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The Wilderness Medical Society (WMS) sponsors our unique Wilderness Medicine Fellowship.
Quarterly didactics with regularly scheduled outdoor trips in Montana’s backcountry provide hands-on learning of medical care under harsh conditions. We focus on practical, applied learning. Resident feedback and involvement guides program development. After finishing the course, residents can apply for Fellow in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine in the Wilderness Medical Society.
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During year 2 or 3, residents may take an Integrative Medicine Elective.
The elective includes practical learning about botanicals and supplements at one of our local health food stores. Students also spend time shadowing in acupuncture, a naturopathic clinic, Reiki, massage school, IV supplementation and more.
The Integrative Medicine Track includes all training from the elective, with additional training from the Andrew Weil Center for Integrative Medicine in Residency curriculum as well as participation in Clinical visits and a monthly journaling club.
The Montana Family Medicine Residency Public Health and Advocacy Track offers residents the skills and perspective to act as advocates for their communities.
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The track combines experiential and didactic learning opportunities in Public Health Services at RiverStone Health, coupled with distance learning from the University of Montana. Residents receive a Track Certification of Completion from MFMR and can receive a Certificate of Public Health from the University of Montana, with the option of applying their credit toward a future Master of Public Health graduate degree.
All trackers have opportunities to interact with their legislators at the state capitol in Helena and their U.S. congressional delegation in Washington, D.C., and to set up elective time with the state medical officer in Helena.
At the beginning of the intern year, one resident will be selected from interested candidates. Acceptance hinges on past involvement in community health and advocacy, the likelihood of integrating community health into a future practice, and the likelihood of ongoing practice in Montana.
They also have the opportunity to participate in a state physician leadership program and receive credit toward a Masters in Health Administration through Montana State University-Billings.
The OB Track seeks to provide Comprehensive Maternity Care education to three residents of each class who show an interest in increasing their experience in OB care with the goal of performing low risk vaginal deliveries after residency, applying to competitive OB fellowships, or interested in advanced maternity care.
Comprehensive Maternity Care Goals:
**Note: the numbers listed above are general goals for OB track residents, and outcomes will vary depending on several circumstances.
Each year, one second- or third-year family medicine resident has the chance to spend a two- to four-week rotation in Mongolia or Peru. In the remote areas, our residents learn to provide simple health screens and consultations to rural population.
During the rotation, the resident learns to appreciate the resources available in industrialized countries and to effectively practice medicine without those technological and diagnostic tools.
The team educates while being culturally sensitive to local believes and customs. The resident experiences the impact of lack of access and public health promotion in the lives of those served during this service trip.
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