SSM Health Monroe Residency Program
Welcome to the SSM Health Monroe Family Medicine Residency Program, academically sponsored by the University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. We are a three-year, ACGME-accredited residency program offering four positions for the 2027 Match cycle. We welcome applications from both osteopathic and allopathic candidates.
A Curriculum Built for Full-Spectrum Family Medicine
Our curriculum prepares residents for full-spectrum family medicine through broad clinical training and sustained continuity of care. As an unopposed, community-based residency program, residents gain progressive responsibility across the full spectrum of family medicine while working closely with faculty in a supportive learning environment. The curriculum includes:
- Comprehensive core training in outpatient family medicine, inpatient medicine, obstetrics, pediatrics, emergency medicine, critical care, and procedural medicine
- An integrated 18-month didactic curriculum with simulation, point-of-care ultrasound, and monthly procedural education
- Flexible elective opportunities allowing residents to tailor their training to their individual career goals
- Three years of continuity clinic, with residents maintaining a dedicated patient panel throughout residency
- Longitudinal continuity of care across outpatient, inpatient, obstetric, emergency, and community settings
Osteopathic Recognition with Real-World Application
The program holds Osteopathic Recognition and offers a curriculum that supports the development and integration of osteopathic principles and practice across inpatient and outpatient family medicine settings. Osteopathic residents receive dedicated training in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), with opportunities for hands-on care in continuity clinics and hospital environments.
Service Is the Heart of Our Community
Community is at the heart of the SSM Health Monroe Family Medicine Residency Program. Residents build lasting relationships with their patients while caring for individuals and families across the clinic, hospital, emergency department, obstetric service, and broader community.
Through meaningful continuity of care and close collaboration with faculty, residents develop the confidence, compassion, and skills to become community-focused family physicians prepared to practice anywhere.
A Community You’ll Help Shape — and Call Home
Monroe offers the warmth of a close-knit community and the resources to support exceptional family medicine training. Residents quickly become part of the fabric of the community, building meaningful relationships with patients, families, faculty, and local organizations while caring for generations of families across the full spectrum of medicine.
The city’s Swiss heritage and renowned cheesemaking traditions add to the community’s unique character and welcoming spirit. Its proximity to Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago provides the best of small-town living and access to larger metropolitan amenities.
Whether exploring the historic downtown, enjoying local restaurants and breweries, attending community festivals, taking advantage of the area’s parks and trails, or simply getting to know your neighbors, Monroe is a place where it’s easy to feel at home.
Community-Based Training with Broad Clinical Experiences
The program’s primary training site is SSM Health Monroe Hospital, a nationally recognized community hospital where family medicine residents serve as the primary physician trainees. This fully unopposed environment provides residents with meaningful clinical responsibility, broad procedural experience, and close collaboration with faculty, specialists, and interprofessional teams across the full spectrum of family medicine. Residents primarily train in Monroe and complement their experience through a limited number of rotations at SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Madison, UnityPoint Health Meriter Hospital – Madison, and Children’s Wisconsin in Milwaukee, expanding their exposure while maintaining the continuity and close-knit learning environment that define the program.
Resident Wellness
Resident wellness is central to the culture of the SSM Health Monroe Family Medicine Residency Program. As a small, unopposed residency, we foster a supportive environment where residents are known personally by faculty and program leadership. Through individualized mentorship, flexible scheduling, a collaborative learning environment, and a strong sense of community, residents are empowered to thrive both personally and professionally.
Additional Benefits
Support for wellness and work-life balance, including generous paid time off, a complimentary gym membership, paid parental leave, and wellness resources that promote personal and professional well-being.
Robust professional development support, with funded licensure, board examinations, certifications, professional memberships, continuing medical education, and educational resources to support lifelong learning and career growth.
Comprehensive employee benefits, including medical, dental, vision, disability, malpractice coverage, retirement savings options, employee assistance services, and access to confidential counseling and support resources.
Contact Us
Questions about applications and interviews can be sent to: stacey.steinmann@ssmhealth.com