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WISCONSIN A great place to train and practice! Why Train in Wisconsin? yy Community-based programs, rural training tracks and inner city sites yy All programs train you in the Patient-Centered Medical Home yy All are based on the traditional values of Family Medicine — continuing, comprehensive, cost-effective, and compassionate care yy All programs value excellent practice in balance with personal and family life

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Eau Claire

yy You will be prepared in any setting — in the US or internationally Appleton

Why Practice in Wisconsin? yy Family physicians are highly respected and influential in Wisconsin

La Crosse Baraboo

Madison Janesville Monroe

Menomonee Falls Waukesha

yy Wisconsin family physicians are highly satisfied with their practices and lifestyles Milwaukee

Elkhorn

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Sponsoring Institution

Program

Positions

Aurora Health Care

Aurora (Milwaukee)

Suburban/Urban

Aurora Health Care

Aurora Rural (Elkhorn)

SemiRural/Rural (RTT)

Gundersen Medical Foundation

Gundersen (La Crosse)

Urban/Rural

Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Mayo Clinic – Eau Claire

Urban/Rural

Mayo Clinic Health System – Franciscan Healthcare

La Crosse – Mayo

Urban/Rural

Medical College of Wisconsin

All Saints (Milwaukee)

Suburban/Urban

Medical College of Wisconsin

Columbia-St. Mary’s (Milwaukee)

Urban

Medical College of Wisconsin

Community Memorial (Menomonee Falls)

Urban/Rural

Medical College of Wisconsin

Fox Valley (Appleton)

Urban/Rural

Medical College of Wisconsin

Prevea Health – Green Bay

Urban/Rural

Wisconsin Northern & Central GME Consortium (WiNC)

Prevea Health – Eau Claire

Urban/Rural

Aurora Health Care

Waukesha

Suburban

Mercy Health System

Mercy (Janesville)

Urban/Rural

Monroe Clinic

Urban/Rural

University of Wisconsin

Baraboo (Madison Program)

Rural (RTT)

University of Wisconsin

Madison

Urban/Rural

University of Wisconsin

Wausau

Suburban/Rural

A Rural Training Track (RTT) is an accredited three-year program located in a rural area that is linked to a traditional program. Residents spend the first year at the core program. 3

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Aurora

Program mission and goals:

Family Medicine Residency Program

We are a future-focused dynamic program that uses outcome

Program Director: Wilhelm Lehmann, MD

consider ourselves strong advocates for our communities, our

Website: www.aurora.org/fpresidency

data to adapt the care we deliver for our underserved patients, leaving our graduates better prepared for practice. We patients, and for each other. Our program goal is to produce family physicians that will excel in whatever position they

Coordinator: Stephanie Malusic

choose to pursue following their three years with us.

Coordinator Phone: (414) 649-7909

Program emphasis:

Email: fp.residency@aurora.org

We emphasize practicing high quality, patient-centered care,

Number of available residency positions: 10

Chronic Disease Prevention and Management, Integrative Medicine, Community Medicine, Population Health, and Leadership Development.

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Curriculum components:

Specialties:

We build our curriculum around a strong Family Medicine

Our program offers excellent opportunities in Global Health,

Clinic experience. This includes our longitudinal Family and

Women’s Health, Inpatient Medicine, Research, Sports

Community Medicine experience and the online Integrative

Medicine, and Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment. We

Medicine in Residency Curriculum. We surround this with

have fellowship opportunities available in Geriatrics, and

inpatient rotations at some of the best hospitals in the country.

established clinical tracks for Integrative Medicine and

These are supplemented by individualized elective experi-

Community Medicine.

ences that can tap the resources of one of the largest health systems in the state.

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Faculty composition:

Population served:

Our residency faculty holds appointments with the University

Residents have their continuity practice at one of two

of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in the

outstanding Family Medicine Centers, which were the first resi-

Department of Family Medicine. We have a large interdisci-

dency clinics in the state to become NCQA Level III Patient-

plinary faculty whose special interests cover virtually all areas

Centered Medical Homes. One is located on the Marquette

of medicine.

University campus in downtown Milwaukee and the other is on Milwaukee’s south side. They both serve populations

Accreditation: We are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and the American Osteopathic

with significant racial and ethnic diversity, and have recently become the main providers of Refugee Health examinations for the Milwaukee area.

Association (AOA). We were also one of the first five programs in

In addition, through our track system residents may choose

the country to achieve Osteopathic Recognition by the ACGME.

to have additional continuity experiences in Underserved

Significant features: Our program features the innovative University of Arizona Integrative Medicine in Residency Curriculum and has expanded the Community Medicine curriculum in recent years. The strong osteopathic presence has also led to an increased interest in musculoskeletal medicine and Osteopathic Manipulation Treatment for M.D.’s and D.O.’s alike. 6

Medicine at the largest free clinic in the state or in Integrative Medicine at a suburban center for well-being.

Location/community: Milwaukee, an urban hub bursting with energy, is home to over 600,000 city residents with over 2 million residents in the seven county regions. The Milwaukee region offers a unique blend of urban living mixed with Midwest character,

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allowing for an ideal work-life balance. Quick commute times, affordable living, and a plethora of recreational activities make Milwaukee a destination for residents and visitors alike. Milwaukee is an ideal environment for every way of life.

Urban/rural opportunities: There are many urban opportunities via our Aurora Sinai Medical Center campus and the Center for Urban Population Health. Elective rotations and continuity clinic experience are also available at Walker’s Point Community Clinic, the largest free clinic in the state. Rural rotations are available throughout the Aurora system.

Spouse/family opportunities: Milwaukee offers affordable living, excellent schools, diverse employment opportunities, and numerous recreational activities, making it a very family-friendly city. Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center has onsite childcare, including a sick child program. In addition, Aurora Health Care has housing near the medical center complex available to residents during their training. Assistance with spousal employment is also available. 7

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Aurora

Rural Family Medicine Residency Program Program Director: Jeffrey D. Tiemstra, MD, FAAFP Website: https://medicalprofessionals.aurorahealthcare.org/ meded/programs/residencies/rural-family-medicine/welcome.aspx

Program mission and goals: The Aurora Lakeland RTT is a 1-2 Family Medicine residency program. Residents spend their PGY1 in Milwaukee on inpatient rotations with the Aurora St. Luke’s Family Medicine residents, and PGY2 and PGY3 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center practicing and learning rural Family Medicine. Resident’s continuity clinic is at Aurora Lakeland all three years.

Coordinator: Stephanie Dunaway Coordinator Phone: (262) 741-2953 Email: Stephanie.dunaway@aurora.org Number of available residency positions: 4 per year

Goals The Aurora Lakeland Rural Family Medicine Residency Program will graduate board-certified family physicians who will: yy Provide competent, comprehensive primary care to the general population across the spectrum of healthcare,

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home, and community settings; yy Address the special healthcare needs of rural populations including issues of access, affordability, and unique medical problems; yy Consider establishing their practice in an underserved rural area, especially in south central Wisconsin. yy

Objectives Graduating residents will have demonstrated competence in: yy Patient care and procedures Providing primary care for all ages and genders including problem-based and preventive care; cognitive and procedural care; and office, hospital, home, and long-term residence based care.

medical students, residents, and other health professionals. yy Interpersonal and communication skills Building collaborative relationships with patients, their families, colleagues, and other health professionals to provide patient-centered team-based care. yy Professionalism Respecting the rights, values, needs, and autonomy of all patients, colleagues, co-workers, and students; respecting the unique perspectives of people diverse in age, gender, ethnicity, religion, physical abilities, and sexual orientation; and contributing to the improvement of the profession. PHOTO: FLICKR/NEKAPEARL

yy Medical knowledge Maintaining a working knowledge of current best evidencebased practice of Family Medicine; achieving and maintaining Board certification in Family Medicine. yy Practice-based learning and improvement Lifelong learning, self-evaluation and professional improvement; accessing and utilizing current evidence to improve care; application of quality improvement tools to improve practice; adoption of new information technology; educating 9

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yy Systems-based practice Functioning effectively as a member and leader of health care teams and systems and contributing to improvements in the value of health care at the systems level.

