Thank you for your interest in Gundersen Medical Foundation's Family Medicine Residency.
Doctors of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) students are encouraged to apply. With the pending merger of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME), our program has ACGME accreditation but has not pursued AOA accreditation. Hence, we will only interview graduates in the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) as we do not participate in the National Matching Services (NMS).
We have applied for and have received Osteopathic Recognition from the ACGME. Our DO residents will participate with extra osteopathic training through an Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training Institution (OPTI) organized by the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison). The Family Medicine Residency has a full time DO faculty member who is certified and active in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). Osteopathic equipment is present in the residency center and residents who choose to develop their OMT skills will be encouraged to do so. Our program and health system is very supportive of DO physicians.
Holds a currently valid certificate from the Educational Council on Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG).
We require that all applicants have passed USMLE or COMLEX Step One prior to submitting their application.
We only accept applications from those individuals who have graduated from medical school within the past 24 months. In the interim, applicants must have been engaged in meaningful clinical, educational or research experience.
Be ECFMG certified by the time of starting residency, which documents the readiness of international medical graduates to enter US residency programs accredited by the ACGME by meeting specific medical education credential requirements and examination requirements.
Have a passing score on USMLE Step I and Step II exams within two attempts for each step, and within the last two years.
Our institutional policy, which values diversity and inclusiveness, is to sponsor H1 and J1 visas, and we are exempt from the H1 cap.