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Rural Family Medicine with Academic Health System - UW-Madison (Beaver Dam, WI)

Opportunity Criteria

SpecialtyFamily Medicine : Rural Medicine
Candidate TypeMD, DO
Visa AcceptedH-1B
Salary RangeNegotiable
Loan RepaymentYes
Employment TypeFull Time
Bonuses OfferedSign-on, Relocation
Not-for-profit501(c)(3)

UW Health Beaver Dam Clinic – Beaver Dam, Wisconsin

 

The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health (DFMCH) and UW Health Beaver Dam Clinic are seeking a Family Medicine physician to join their team. This position offers the full spectrum of family medicine, with OB being optional. You’ll have the opportunity to work in a small-town clinic setting while being part of a large, academic system with specialist connections. Additionally, you’ll be involved in teaching medical students and have the chance to pursue scholarly work.

Position Highlights:

  • Full-spectrum family medicine practice with outpatient care and opportunities to perform procedures.
  • Options to practice inpatient medicine, OB/maternity care, and newborn rounding.
  • Teach medical students in the clinic or pursue additional teaching roles at the medical school.
  • Join a clinic team that values innovation, autonomy, and collaboration.
  • Mentorship opportunities with a diverse team of providers across various career stages.
  • Welcoming staff and a supportive team environment with long-standing clinic members.
  • Grow your patient panel quickly in a community with expanding healthcare needs.
  • Enjoy flexible scheduling and a strong work-life balance with manageable call schedules (outpatient call is triaged by phone).
  • Academic environment with growth opportunities, including teaching, committee work, and leadership roles.
  • Dual employment with UW School of Medicine and Public Health and UW Medical Foundation.
  • Competitive salary, state benefits, Wisconsin retirement plan, recruitment bonus, and relocation stipend.

Community Overview: Beaver Dam, WI, located just 35 minutes from Madison, offers a small-town charm with access to urban amenities. This family-friendly community of 17,000 residents features a low cost of living, excellent schools, and a thriving local economy. Enjoy outdoor recreation like fishing, boating, hiking, and more at Beaver Dam Lake and Horicon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge. The area also offers a variety of dining, shopping, and arts scenes.

Requirements:

  • MD/DO or equivalent.
  • Wisconsin medical license (or eligibility) prior to start date.
  • Board certification or eligibility (ABFM or AOBFP).
  • Successful completion of a fully accredited Family Medicine Residency Program.

Start Date: Flexible, between 2023-2024.

Salary/Benefits:

  • Competitive salary with state benefits and retirement.
  • Faculty employment eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.

This position offers an excellent balance between a supportive, small-town clinic environment and the professional growth opportunities that come with being part of an academic health system.

About UW-Madison

The successful candidate will join a world-class institution that encourages, values and supports interdisciplinary basic, clinic and population health research, and attracts scholars and students from around the world. Madison is the state's capitol city with a population of over 270,000, and offers an ideal combination of natural beauty, stimulating cultural events, outstanding schools.

The University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health is a large, tier-one clinical department in the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH). DFMCH and its associated UW Health clinic operation has over 750 employees, including 171 faculty and an additional 261 clinical adjunct faculty located throughout the state. The DFMCH is committed to patient care while also offering outstanding educational and research programs. There are over 150 residents in our sponsored and academic partner programs, and more than 400 medical students train in the department each year, with the Madison residency program ranking fifth in the nation for 2023. In fiscal year 2022, our physicians and residents practicing at 17 clinics throughout the state managed over 358,000 patient visits—an integral part of the department’s success. Research funding from the NIH and other state, federal and private sources exceeded $9.8 million in fiscal year 2022 and supported several areas of interest including major research projects in pain management, addiction and substance misuse prevention and treatment, and infectious disease surveillance. Learn more about our department’s work and our DEI commitment by visiting https://www.fammed.wisc.edu/

DFMCH has a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee that was formed in 2015. The committee’s vision is for DFMCH to be a place where everyone feels engaged, included, and has a sense of belonging; a place that reflects the community we serve at all levels.

About the Community

Madison, Wisconsin (population 270,000) is the vibrant state capital and home to the University of Wisconsin. With many picturesque surrounding towns, the area has the best of all worlds: natural beauty and outdoor recreation, stimulating cultural offerings, distinctive restaurants and shops, and an irreverent spirit of fun. Built on an isthmus between lakes Monona and Mendota, Madison is renowned for its beautiful scenery. A total of five area lakes and more than 270 city parks create the perfect setting for an abundance of year-round outdoor activities from hiking, biking, swimming, and sailing to cross-country skiing, snow sailing, and ice fishing. Urban culture, natural beauty, small-town charm – the greater Madison area offers it all!

Facility & Address

  • UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
  • 610 N. Whitney Way 200 Madison WI 53705

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Nicole Lee-Herr

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