Specialties: Rural Family Medicine

Faculty composition:

Program emphasis:

Program Director, Core Faculty, Site Director in Milwaukee

Rural Family Medicine

Accreditation: Curriculum components: The Aurora Lakeland RTT is a 1-2 Family Medicine residency

Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

program. Residents spend their PGY1 in Milwaukee and

Significant features:

PGY2 and PGY3 at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center practicing

Residents will complete 2 scholarly projects during their training.

and learning rural Family Medicine. Resident’s continuity clinic

One project will be a Quality Improvement project focused on

is at Aurora Lakeland all 3 years.

the residency practice. The other project is the resident’s choice,

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and can include projects developed from the residency practice,

historic Lake Geneva Resort Area, Aurora Lakeland Medical

the community medicine experiences, or any other health

Center in Elkhorn is a scenic forty-five minute drive west

experience in the Lakeland area. Projects will be supervised

of Milwaukee. Aurora Lakeland is a two hour drive north of

by ALRTT faculty and supported as needed by the extensive

downtown Chicago and an hour drive east from Madison. The

research resources available at Aurora Health Care.

Geneva Lakes communities are a unique blend of upscale real estate, family-friendly small town neighborhoods, nearby

Population served: Rural, Semirural

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Location/community: Program is located between rural Elkhorn and the resort city of Lake Geneva. 45 minutes west of Milwaukee, 1 hour east of Madison, and 2 hours north of Chicago IL.

Urban/rural opportunities: Rural

Spouse/family opportunities: Located in beautiful southeastern Wisconsin, including the

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Gundersen Medical Foundation

Program mission and goals: Gundersen Family Medicine Residency Program improves

Family Medicine Residency

the lives of our patients, families, and communities by

Program Director: Paul Klas, MD

and supportive patient-centered learning practice focused

Associate Program Director: Robyn Borge, MD

on meeting patients’ comprehensive needs and preferences

Website: http://www.gundersenhealth.org/medical-education/ residency-programs/family-medicine/

training compassionate family physicians in an innovative

safely, while enhancing the relationship with a caring personal physician.

Coordinator: Paula Ebert, B.S.

Program emphasis:

Coordinator Phone: (608) 775-1540

This program emphasizes the training of high quality residents,

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able to practice in any clinic environment including rural, with full spectrum care a goal. We are set in a high quality health system which is forward thinking, environmentally progressive

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and a certified PCMH. Residents train with high quality general

behavioral health and pharmacy which maximizes patient

surgery, transitional and internal medicine residents with no

care and resident learning. There is a required rural rotation

competing residency programs in obstetrics and pediatrics.

at critical access hospitals in the regional network.

The program has a developed Wellness Curriculum to help the resident navigate the rigors of family medicine residency.

Specialties:

GHS excels in all patient areas and is a fully integrated patient

Our program’s strength is our broad spectrum training with

care system. GHS is the Western Academic Campus for the

particular strengths in obstetrics, women’s health, internal

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

medicine and pediatrics. We have an established Point of

Because of this, there are ample opportunities to be involved

Care Ultrasound curriculum. Our inpatient pediatric rotation is

in medical student teaching.

Curriculum components: Inpatient medicine rotations are balanced between highly academic rotations and more community based hospital services. Family Medicine residents rotate on the obstetrical service with 1400 delivers per year. The Family Medicine Residency Clinic is a certified PCMH. The clinic is the main learning environment in the residency. We have integrated

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very high quality, community oriented and highly rated by our residents. Faculty composition: Our faculty are excellent teachers with real world experiences in patient care and a demonstrated ability to build and maintain a practice. Accreditation: We are an ACGME accredited Family Medicine Residency program with osteopathic recognition. We participate with the state-wide osteopathic program developed by the Department of Family and Community Medicine in Madison.

Significant features:

yy GHS supports outreach opportunities to a Native American population in South Dakota and international experiences in several Central American countries.

yy The Family Medicine Residency Clinic is based in a newly

yy GHS with its home base in La Crosse, WI is intimately involved

renovated, highly efficient site on the medical campus,

in improving the health and wellness of our community. Our

adjacent to the state of the art inpatient facility constructed in

strong Community Health Division will provide ample opportuni-

January of 2014.

ties for community health experiences.

yy GHS is nationally known for its superior quality, safety, and environmental consciousness, being voted one of the most

Population served:

“green hospital systems” in the nation.

GHS serves a broad section of the Tri-State area including Western Wisconsin, Southeast Minnesota, and Northeast Iowa.

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Urban/rural opportunities: The patient base encompasses a broad social economic

The population provides a mix of urban and rural opportunities.

stratum. A significant minority population base including Hmong, Amish and immigrant patients provides a rich crosscultural experience.

Location/community:

Spouse/family opportunities: Residents are given the opportunity to live “on campus” at GHS with a vibrant, affordable housing option. This creates a supportive environment for families to find a great quality of life

Gundersen Health System is located at the heart of a breath-

during their busy training years. Young families and partners

takingly beautiful area known as the driftless area. Located

will find many life-long friends living and training at GHS.

on the Mississippi River, this area is surrounded by numerous parks providing endless opportunities for a variety of activities. The area is home to excellent primary and secondary schools, and boasts three higher education institutions including University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Viterbo University, and Western Technical College. There is a vibrant arts community in La Crosse with multiple theatre venues. La Crosse is conveniently located two hours from Minneapolis, MN and Madison, WI.

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Mayo Clinic – Eau Claire

Family Medicine Residency Program Director: Terri A. Nordin, MD

Program mission and goals: Improve Care. Improve Health. Improve Life. We train outstanding, trusted physicians to practice and lead high-quality, patient-centered, team-based, full-spectrum care anywhere in the world.

Website: www.mayo.edu/familymedeauclaire

Program emphasis:

Coordinator: Deborah Egger

Our program offers you opportunities to

Coordinator Phone: (715) 464-6352

yy Develop comprehensive skills in both outpatient and inpatient medicine

Email: familymedeauclaire@mayo.edu

yy Master procedural skills, including maternity care

Number of available residency positions: 5

yy Practice team-based care and population health management

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yy Grow your leadership skills

outstanding learning opportunities that will help you become a

yy Learn to effectively integrate your career and your personal life

well-rounded family physician and meet your career goals.

Our focus is on you and your goals. You work with your advisor to create an Individual Learning Plan that helps meet YOUR

Specialties:

career goals.

Family Medicine is by far the largest specialty in the Mayo Clinic Health System. As part of the Mayo Clinic, our residents

Curriculum components:

have opportunities to learn from physicians across the entire

Our program has three core teaching principles—guidance,

spectrum of specialty practice found in both Eau Claire, WI

growth, and trust. Whether the teaching takes place in the

and Rochester, MN.

state-of-the-art Family Medicine Clinic or our 204-bed regional hospital, the faculty guide residents in the art and science of

Faculty composition:

medicine; equip and challenge them to grow; and trust them

We have a talented group of energetic faculty with diverse

to continually strive to improve care, health, and life. We offer

strengths and interests. Our faculty development curriculum

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is robust and allows us to continually sharpen our skills as teachers and leaders. We are a lot of fun, too. Our backgrounds include extensive experience in Women’s Health, Maternity Care, Community Health, Hospice and Palliative Medicine, and Global Health.

Accreditation:

Family Medicine Clinic: This new clinic was specifically designed with resident training in mind. From the patientcentered exam rooms to the innovative workspaces, we

The Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency – Eau Claire

customized the clinic for providing personalized, continuous,

program is accredited by the ACGME.

team-based care that is both high-tech and high-touch.

Significant features:

Meaningful On-Call Duty: To support resident wellness, our residents participate in rotation services at times that are best

Family Medicine is primary: Family Medicine is the only

suited to learning. You are busy enough to see and learn what

residency in our local facilities, yet we are part of a world-

you need to become a phenomenal family physician without

renowned multi-specialty group practice.

feeling overloaded.

