Altru Health System (Grand Forks) Family Medicine Residency Program

ACGME number: 1203731229
Program Director: Heidi Jo Erickson Philpot MD
Address: 725 Hamline St
Grand Forks, North Dakota 58203-2819
Phone: (701)780-6810
Email: khuttunen@altru.org
Website: www.altru.org/fmr


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Program Description

We have a well rounded residency which prepares residents for practice anywhere in the US. We offer residents an operative OB fellowship, hands on sports medicine experience in a division one college and experience with most procedures being performed by family physicians. Our faculty are all clinically experienced and actively practicing medicine. Our sponsoring hospital, Altru, has state of the art equipment and technology with EHR. All residents are provided with IPad or laptop and software for easier access to up to date medical information.

Community Setting

Rural

Top 3 Program Strengths

No strengths provided

Primary Admitting Hospital

Altru

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

No federal or government clinic funding

Positions

PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
Offered:

PGY-1: 8

PGY-2: 8

PGY-3: 8

Filled:

PGY-1: 8

PGY-2: 8

PGY-3: 8

Has Residential Organization

No

Required ICU Rotations

Less than two months

Required General Surgery Rotations

Less than two months

Required Maternity Rotations

Five months

Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

None

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Three months

Offers International Rotations

No

Half Day Table (years 1-n)

PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
Half days

PGY-1: 2

PGY-2: 3

PGY-3: 5

Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
Call from home trips to hospital

PGY-1: > q28d

PGY-2: > q28d

PGY-3: q7d-q14d

Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
Average In hospital night calls

PGY-1: q15d-q28d

PGY-2: q5d

PGY-3: q15d-q28d

Night Float

PGY-1:

No

PGY-2:

Yes

PGY-3:

Yes

Has Computer Documentation

Yes

Offers Rural Rotations

Yes

Has Electronic Health Records

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

Altru

Total Hospital Beds

262

Full Time Doctor Faculty

8

Full Time Other Faculty

5

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

0

Total Rotation Hospitals

1

Total Admitting Hospitals

1

Total Family Practice Centers

1

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

Yes

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

PGY-1 PGY-2 PGY-3
Salary

PGY-1: $55,615

PGY-2: $57,688

PGY-3: $59,670

Weeks of Vacation

PGY-1: 3

PGY-2: 3

PGY-3: 3

Benefits

  • Parking

  • Liability Insurance

  • Funding for attending conferences

  • Meals

  • Health Insurance

  • Disability Insurance

  • Sick Leave / Personal Time

  • Time off for conferences

Offers Fellowship

Yes

Fellowship offered

Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

No

Offers Clerkship

Yes