Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency

Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency It's our mission to train family physicians – emphasizing excellence in evidence-based medicine.

🎙️ New Episode!Director of Behavioral Health Dr. Aaron Bergman and Resident Physician Dr. George Tye dive into the vital...
11/20/2025

🎙️ New Episode!

Director of Behavioral Health Dr. Aaron Bergman and Resident Physician Dr. George Tye dive into the vital role of behavioral health in family medicine—from trauma-informed communication to supporting patients with depression, anxiety, and substance use. 🧠💬

Get a quick look at the curriculum, real-world applications, and how Sioux Falls FMR trains physicians to care for the whole person, especially in rural and underserved communities. 🌾❤️‍🩹

🎧 Tune in now!

Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Podcast · Episode

🎙 In this episode of the Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Podcast, Program Director Dr. Brad Kamstra provides an in...
11/07/2025

🎙 In this episode of the Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Podcast, Program Director Dr. Brad Kamstra provides an inside look at one of the Midwest’s most comprehensive and community-driven residency programs.

Dr. Kamstra discusses what makes the Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency unique — from its balance of academic excellence and hands-on patient care to its supportive learning environment that helps residents grow into confident, compassionate family physicians.

Whether you’re a medical student exploring residency options or simply interested in how family medicine training shapes the future of healthcare, this episode offers valuable insights into the mission, culture, and opportunities that define Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency!

Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency Podcast · Episode

Hands on experience for our residents this past Academic Half Day at the Parry Center for ER and Trauma training! 🚑👩‍⚕️
11/03/2025

Hands on experience for our residents this past Academic Half Day at the Parry Center for ER and Trauma training! 🚑👩‍⚕️

10/29/2025

Spotted at the Sanford Children's Hospital: the inpatient team including SSOM Pediatrics and Family Medicine residents dressed in the holiday spirit! 🎃

Thanks to all the Medical Students and Residents who participated in our Family Medicine Interest Group last night featu...
10/28/2025

Thanks to all the Medical Students and Residents who participated in our Family Medicine Interest Group last night featuring hands on experience with Point-of-Care Ultrasounds. 👩‍⚕️

Happy birthday to Dr. Thooft! We are so happy to have you as part of the team! 🎂
10/16/2025

Happy birthday to Dr. Thooft! We are so happy to have you as part of the team! 🎂

🩺✨ The Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency team gathered yesterday for our annual Strategic Planning Meeting — a time ...
10/15/2025

🩺✨ The Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency team gathered yesterday for our annual Strategic Planning Meeting — a time to reflect, collaborate, and shape the future of our program.

Together, we focused on strengthening education, enhancing patient care, and continuing our mission to train the next generation of compassionate family physicians.

The first year of residency can be "ruff" 🐶Can you guess which of our first year residents reflect their K9 version?
10/07/2025

The first year of residency can be "ruff" 🐶

Can you guess which of our first year residents reflect their K9 version?

Our theme for Academic Half-Day this month was Gyn/Uro-Gyn. We had insightful lectures about Pelvic Floor PT and Urinary...
09/26/2025

Our theme for Academic Half-Day this month was Gyn/Uro-Gyn. We had insightful lectures about Pelvic Floor PT and Urinary Incontinence. We also improved our skills with pelvic exams, endometrial biopsies, colposcopies, and IUD placement evaluations. What a day for women’s health! 💁🏻‍♀️
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Special shout outs to Dr Heier, Dr. Watson, Dr. Leber, Bergman, Dr. Harris, Dr. Bergman, and the Heier and Geis families for their incredible handy-work on the wooden/plastic models! 👩‍🔧👨‍🔧

Our team had a busy day last week moving in supplies from Dr. Richardson's old office to CFM! Thanks to everyone who was...
09/24/2025

Our team had a busy day last week moving in supplies from Dr. Richardson's old office to CFM! Thanks to everyone who was able to put their Dr. muscles to good use!

THANK YOU!
Dr. Akeel
Dr. Garrish
Dr. Tye
Dr. Keith
Dr. Zollicker
Dr. Huntington
Dr. Gates
Dr. Bowman
Dr. Kamstra
Devon Braun

Come visit with R2 Dr. Anna McKinley and Program Manager Regina Boeve at today's Des Moines University Hospital Day! 🏥
09/10/2025

Come visit with R2 Dr. Anna McKinley and Program Manager Regina Boeve at today's Des Moines University Hospital Day! 🏥

Drs. Gervais-LeClaire and Gervais-Maynard representing at the 2025 Meet Your MATCH event this past weekend in St. Paul, ...
09/10/2025

Drs. Gervais-LeClaire and Gervais-Maynard representing at the 2025 Meet Your MATCH event this past weekend in St. Paul, Minnesota! 👩‍⚕️

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It's our mission to train allopathic and osteopathic family physicians – emphasizing excellence in evidence-based medicine, patient care, and community service – in preparation for practice in South Dakota and other areas of the rural Upper Midwest.

The Sioux Falls Family Medicine Residency was established in May, 1973, and has graduated roughly 350 residents to date. Two-thirds of recent graduates entered rural practice. Seventy-five percent of these physicians practice in South Dakota and the contiguous states (40% of South Dakota’s family physicians are our alumni). The program is sponsored jointly by Avera McKennan and Sanford Health Hospitals (combined bed capacity nearly 900), and is affiliated with the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine. The residency is fully accredited and accepts nine residents per year.