Train at Mayo. Practice Anywhere: The Mayo Clinic Family

Scholarly Activity: Both research and teaching are essential to

Medicine Residency – Eau Claire program utilizes a patient-

advancing patient care and here you become a scholar of both.

centered and team-based approach to train outstanding physi-

We focus on quality improvement and optimizing care delivery for

cians to practice high-quality, full spectrum care anywhere in

current and future generations.

the world.

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Population served:

medicine. Residents also have opportunities to rotate at the urban

The program serves patients of all ages, backgrounds, and

academic center hospitals at Mayo Clinic.

income levels, reflecting the diversity of our local population. Residents have their individual panels of continuity patients that provide clinical experiences that span the full breadth of family medicine.

Location/community: Eau Claire is a city of 67,000 people, part of a metropolitan area

Spouse/family opportunities: Eau Claire and the surrounding communities offer fantastic opportunities for partners and families. From our top-notch local schools (K-12 and universities) to our active music and art scene to our great trails and parks, there really is something for everyone.

of 150,000, located ninety miles east of the Twin Cities. It is a “right-sized” community where you can have a ten minute drive to work from your hobby farm, kick-back in a trendy urban apartment, or find your suburban dream-home. It’s up to you.

Urban/rural opportunities: The Family Medicine Clinic and inpatient hospital are located in downtown Eau Claire. Our health system has clinics in 11 rural communities in the surrounding area and 4 critical access hospitals, providing opportunities for outpatient and inpatient rural

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La Crosse-Mayo

Program mission and goals:

Family Medicine Residency

The La Crosse-Mayo Family Medicine Residency is built

Program Director: John M. Merfeld, M.D.

tion, and research. We focus on caring for the whole person,

Website: www.mayoclinichealthsystem.org/residency

or her family and community. Education in the art of medicine,

Coordinator: Kimberly J. Markwardt Coordinator Phone: (608) 392-9775 Email: Markwardt.kimberly@mayo.edu Number of available residency positions: 6

upon the Mayo tradition of excellence in patient care, educatreating every patient as a unique and valuable member of his combined with the latest in medical discovery, is central to our mission. Mayo’s primary value is “The needs of the patient come first.”

Program emphasis: Our program emphasizes training for rural practice and many of our graduates practice full-scope family medicine in smaller communities.

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Curriculum components: Our curriculum reflects our vision of preparing residents for full-spectrum rural practice, with emphasis on patientcentered team-based care. The bio-psychosocial model is emphasized and a family systems approach is utilized. We also have an innovative international medicine curriculum that offers unique experiences to enhance one’s skills and abilities.

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Specialties:

Our 18 residents are the only residents at Mayo Clinic Health

While we place emphasis on training in the breadth of family

System-Franciscan Healthcare, a 250 bed community hospital

medicine, our curriculum offers enhanced opportunities in OB,

featuring state-of-the-art technology and services. The Family

hospital medicine, geriatrics and international medicine, sports

Health Clinic is connected to the medical center, which affords

medicine, and osteopathic treatment techniques.

residents maximum opportunity for continuity care of their patients. We recently remodeled to better accommodate our

Faculty composition: Five full-time, three part-time, one behavioral science faculty member, and over 80 part-time or volunteer faculty in all specialties. Our faculty has years of experience in training future family

patient-centered medical home practice and our new, state-ofthe-art simulation center opened in February 2017. We have been training outstanding family physicians for 43 years.

medicine physicians in whatever role they see themselves in

Population served:

after graduation.

100,000

Accreditation:

Location/community:

Our program has always been awarded the maximum

La Crosse offers the perfect balance between small town and

accreditation period, and our next self-study visit is scheduled

big city life, and is one of the more scenic areas of Wisconsin,

for May, 2022.

with exceptional opportunities for outdoor recreation. In 2002, La Crosse received first place in the Great American

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small cities in the country for quality living. The public school system is among the best in the nation, and the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Viterbo University, and Western Technical College are available to those wanting to further their education. La Crosse also has a vibrant arts community and the new Weber Center for the Performing Arts is host to a variety of local, national, and international performance.

Urban/rural opportunities: We have a required rural rotation for all of our second year residents. We also have several other communities that offer additional exciting experiences in rural medicine, along with worldwide opportunities through the Mayo Clinic International Health Program.

Spouse/family opportunities: There are endless opportunities for canoeing, water skiing,

Mt. La Crosse, many cross-country trails, snowmobiling, snow-

fishing, sailing, and sun bathing on community beaches. There

shoeing and many more exciting outdoor activities. Your family

are also well-developed hiking trails and campsites, as well as

is an integral part of our residency.

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All Saints

Program mission and goals:

Family Medicine Residency

All Saints Family Medicine Residency Program’s ongoing

Program Director: Robin Helm, MD

Medicine Graduate at a time.” Our residency program also

Website: www.familymcwallsaints.org Coordinator: Julie Delahaut, MBA Coordinator Phone: (414) 527-8348 Email: jdelahaut@mcw.edu Number of available residency positions: 6

mission is to “improve the health of communities one Family offers opportunities, instruction and guidance to instill in our graduates the mastery of progressive delivery systems and a caring philosophy in order to serve the communities in which they live and work.

Program emphasis: Our program is designated to provide training that is as close to a real life setting as possible. Therefore, upon graduation, our residents are at a significant advantage to succeed in their new careers.

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Curriculum components: State-of-the-art outpatient clinic with electronic medical records that is successful in providing patient quality care and financially sound. Well-rounded didactic lectures given by program faculty, local specialists and our own residents. Rotational experiences designed to provide required components yet have the flexibility to be tailored to individual resident needs.

Specialties: Sports medicine, community medicine, urgent care and health care systems management.

Faculty composition: Six full-time faculty, four with MD training, one with DO training and sports medicine fellowship trained and one with PhD training. Two part-time faculty with MD training and part-time focus on medical student education. In addition, several community physicians and Medical College of Wisconsin

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Family Medicine department physician’s precept our residents

programs, exercise and healthy cooking classes, “Ask the

in the continuity clinic.

Doctor” program at local elementary and high schools, diabetic and immunization projects, home visits, resident

Accreditation: Dually accredited by the ACGME and AOA.

Significant features: Award winning clinical quality improvement projects, Patient-

wellbeing groups and much more! Cooking classes offered in our on-site kitchen while using ingredients from our community garden and greenhouse located right outside our back door. Working with Concordia University and local organizations for yearly trips abroad.

Centered Medical Home certification and state-of-the-art clinic

Sports Medicine Opportunities:

with five designated procedure rooms.

Two-sports medicine fellowship trained faculty members who coordinate opportunities for residents to serve as high

Population served:

school and college team physicians, provide training room

Urban population.

coverage or provide coverage for sporting events on the professional level.

Community and International Medicine Opportunities:

Spouse/family opportunities:

A full-time community nurse that coordinates the following

Many different social gatherings throughout the year that

programs for resident involvement: maternity care

range from unplanned and informal to formal.

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Urgent Care Opportunities: Opportunity to work at numerous urgent cares through Milwaukee with management of typical urgent care conditions, urgent care specific didactics, and practice management education on developing and running and urgent care.

Practice Management Curriculum: Longitudinal and rotational education in various practice styles, developing your Curriculum Vitae, practice selection, insurance, billing, contracts, electronic medical records, community care models, patient-centered medical home, quality improvement initiatives, etc.

Additional comments: The educational needs of future family physicians are

your own need and interests. In addition, we provide state-

in a constant state of flux. At All Saints Family Medicine

of-the-art training in electronic medical records, community

Residency, we pride ourselves on our innovative curriculum

care models, patient-centered medical home and quality

design to meet future health care delivery needs as well as

improvement initiatives.

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Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency Program Director: Camille Garrison, MD Website: https://www.mcw.edu/departments/family-and-

Program mission and goals: Your education is our primary mission. Serving a largely urban underserved population, the Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Family Medicine Residency is built on decades of excellent residency education. Here, your service commitments are built around your education.

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Program emphasis:

Coordinator: Lorie Kennedy

You will have the opportunity to further enhance your

Coordinator Phone: (414) 267-6502 Email: lkennedy@mcw.edu

education by participating in one of our optional curricular tracks. This will enable you to be fully prepared to practice in any setting—urban, suburban, or rural.

