Rural Medical Education in Wisconsin
Wisconsin is recognized nationally for its high-quality rural medical education training opportunities which include the following:
Medical school programs including WARM and regional campuses
Rural GME training in a variety of specialty areas including both residencies and fellowships
Rotation sites at rural hospitals and clinics
Together these stakeholders work together to grow and strengthen training through the Wisconsin Collaborative for Rural GME (WCRGME). Rurally focused experiences allow future physicians to explore how rewarding it is to practice medicine in an underserved or resource limited setting. Below is a directory of training sites.
“A Day in the Life” Rural Video Series
Our “A Day in the Life” video series is for medical students or residents which highlights rural medicine. We follow rural doctors through a “typical” day of practice in Wisconsin.
Linnea Kruit, MD, PGY-3
Western Wisconsin Rural Family Medicine Residency
Westfields Hospital & Clinic - New Richmond, WI
Caroline Cardenas, MD, PGY-3
University of Wisconsin Rural General Surgery Residency Track
Western Wisconsin Health - Baldwin, WI
Kaley Gyorfi, MD, PGY-2
UW-Madison Rural Ob-Gyn
Western Wisconsin Health - Baldwin, WI
Alexandra Reischman, MD, PGY-1
MCW-Central Wisconsin Psychiatry Program
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital - Rhinelander, WI
Thomas Ruttger, MD, PGY-2
Marshfield Clinic General Surgery Residency
Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield, Marshfield, WI
Neil Cox, MD
Black River Memorial Hospital - Black River Falls, Wisconsin
Ho-Chunk Health Care Center - Black River Falls, Wisconsin
Kane Laks, MD, PGY-3
UW DFMCH, Rural Health Equity Track (RHET)
Sauk Prairie Healthcare - Prairie Du Sac, WI
Angela Amos, MD, PGY-3
Fox Valley Family Medicine Residency
ThedaCare Medical Center - Waupaca, Waupaca, WI
Jack Barkin, DO
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Emergency Medicine Fellowship
SSM Health Monroe Hospital - Monroe, WI