Griffin Hospital Medical Education

Griffin Hospital is a 160-bed acute care community hospital serving more than 100,000 residents of the Lower Naugatuck Valley Region. Griffin Hospital also serves as the flagship hospital for Planetree, an international leader in patient-centered care and has received national recognition for creating a facility and approach to patient care that is responsive to the needs of patients.

Innovative Teaching

Griffin’s Internal Medicine residency program provides a university-like core group of faculty dedicated to the teaching program in a community-based hospital.

Affiliation with Yale School of Medicine

Griffin Hospital’s 40-year affiliation with Yale University School of Medicine provides the opportunity to select electives at Yale.

Planetree Patient-Centered Care

Griffin is dedicated to educating residents-in-training about the importance of providing a patient-centered approach to care.

Public Health and Preventive Medicine

Griffin Hospital offers a unique, four-year training program that combines Internal Medicine residency with Preventive Medicine residency.

Why choose a Griffin Hospital residency?

Innovative teaching program
Strong affiliation with Yale University
Dedicated faculty
Resident placement in prestigious, competitive fellowships, and academic teaching positions
Planetree model of care
On FORTUNE Magazine’s “100 Best Places to Work” list ten years in a row
Public Health and Preventative Medicine programs
Many research opportunities

Friendly atmosphere
Beautiful facility
Night float system for interns and residents
Easy access to major metropolitan area (NYC and Boston)
Free parking and subsidized meals
Physician advisor program for PGY1s
Observed Structured Clinical Exam
Library support and health resource center