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Curriculum components:

Community Medicine: While participating in this track, you

The Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Family Medicine

will be immersed in the community where health changes

Residency pioneered track-based curriculum design. Aside

occur. You will be able to reach many more people than the

from our general Family Medicine curriculum, residents can

patients you see at the office through mutually beneficial

choose to pursue one of the following optional curricular

relationships, and you will have opportunities to develop new

tracks:

partnerships.

Maternity Care: Residents pursuing this track have the flexibility to advance their maternity care training to match the depth of their desired learning. Whether you choose our Standard Maternity Track or the Advanced Track, you can

Urgent Care: This track will prepare you for work in an urgent care setting and will increase your skills in treating conditions frequently seen in urgent care settings.

expect 100-150 deliveries over three years with experience in

Sports Medicine: This track will provide experiences that will

higher risk obstetrics, routine OB ultrasounds, vaginal repairs

give residents expertise in the diagnosis, prevention, treatment,

and comprehensive multidisciplinary prenatal care.

and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal diseases that affect athletes.

Globel Health: This track offers opportunities to develop competencies in cultural diversity and community medicine. It

Specialties:

is one of the only international health curricular tracks in the

Our track-based curriculum revolves around our strengths

country to focus on non-clinical experiences and is for the resi-

in maternity care, global health, and community medicine.

dent who wants to enrich their education by helping change

Several of our graduates, including our Program Director,

the health of populations in developing countries.

have completed fellowships in maternity care and surgical

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obstetrics. Five recent graduates have completed Sports Medicine Fellowships. Two of our 2020 graduates will be completing Fellowships in Sports Medicine.

Faculty composition: 9 full time faculty members and 5 part time faculty members. Faculty members include one with advanced training in Surgical Obstetrics, another Board Certified in Addicion Medicine, a Psy.D., and four D.O. Faculty.

Accreditation: ACGME with Osteopathic Recognition.

training in Integrative Medicine and experience with Addiction Medicine. We offer our patients preventative dental care, as well as an

Significant features: Located on the Milwaukee’s beautiful east side overlooking the shores of Lake Michigan, we offer an evidence-based,

on-site Pharmacist. There are multiple procedural experiences including colposcopy, OB ultrasounds, IUD insertion, joint injections, and more.

ambulatory-focused practice including strong emphasis on

Ascension Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital incorporates best

continuity of care, preventive medicine, quality improvement,

medical practices from around the world and sets a national

and patient-centered care. We offer residents optional

standard as a model for safe, patient-centered, and costeffective care. Located on the shores of Lake Michigan,

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Population served: We serve a diverse patient population who live and work throughout Milwaukee and the surrounding communities.

Location/community: Known as the “City of Festivals,” Milwaukee offers all of the amenities afforded in a large urban city with a small town feel of charm and friendliness. Many of our graduates practice in the metropolitan Milwaukee area.

Urban/rural opportunities: We offer electives that include urban and rural opportunities.

Spouse/family opportunities: Live and relax in the neighborhood where you work. the panoramic views from public areas and patients rooms

Our residency is located at the crossroads of several

are extraordinary.

neighborhoods with excellent schools and beautiful parks, as well as a variety of great entertainment, sports, and wonderful restaurants.

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Community Memorial Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program Director: Dr. Jason Domagalski Website: https://www.mcw.edu/community-memorial-familymedicine-residency-program.htm

Program mission and goals: Our primary mission is to train and develop outstanding individuals to become excellent family physicians for our health system, region and beyond.

Program emphasis: We emphasize health advocacy, leadership, community service, innovation, compassion and wellness in our training.

Coordinator: Amy Matenaer Coordinator Phone: (262) 532-3265

Curriculum components:

Email: amatenaer@mcw.edu

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Specialties: Our program’s clinical tracks allow our residents to dedicate additional elective time towards a stronger experience in areas of anticipated need such as clinical leadership, sports medicine, urgent care and hospitalist medicine which will allow opportunities for multiple career opportunities following graduation.

the future of our specialty. yy Training in a suburban community hospital in a

Faculty composition: Five full-time faculty, two part-time faculty. Four faculty with MD training, one faculty Psychologist with a Doctorate in Psychology and one faculty with both MD and PhD training. One faculty member with fellowship training in endoscopy.

growing area with access to a large academic medical center brings the best of both worlds together for an ideal training environment. yy Our Family Medicine Clinic is a brand new state of the art 19,000 square foot facility housed within a multi-disciplinary

Accreditation: We are accredited by the American Council of Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Significant features: yy We are a new Medical College of Wisconsin Family Medicine and pride ourselves on innovation and looking to 33

health center with on-site lab services, pharmacy as well as radiologic services including ultrasound, CT and mammography. yy We have developed multiple training tracks in areas of identified need in the Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin service area preparing our graduates for their future practice. yy We are the only program in southeastern Wisconsin with

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a member of the family medicine faculty credentialed to train residents interested in endoscopy as well as several of our other core faculty well versed in multiple clinical procedures including colposcopy, vasectomy and ultrasound.

Population served: We serve a diverse patient population including residents of our surrounding community, Menomonee Falls as well as neighboring communities in north-western Milwaukee and more rural communities to our North.

Location/community: Menomonee Falls is located north of Milwaukee in picturesque Waukesha County. The community is a family-friendly village of only 35,000 residents that allows for the small town feel. Madison, Chicago and Minneapolis are all within driving distance.

Spouse/family opportunities: Our suburban location is the perfect setting for family living and recreation. Menomonee Falls has over 150 acres dedicated

Urban/rural opportunities: Due to our ideal location, we have several opportunities to participate in electives in both urban and rural settings.

to recreation and the Menomonee Falls and Hamilton school district boast outstanding curriculum. The Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH) also sponsors a Resident Spouse/Significant Other Association (RSA) which conduct several events for newcomers to the area.

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Fox Valley

Family Medicine Residency

Affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin

Program mission and goals: The Fox Valley program teaches the “art and heart of care” and will prepare you to keep pace with the rapidly evolving character of Family Medicine.

Program Director: Beth Menzel, MD, FAAFP Website: http://www.mosaicfamilyhealth.org/residency Coordinator: Suzanne Blazek, MSOLQ Coordinator Phone: (920) 997-8415 Email: sblazek@mcw.edu Number of available residency positions: 7

Program emphasis: The Fox Valley program focuses on traditional full scope family medicine in underserved communities, such as rural or international practice. We excel in training residents in high volume OB, procedures, ambulatory care, community medicine, geriatrics and behavioral medicine. The program is unopposed with no competing residencies within 100 miles.

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Curriculum components:

yy Extensive procedures training opportunities including OB

The Fox Valley curriculum is individualized to residents’

ultrasound, colonoscopy, colposcopy and vasectomy;

interests and passions.

outpatient procedure clinics, regularly scheduled procedure

yy Robust OB experience where residents obtain 125-150 or more deliveries in addition to 10 or more continuity OB patients per resident.

workshops and procedural electives. yy Outstanding pediatrician role models, consultants and outreach specialty clinics and NICU experiences. yy Longitudinal two-month curriculum in Community Medicine and Behavioral Medicine. yy Exceptional Geriatric training in a state-of-the art skilled nursing facility as well as home visits. yy 3rd year call is structured like real life call from home with faculty backup. yy Flexible third year curriculum tailored to your interests and future practice needs.

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Faculty composition:

Population served:

Nationally recognized faculty physicians, including a clinical

The Family Medicine Clinic’s patients represent a well-

psychologist.

balanced mix of medical concerns, economic and cultural groups and ages.

Accreditation: ACGME with Osteopathic Recognition.

