Our first-year schedule consists of 16 blocks, which directly reflects our number of residents (14 in Madison and 2 in our Baraboo rural track). Twelve blocks are three weeks long and four are four weeks long, This assures non-duplicative coverage of all rotations.
First-Year Rotations (16 blocks)
| Rotation |
Length |
| Inpatient Family Medicine (SMH) |
2 blocks |
| Inpatient Family Medicine (UWHC) |
1 block |
| Medical Intensive Care (SMH) |
2 blocks |
| Obstetrics (SMH) |
2 blocks |
| Inpatient Pediatrics (SMH) |
2 blocks |
| Inpatient Pediatrics (SMH) |
2 blocks |
| Newborn (SMH) |
1 block |
| Inpatient Surgery (SMH) |
1 block |
| Rural Surgery Preceptorship (Sauk, St. Clare, Monroe) |
2 blocks |
| Community ER (Sauk, St. Clare, Monroe) |
2 blocks |
| Community Medicine |
1 block |
| UWHC ER |
1 block |
Second-Year Rotations (14 Blocks)
Our second- and third-year schedules have 14 blocks, which directly reflects our number of residents (14 in Madison, for each of the second- and third-year classes). Most second- and third-year blocks are four weeks long.
| Rotation |
Length |
| Inpatient Family Medicine (UWHC) |
1 block |
| Medical Intensive Care (SMH) |
1 block |
| Community Medicine |
3 weeks |
| Practice Management |
2 weeks |
| Rural Rotation |
6 weeks |
| Inpatient Pediatrics (SMH) |
1 block |
| Obstetrics (SMH) |
2 blocks |
| Orthopedics (outpatient) |
4 weeks |
| Sports Medicine (outpatient) |
3 weeks |
| Vacation/Site Visits |
4 weeks |
| Conference Time |
1 week |
| Outpatient or Elective Rotations |
4 blocks |
Third-Year Rotations (14 Blocks)
| Rotation |
Length |
| Inpatient Family Medicine (UWHC) |
1 block |
| Medical Intensive Care (SMH) |
1 block |
| Community Medicine |
1 week |
| Practice Management |
2 weeks |
| Inpatient Family Medicine (SMH) |
1 block |
| Gynecology (outpatient) |
5 weeks |
| Dermatology (outpatient) |
4 weeks |
| Pediatric Selective |
1 block |
| Preventive Cardiology (outpatient) |
2-3 weeks |
| Vacation/Site Visit |
4 weeks |
| Conference Time |
1 week |
| Outpatient or Elective Rotations |
5 blocks |