Who are the Participating Programs in the RTT Collaborative?
We are a cooperative of programs, not individuals or institutions. Those who participate in our cooperative of programs are rurally located and rurally focused health professions education and training programs from around the United States. This includes both undergraduate and graduate medical education programs and is expanding to include other health professions. Although not all programs are rurally located, the urban located programs are rurally focused, as measured by intent and outcomes, and they are all invested in producing health professionals to rural practice!
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Healthy Rural California Family Medicine Residency
1905 Notre Dame Boulevard Suite 200
- Full-Spectrum
- Unopposed Residency
University of Minnesota/Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital Rural Family Medicine Residency
1601 Golf Course Road
New Program Under Development
Healthy Rural California Psychiatry Residency
1905 Notre Dame Blvd Ste 200
Community Psychiatry Residency in Northern California focused on trauma-informed care and collaborative care.
Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center Na Ohana O Ka Hale Ola Family Medicine Residency
89-102 Farrington Hwy Suite 3000
We are developing a 3-3-3 community health center-based family medicine program at an FQHC in an MUA on West Oahu and plan to have rural elective pathways for residents interested in primary care careers on neighbor islands or other territories in the pacific.
Sollus Northwest Family Medicine Residency
1000 Wallace Way
- First medical residency in the Lower Yakima Valley
- Sponsored by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, one of the largest community-based health center organizations in the Pacific Northwest
- Holds osteopathic recognition,
University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix/Payson Family Medicine Residency
117 E Main Street
- Sponsorship: Our program is proudly sponsored by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix and Banner University Medical Center.
- Comprehensive Training: High-volume rotations ensure solid foundations in obstetrics,
University of Wisconsin Rural FM OB Fellowship
610 N. Whitney Way Suite 200 Madison, WI 53715
- The UW DFMCH Rural Family Medicine Obstetrics (FMOB) fellowship is a 24-month fellowship that provides needed surgical training and high-risk obstetrical experience for family physicians who plan to care for a rural population.
Creighton University Family Medicine Residency
1301 Grundman Blvd
- High Volume Obstetrics
- Full Scope Emergency Medicine
- Opportunities to do Panendoscopy
Tamarack Health
1615 Maple Lane
- Looking to start our FM Residency in 2026!
Our vision is to train the highest quality full scope family medicine physicians to care for and serve patients in rural communities.
University of Washington Alaska Internal Medicine Rural Residency Program
250 Hospital Place
- Rural continuity clinic site offers full spectrum outpatient general internal medicine:
– Primary care
– Management of subspecialty problems
– Internal medicine consultation for local family practitioners and surgeons
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University of Illinois (Rockford) Rural Program
102 S Hennepin Ave
The Dixon RTT is a progressive, three-year residency program for family physicians-in-training who are deeply committed to establishing a Family Medicine career in a rural setting. The program is an affiliate of the University of Illinois College of Medicine Rockford and KSB Hospital in Dixon.
Omak Rural Training Program (Multicare Health System (Omak) Program)
1003 Koala Avenue
- Innovative longitudinal curriculum integrating outpatient and inpatient training into a daily schedule that mirrors the life of a practicing rural family physician.
- Primary care experience at a FQHC specializing in care of an underserved rural population,
UPMC Rural Family Medicine Residency
740 High Street Suite 4001
- 3 site program with second and third years either at UPMC Cole or UPMC Wellsboro
- Moving stipend after the first year
- Housing provided in the second and third years
MAHEC Boone Rural Family Medicine Residency
148 NC-105 Extension Suite 102
- MAT
- LGBTQ Care
- Wilderness Medicine Curriculum
- Longitudinal Leadership Curriculum
Offers a fourth-year elective in rural family medicine through VSLO. Learn more here!
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Centers (El Dorado)
1125 N College Avenue
Program is just now beginning to be developed.
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Centers (Crossett)
909 Unity Road
University of Minnesota/CentraCare Willmar Rural Family Medicine Residency Program
502 2nd St SW
OHSU FM Three Sisters Rural Track Program
470 Northeast A Street
The opportunities for residents training within the OHSU Three Sisters Rural Track Program will be centered within a rich family medicine community and a vibrant, culturally diverse, rural population in Central Oregon.
UNC Family Medicine Program – FQHC Track
322 Main St.
The FQHC Track provides residents with their continuity experience at a Federally Qualified Health Center and the opportunity to work with a higher volume of Spanish speaking patients and rural populations.
