Curriculum
The residency is offered as a rural-based family medicine program, providing top-quality training at SSM Health Monroe Hospital. A limited number of rotations are offered in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Residents can expect to spend 32 months at SSM Health Monroe Hospital. Required away rotations include:
- Two months at SSM St. Mary’s in Madison during the three years of residency
- One month at Children’s Wisconsin.
For required away call rotations (inpatient/OB), the program provides complimentary housing, meal stipends, and mileage reimbursement to residents.
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Family Medicine Residency
Proposed Block Diagram 2025-2026
| Block | Rotations - 1st Year | 2nd Year | 3rd Year |
| 1. | Community Medicine | Dermatology/Pharma | Practice Management |
| 2. | Emergency Medicine | ICU - Madison | Inpatient |
| 3. | Geriatrics | Emergency Medicine | Pulmonology/PMR |
| 4. | Inpatient | Elective | Imaging/Ultrasound |
| 5. | Pediatrics | Cardiology/Nephrology | Elective |
| 6. | OB – Madison | Neurology/Urology | Emergency Medicine |
| 7. | Inpatient | Inpatient | Elective |
| 8. | Behavior Medicine/NICU- Madison | Behavior Medicine/Pharma | Inpatient |
| 9. | Surgery | Inpatient Pediatrics-MCW | Orthopedics |
| 10. | Inpatient | Pediatrics | Elective |
| 11. | Anesthesia/BH | Elective | Pediatrics |
| 12. | GYN | Inpatient | Sport Med/Same Day |
| 13 | Ophatha/Pharma | GYN | Elective |
Elective Options
Occupational Medicine, Vein Clinic, Wound Care, Anesthesia, PM&R, Ophthalmology, Cardiology, Nephrology, Pharmacotherapy, Urology