Graduate Medical Education

Passion Meets Purpose

ThedaCare is thrilled to launch our Graduate Medical Education (GME) program. This endeavor offers residents a powerful opportunity to elevate health care across northeast and central Wisconsin.

The GME program, housed at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah, allow residents to refine their skills alongside our accomplished physician faculty members.

Residents will train in the Fox Cities and beyond, extending their services to our rural communities, primary care settings and post-acute clinics. This hands-on experience enriches residents’ education while also allowing them to address the health care challenges facing many populations. Through our GME program, we’re excited to shape the next generation of compassionate and skilled physicians.

Why ThedaCare

At ThedaCare, education is a vital part of our mission. Through structured training, hands-on clinical experience and a culture of continuous learning, our programs aim to equip residents with the knowledge, skills and support they need to thrive in an evolving health care landscape. We’re dedicated to fostering an inclusive, collaborative environment where learners and educators can grow together.

Located in the heart of northeast Wisconsin, ThedaCare offers a unique blend of high-quality, patient-centered care in a collaborative, community-focused environment. Our residency programs are designed with intention: to provide close, hands-on experience; mentorship from dedicated faculty; and the tools to become a confident, innovative physician.

Through the program’s heavy focus on the communities we serve, you won’t get lost in the crowd. Our faculty will support and challenge you. At ThedaCare, we don’t want to just train residents, we want to invest in their future.

Benefits of Living in the Fox Valley

Choosing where to train is about more than your residency program — it’s about where you’ll live, grow, and call home. The Fox Valley region of Wisconsin offers an unbeatable blend of professional opportunity and quality of life, making ThedaCare an ideal place for individuals who want to empower themselves to live their unique, best lives.

Living and working in the Fox Valley means having the best of both worlds. You’ll enjoy the small-town amenities of affordable living, outdoor recreation, and safe and welcoming communities. At the same time, the Fox Valley offers a vibrant mix of arts and culture, a bustling restaurant scene and abundant career opportunities.

Our communities boast housing and living costs well below national averages, so your salary stretches further. Choose from downtown lofts, riverside apartments or family-friendly neighborhoods. Experience the warmth of the Midwest, where we are known for our safety, strong schools and vibrant neighborhoods. Drive a couple of hours, and you can reach larger metro areas including Milwaukee, Madison and Chicago.

Program Details

To help us offer an exceptional residency program, we’re proud to partner with the Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals (MCWAH) as our sponsoring institution. This partnership provides residents access to all MCWAH benefits and offerings, as all ThedaCare residents are employed through the sponsoring institution. We encourage all prospective residents to review the MCWAH Benefits, Conditions and Terms of Employment.

MCWAH Benefits Conditions, and Terms of Employment
Our residents also have access to the ThedaCare employee assistance program and the convenient ThedaCare At Work program, which includes no-cost urgent and acute care visits for minor illnesses and injuries.

Onsite workout facilities are available at both hospitals at no cost. At ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton, the employee gym is available 24 hours per day and includes cardio equipment and weighted resistance trainers. At ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah, employees may use the cardiac rehabilitation space when not in use for patient care. In addition, our dedicated GME space includes a smaller workout room for resident use only.
In addition to MCWAH’s benefits, ThedaCare residents are encouraged to utilize their educational stipend of $1,800 per year to cover registration and travel expenses for local or national conferences, professional society memberships, journal subscriptions and approved learning materials.

Additionally, ThedaCare will pay each resident’s annual membership dues for their medical specialty society.
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With the generous support of the ThedaCare Family of Foundations and community donors, we’ve built a beautiful and modern GME space features the latest technology and thoughtfully designed learning spaces.

Our dedicated GME space at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah is comprised of over 24,000 square feet. It includes large conference rooms, dozens of computer workstations, multiple small meeting rooms, a residents’ lounge, two meditation and relaxation spaces, a private lactation room, residents’ call rooms (several of which have en suite private bathrooms), and a state-of-the-art simulation lab.

The newly constructed simulation center located at ThedaCare Regional Medical Center in Neenah offers a hands-on clinical simulation learning environment. The space includes patient rooms, a multipurpose skills lab, support and storage. Additionally, designated simulation education specialists oversee the training space and support residency faculty with curriculum and experiences.

Residents will engage in live group activities led by faculty physicians. These activities will focus on enhancing clinical decision-making, improving patient safety, promoting interdisciplinary care, and advancing teamwork and communication.