Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation Program

Program Identity & Fit

A full-scope family medicine residency inside a physician-led integrated system in the driftless region of western Wisconsin, which spans 3 states, more than 65 clinics and 6 critical access hospitals. The stated mission is training family physicians for rural and underserved communities, with core rotations in more than a dozen practice areas and expected proficiency in ambulatory care, point-of-care ultrasound, inpatient medicine, obstetrics and pediatrics. Continuity clinic training covers outpatient procedures, sports medicine, substance use disorder management, gender-affirming care and osteopathic manipulative treatment, with optional rotations at rural sites. Obstetric training can be weighted for interested residents, and the program reports that recent graduates helped with more than 150 deliveries; it partners with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, which provides faculty academic appointments at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.