Pierre Rural Family Medicine Residency

Pierre Rural Family Medicine Residency is a doctor in Pierre, SD, located at 801 E Sioux Ave. The program was established in 2017 and is one of two family medicine residency programs housed within the Center for Family Medicine, which is based in Sioux Falls. It is sponsored jointly by Avera McKennan and Sanford Health Hospitals and is affiliated with the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. Family physicians serve as the primary faculty, with other specialist attendings complementing the teaching rotations. The residency is fully accredited and accepts two residents per year.

The basic three-year curriculum is designed so residents can individually tailor it to meet their needs and interests. The first year is spent in Sioux Falls, gaining the experience and exposure of cases and specialists available in a large urban hub. Residents spend their second and third years in Pierre, which offers broad clinical training and emphasizes the adaptability required for rural practice. In addition to required and elective rotations, an in-house curriculum includes daily noon conferences across various disciplines, along with other scheduled conferences and journal clubs. The outpatient experience increases as residents progress through the program and develop a practice. The program accepts IMG and accepts Visas.

The residency sits on East Sioux Avenue, about 0.1 miles from Avera Saint Mary's Hospital and roughly the same distance from East Sioux Avenue and South Washington Avenue. Capitol Creek is about 0.2 miles away, as is the Civil War Monument, and Capitol Lake is about 0.3 miles from the program.

The program holds a 5.00 rating.