Afternoon shadow
A single afternoon with a resident or faculty member. Lowest commitment, fastest way to get a feel for the program.
Rotate With Us
The fastest way to know if Pierre Rural is the right fit
An afternoon, a week, or a full 4-week elective. You'll work alongside faculty and residents in Sioux Falls and Pierre, tour the training sites, and learn how to customize residency through electives. A visit or rotation is never required to match with us.
Three ways to rotate
Match the format to where you are in training
Observership
Spend a few days in clinic and on the inpatient service. Time enough to see how the team operates day-to-day.
Full elective rotation
A 4-week elective with Ambulatory Family Medicine and Geriatrics options — and others available.
What a rotation includes
You will spend real time inside the program
4-week elective rotations are primarily outpatient — working with faculty and residents at the Center for Family Medicine in Sioux Falls and Avera sites in Pierre. Shorter visits scale down accordingly. We'll build the schedule with you.
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Continuity clinic at CFM
Half-days at the Center for Family Medicine in Sioux Falls, working alongside faculty and residents.
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Avera St. Mary's in Pierre
Time at our Pierre training sites — inpatient, outpatient, and rural family medicine settings.
- 03
Noon conference + faculty lectures
Lunch is provided. You participate in whatever's on the schedule that week — possibly the Simulation Lab, POCUS workshops, or Academic Half Days.
- 04
Resident social time
Coffee, dinner, evening events — the unstructured part of seeing if the cohort feels right.
Request a rotation
Tell us a bit about you
Regina will reply within two business days with available dates and what to expect during a rotation with us.
Use the form to request a shadowing afternoon, a multi-day visit, or a 4-week elective rotation.
Having trouble with the form? Open the Rotate With Us form in a new tab.
Or just stop by
Medical students are welcome to visit any time
Informal visits can include inpatient rounds with the family medicine team, time in the clinic observing resident and faculty interactions, and lunch or evening time with current residents. Call or email Regina for a list of the best dates and times.
Ready to apply
When you've seen enough, ERAS is the next step.
ERAS opens in September. Our deadline is September 30. Interviews run October through January.