• University of Minnesota (Duluth) Family Medicine Residency Program

    ACGME number: 1202621176
    Program Director: Caryn Elizabeth Gerber MBChB
    Address: 330 N 8Th Ave E
    Duluth, MN 55805-2024
    Phone: (218) 529-9122
    Email: dfmrp@essentiahealth.org
    Website: https://med.umn.edu/familymedicine/education-training/residency/duluth


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    Program Description

    Located on the shores of Lake Superior, our program educates compassionate, skilled physicians who are well prepared to practice family medicine - including OB. Our training includes high volume, high-risk obstetrics with the option of additional C-section training; outstanding adult medicine and pediatrics inpatient experience; two nationally recognized health systems with hospitals that are regional Level I & Level II trauma centers with multiple intensive-care units; and a socioeconomic diverse patient base give residents confidence for independent practice. The majority of our graduates practice in rural communities.

    Community Setting

    • Urban
    • Urban

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    • Addiction Medicine
    • Hospital Medicine
    • Low Resourced/Marginalized Populations

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Essentia Health - St. Mary's Medical Center

    Length of Program

    3 Years

    Clinic Funding

    No federal or government clinic funding

    Positions

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Offered:

    PGY-1: 8

    PGY-2: 8

    PGY-3: 8

    Filled:

    PGY-1: 8

    PGY-2: 8

    PGY-3: 8

    Has Residential Organization

    No

    Required ICU Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required General Surgery Rotations

    Less than two months

    Required Maternity Rotations

    Five months

    Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

    Comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for all or most residents.

    Required Pediatrics Rotations

    Four months

    Offers International Rotations

    Yes

    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Call from home trips to hospital

    PGY-1: None

    PGY-2: None

    PGY-3: None

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Average In hospital night calls

    PGY-1: None

    PGY-2: > q28d

    PGY-3: > q28d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    Yes

    PGY-3:

    Yes

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Essentia Health - St. Mary's Medical Center

    Total Hospital Beds

    344

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    2

    Full Time Other Faculty

    0

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    0

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    2

    Total Admitting Hospitals

    1

    Total Family Practice Centers

    1

    Has Federally Qualified Rotations

    No

    Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Salary

    PGY-1: $71,862

    PGY-2: $74,073

    PGY-3: $76,589

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 4

    PGY-2: 4

    PGY-3: 4

    Benefits

    • Parking
    • Meals
    • Life Insurance
    • Health Insurance
    • Funding for attending conferences
    • Liability Insurance
    • Fitness Center
    • Disability Insurance
    • Time off for conferences
    • Moving Allowance
    • AAFP Membership
    • Medical license fee
    • DEA license fee

    Offers Fellowship

    No

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes