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Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency
Sioux Falls , SD 57105-1013

Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007

Director's Name: Earl D Kemp, MD
Phone Number: (605)339-1783
Fax Number: (605)335-1006
Web Site: http://www.siouxfallsfpr.org
Email: earl.kemp@usd.edu
Program Code: 391225001
Program Structure:2A

Residency Location: Urban Rural
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Sioux Valley & Avera McKennan Hosps
Total Beds: 966

Number of Family Medicine Centers:2
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 2
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 2

Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
Internal Medicine, Psychiatry
Year of Initial Approval: 1973
Total Number of Graduates: 267

Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
Post-Graduate Year 2: 7
Post-Graduate Year 3: 9
Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
Post-Graduate Year 2: 7
Post-Graduate Year 3: 9
Resident Females 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 2
Post-Graduate Year 2: 1
Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 1
Post-Graduate Year 2: 1
Post-Graduate Year 3: 1
Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:$45,177
Post-Graduate Year 2:$46,177
Post-Graduate Year 3:$47,177
Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
Post-Graduate Year 1:3
Post-Graduate Year 2:3
Post-Graduate Year 3:3
Other Benefits:
Liability Insurance: Yes
Housing Allowance: No
Time Off for Conferences: Yes
Health Insurance: Yes
Meals: Yes
Funds for Conferences: Yes
Life Insurance: Yes
Laundry: No
Sick/Personal Time: Yes
Disability Insurance: Yes
Parking: Yes
Average Annual In-Hospital Night Call Frequency:
Post-Graduate Year 1: Every 5th day
Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 15-28 days
Post-Graduate Year 3: Every 15-28 days
Night Float Rotation or Coverage yes or no:
Post-Graduate Year 1: No
Post-Graduate Year 2: No
Post-Graduate Year 3: No
Average Annual Frequency of Other Trips to Hospital as Result of Night Calls Taken at Home:
Post-Graduate Year 1: Every 15-28 days
Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 15-28 days
Post-Graduate Year 3: Every 15-28 days
Faculty to Residents Ratio During Patient Care Hours:
1 Faculty : 3 Residents
Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 9
Other-MD/DO : 1
Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 2
Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 2
Average No. of Half Days per Week Spent by FP Residents in the Primary FP Center:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 1
Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
Post-Graduate Year 3: 3
Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Two months
General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months
Pediatrics (in Hospital): Four months
CCU/ICU: One month
Documentation:
Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
Resident Research:Encouraged, but optional
Resident Organization in Hospital: None
Fellowship:
Not Offered
Clerkships/Preceptorships:
Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Offered
On Site Child Care Services: Not offered
International Rotation: Available

Skillful, compassionate, personalized application of evidence based science to care in the context of family and community is our goal. We provide a broad and solid foundation of knowledge and skills to meet the changing demands of rural mid-western practice in a way which will be personally & professionally rewarding. Special opportunities in sports medicine, behavioral science, OB, geriatrics, as well as individualized electives, are offered.