8 wks
Year Two Curriculum
Expand your range
Following intern year, residents relocate to Pierre to work with experienced family physicians in a new family medicine facility. Family physicians serve as primary faculty, with specialist attendings complementing teaching rotations.
$69,000
Annual stipend
No SD state income tax
3 wks
Vacation
5 days
Paid meeting time
Pierre
Training site
Avera St. Mary's
Required rotations
What Year 2 requires 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
One way Year 2 can sequence
- 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
What Year 2 adds
AAFP National Conference
Attend the AAFP National Conference in Kansas City as a program representative — speaking with medical students from across the country about Pierre Rural FM, rotations, and life in our rural community.
Daily Noon Conference
Daily noon conference covers in-house curriculum across disciplines, complemented by scheduled conferences and journal clubs for broad family medicine exposure.
Community engagement
Doc of the Day at the State Capitol, speaking engagements, YMCA involvement, and local school events such as sports physical clinics for area school districts.
Compensation
Year 2 financial benefits
Year 2 stipend
$69,000
South Dakota has no state income tax. Paid hospital cafeteria lunch included.
Provided
Work lunch
Noon conf M–F + on-call
5 days
Paid meeting time
3 wks
Vacation
$3,000
Education allowance
Total across 3 years
See Year 3 or rotate with us
The senior year is where you specialize
Year 3 is the elective-heavy year — rural rotation, IHS opportunities, and moonlighting. You shape it.