Cahaba + UAB Family Medicine Residency
405 Belcher Street Centreville, AL 35042
Our Frontier program places residents in two of the most remote and underserved areas of Alabama; Marion (Perry County) and Camden (Wilcox County). Living in a rural community means that you are a critical part of the medical services available for your neighbors,
Mercyhealth Family Medicine Residency Program
350 Peller Road
- Rural training in Family medicine
- Unopposed
- Opportunities for hospital and clinic procedures
- Strong support for specialists
- Moonlighting at UC/ED
- Traditional model
- Support from Janesville program
- Rural community with lots of outdoor activities
- Lake Geneva is filled with water sports and winter activities
- Many golf courses and resorts
- Travel and lodging provided with interviews
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health / SSM Monroe Rural Program
515 22nd Avenue
Monroe Clinic established a rural family medicine residency in 2015 in partnership with UIC Rockford. In 2023, the program transferred sponsorship to University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
Medicos Del El Centro Family Medicine Residency – El Centro Family Health
538 N. Paseo de Oñate
ECFH is developing a Family Medicine Residency program as an RTT model with hospital partners in Espanola and Santa Fe. The NM Primary Care Training Consortium will serve as the Sponsoring Institution.
Family Medicine Residency of Idaho Nampa Program
9850 W. St. Luke's Dr., Suite 329, Nampa, ID 83687
We prepare residents for providing the full-spectrum care needed in rural and underserved communities. This community based, university affiliated program offers vibrant learning that is both intimate and innovative. We create a trusting relationship with our patients in a well-established FQHC and community hospital.
University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Family Medicine Residency Program
1100 E. Third St., Chattanooga, TN 37403
Our Family Medicine Residency is a three-year program that now sponsors seven residents per year. Thirteen physicians comprise our core faculty as well as one behavioral specialist. They are a diverse group with experience in rural and urban private practice,
Marshall Community Health Consortium Rural Surgery Residency Program
Logan Regional Medical Hospital, 20 Hospital Drive
This unique Surgery Residency Program will incorporate training in Huntington WV hospitals as well as Logan Regional Medical Center. It will be separately accredited
Unique opportunity for surgery residents to learn about practicing in a rural area
Shiprock – University of New Mexico Family Medicine Residency
PO Box 160/Highway 491
At the Shiprock UNM Residency Program, we train family physicians to work rurally and beyond. We accept two residents per year. Year One is at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
VCU Health – CMH Family Medicine Residency
1755 N Mecklenburg Ave
Our mission is to produce community-centered family medicine physicians trained to meet the broad scope of medical needs in rural and underserved communities of Virginia and beyond through real-world learning that promotes diversity,
Bothwell – University of Missouri Rural Family Medicine Residency
601 E 14th Street
Bothwell FMR is a 1-2 Rural Training Track. Two residents per year spend PGY1 at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, a large academic health center. Residents transition to rural Sedalia,
University of Vermont Health Network Champlain Valley Physician Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
159 Margret Street
The UVMHN-CVPH Family Medicine Program is a community based, unopposed 6-6-6 program. We aim to train family physicians who wish to work in rural areas like our own. Our program was founded in 2016 with over a million dollars of community support.
MercyOne Des Moines
1111 6th Avenue
Partnering Rural Sites are:
Knoxville Hospital and Clinics
Van Diest Medical Center (Webster City)
Dallas County Hospital and Clinics (Perry)
Corydon Medical Center
Great people and wide variety of patients to build rapport with.
UW Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Madison Residency Program Rural Health Equity Track (RHET)
1100 Delaplaine Court, Madison, WI 53715
The UW Madison Family Medicine Rural Health Equity Track (RHET), at the Belleville Clinic, prepares residents to be leaders in improving rural health care. Through a customizable community focus and emphasis on health equity,
McLaren Northern Michigan Family Medicine Rural Training Program
416 Connable Avenue,
Our RTT is a 1:2 program with residents utilizing McLaren Health Care’s tertiary care 400 bed hospital in Flint, Michigan during the first year and the 200 bed regional hospital in Petoskey,
Indiana Regional Medical Center (IRMC) Family Medicine Residency Program
100 Neal Avenue
The mission of the IRMC Family Medicine residency program is to provide excellent, comprehensive, family medicine training, in order that our graduates might alleviate healthcare disparities in rural Pennsylvania communities.