Location/community: Appleton is the largest of the Fox Cities, a cluster of 18

Significant features: The Fox Valley Program is an unopposed, community-based program affiliated with the Medical College of Wisconsin. Our residents are assigned a panel of patients from day one and care for them in all settings. You will be their doctor in the

communities located along the Fox River. With a combined population of over 220,000, the Fox Cities area is the thirdlargest metropolitan area in Wisconsin, yet combines the tranquility of small-town America with urban amenities and easy access to outdoor recreational opportunities.

hospital, clinic, nursing home, and in their home. Excellent

The clinic is located in vibrant downtown Appleton within easy

faculty, including a full time health educator and care manager,

walking distance to a variety of ethnic restaurants, coffee

and community physicians from all specialties are enthusiastic

shops, local clubs, and one of five area YMCAs. In addition,

about training family physicians. The Family Medicine clinic is

Appleton offers shopping at the Fox River Mall, great farmer’s

conveniently located in downtown Appleton, midway between

markets, open air concerts, the Performing Arts Center which

St. Elizabeth Hospital and Appleton Medical Center. Both

features nationally touring Broadway shows, and the children’s

hospitals have earned national recognition awards.

museum, “The Building for Kids.”

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High Cliff State Park on Lake Winnebago is a scenic 20-minute

Spouse/family opportunities:

drive from Appleton with camping, horse and hiking trails,

The Fox Cities consistently receive national recognition as one of the

a beach and marina. The Fox Cities Stadium, home of the

most inviting places to live, work and raise a family with high quality

Brewers Class A baseball team, Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, offers family friendly fun. The legendary Lambeau Field and Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame are nearby.

of life, excellent schools, affordable housing and a wide range of recreational and cultural opportunities. Appleton has been ranked among the top 100 places of Money Magazine’s Best Places to Live.

The Fox Cities are within a few hours drive of the beautiful

The Residency Program’s volunteer board members (business and

lakes of Wisconsin’s Northwoods, the Door County vacation-

community leaders) are advocates for the Residency Program and

land and the larger cities of Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago.

Urban/rural opportunities: Residents care for underserved patients of the Partnership Community Health Center a Federally Qualified Health Center. Residents also have an opportunity to complete a rural Continuity clinic experience in Waupaca, WI or a rural/

assist with employment searches and community/real estate tours. The nearby campuses of the University of Wisconsin in Green Bay, Oshkosh and Menasha, Lawrence University in Appleton, St. Norbert College in De Pere and the Fox Valley Technical College provide ample opportunities for continuing education and pursuit of undergraduate and graduate degrees.

suburban experience in Greenville, WI. Forty percent of the graduates practice rural medicine and fifty percent practice in small urban communities. We prepare you for practice anywhere.

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Prevea HealthGreen Bay

Program mission and goals: We are committed to provide the highest quality training to our

Family Medicine Residency Program

residents and producing competent, caring physicians who

Academic Partners: Medical College of Wisconsin

medicine and patient-centered, culturally competent care is

Program Director: Manal Soliman, MD, MBA, MB BCh

provided to the Green Bay area and to the underserved and

Website: www.prevea.com/residencygb Coordinator: Kristen Schiedermayer, MA

will serve the community with stellar health care and improve population health. Our program emphasizes interdisciplinary

vulnerable.

Our goal is to develop compassionate, dedicated, community-

Coordinator Phone: (920) 436-1375

minded physicians that value life-long learning and look to

Email: GBFMresidency@prevea.com

make a positive impact in Green Bay, or any area they choose

Number of available residency positions: 4 39 39

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Program emphasis:

Accreditation:

Our program emphasizes using evidence-based medicine with a

Pending ACGME Accreditation in October 2020

focus on patient-centered care.

Curriculum components:

Significant features: •

Unopposed residency program and all residents will be

Our curriculum encompasses stimulating educational experiences

one-on-one with faculty during rotations

to deliver high quality, evidence-based, and comprehensive care to

•

patients and families. With resident well-being at the forefront, our curriculum is flexible and sensitive to the needs of residents and the community.

Our partnership with the Department of Family and

Community Medicine at Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee provides opportunities for research and fellowship

Specialties: •

Sports Medicine training with a double-certified family physician

•

Community health opportunities at local domestic violence shelter

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Experience at St. Vincent Hospital Level II Trauma Center

Faculty composition: Three core faculty members and over 40 physicians work one-on-one with residents during rotations at all sites.

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New residency program with opportunities for innovation,

improvement, and building a program with a new vision to serve the community

•

Academic rigor with attention to work-life balance

•

All rotation sites are within five miles of each other

•

Opportunity to work in the pediatric specialized St. Vincent

Hospital with a dedicated state-of-the-art new pediatric emergency department division

Population served: We serve a diverse patient population that includes the urban Green Bay area and the rural surrounding communities. Wide age, gender, ethnic, and socioeconomic diversity of our patient population.

Location/community: Green Bay is the flagship city and economic hub of northeastern Wisconsin. Home to 105,000 people, the population continues to increase. Green Bay has a big city feel with a bustling downtown, a thriving art district, and home of the Green Bay Packers NFL 41

team. Green Bay also has all the benefits of a small town, with a low cost of living, many parks and nature trails, and an abundance of water views. No matter the time of year, you’re bound to see a proud Packer fan sporting the green and gold around town. Football is a big piece of Green Bay’s culture and is celebrated or involved in most community events.

Urban/rural opportunities: Prevea Health in Green Bay serves both rural and urban communities.

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Spouse/family opportunities: The Greater Green Bay Area provides an abundance of

Green Bay is 45 miles from beautiful Door County and has its

opportunities for employment, outdoor recreation, kid-friendly

own airport to make travel a breeze. For fun and adventure in

community events, and a thriving restaurant scene. The

Green Bay, you can find the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau

school districts in Green Bay and its surrounding communities

Field, Bay Beach Amusement Part, the N.E.W. Zoo and

are above average and there are many options for higher

Adventure Park, Green Bay Booyah Baseball, Titletown

education including universities and technical colleges. Green

District, Children’s Museum, Brown County Dog Park, and the

Bay delivers plenty of opportunities for outdoor recreation in

Green Bay Botanical Garden.

nearly seventy parks and trails scattered throughout the city.

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Prevea Health-Eau Claire

Family Medicine Residency Program WiNC GME Consortium

Academic Partners: Medical College of Wisconsin UW School of Medicine and Public Health

Program mission and goals: Our mission is to provide excellence in patient care and family medicine education in an open and collaborative atmosphere that encourages professional growth and individual learning. We embrace evidence-based medicine, full spectrum family medicine and community service. Our program is committed to providing

Program Director: Joan Hamblin, MD

high quality educational and clinical experiences that allow resi-

Website: www.wincgme.org/prevea-health-family-medicine-residency

dents to tailor their training to meet their future career goals.

Coordinator: Paula Naumann, MA, C-TAGME Coordinator Phone: (715) 839-5177

Program emphasis: Full spectrum family medicine and evidence-based medicine.

Email: residency.inquiry@prevea.com Number of available residency positions: 5

Curriculum components: Our program has a robust curriculum that meets all ACGME

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Location/community:

residents individualize their education.

Eau Claire is located in verdant western Wisconsin, at the confluence of the Chippewa and Eau Claire Rivers offering

Faculty composition: The Eau Claire Family Medicine Residency faculty is comprised of four allopathic and two osteopathic physicians, plus one onsite behaviorist. Collectively, our faculty has over 100 years of teaching experience. Our core faculty is a dynamic and dedicated group of educators who hold many community leadership positions.

Accreditation:

easy access to four-season outdoor recreational activities such as canoeing, biking, hiking, snowshoeing and crosscountry skiing. The city’s economy is driven by technology, healthcare and education. Our downtown area is vital and growing, boasting a new performing arts center, upscale apartment complexes, locally-owned restaurants, hotels and businesses. Eau Claire is home to the University of Wisconsin—Eau Claire (UWEC) and Chippewa Valley Technical College

We are ACGME accredited with osteopathic recognition. Our accreditation was most recently renewed in January of 2020.

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(CVTC). These academic institutions offer many cultural,

Chippewa Valley, which includes Eau Claire and several

sports and recreational events.

surrounding communities with a combined population of

In addition to local attractions and resources, Eau Claire is located only 90 miles from the metropolitan area of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN, where a wide variety of

about 160,000. Just outside the city is a significant rural agricultural population that includes Mennonite and Amish communities. We are proud of our Hmong heritage.

additional activities are available.

