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Advantages/Strengths
Community-based care in a single residency institution partnered with 2 medical schools
- Partners with the Medical College of Wisconsin and the University of Wisconsin – all of the resources with none of the competition
- Vast variety of rotations all within the metro area – minimizing travel
- Our inpatient service manages our patients throughout the hospital, in adult medicine, pediatrics, obstetrics, emergency medicine, ICU, and NICU
- No competing residences
- Certified Patient Centered Medical Home with team-based care with in-house X-ray and lab services
- Cultural and socioeconomic diversity with a vibrant Hispanic community
- Highly diverse exposure to a population ranging from rural to urban
- Smaller program structure emphasizing individualized instruction and learning
- Strong relationship with community medical and surgical specialists who are eager to teach both in the hospital and in elective opportunities
Innovative and In-Depth Curriculum
P4 – Majors and Masteries
- Individualized training; 5 rotations in your area of choice plus 3 electives allow you to focus on your areas of interest!
- An optional 4th year of residency to complete a Women's Health Fellowship with Surgical OB Training, MPH, or MBA
Strong emphasis on Obstetrics
- Only Family Medicine Program in Wisconsin with Surgical OB Training Fellowship
- No competing Ob/Gyn residents - Graduates average over 120 deliveries
- Full-time Family Medicine faculty member with surgical OB privileges
- In clinic OB ultrasound, endometrial biopsy, colposcopy, IUD placement
- Residents manage high risk OB patients
Procedures
- Beyond obstetric and gynecologic procedures, direct nasopharyngoscopy, joint injections, circumcision, skin procedures, vasectomy, manipulation clinics are performed – all within our clinic, the ability to get endoscopic training
Broad pediatric experience
- Inpatient community-based and Children's Hospital rotations, outpatient experiences with local pediatricians and in our clinic, pediatric ER, adolescent medicine, and neonatology rotations.
Sports Medicine
- Act as team physician for local high schools starting year 1
- Work in our community orthopedic clinic
- Adjunct faculty specializing in sports medicine
Integrated EMR
- One EMR system in hospital and clinic, no paper notes
- Home access with free laptop provided by residency
Outstanding Residents and Graduates
- Strong, supportive team atmosphere
- Attracts diverse residency applicants from all over the country
- A proven track record of quality graduates who have entered rural, small, city, urban, and academic settings
- Many stay in the area due to strong family medicine support and obstetrics opportunities
Caring Faculty
- A committed, diverse program faculty who practice the full spectrum of family medicine
- Extensive, respected volunteer family practice and specialty preceptor faculty
Benefits
- Excellent benefits for residents including laptop provided by residency
- Life, health and disability insurance, exercise facility, enhanced travel allowance, meals, moving expense allowance, on-campus day care/sick child day care, and even a loan repayment program that supports debt reduction during residency.
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