UAMS Regional Programs Family Medicine Rural Training Program Northwest
1125 N College Avenue
This program, starting July 1, 2023, follows the 1-2 format, with PGY1 curriculum integrated with the long-standing “urban” UAMS NW FM residency and PGY2/PGY3 curriculum to be delivered in rural sites in Carroll County Arkansas.
East Tennessee State University, Bristol Family Medicine
208 Medical Park Blvd.
East Tennessee State University and the Bristol program are developing an RTT in Greenville and potentially other rural locations. The urban Bristol program is located in Northeast Tennessee, in an area known as the “Tri-Cities.”
Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine Rural Family Medicine Residency Program
540 Litchfield Street Torrington, CT 06790
Our residency program is excited to recruit our first class of residents this year! Our mission is to train full-spectrum family physicians who will serve and advocate for rural and underserved communities,
University of Nebraska Medical Center Rural Training Track
42nd & Emile, 983075 Nebraska Medical Center
The University of Nebraska RTT is a program conceived and developed by the Department of Family Medicine. Based on the concept that residents tend to practice within 100 miles of where they train,
Walter & Irene Baran Schuylkill Family Medicine Residency
200 Schuylkill Medical Plaza
We provide comprehensive training in partnership with the community to ensure that graduates lead patient-centered, evidence-informed care teams while remaining resilient lifelong learners who find joy in rural practice in order to meet the health care needs of Schuylkill and surrounding areas.
McLeod Family Medicine Rural Residency Program
555 E. Cheves Street
The McLeod Family Medicine Rural Residency is dedicated to graduate skilled physicians who are well-rounded and able to understand and treat the unique conditions of patients within the rural and underserved areas.
Montana Family Medicine Residency
123 S. 27th Street
Montana Family Medicine Residency’s mission is to develop, empower, and educate the next generation of full spectrum Family Physicians who provide excellent care for Montana with an emphasis on vulnerable populations.
Madison Rexburg Rural Training Track
21 Winn Drive, Rexburg, ID 83440
This 1-2 Rural Training Track is an innovative and quality focused residency which identifies and addresses the needs of the rural community and aligns these with the needs of the learners across the continuum of care.
UKMC-Community Health Center of Southeast Kansas Rural Family Medicine Residency
3015 N. Michigan Avenue
Rural Family Medicine collaboration between KU and CHC/SEK to provide a one plus two experience for Physicians with a passion for providing care to the rural and underserved communities. Year one at the Urban Medical Center provides a strong foundation to prepare for years two and three in a FQHC with a multidisciplinary team and resources to provide exceptional rural care.
Samaritan Health Services – Corvallis (Newport) Program
930 SW Abbey Street
Samaritan Coastal will be a 1-2 Rural Training Track affiliated with Samaritan Family Medicine Residency in Corvallis, OR. Training will take place in a rural critical access hospital in the vibrant and economically diverse coastal community,
Sierra Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program
155 Glasson Way
The Sierra Nevada Family Medicine Residency Program is an integrated rural training program based out of the Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Family Medicine Residency Program. Residents will complete their intern year at Methodist Hospital and Mercy Family Medical Clinic in Sacramento,
Montana WWAMI TRUST Program
937 Highland Blvd.
The Montana Targeted Rural and Underserved Track (TRUST) is an optional University of Washington School of Medicine Program. TRUST provides an exceptional educational experience to prepare University of Washington WWAMI medical students for careers working in underserved rural areas and underserved small cities.
Thermopolis Wyoming Rural Training Track
120 North C Avenue
An innovative program located in a truly rural/frontier environment set to immerse and train residents in a full spectrum family medicine experience. With a robust 1st year at the University of Wyoming Family Medicine Residency in Casper,
Providence St. Peter-Summit Pacific Rural Family Medicine program
600 E. Main Street
Traditional 1:2 rural program integrated with Providence St. Peter Family Medicine Residency program in Olympia, WA which offers hands-on training across the patient care delivery spectrum. Educational experiences span the continuum of patient care,
Roseburg Family Medicine Residency
150 NE Kenneth Ford Drive
Newly accredited, unopposed, 8/8/8 residency program embedded in an innovative Patient-Centered Primary Care Home (PCPCH) practice and affiliated with a full-service regional medical center in Roseburg, Oregon. Our mission is to train exceptional family physicians who are ideally suited for rural practice in the 21st Century.
