{"id":94,"date":"2024-05-12T19:53:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-12T19:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npdev.co\/HandC\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2026-03-19T16:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T16:08:38","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gracelight.org\/residency\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1747080090924{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/gracelight.org\/residency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/488521447.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"centered\">\n<h1>About<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745377750383{margin-top: -20px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745377496172{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745377485654{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-750\" src=\"https:\/\/gracelight.org\/residency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/border-thin-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gracelight.org\/residency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/border-thin-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/gracelight.org\/residency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/border-thin-300x2.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gracelight.org\/residency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/border-thin-1024x6.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/gracelight.org\/residency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/border-thin-768x5.jpg 768w, https:\/\/gracelight.org\/residency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/border-thin-1536x9.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/gracelight.org\/residency\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/border-thin-2048x12.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745523309790{margin-top: 30px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<h1>Training Future Leaders in Primary Care<\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Gracelight\u2019s Family Medicine Residency Program was founded in 2023 with the vision of being Los Angeles\u2019 answer to the nationwide shortage of physician residency programs. We are committed to providing broad-based training to graduate highly competent primary care physicians who will deliver holistic, relationship-based care to the communities most in need. developing skilled, compassionate, and community-focused family physicians though our extensive, hands-on residency program. Located in the heart of Los Angeles, our residency program offers a dynamic and comprehensive training experience that prepares residents to meet the evolving healthcare needs of diverse patient populations in Los Angeles and beyond.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Gracelight Family Medicine Residency Program is an extension of Gracelight Community Health , a leading federally qualified community health center that has been providing care to the Los Angeles community for over 125 years. Gracelight delivers exceptional primary healthcare that is universally accessible to every patient in the communities we serve, irrespective of their financial capabilities or immigration status. Annually, we serve 24,000 patients via approximately 115,000 service visits at five locations across Los Angeles.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745349703089{background-color: #79A945 !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745349758285{margin-bottom: 10px !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-copy&#8221;]\n<h2>What Sets Gracelight\u2019s Residency Program Apart<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745350171967{padding-bottom: 30px !important;background-color: #79A945 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-copy&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745350139873{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Community Focused Care<\/strong> \u2013 Residents will receive hands-on experience treating the Los Angeles communities that Gracelight Community Health serves, working in our five Federally Qualified Health Centers, and in our partner hospital, Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Comprehensive Education<\/strong> \u2013 Our residency program is built on a primary-care focused curriculum that includes adult primary care, pediatrics, OB\/GYN, behavioral health, specialty care such as podiatry and health management programs for diabetes, asthma, and more.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1745350145956{padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dedicated &amp; Experienced Faculty<\/strong> \u2013 Gracelight\u2019s Residency Program provides medical students access to leading physicians, who will be sharing their decades of experience and knowledge with Residency students, mentoring and helping them grow as medical professionals.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Culturally Competent Education<\/strong> \u2013 Residents will be learning from our top faculty educators and serving the community in our health centers. 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We are committed to providing broad-based training to graduate highly competent primary care physicians who will deliver holistic, relationship-based care to the communities most in need. developing skilled, compassionate, and community-focused family physicians though our extensive, hands-on residency program. Located in the heart of Los Angeles, our residency program offers a dynamic and comprehensive training experience that prepares residents to meet the evolving healthcare needs of diverse patient populations in Los Angeles and beyond.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]The Gracelight Family Medicine Residency Program is an extension of Gracelight Community Health , a leading federally qualified community health center that has been providing care to the Los Angeles community for over 125 years. 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