Why should I consider a dual-accredited program for my family medicine residency?

• Osteopathic and allopathic residents learn together in a collegial atmosphere.
• Three accrediting bodies (ACGME/AOA/ACOFP) monitor the amount of patient experience and the curriculum to maintain quality.
• Residents benefit from teaching by both osteopathic and allopathic faculty members in a well-established family medicine residency program.
• Graduates of AOA-approved residency programs are eligible to be licensed in all 50 states.
• Graduates of a DO residency can teach in an osteopathic medical school or become a osteopathic residency program director.
• The dual-accredited program will give you the broadest range of opportunities and experiences.

Why should I pursue a DO Residency in the Dual-Accredited Family Medicine Programs at the University of Wisconsin?

• The University of Wisconsin Residency Programs have a long history of teaching osteopathic residents. All osteopathic residency graduates have passed the family medicine board exams and received requested hospital privileges.
• Every program site has active osteopathic faculty and osteopathic community physicians.
• Additional training in OMM/OMT presented by experienced teachers from an osteopathic medical school, who lead three, day-long workshops annually for osteopathic residents and interested allopathic residents.
• There is support for integration of OMM/OMT into the resident's practice along with the other areas of medicine.
• All UW residency programs have resources to assist residents with required research or educational projects.
• The University of Wisconsin offers multiple post-graduate fellowships as well as a Masters in Public Health.

Does the size of my osteopathic medical school have an impact on the consideration that an applicant may receive?

• Each applicant receives consideration based on his/her application file, which includes items such as application form, COMLEX records, references, as well as data from the interview process. The specific medical school, as long as it is an accredited school, will not have a bearing on one's acceptance or rejection as an applicant.

Do I need to do an "audition interview" at one of the Department of Family Medicine sites?

• Fourth year students are welcome and encouraged to do rotations within a Department of Family Medicine clinic site, but it is not a requirement. Doing so will assist you in your decision-making process by having learned first-hand about the program and location. For additional information see: Electives for Visiting Students

As a Resident, how does one go between all of the various program locations?

• One does not have involvement with 'all' of the hospitals, but rather with one major location which would be: Appleton (Fox Valley), Eau Claire/Augusta, Madison/Baraboo, Milwaukee (St. Luke's) or Wausau. The full three years of post-graduate education will be spent in one of those locations, unless pursuing a rural training track, in which case the first year will be spent in the nearby major location and the last two years in the rural site.