Rural Family Medicine Program at Vidant Medical Center
Brody School of Medicine at Vidant Medical Center, 2100 Stantonburg Road, Greenville, NC 27834
Residents in the Rural Family Medicine Residency at Vidant Medical Center will spend the majority of their first year of training at Vidant Medical Center (for most specialty inpatient training blocks) and the East Carolina University Family Medicine Center (for outpatient procedures,
University of Kentucky Rural (Morehead) Family Medicine Program
316 W Second Street, Room 206, Morehead, KY, 40351
The University of Kentucky (Morehead) Rural Family Medicine Program is a community-based, free-standing, unopposed, ACGME accredited Family Medicine residency program based at St. Claire HealthCare in Morehead, KY and institutionally sponsored by the University of Kentucky College of Medicine.
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley Family Medicine Residency Program
236B Hospital Drive, Ukiah CA 95469
Rural Track Program – Ukiah, CA
At AHUV, we strive to be a leader in rural and global family medicine education through innovative curriculum, strong clinical experiences, and a commitment to positively impacting our community.
Swedish Port Angeles RTT
240 W Front St., Port Angeles, WA 98362
RTT Program where the 1st year is spent in Seattle at the Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency. The second and third years are located in Port Angeles at the North Olympic Healthcare Network and Olympic Medical Center.
Central Washington Family Medicine Residency Program Ellensburg Rural Site
521 East Mountain View Avenue, Ellensburg, WA 98926
Central Washington Family Medicine Residency Program Ellensburg Rural Track (CWFMR-E) is a 3-year family medicine program sponsored by Community Health of Central Washington and affiliated with the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network.
University of Washington School of Medicine Chelan Rural Training Program
331 NE Thornton Place Seattle, WA 98125
1:2 rural training program based out of the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency. This unique program offers the best of both worlds as it combines the benefits of a large academic program with the hands-on,
St Peter Family Medicine Chehalis Rural Training Program
931 S. Market Blvd. Chehalis, WA 98532
Our residency is a high functioning Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH), where you work with a tight knit team including family medicine faculty, medical assistants, a triage nurse, a nurse care navigator,
Aurora Lakeland RTT Family Medicine Residency
W3985 County Rd NN, Elkhorn, WI 53121
Our program is in the 1-2 format, with PGY1 in Milwaukee with the Aurora Family Medicine Residency, and PGY2/3 in Elkhorn Wisconsin. The Elkhorn/Lakeland area is a unique blend of agricultural and resort communities that offers a wide variety of training experiences for residents.
Christus St. Vincent South Family Medicine Residency Program
2669 N. Scenic Drive, Alamogordo, NM 88310
Our vision is to deploy well trained family physicians into our own community of Alamogordo as well as the surrounding rural areas within the southern part of our state. To that end,
Pierre Rural Family Medicine Residency Program
521 E. Sioux Ave., Pierre, SD 57501
Our goal at Pierre Rural Family Medicine Residency is to train competent, compassionate family physicians that are prepared to serve and lead in our rural communities.
Residents in our program practice medicine hundreds of miles away from big referral centers,
University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency – Morgan County Rural Training Track
729 E. Railroad Ave., Fort Morgan, CO 80701
Morgan County RTT is a 1-2 program with the first year of training based at the University of Colorado Family Medicine Residency in Denver. The second and third years are in Fort Morgan,
HealthPartners Western Wisconsin Rural Family Medicine Residency Program
535 Hospital Road, New Richmond, WI 54017
This 1-2 rural training track provides a unique rural practice environment. The first year will be spent at Methodist Hospital in St Louis Park, MN, where we provide high volume inpatient care,
UNTHSC TCOM Rural Medical Education Program
3500 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76107
The ROME Program at UNTHSC is an innovative educational program designed to prepare students for life and practice in a rural or underserved community. This rural medicine curriculum includes academic activities and clinical experiences that continue throughout all four years of undergraduate medical education.
University of Wisconsin Baraboo Rural Training Track Family Medicine Residency Program
1700 Tuttle St. Baraboo, WI 53913
Located just 45 minutes north of Madison, the Baraboo RTT Family Medicine Residency Program trains residents in a rural setting, providing them with a lifestyle that truly mimics private practice in a rural community.
