Residency
We have nine family medicine residency programs—five in the bustling Twin Cities and four in beautiful Greater Minnesota
Minnesota's approach to family medicine sets us apart from other states and contributes to our status as the healthiest state in the nation thanks to our robust primary care system. Additionally, primary care physicians are among the top 10 highest-paid professions in Minnesota.
Family medicine residency training spans three years, during which we train family physicians to provide comprehensive, personalized care for the whole family in any setting: urban, rural, global. Each program boasts unique strengths, culture, and sense of community. We take great pride in the rigor and scope of our training and curriculum, including complex care and obstetrics. Discover why we're a top choice.
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Interested in specializing in rural Midwest primary care?
All of our residency programs prepare you for rural health, with four programs in locations that serve more rural populations (Duluth, Grand Itasca Rural, St. Cloud, and Willmar). Find out more.
Curriculum Highlights:
- Robust ambulatory family medicine experience with a diverse, underserved population supported by a multidisciplinary team
- Focus on preparation for rural practice including maternity care, inpatient medicine, behavioral medicine, and emergency care
- Individualized training tailored to resident interests and future practice needs
Curriculum Highlights:
- High volume OB in high-risk environments and c-sections; additional training available
- High volume inpatient experience, including adult, pediatrics, and ICU
- Skills taught to address substance use disorders and behavioral health in rural communities
Curriculum Highlights:
- A focus on rural primary care in a small community
- Strong training in all aspects of family medicine from maternity care and medication therapy management to diabetes education and internal medicine
- Ample one-on-one time with deeply experienced faculty
Curriculum Highlights:
- Longitudinal experiences in behavioral health, geriatrics, practice management, and sports medicine
- Comprehensive maternity care experience during three-month OB rotation
- Robust hospital training, including house coverage
Curriculum Highlights:
- Urban and community healthcare with emphasis on health equity, health policy, and advocacy; sports medicine; and high-volume, robust inpatient medicine service
- Research, osteopathic medicine, ACGME osteopathic recognized, and procedures
- Reproductive health and treatment for substance use disorder
Curriculum Highlights:
- Strong inpatient, OB, and clinic-based care, including an adolescent clinic and nursing home/transitional care experience, with elective opportunities in local and rural settings
- Longitudinal involvement in maternity care, sports medicine, colonoscopy training, and other key areas
- Tailored residency experience to support future career goals and develop strength across the full breadth of family medicine
Curriculum Highlights:
- ACGME Osteopathic Recognition
- Resident participation in policy, curriculum changes, and advancing health equity
- Leaders in continuity gender-affirming care, reproductive health, medication-assisted treatment, and PrEP
Curriculum Highlights:
- Experiences tailored to prepare you to serve in a rural area including obstetrics care, emergency medicine, inpatient care, and addiction services
- Learn procedures such as POCUS, colonoscopy, stress testing, and other skills
- Well established, socioeconomically diverse base of all ages along with a significant proportion of young, ethnically diverse patients
Curriculum Highlights:
- Refugee healthcare with in-person interpreter services and clinic legal services on-site
- Integrated health care team with robust PharmD, behavioral health, social work, community health and OB RN support
- Active management of labor for high-risk OB and comprehensive internal medicine training with ICU experience
*The Woodwinds Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program was formerly known as the St. Joseph's Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program. The name was changed in 2021 to reflect our move to the Woodwinds Hospital.
Residency Programs Map
Contact us
For general questions about the application/interview process or if you are not sure who to contact:
Laura Pham
Marketing, Recruitment and Onboarding Administrator
[email protected]
For program-specific questions, contact each program’s director and/or administrator.
Mailing address
U of M Family Medicine and Community Health
420 Delaware St. SE
MMC 381
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Center for the Art of Medicine
Family medicine faculty Dr. Jon Hallberg created the Center for Art and Medicine and serves as its creative director.
Watch their award-winning production, Art + Medicine: Speaking of Race here
Specialize in rural primary care
While you will find rural healthcare training at each of our residency programs, we have specific family medicine residency programs in Minnesota that allow you to specialize in rural primary care as part of your training. Find out more about them below.