Residency program in La Crosse ranked No. 1 in Midwest
LA CROSSE, Wis. ― The Mayo Clinic Family Medicine Residency Program in La Crosse has been ranked No. 1 in the Midwest and No. 7 in the U.S. on Doximity's 2022 Residency Navigator. Last year, the program was ranked No. 2 in the Midwest and No. 8 in the nation.
Program rank is determined by three factors:
- Resident and recent alumni satisfaction
- Reputation among board-certified family medicine physicians
- Objective data, including research output
"The continued recognition for our residency program is very exciting," says John Merfeld, M.D., residency program director. "We are committed to providing an excellent education for the next generation of family physicians, and we are so grateful for the incredible work of our faculty and staff, the resident physicians and the organization to make our program what it is."
Doximity is the leading digital platform for medical professionals. The Doximity Residency Navigator, which includes 4,900 residency programs across 28 different specialties, including over 700 programs in family medicine alone, is used by over 90% of graduating medical students to help select the program that best meets their training needs.
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About Mayo Clinic Health System
Mayo Clinic Health System has a physical presence in 44 communities and consists of 53 clinics, 16 hospitals and other facilities that serve the health care needs of people in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin. The community-based providers, paired with the resources and expertise of Mayo Clinic, enable patients in the region to receive the highest-quality physical and virtual health care close to home.
About Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse
Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse was the only health care facility in Southwest Wisconsin in 2021 that received the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid's 5-Star Quality Rating and Leapfrog Grade A for Safety, and was named in Healthgrades America's "250 Best Hospitals" and Newsweek's "Best Hospitals in the U.S."
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