Rural opportunities:

The combined factors of affordable housing, thriving

Two of our faculty physicians’ clinical practices are located at

industries, low crime rates, top-rated schools, easy access

the Prevea Augusta Health Center. Augusta (population 1518)

to high-quality healthcare, inviting indoor and outdoor

is a short country drive away from Eau Claire. Eau Claire

recreational activities and abundant green spaces make Eau

residents often choose to complete a rural clinic elective in

Claire an outstanding place to live and work.

Augusta.

Population served: Our residency clinic serves western Wisconsin’s 45

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Spouse/family opportunities: Eau Claire is a growing community with many job opportunities in professional and skilled-trades fields. We are also recognized for our excellent school system. The community boasts many family groups to join and offers activities centered on physical activity and music. Our faculty and staff are available to help spouses get connected in the community and can help to find opportunities for those seeking employment.

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Waukesha

Program mission and goals:

Family Medicine Residency

Waukesha Family Medicine Residency develops

Program Director: Michael F. Mazzone, MD

Family Medicine anywhere in the world.

Website: www.waukeshafp.org Coordinator: Lori Goodman Coordinator Phone: (262) 548-6907 Email: lori.goodman@phci.org Number of available residency positions: 6

physicians who are excited to practice the full spectrum of

We serve our patients and community by providing excellent health care to all without respect to their language, special needs or ability to pay, and by volunteering our time and resources to the community. We foster a healing environment where patients feel at home and everyone is fulfilled and invested in advancing their talents.

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We nurture our graduates to be compassionate, competent,

Specialties:

fun-loving physicians with special expertise in:

Our hospital offers all of the major specialties including NICU,

yy Women’s health

full spectrum cardiac care and a high-level trauma center.

yy Information mastery yy Office-based technology yy Culturally sensitive care

Program emphasis: Our program emphasizes tailoring your education plan to meet your needs. Our innovative Majors and Masteries program allows you to select an area of special interest and pursue

Faculty composition: We have seven full-time and three part-time faculty who all practice the full spectrum of Family Medicine. We also have a Behavioral Scientist who has special expertise in working with victims of domestic violence.

it in either a three or four-year residency model. Fourth year

Accreditation:

residents will also receive advanced degrees such as an MPH,

Full five-year accreditation.

MBA, or Obstetrics Fellowship.

Curriculum components: Includes traditional inpatient and outpatient training, rotational experiences as well as weekly exploration days which give residents time to explore areas of medicine which are better learned over time.

Significant features: yy No competing residencies. yy Advanced obstetrical training with an average of 120 deliveries by graduation. yy Each resident receives a laptop computer to use during their residency.

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yy A well-established electronic medical record.

Urban/rural opportunities:

yy Diverse procedural experience including obstetrical ultra-

Our population is a true mix of urban and suburban

sound, colposcopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy, vasectomy and

populations.

flexible nasophayngoscopy training all done in our Family Medicine center. yy Strong community support (Family Medicine is a kingpin of health care delivery in the county) with a solid financial backing.

Population served:

Spouse/family opportunities: Both Waukesha and Milwaukee offer ample employment and social activities for residents and spouses of all ages. The Medical College runs a spouse’s social network and we work directly with spouses to help them find what they are seeking in the community.

We serve patients who live throughout Waukesha County, and serve a diversity of ages and ethnic backgrounds with our two leading ethnic groups being Caucasian and Latino.

Location/community: The only residency program in Waukesha County, we are

Additional comments: Since 1976 this 18 resident program has undergone extensive growth but continues to focus on its primary goal of preparing graduates to provide a wide array of family-oriented services and to help meet the needs of any community even the most rural.

located in downtown Waukesha which is minutes from sparkling lakes, lush State and County Parks, and the amenities of downtown Milwaukee.

We believe Family Docs provide care based on what the patient needs, not on special interests of the physician.

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MercyHealth

Program mission and goals:

Family Medicine Residency

To promote family medicine and the role of family physicians

Program Director: Suhail Shaikh, MD, MBA

nation by:

Website: www.mercyfpres.com

yy Delivering excellence in education — We believe the

within Mercyhealth and throughout our community, state and

qualities of our rotations, didactics (including SIMS labs),

Coordinator: Kelly Potter, program manager

one-on-one teaching, and facilities are outstanding. As part of the spectrum of education, we have medical students

Coordinator Phone: (608) 755-7964

from all over including UW Madison completing rotations

Email: kpotter@mhemail.org

with us. We also offer an annual Global Health elective for residents.

Number of available positions: 7

yy Providing a non-conventional learning environment — We always use the most advanced technology to support 50

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yy Maintaining a supportive, compassionate residency

innovative environment. Our residents will experience treating

environment — We support a nurturing and nourishing

patients using teleMedicine for providing outpatient care and

family friendly environment. We work well together and

virtal urgent care. We use Point of Care Ultrasound for diag-

often have fun after work. Our residents are encouraged to

nosis in office procedures.

have a life outside of residency and are given enough time

yy Providing high-quality, comprehensive care — We have an

and benefits to do so.

amazing group of core faculty who are dedicated to teaching

In short, our goal is to train residents to be compassionate

the next generation of physicians. Residents also learn from

skilled family physicians. We give you the knowledge, exper-

our community preceptor physicians (many are former gradu-

ience, and community awareness you need to becone a valu-

ates of the program) during their three years. Mercyhealth

able resourse to patients wherever you practice. This is done

South is the sole provider of health care services on the south side of Janesville and provides a wealth of outpatient experiences and procedures. Our inpatient team is very busy and our residents get a robust inpatient experience. yy Serving as a respected community resource — Our residents are involved throughout the community in schools, nursing homes, health fairs. They staff a local free clinic (HealthNet) and many other important community functions including our annual hands-on series called Medical School for Teens, which introduces high school students to medicine. yy

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Specialties:

graduates are successfully practicing in communities of their

Mercyhealth offers a Hospitalist and Sports Medicine

choice–rural, urban, suburban and military/public health–

Fellowship. There are opportunities to participate in medical

across the nation and the globe.

missions around the world for those interested in International

Program emphasis:

Medicine. Our residents and faculty provide care at HealthNet of Rock County free clinic. We also coordinate and participate

Mercyhealth offers an ACGME-accredited, unopposed resi-

in a high school-aged program called Medical School for

dency in family medicine. We accept seven new residents

Teens, which introduces students with an interest in the world

each year to begin training in our community-based academic

of medicine.

teaching facility. We strive to prepare our residents for the full spectrum of family medicine including,

Faculty composition:

but not limited to, outpatient medicine, inpa-

Mercyhealth has 6 full-time faculty

tient hospital care, ICU, sports medicine,

including the program director, 1

women’shealth, pediatrics, and urgent care.

behavioral medicine coordinator.

We have a strong support of subspecialists.

Accreditation:

Curriculum components:

Full accreditation by the American Council

The competencies necessary for success

for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

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Significant features:

Spouse/family opportunities:

Our residency is a community-based, unopposed program

“Wisconsin’s Park Place” has 23 acres of parkland. Our

that is committed to training successful family medicine

extensive city park system has 26 parks and features a large

physicians. They will provide high-quality, comprehensive

city pool, wading pools, 36 holes of golf (and another 18 holes

patient care while delivering excellence in postgraduate

at a private club and 18 holes at a public course), a disc golf

medical education. We offer a robust training in both inpatient

course, softball fields, tennis courts, a 10-mile cross-country

and outpatient settings along with office procedures.

ski trail, and many playgrounds. More than 35 miles of paved

Population served:

recreation trail (which continue to expand), including portions of the Ice Age National Scenic Trail, run throughout the city.

Our residency clinic serves the Janesville/Beloit communities

If you’re a birder, you’ll be pleased to know that the City of

which includes a population of about 65,000. We serve

Janesville was designated as a Bird City Community through

many ethnic groups including Asian, African American, and

the Bird City Wisconsin organization in 2013.

