persistent challenge of diagnosing and treating vitamin B₁₂ deficiency. BMJ. 2024 Jun 13;385:q1262.
Ajibola O, Tabchi R, Hepworth K, Walty A, Niyibizi A. Identifying and Addressing Social Determinants of Health with an Electronic Health Record. J Am Board Fam Med. 2025 May 12;38(1):9-14.
Tabchi R. AIAMC National Initiative Meeting III Poster Presentation. FQHC-LA screening patients for SDOH through an external community organization database: focusing on community needs and insecurities. October 2024.
Langan RC, Hines-Smith KA. Mildly Elevated Liver Transaminase Levels: Causes and Evaluation. Am Fam Physician. 2024 Dec;110(6):585-591.
Teodorovic A, Martinez P, Tabchi R. Laundry on Linden: Bridging Healthcare Gaps, One Load at a Time. Presentation, PAFP Resident Research Day, 5 April 2025, Lancaster, PA.
Langan RC. International Medical Graduates in Family Medicine Education. In: Kellerman R, Irwin G, editors. Graduate Medical Education in Family Medicine: From Basic Processes to True Innovation. Switzerland: Springer Cham;2025. pp. 159-163.
Niyibizi A, Haveric A, Irio G. Telehealth in opioid use disorder treatment: policy considerations for expanding access to care. J Osteopath Med. 2023. PMID: 37976470.
Goodbred AJ, Langan RC. Chronic kidney disease: prevention, diagnosis and treatment. Am Fam Physician. 2023;108(6):554-561.
McDonald M, Oyedele K. A student-led effort to address healthcare inequity: The SLICC (Student-Led Interprofessional Care Center) Initiative. Presentation. Surgical Education Week. Orlando, Florida. April 2024.
Tabchi R, Ajibola O. FQHC-LA Screening patients for SDoH through an external community organization database: Focusing on Communities Needs and Insecurities AIAMC National Initiative Conference Poster Presentation. April 2024.