• Our Program
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  • Application Process
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• Our People
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Advantages/Strengths

Community-based care in a medical school affiliated, unopposed residency within the Medical College of Wisconsin

• Medical College 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
• 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
• An active Department of Family and Community Medicine at MCW with diverse research opportunities
• 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

• Individualized training; 6 electives allow you to focus on your area of interest!
• Common choices are: An optional 4th year of residency to complete a Women's Health Fellowship with Surgical OB Training, MPH, or MBA

• 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

• Beyond obstetric and gynecologic procedures, flexible sigmoidoscopy, direct nasopharyngoscopy, joint injections, circumcision, skin procedures, vasectomy, manipulation clinics are performed – all within our clinic

• Inpatient community-based and Children's Hospital rotations, outpatient experiences with local pediatricians and in our clinic, pediatric ER, adolescent medicine, and neonatology rotations.

• Act as team physician for local high schools
• 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 all 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.