Hispanic. Mercyhealth has several staff members that are bilingual to better serve the patient’s needs and delivery quality care. We have a patient financial counselor, a social worker to offer social support, and a care coordinator on-site.

Fitness facilities include the YMCA, a full-service, locally owned athletic club, tennis clubs, and several national chain fitness clubs. The Youth Sports Complex, a 90-acre park facility, includes several baseball diamonds, four football fields

Location/community:

and 10 soccer fields.

Southern Wisconsin with a varied cultural and economic

Local spectator opportunities include the World Record

environments.

Champions Rock Aqua Jays Water Ski Team, the NAHL

Urban/rural opportunities:

Janesville Jets junior hockey team, and the Beloit Snappers Class A baseball team.

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Program mission and goals:

Rural Family Medicine Residency

We are committed to providing compassionate and

Program Director: CJ Smith, DO

fulfilling.

Website: www.monroeclinic.org/medicaleducation

Program emphasis:

Coordinator: Lori Rodefeld, MS

Rural and underserved practice.

Coordinator Phone: (608) 324-1518 Email: fmresidency@monroeclinic.org Number of available positions: 3 per year

comprehensive primary care training through a rural osteopathic residency program that aims to be both rigorous and personally

Curriculum components: Monroe Clinic’s program was established in 2014 as an osteopathic focused rural residency program. Initially accredited by AOA as the first rural training track in the nation, the program

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continues the osteopathic emphasis under sponsorship of Des Moines University. All candidates applying to the program must meet osteopathic training requirements. Program offers regularly scheduled osteopathic workshops, simulation training, procedural workshops, and ultrasound training for both inpatient and outpatient settings. Curriculum is offered in an integrated rural format where residents spend all three years at Monroe Clinic with a total of 6 rotations at SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, IL (approximately one hour from Monroe, WI) for higher volume rotations in Inpatient, Obstetrics, NICU/Inpatient Pediatrics, and Orthopedics/Sports Medicine.

Specialties: Residents have access to all specialists at Monroe Clinic in addition to family physicians with a range of expertise including emergency medicine, hospitalist, dermatology procedures, palliative medicine, and women’s health.

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Faculty composition: Approximately 10 faculty teach in the family medicine center including two core faculty physicians. Over 70 volunteer physicians work one-on-one with residents during rotations at Monroe Clinic. Residents also work with faculty at UIC Rockford and Des Moines University who represent a wide range of experience and expertise.

Accreditation: ACGME with Osteopathic Recognition

Population served: The health system features 11 clinic locations in southern

Significant features:

Wisconsin and northern Illinois serving a catchment area of

yy Unopposed training program

90,000+. Residents see a full spectrum of patients, including

yy Smaller program (3 residents per year) allows for more

an Amish population and growing Latino community.

access to attendings, procedures, and the flexibility to meet your individual goals. yy State-of-the-art training facilities, which include a new

Location/community: Monroe (population 10,827) and the surrounding area offer

residency clinic built in 2019 and environmentally-friendly

many beautiful parks and trails, an active arts community,

LEED Silver Certified Hospital.

distinctive retailers and diverse businesses, large and small. Like most small communities in southern Wisconsin, Monroe is

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known for its safety, friendliness and cleanliness. Our fresh air

Known as a great place to raise a family, the area features a

and neighborly streets invite quiet evening strolls comparable

low cost of living with affordable housing options. Local public

to nothing urban settings have to offer.

and religiously affiliated schools are highly rated, and there are several quality, affordable preschools and child care facilities

Urban/rural opportunities:

in the area.

Residents have the opportunity to train in both urban and rural

Located in southern Wisconsin, the area offers close proximity

settings during the three-year program.

to other urban areas including Madison (45 miles), Milwaukee (110 miles), and Chicago (130 miles).

Spouse/family opportunities: Downtown Monroe features a bustling town square where residents and visitors regularly gather to enjoy outdoor concerts, farmers markets, and community festivals. While it offers the best of small town living, events such as Cheese Days and well-known breweries and restaurants draw visitors from all over the globe. Whether you like to work out at the YMCA, golf well-kept greens, bike with your family on the Sugar River Trail, snowshoe in New Glarus Woods State Park, or check out favorite fishing and hunting areas, you find plenty of recreational options year round. 57

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Baraboo

Rural Training Track

University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Program Director: Stuart G. Hannah, MD Website: www.fammed.wisc.edu/residency/baraboo Coordinator: Angela Womble Coordinator Phone: (608) 355-7270 Email: angela.womble@ssmhealth.com Number of available residency positions: 2

Program mission and goals: The Baraboo Rural Training Track Family Medicine Residency provides the education and full-spectrum experience to prepare graduates to competently practice medicine in rural communities and to provide healthcare for underserved populations not only in Wisconsin, but nationwide.

Program emphasis: Rural and Underserved Practice

Curriculum components: Our curriculum was created to fit a “1-2” Rural Training Track model, in which residents are placed on inpatient hospital

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service rotations with fellow Madison residents for their 1st

Accreditation:

year. During the 2nd and 3rd years, the residents follow a

We are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate

longitudinal curriculum, in Baraboo, which allows for sched-

Medical Education (ACGME) and have achieved Osteopathic

uling flexibility to meet curriculum requirements.

Recognition status.

Specialties:

Significant features:

Our residents have access to all medical specialties, with

The Baraboo Rural Training Track Residency, based at SSM

on-site family medicine faculty who have expertise in Women’s

Health Dean Medical Group – Baraboo, offers the following:

Health, Geriatrics, Addiction Medicine, Pediatrics and Behavioral Health.

Faculty composition:

yy Flexible curriculum with an emphasis on life-long learning. yy Strong maternity care training, from prenatal to postnatal, taught by family physicians in an unopposed setting with a supportive consulting OB/GYN from Madison.

Our faculty is composed of a mixture of 13 full and part-time

yy Optional C-Section curriculum availability.

Family Medicine physicians, as well as a variety of community

yy Strong, unopposed medical/surgical procedural training.

preceptors who embrace the opportunity to teach. In addition,

yy Positive teaching methodology with graduated increase in responsibility.

Baraboo residents have access to the Madison-based faculty, for additional learning opportunities, such as Global Health, Integrative Medicine, Sports Medicine and Research.

yy Newly developed Tribal Health rotation at the House of Wellness Clinic. yy Partnership with the Rural Wisconsin Health Cooperative to expand rural training options.

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Population served: We serve a diverse population of patients, including the Native American Population, and a growing Hispanic community. In addition, SSM Health Dean Medical Group – Baraboo Primary Care and St. Clare Hospital and Health Services patient care staff are heavily relied upon to provide urgent care/emergent services to patients of the neighboring city, Wisconsin Dells, where tourism increases the population tremendously during the summer months.

Location/community: Home to 12,000 people, Baraboo is located 45 minutes from Madison, in the heart of beautiful, recreational, south central Wisconsin. Enjoy a meal at one of the quaint eateries, followed by shopping at one of the unique boutiques on the square. The simple life is abundant in Baraboo, but the amenities of city life in Milwaukee, Chicago and Minneapolis are within reasonable driving distance.

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yy Canoeing and kayaking on the Baraboo River, Devil’s Lake, and Mirror Lake. yy Mountain biking and hiking at Devil’s Lake State park. yy The “400” State Trail, known as Wisconsin’s most beautiful trail, is 22 miles long and can be enjoyed all 4 seasons for walking, biking, cross-country skiing and snowmobiling. yy Wisconsin Dells, the Waterpark Capitol of the World, is located merely 15 minutes from Baraboo; home to waterparks, the Original Wisconsin Ducks, and the Tommy Bartlett Water Ski, Sky & Stage Show.

Urban/rural opportunities: The advantage of the Baraboo program is the availability of urban training options at the Madison program, while maintaining a full-spectrum rural practice in Baraboo.

