El Rio Health
The El Rio Health Family Medicine residency in Tucson, AZ is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
A new three-year, ACGME-accredited family medicine residency based at a Teaching Health Center, with its inaugural class starting July 2025. Residents train at the El Rio Health Cherrybell Health Center campus, Tucson Medical Center, and specialty clinics, with a focus on rural and urban underserved communities. The block-based curriculum includes weekly continuity clinic, street medicine and refugee health, addiction medicine, quality improvement projects, and opportunities in teen clinic, special immunology, and sports medicine.
Summarized from the program’s official website, checked October 4, 2026. Confirm details with the program.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Edward J. Schwager, MD, FAAFP
- Chief Clinical Officer, El Rio Health
- Douglas Spegman
Contact details checked October 4, 2026.
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.