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Additional Opportunities For Study

Family Residency Batra

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE- Under the mentorship of Dr. Batra and in partnership with Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, residents have the opportunity to complete certification in Integrative Medicine during their three year Residency. 

RURAL HEALTH EXPERIENCE - MercyOne Family Medicine has partnered with Wayne County Hospital and Clinic System in Corydon, Iowa, to provide Rural Health Care training for interested residents

MERCYONE FAMILY MEDICINE DESIGNATED - RURAL FAMILY MEDICINE RESIDENCY

In 2020, The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced they have awarded a $1.9 million grant to develop a MercyOne Family Medicine Rural Residency Program. The grant, through HRSA’s Residency Training in Primary Care Program, will be used to increase accredited family medicine residency training in rural areas throughout Iowa to address the state’s shortage of such providers.  

The project is designed to accomplish the following:

  1. Develop a comprehensive family medicine rural residency track that geographically spans several rural areas throughout the state.

  2. Increase the number of family medicine residents who receive longitudinal clinical training in rural primary care clinics.

  3. Increase the knowledge, skills and competencies that family medicine residents will need to effectively practice in rural communities.

  4. Retain the graduating family medicine residents who participated in a rural track to stay and practice in Iowa. 

In 2021, MercyOne Family Medicine Residency Program welcomed its first class of designated rural residents.  

Interested applicants should note that you must apply to this program separately (from the Mercy One Family Medicine Categorical positions) through ERAS to be considered for these RURAL positions.  

PRIMARY C SECTION TRAINING - Interested Residents train with top Obstetric experts in the Des Moines area

OSTEOPATHIC RECOGNITION - MercyOne Family Medicine has received  Osteopathic Recognition from the ACGME. Osteopathic residents have the opportunity to apply their skills in our OMM clinic, complete Osteopathically focused research topics and attend Osteopathic lectures.