Spouse/family opportunities: Recreation yy 3 Downhill skiing/snowboarding hills within 20 minutes of Baraboo.

yy World famous Circus World Museum. yy Weekly summertime concerts at the Downtown Square in Baraboo. Education yy University of Wisconsin – Baraboo/Sauk County yy Madison Area Technical College (MATC) in the neighboring city of Reedsburg, a short 20 minute drive yy 7 Elementary schools – 2 of which are parochial yy 1 Middle school yy 1 High school

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UW-Madison

Program mission and goals:

Family Medicine Residency

The Madison program is committed to the personal and

Program Director: Ildi Martonffy, MD

fostered by a dynamic curriculum and nurtured by a supportive

professional growth of each of its residents. That growth is community of residents, faculty, and staff.

Website: www.fammed.wisc.edu/madison Coordinator: Jenny White Coordinator Phone: (608) 265-4668 Email: madisonbaraboo.applicant@fammed.wisc.edu Number of available residency positions: 16

Curriculum components: Our curriculum offers robust experiences in obstetrics, critical care medicine, pediatrics, geriatrics, and community and population health, along with numerous electives. Diverse continuity clinics provide residents with a dedicated patient panel for three full years.

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Specialties:

Accreditation:

Integrative health, sports medicine, geriatrics, research, global

The program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for

health, developmental disabilities, rural health and community

Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) and has received

health.

Osteopathic Recognition.

Faculty composition: Our faculty is a talented and dynamic group of academic family medicine educators and clinicians, complemented by fellowship recipients and community faculty physicians. The Madison program also has behavioral science faculty with extensive experience working with family medicine residents.

Significant features: yy Continuity of Care: Residents establish a continuity practice with a dedicated patient panel at one of our four Family Medicine centers. yy Behavioral Health: An integrative focus on all aspects of behavioral health in line with the patient centered medical home.

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yy Community Health Rotation: Designed to enhance under-

yy Teaching: Resident-led teams with opportunities to teach

standing of community and population health including core

medical students, junior residents, and faculty colleagues in

competencies in public health, community engagement,

multiple settings.

and critical thinking. yy Maternity Care: Residents can expect to be involved

yy Professional Development: Dedication to resident professional development through close mentor/mentee relation-

in 115-130 deliveries on our OB rotations. All residents

ships, scholarship opportunities, and guided personal

manage their own obstetrics patients from their continuity

reflection.

practice. yy Pediatrics: Residents have opportunities to manage

yy Electives and “Pathways:” A wide array of electives and available “Pathways” that allow residents to gain in-depth

pediatric care in a variety of outpatient, community hospital,

experience, knowledge, and skills in a specific area of

and university hospital settings.

interest.

yy Resident Health and Well-Being: A resident wellness and

yy Rural Health Equity Track: A unique experience

self-care curriculum is integrated throughout residency, with

in community health and leadership/advocacy that

time allocated for regular resident “check-in groups.”

emphasizes health disparities specific to rural populations.

yy Partnership System: First-year residents are paired for

Available to two residents each year.

some inpatient rotations, the community health rotation, and in their continuity clinic.

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Population Served:

Urban/rural opportunities:

Residents establish their community practice at one of four

Residents in the Madison program gain experience in both

Family Medicine centers. Two are located in small towns

rural and urban settings. The four Family Medicine centers

and two are in urban neighborhoods. Inpatient care is at

offer residents a large and varied patient population and all

community-based St. Mary’s and Meriter Hospital as well as

four clinics provide residents with excellent learning opportuni-

the UW Hospital. At St. Mary’s, our residents are the primary

ties and a full range of experience and skills. Residents can

house staff and involved in all levels of care. Residents

also choose from focused electives in rural or urban settings.

provide the family medicine model of care for mothers and babies while working closely with OB partners on the Maternal Child Teaching Service at Meriter Hospital. The Family Medicine and Pediatrics services at UW Hospital give residents experience in a tertiary care setting.

Focused Rural Experiences: First-year residents complete rural surgery and emergency medicine rotations. Residents are also required to complete a four-week rural rotation in their second or third year where they gain exposure to small town practice and get an intense “hands-on” experience.

Location/community:

Spouse/family opportunities:

A vibrant city situated between two lakes, Madison is

Madison has an affordable cost of living, a stable economy,

Wisconsin’s capital and home of the University of Wisconsin.

and plentiful employment opportunities. It is a family-friendly

Madison boasts many big-city amenities but is only 20 minutes

city, offering numerous outdoor recreational opportunities and

away from the countryside. The city consistently ranks as one

many community-oriented events.

of the best places in the country to live, work, and play.

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Aspirus Wausau

Family Medicine Residency UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Program Director: John Wheat, DO

Program mission and goals: TLC - Teaching, Learning and Care form the foundation of our training and reflect the principles to which our service is committed. Intensive, progressive learning experiences, a strong curriculum, faculty enthusiastic about training the next generation of rural family doctors, and a diverse patient population prepare each resident for independent rural practice.

Website: www.fammed.wisc.edu/wausau Coordinator: Jane Meyer Coordinator Phone: (715) 675-5227 Email: jane.meyer@aspirus.org

Program emphasis: yy Community based family medicine training yy The only full-time single specialty located at Aspirus Wausau Hospital

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Curriculum components: Each resident is encouraged to be an independent learner with an ability to direct his/her educational needs and goals through curriculum that allows residents to individualize portions of their own experience. Highlights include outpatient family medicine, inpatient medicine, pediatrics, maternity care & women’s health, emergency medicine, orthopedics, and ICU. PHOTO: FLICKR/JAMES JORDAN

Specialties: Rural and urban medicine.

Faculty composition:

medicine with emphasis on pediatrics, care and treatment of transgender and HIV patients, complex disease management, procedural medicine, medication assisted treatment, and OMM.

yy Full and part-time MD and DO family medicine faculty yy Licensed clinical social worker

Accreditation: We are ACGME accredited with osteopathic recognition.

yy Program graduates who are passionate about teaching yy Community faculty who are supportive and friendly These enthusiastic teachers have interests in all aspects of family medicine including outpatient and inpatient family

Significant features: Aspirus Wausau Family Medicine is a modern outpatient clinic located on the hospital campus that follows the Patient Centered Medical Home care model. We are supported by

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Aspirus Wausau Hospital which received the 15 Top Hospital

AIDS, transgender, young adults and children.

Systems honor in 2018 and 2019 and is repeatedly ranked in America’s Top 100 hospitals and 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals. 100tophospitals.com With more than 7,600 employees, Aspirus serves communities throughout northern and central Wisconsin, as

Location/community: Welcome Home to Wausau! You will experience that special hometown feeling when you visit one of the specialty shops,

well as the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The integrated system includes six hospitals in Wisconsin and four hospitals in Michigan, more than 50 clinics, critical care and helicopter transport, and high-quality affiliated physicians.

Population served: Diverse population of north central Wisconsin including older adults, Hmong immigrants, persons living with 68

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organic grocery stores, or one of our many farm-to-table

care industry, professional services, manufacturing, and a

restaurants. You can listen to music in the summer or ice

community commitment to entrepreneurship

skate in the winter on the downtown public square. There is always something going on no matter what the season is, be it a music concert, theater production, festival, parade, fair, arts and craft show, or sports event. You will enjoy the natural features of Wausau such as flowing rivers, lakes, Rib Mountain State Park, Granite Peak Ski Area, and the many city parks that provide beauty and recreation throughout the four seasons.

yy Quality of life for Wausau’s 70,000 residents ranks among the best in the nation for communities of similar size. Reviews.org voted Wausau one of the “Best Places for Millennials to Move To” in 2019 with “their great outdoor scene, recreational opportunities, diverse restaurants, and breweries.” yy Affordable rentals or home ownership within 10 minutes from the hospital campus

Urban/rural opportunities: Residents can customize their education to build urban/rural

Additional Comments:

experiences to suit their interests.

Established in 1978, the Wausau Residency program

Spouse/family opportunities: yy Two and four-year UW campuses, technical colleges, and medical college yy High quality public and private PreK-12 education system

provides single specialty training to residents seeking preparation for rural or urban practice. Aspirus Wausau Hospital, a Level II Trauma Center, offers enthusiastic teachers and mentors in all areas. Combining strong hospital teaching with diverse and varied outpatient clinical care results in a positive learning and teaching environment.

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