What's New
Community Health
02/05/2010
Cara Bostrom MD
2009 graduate, Cara Bostrom MD, caught up with us to shed some light on her experience working in community health.
Military Medicine at Great Plains
11/13/2009
Neal Clemenson MD
In honor of Veteran's Day, Great Plains would like to recognize the contributions of our own who are serving or have served in the military.

Highlights
- Sponsored by INTEGRIS Baptist Medical Center
- No competing residencies
- Interns have a voice - Interns set the call schedule (averages every fifth night and every fifth weekend).
- Interns take in-house calls with one-on-one access to the attending, while upper-levels provide back-up call.
- Residents practice in a "real world" environment - Clinic and Hospitals
- Core rotations in OB, PEDS, FM, ICU, and SURG during first year. Specialist rotations with private physicians - assist and perform procedures.
- Noon conference each day - specialists and attendings give primary care-oriented lectures each day, residents and faculty come together to touch base, swap stories and share ideas.
- Resident Retreat - Annual retreat from clinic, hospitals and rotations organized by the chief residents and driven by the residents.
- "Pharma-free" - no funding or gifts accepted from pharmaceutical companies
- Low resident/faculty ratio
- Multi-disciplinary and talented faculty, including Behavioral Medicine, with supportive staff
- 100% board pass rate
- Electives tailored to your interests, such as: Surgical OB, Sports Medicine, Geriatrics
- Electronic Health Record
- High quality of life, low-cost of living
- High OB volume supervised primarily by family physicians
- Program based on Future of Family Medicine Model
- Strong focus on evidence-based medicine
- Residents are encouraged to live a balanced life - given time for family and personal interests.
- Most in-house call completed during the first year, allowing time for moonlighting activities.
- Solid benefits program
