The Maine-Dartmouth Family Medicine Residency is an education based program that educates physicians for a lifetime of competent, compassionate and personally satisfying practice. The Organization strives to improve the health of Maine people with particular emphasis on rural areas and underserved populations while promoting the involvement of physicians in the life of the broader community. The Organization creates a community of learners which honors patient care responsibilities, balances learning and patient care in a way that combines scientific rigor and humanity and values the community caregivers.The Organization strives to create a workplace culture that fosters respect, teamwork, support for personal well-being and openness and appreciation for difference.