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    Altru Health System (Grand Forks) Family Medicine Residency Program

    ACGME number: 1203731229
    Program Director: Travis John Waswick MD, FAAFP
    Address: 725 Hamline St
    Grand Forks, ND 58203-2819
    Phone: (701) 780-6800
    Email: khuttunen@altru.org
    Website: www.altru.org/fmr


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    Program Description

    We have a well-rounded residency which prepares residents for practice anywhere in the US. We offer residents an operative OB fellowship and experience with most procedures being performed by family physicians. Our faculty are all clinically experienced and actively practicing medicine. Our sponsoring hospital, Altru Health System, has state-of-the-art equipment and technology and recently opened a brand-new hospital at the beginning of 2025.

    Community Setting

    • Rural

    Top 3 Program Strengths

    No strengths provided

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Altru

    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

    Three months

    Offers International Rotations

    No

    Half Day Table (years 1-n)

    PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
    Half days

    PGY-1: 2

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 5

    Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

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

    PGY-1: > q28d

    PGY-2: > q28d

    PGY-3: q15d-q28d

    Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

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

    PGY-1: q15d-q28d

    PGY-2: q7d-q14d

    PGY-3: q15d-q28d

    Night Float

    PGY-1:

    No

    PGY-2:

    No

    PGY-3:

    No

    Has Computer Documentation

    Yes

    Offers Rural Rotations

    Yes

    Has Electronic Health Records

    Yes

    Primary Admitting Hospital

    Altru

    Total Hospital Beds

    257

    Full Time Doctor Faculty

    11

    Full Time Other Faculty

    4

    Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

    0

    Total Rotation Hospitals

    1

    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: $65,761

    PGY-2: $68,249

    PGY-3: $70,628

    Weeks of Vacation

    PGY-1: 3

    PGY-2: 3

    PGY-3: 3

    Benefits

    • Parking
    • Liability Insurance
    • Funding for attending conferences
    • Meals
    • Health Insurance
    • Disability Insurance
    • Sick Leave / Personal Time
    • Time off for conferences
    • Moving Allowance
    • Life Insurance
    • AAFP Membership
    • Medical license fee
    • DEA license fee

    Offers Fellowship

    Yes

    Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

    No

    Offers Clerkship

    Yes