MONROE — SSM Health Monroe Hospital recently announced the change of accreditation sponsorship of their Family Medicine Residency Program to University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Medicine and Public Health.
The program will benefit from the support and resources provided by the medical school and Department of Family Medicine and Community Health and is committed to providing compassionate and comprehensive rural osteopathic primary care training. UW has a longstanding commitment to rural medicine sponsoring the UW Baraboo Rural Training Track and the Rural Health Equity Track. Residents will benefit from the opportunity to train at SSM Health St. Mary’s Madison Hospital and SSM Health Dean Medical Group physicians.
“The partnership with the University of Wisconsin allows our residents to benefit from educational opportunities offered by a nationally recognized department of family medicine,” said Lori Rodefeld, Medical Education Manager at SSM Health Monroe Hospital. “Additionally, the ability to rotate alongside UW residents at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison will strengthen their rurally focused training in Monroe.”
SSM Health Monroe Hospital has a longstanding partnership with the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health serving as one of the first rural preceptorship sites for medical students nearly 80 years ago. To date the hospital has trained over 1,000 UW medical students and residents.
“We welcome the opportunity for increased collaboration in furthering our rural health and osteopathic missions and are grateful for continued collaboration with SSM Health in southern Wisconsin,” said Ildi Martonffy, MD, Vice Chair of Education for UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health.
Of the 17 physicians who have graduated from SSM Health Monroe Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Program, over 80% have continued practicing in communities across Wisconsin.
SSM Health Monroe Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency program started in 2015 and is the first American Osteopathic Association (AOA) accredited rural training track in the country. The program offers the best of both worlds by combining the resources of major teaching facilities with the appealing environment of a smaller, community-based hospital. Residents graduating from the program are equipped to be successful in providing compassionate and comprehensive care in the changing healthcare market.
