Broadlawns Medical Center Program

Program Identity & Fit

Broadlawns' Transitional Year sits within a public safety-net county hospital in Des Moines that has trained interns for over 60 years, offering four residents a comprehensive primary-care-oriented foundation year before entering another specialty. The program draws heavily from osteopathic medical schools and functions alongside Broadlawns' long-standing Family Medicine residency, sharing clinical space, faculty, and a mission-driven identity centered on caring for an underserved, publicly-insured population with limited ability to pay. Training emphasizes broad exposure across ambulatory, emergency, internal medicine, OB/GYN, geriatrics, and psychiatry rather than research or subspecialty depth, consistent with its role as a launching pad into other specialties rather than a terminal credential. The program values well-rounded physicians comfortable with complex, resource-limited patient care and community-oriented practice.