UND Minot – CHI St. Alexius Health – Williston Medical Center/Rural Residency
1201 11th Avenue SW, Williston, ND 58701
The program emphasizes rural family medicine training in the setting where it is practiced. Residents enjoy a well-rounded first year in Minot, N.D., a small city of 47,000 and the subsequent two years in Williston,
UND Bismarck-Center for Family Medicine-Hettinger RTT
West River Health Regional Medical Center, 1000 Highway 12, Hettinger, ND 58639
The first year of residency is done in Bismarck at the core program. The last two years are done at the rural site in Hettinger. The core program has a strong 40 year history,
Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency
Central Maine Medical Center 76 High Street Lewiston, ME 04240
At the Central Maine Medical Center Family Medicine Residency program, the only rural track in New England, students train at the Central Maine Medical Center, a community teaching hospital, for PGY-1.
Southern Colorado Family Medicine Alamosa Rural Training Track
1710 First St. Alamosa, CO 81101
The residents first year of training will take place in Pueblo Colorado, as part of a 40 year old family medicine training program with strengths in procedural training, to include OB,
Providence Oregon Family Medicine Residency Hood River Rural Training Program
810 12th Street, Hood River, Oregon 97031
We are a fully accredited ACGME 2-2-2 Rural Training Program located in beautiful Hood River, Oregon. Our program is designed to train full spectrum family physicians who are called to care for the needs of rural and underserved populations in the Northwest.
Oregon Health & Science University – Cascades East Family Medicine Residency
2821 Daggett Ave Ste 100
Cascades East is a rurally-based three year residency program located in Klamath Falls, Oregon. It is university-administered through Oregon Health & Science University and community-based at Sky Lakes Medical Center in Klamath Falls,
North Colorado Medical Center – Wray Rural Training Track
1017 West 7th St. Wray, CO 80758
The faculty of the Wray RTT believe that the best training to become a rural family physician is to BE a rural family physician. Following a robust 15 months education with NCFM in Greeley,
North Colorado Medical Center – Sterling Rural Training Track
615 Fairhurst Street Sterling, CO 80751
Following a robust first year with NCFM in Greeley, resident physicians move 100 miles northeast to Sterling, a community of 14,000, for years 2 and 3. An entirely longitudinal curricular approach is taken while in Sterling,
Wayne County Hospital RESST (Rural Expanded Surgical Skills Track) Fellowship
417 South East Street, Corydon, Iowa 50060
This is a 4th year of fellowship training offered by a Critical Access Hospital. The fellowship will provide procedural training in C-section, D & C, postpartum tubal ligation, upper and lower endoscopy and other surgical skills.
Hidalgo Medical Services Family Medicine Residency Program
1007 Pope Street, Silver City, NM 88061
The HMS Family Medicine Residency Program seeks to train the next generation of Family Medicine primary care physicians in a rural community health center environment, and prepare them to practice in rural,
Family Medicine Rural Training Track – Colville
1200 E. Columbia, Colville, WA 99114
It has been our privilege at Providence Northeast Washington Medical Group to have established the first Family Practice Rural Training Track site in the United States in 1986. The Colville Rural Training Track remains the longest running RTT in the United States.
Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana – Kalispell
401 W. Railroad St. West Missoula, MT 59802
The Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana (FMRWM) is a 3-year family medicine program sponsored by The University of Montana and affiliated with the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network.
Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Inc., Magic Valley RTT
709 North Lincoln Jerome, ID 83338
South Central Idaho, commonly known as the “Magic Valley” due to the phenomenal growth of crops, is now also “magic” due to the medical community and the extremely broad training offered here.
Family Medicine Residency of Idaho, Inc., Caldwell RTT
315 E. Elm St. , Suite 200 Caldwell, ID 83605
We develop outstanding family physicians to serve the citizens, the communities, and the state of Idaho.
- Well established residency program
- Committed faculty
- Unopposed program
- Clinic connected to hospital
- Real life rural experience
- Rural experience close to capital of Idaho
- Family friendly working-class with agriculture roots
- Community support
- Many year-round and healthy outdoor activities
For more information visit www.caldwellchamber.org
Cahaba + UAB Family Medicine Residency
405 Belcher St., Centreville, AL 35042
We are a truly rural full spectrum residency program located in Centreville, AL. The mission of the program is to train residents to provide medical care to children, adults, and elderly,