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 MD's and DO's in a well-established family medicine residency program.
• Residents remain in the same program through residency.
• Graduates of AOA-approved residency programs are eligible to be licensed in all 50 states.

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

• Graduates of a DO residency can teach in a DO medical school or become a DO Program Director.
• The MD/DO 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 DO teachers on staff and DO community physicians.
• Additional training in OMM/OMT-experienced teachers from a DO Medical School teach two workshops per year on OMT for interested DO and MD residents.
• There is support for OMM/OMT practice along with the other required areas of medicine.
• All UW residency programs have resources to assist residents with required research or educational projects.
• The University of Wisconsin offers post graduate fellowship as well as a Master's 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 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 site, but it is not a requirement. Doing that will assist you in your decision-making process by learning first-hand about the specific program. 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, 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.