Family Medicine Residency & Rotation

at SSM Health Monroe Hospital

SSM Health Monroe Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency is a robust rural training program to prepare physicians for a broad range of practice and competencies. SSM Health is committed to your personal and professional growth and offers a supportive environment for training without competition from other learners.

Program Highlights

Some key highlights of the Family Medicine Residency Program include:

  • Rigorous curriculum that includes both inpatient, outpatient, emergency medicine and specialty experiences
  • A strong ultrasound curriculum
  • Expansion to four resident spots per year
  • Experienced and engaged faculty with a keen interest in education
  • Large opportunities to learn procedures for clinic, emergency department, inpatient and ICU
  • EPIC electronic health records
  • In-house top ranked Emergency Medicine Fellowship
  • One year Hospitalist Fellowship program
  • Critical care track for residents which can be opted in at the start of their second year
  • Osteopathic recognition with strong opportunities for osteopathic education
  • An unmatched hospital culture with excellent nurses, safety, administration, support staff and relationships between residents, providers and faculty
provider and resident walking in hospital

Residents primarily train at SSM Health Monroe Hospital, a nationally recognized community-based hospital. This is complimented by a limited number of rotations at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison and Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee.

Graduates of the program have secured positions such as Primary Care Providers, Rural and Urban Hospitalist, Emergency Medicine Fellowship, Family Medicine with Obstetrics, and more.

SSM Health Monroe Hospital’s program is affiliated with the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. The program is in Monroe, Wisconsin, approximately one hour south of Madison, and two hours from Chicago.

Mission Statement

To train Family Medicine residents with a robust and well-rounded rural training curriculum to prepare physicians to work within many different competencies. We aspire for continued improvement in both residency curriculum and experiences by strategically moving towards optimization. Monroe residency strives to provide an enjoyable and engaging residency experience.

Vision Statement

To be the premier rural Family Medicine residency training site and produce the best experience for each resident.

Values

Honesty, respect, engagement, prosperity, intellectual, wellness, scholarly, inclusion, psychological safety, transparency, fairness