8 wks
Year Two Curriculum
Put down roots. Grow your skills.
After your first year, make your home in Pierre and train alongside experienced family physicians in a new family medicine facility. Family physicians guide your learning as primary faculty, with specialist attendings sharing their expertise throughout your rotations.
$72,000
Annual stipend
No SD state income tax
3 weeks
Vacation
5 days
Paid meeting time
Pierre
Training site
Avera St. Mary's
Required rotations
Where you'll learn and grow in Pierre.
4 wks
Community Medicine
4 wks
CORE Family Medicine
4 wks
Emergency Medicine
4 wks
Outpatient Pediatrics
4 wks
Geriatrics
4 wks
Dermatology
2 wks
ENT
2 wks
Radiology
4 wks
Musculoskeletal
Longitudinal curriculum (Year 2 or 3)
Behavioral HealthCommunity MedicineQuality Improvement/SafetyHealth Systems ManagementChronic PainAddiction MedicineGeriatrics
Electives (Year 2 or 3)
DermatologyResearchAmbulatory MedicineRadiologyUrologyENTWound CareSurgeryInternal MedicineEmergency DepartmentPodiatryLGBTQ+ParentingHIVCaregivingPractice ManagementGlobal HealthLifestyle Medicine
Sample 13-block schedule
Picture your second year in Pierre
- 01 Community Medicine
- 02 Inpatient Medicine
- 03 CORE FM
- 04 Emergency Medicine
- 05 Outpatient Pediatrics
- 06 Parenting Block Elective
- 07 Dermatology
- 08 ENT/Radiology
- 09 Musculoskeletal
- 10 Geriatrics
- 11 Podiatry Elective
- 12 Inpatient Medicine
- 13 Global Health Elective
Beyond rotations
New connections. Growing confidence.
AAFP National Conference
Represent Pierre Rural Family Medicine at the AAFP National Conference in Kansas City. Connect with medical students from across the country, share your training experiences, and give them a feel for life in the community you call home.
Daily Noon Conference
Gather for daily noon conferences that bring learning across specialties together. Along with scheduled conferences and journal clubs, these sessions deepen your knowledge and help you grow as a family physician.
Community engagement
Get to know your community beyond the clinic through Doc of the Day at the State Capitol, speaking engagements, YMCA activities, and local school events—including sports physical clinics for area students.
Compensation
Year 2 financial benefits
Year 2 stipend
$72,000
South Dakota has no state income tax. Paid hospital cafeteria lunch included.
Free
Work lunch
Noon conf M–F + on-call
5 days
Paid meeting time
3 weeks
Vacation
$3,000
Education allowance
Combined over 3 years
Included every year
Insurance & coverage on us
- Health insurance (Wellmark BCBS, single + family, $0 cost)
- Dental insurance (Delta Dental, single coverage)
- Vision insurance (single coverage, employer-paid)
- Professional liability coverage
- $50,000 term life insurance
- Long-term disability ($2,500/mo benefit, premiums paid)
- 402(b) tax-advantaged retirement plan
- Two white coats
- Wellness memberships at reduced rate
- Employee Assistance Program (both health systems)
Full details on the Benefits page.
Jump to another year
Explore year three—or come learn alongside us.
Build on your strengths, follow your interests.
With more elective time, a rural rotation, IHS opportunities, and moonlighting, year three gives you room to shape your training around the physician you want to become.