Baraboo Clinical Training Sites
Baraboo Rural Training Track residents primarily train at rural clinic sites in Baraboo with additional rotations in academic hospitals during their first year. Residents gain a diverse set of clinical experiences across ambulatory care, inpatient medicine, emergency care, obstetrics, and specialty services.
Dean Clinic Baraboo
Ambulatory Family Medicine Training Site
- Primary outpatient training site for Baraboo residents
- Comprehensive family medicine care for patients of all ages
- Residents build and maintain a dedicated continuity clinic panel throughout training
- Located next to St. Clare Hospital, allowing easy integration with inpatient and emergency care experiences
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital – Baraboo and St. Clare Meadows Care Center
Regional Community Hospital & Nursing Home Complex
- Primary inpatient and emergency training site for PGY2 and PGY3 residents
- Approximately 200 beds serving a broad rural patient population
- Offers care in adult medicine, obstetrics and newborn, geriatric care, surgery, and critical care
- Includes a six-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU), a 20,000-visit emergency department, and multiple specialty and support services
- Residents care for hospitalized patients, participate in emergency and urgent care shifts, manage maternity care, perform procedures, and round on nursing home patients
- Patient population includes a mix of local residents and seasonal visitors from nearby communities such as Wisconsin Dells
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison, WI
Primary Training Hospital
SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital is a 374-bed regional community hospital that serves as the primary training site for the residency. Family medicine residents are the only full-time physician trainees at St. Mary’s, creating a largely unopposed learning environment with a high level of responsibility and visibility. Family medicine is the largest department in the hospital, and residents are integral members of the care team.
Faculty and residents practice the full scope of family medicine within the context of a busy, full-service community hospital, including obstetrics, intensive care, and procedural care. St. Mary’s has supported the residency since 1970 and remains central to the program’s community-based identity.
UW Health University Hospital – Madison, WI
Academic Medical Center Experience
UW Health University Hospital is a 681-bed tertiary care academic hospital and a major referral center for the region. Consistently ranked among the nation’s leading hospitals, UW Health offers residents exposure to complex care and academic medicine within a large university system.
Residents complete four months on the Family Medicine Inpatient Service at UW Health University Hospital, a self-contained service staffed by family medicine faculty and with senior residents leading the care team. Additional elective opportunities allow residents to explore specialty clinics and academic resources available through the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
American Family Children’s Hospital – Madison, WI
Pediatric Training
American Family Children’s Hospital is a nationally recognized pediatric academic medical center within the UW Health system. Residents gain experience caring for infants, children, and adolescents across a wide range of inpatient pediatric services while working alongside pediatric specialists and multidisciplinary care teams.
Family medicine residents complete pediatric inpatient rotations at American Family Children’s Hospital, building skills in the management of common and complex pediatric conditions within a supportive academic environment. This experience complements community-based pediatric training and prepares residents to provide comprehensive pediatric care in a variety of family medicine practice settings.
UnityPoint Health–Meriter Hospital – Madison, WI
Obstetrics Training
Meriter Hospital is a 350-bed community hospital and a key site for obstetrics training. Family medicine residents manage their own continuity obstetrics patient panels and attend deliveries under the supervision of family medicine faculty. OB-GYN residents also train at Meriter, each caring for their own patients.
As one of the few residency programs at the hospital, family medicine residents play meaningful clinical roles within a collaborative, team-based environment. This setting provides robust, hands-on experience in full-spectrum obstetric care.
UW Health East Madison Hospital – Madison, WI
Community-Based Academic Partner
UW Health East Madison Hospital is a modern community hospital within the UW Health system that provides additional inpatient and specialty care experience. Rotations at East Madison Hospital offer residents exposure to a community hospital setting supported by academic resources, reinforcing the program’s balance between community-based and university-affiliated care.
Baraboo Program
Madison Program
Contact Us
Questions about applications and interviews can be sent to: kellie.churchhill@ssmhealth.com