Montana Family Medicine Residency Program

Program Description

The Montana Family Medicine Residency provides the education and the experience to prepare graduates to confidently practice medicine in rural communities and to provide healthcare for underserved populations in Montana. The Montana Family Medicine Residency Program is recognized as a Center of Excellence in health professional education. Graduates of the Residency Program are equipped with the knowledge, skills and experience to enable them to be exemplary family physicians and strong community leaders. Our curriculum provides a solid foundation in family medicine and offers a Wilderness Medicine Fellowship.

Community Setting

Urban

Rural

Top 3 Program Strengths

No strengths provided

Primary Admitting Hospital

St Vincent Healthcare / Billings Clinic

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

No federal or government clinic funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 9	PGY-2: 9	PGY-3: 9
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

None

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Four months

Offers International Rotations

Yes
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Half Day Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Half days	PGY-1: 3	PGY-2: 3	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: None	PGY-3: None
Night Float	PGY-1: Yes	PGY-2: Yes	PGY-3: Yes

Has Computer Documentation

Yes

Offers Rural Rotations

Yes

Has Electronic Health Records

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

St Vincent Healthcare / Billings Clinic

Total Hospital Beds

500

Full Time Doctor Faculty

11

Full Time Other Faculty

2

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

8

Total Rotation Hospitals

2

Total Admitting Hospitals

2

Total Family Practice Centers

3

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

Yes

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Salary	PGY-1: NA	PGY-2: NA	PGY-3: NA
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 3	PGY-2: 3	PGY-3: 3

Benefits

• Funding for attending conferences

• Parking

• Liability Insurance

• Meals

• Health Insurance

• Life Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Sick Leave / Personal Time

• Fitness Center

• Time off for conferences

Offers Fellowship

Yes

Fellowship offered

Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

No

Offers Clerkship

Yes