Billings Clinic is the first to bring a general surgery residency to Montana. The new program, announced Thursday, will focus on rural care with the goal of creating a pipeline of general surgeons into rural communities. In collaboration with the University of Arizona College of Medicine general surgery residency program, fourth year residents will have the opportunity to spend a year training at Billings Clinic and rotate out to rural facilities. Arizona faces similar challenges as Montana when it comes health care disparities in rural places and among underserved communities. They’re also places where they have Native American and tribal groups who are very active, like ours are,” said Dr. Virgina Mohl, Billings Clinic designated institutional officer and director of medical education.

Source: Forbes January 14, 2022 00:33 UTC