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Fourth-Year Electives

Welcome Students! The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine (UW-DFM) is pleased to offer fourth-year electives for visiting students at our residency programs statewide. Learn from family physicians and residents at one of the country’s top Family Medicine departments. Students are key members of the team and are involved in the full spectrum of patient care. In addition to seeing patients in the family medicine center, students have the opportunity to participate in hospital admissions and births, and provide emergency care.

Baraboo Electives

Madison Residents

Experience rural medicine in a well-staffed group practice setting. The Baraboo Program is an accredited, three-year residency program affiliated with the Madison Residency Program.

Course Information: Clinical Clerkship in Rural and Community Health Care – Course #370-927.

Rotation Details: 4 week rotations July - November. Housing can be arranged.

Application/Registration Information

  1. Students must be approved by the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (UWSMPH) before being registered for a Family Medicine Elective.
  2. UWSMPH Application Process: Go to the UWSMPH Visiting Student Clerkship Program Web site, review the requirements, and complete all components of the application.
  3. Family Medicine Application: Tell us more about your interests and elective preferences through our online application. You can complete this at the same time you are completing the UWSMPH application.
  4. If accepted for an elective, visiting student registration fees will be covered by the UW DFM (Allopathic students) or reimbursed by the WI Association of Osteopathic Physicians (Osteopathic students). Ask us for more details!

Questions?

Contact our Student Electives "email hotline" at omse.coordinator@fammed.wisc.edu. If you have general questions or want information about the residency programs listed, contact Michelle Grosch, statewide recruitment coordinator at michelle.grosch@fammed.wisc.edu.