Residency Clinics

A resident is a physician that has completed four years of medical school but is now in practicum, caring for patients under supervision to learn the skills to be independent physicians.

They do lots of work in the hospital and other clinics, but part of their training needs to involve caring for patients in primary care over time and being a primary care doctor for a panel of patients.

Residents usually do their clinics at big health centers like the Veterans Hospital and Froedtert. At Sixteenth Street, residents get to provide care through a partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin.

The residents work at Sixteenth Street for 3-5 years. After this time, you, the patient, will have a new physician, but your supervising physician will still care for you. A graduating resident will also communicate with a new resident that’s assigned to you about your care needs.

When you come for your visit, you will be cared for by two providers. The resident will see you and then discuss your care with a supervising doctor. The supervising doctor may see you as well. Your visit may be longer than a standard visit because you will have the benefit of two care providers.

Please note that the resident may not have all the answers for your care right away. They will likely leave the room and discuss with the supervising doctor and come back with recommendations after discussing.

All the testing ordered will be reviewed by the resident and supervising physician. The results will then be communicated to you.

Between visits, there will always be someone available to address your concerns between our nursing team, the resident, or the supervising physician, just as if you were cared for by one physician in the clinic.