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Medical residents begin rotations as part of new program in Missoula

A new medical residency program sponsored by the University of Montana kicked off this month and seeks to keep doctors in the state’s rural areas and bolster the availability and quality of care.

After a monthlong orientation, residents with Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana are getting into the swing of their rotations during their first week on the job.

The Missoula program is only the second in a state that program organizers say is woefully lacking in medical training and providers.

Fifty-four of 56 Montana counties are at least underserved, while 11 counties don’t have a physician at all, according to the 2011 Montana Healthcare Workforce Statewide Strategic Plan, said Nerissa Koehn, associate program director.

And Montana ranks last in the nation for graduate medical education, Koehn added.

By Alice Miller

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