The emphasis is on the inpatient management of common gastrointestinal diseases as well as familiarity with gastrointestinal procedures. Rural Medicine Rotations with general internists at selected rural sites are available. This allows residents to observe and practice primary care with an emphasis on ambulatory medicine in a rural setting. Neurology Neurology services are provided at MeritCare Medical Center where the resident is exposed to a large variety of inpatient and outpatient neurological problems. Clinics are specifically strucured to accomodate residents rotating on service.
Emphasis is place on consultative neurology and primary management of stroke patients.
Rheumatology Electives at both MeritCare Medical Center and Dakota Clinic are available for rheumatology. Emphasis is on outpatient management of common rheumatologic diseases as well as some inpatient consultative experience. Residents will be familiar with common procedures such as joint aspiration and injection. All residents are expected to pursue some scholarly activity during their training. They may join a faculty member in an already designed project or develop their own research project under the mentorship of a faculty member.