Help Build a New Family Medicine & OB Residency Program — Phelps Health, Rolla, Missouri

We're not building just another rural residency program. We're building THE program — and we need physicians who want to build it with us.

Phelps Health is launching a new ACGME-accredited Family Medicine/OB residency program, welcoming its first residents in Summer 2028. This is a rare opportunity for physicians who want more than a faculty title — the chance to shape curriculum, culture, and training philosophy from the very beginning, backed by an institution with the independence and stability to support it long-term.

Leadership & Faculty Opportunities

• Residency Program Director — lead the program's development and long-term direction
• Associate Program Director — partner in shaping curriculum and training structure
• Residency Faculty — teach, mentor, and help define what rural FM/OB training should look like

Why This Program Is Different

• We are our own sponsoring institution. Phelps Health isn't borrowing GME sponsorship from an outside academic center — we control the pace, priorities, and direction of this program directly.
• An experienced interim Program Director is already in place, focused specifically on developing and preparing the incoming faculty team before residents ever arrive — you won't be building this alone or without guidance.
• A people-centered approach. Our existing Family Medicine physicians are collaborative and genuinely eager to participate as faculty — this program is being built by people who want to teach, not physicians filling a requirement.
• A true ground-floor opportunity. With residents not arriving until Summer 2028, faculty joining now will shape the program's foundation — not adapt to a structure someone else already built.

Why Phelps Health

• Independent, county-owned hospital with a track record of reinvesting in the organization
• Financially sound and growing, with leadership genuinely invested in physician success
• Flexible practice models built around what works for physicians and patients
• Epic EMR and DAX Copilot already in place, reducing documentation burden

Why Rolla, Missouri

Rolla offers big-city amenities with small-town cost of living — 90 minutes from St. Louis, with top-rated public schools, low crime, and endless outdoor access to the Ozarks and Mark Twain National Forest. It's also home to Missouri S&T, ranked Missouri's #1 public university for return on investment (Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce), giving the community a distinct academic and cultural energy uncommon in rural markets.

Compensation & Benefits

• Guaranteed base salary each year of contract, benchmarked to MGMA data
• Achievable wRVU bonus structure each year of contract
• Signing bonus, relocation allowance, and residency stipend
• J-1 Visa waiver eligible — Family Medicine is a priority specialty under the Delta Regional Authority program, supporting visa sponsorship for qualified international physicians
• Student loan repayment program
• Comprehensive benefits package

Contact: Cole Thompson, Physician Recruitment Manager P: (573) 458-8433 E: Cole.Thompson@phelpshealth.org

Learn more: Phelps Health | Rolla Public Schools | Geared for Phelps | Rolla Chamber of Commerce

Phelps Health is an independent hospital system serving over 200,000 residents in south-central Missouri. Phelps Health is county-owned, non-tax supported and is overseen by a five-member elected board. Phelps Health employs more than 1,900 people, including 100-plus providers. Phelps Health, which includes a hospital licensed for 240 patient beds, serves a six-county area, with its main campus and several clinics located in Rolla, Missouri. Phelps Health also has clinics in Salem, St. James, Vienna and Waynesville, Missouri.

Rolla, Missouri is home to over 20,000 residents and is the county seat of Phelps County. It is also home to Missouri S&T, a leading STEM university which was recently ranked 3rd in the nation for career placement among public universities (Princeton Review) and 1st in the state of Missouri for return on investment (Georgetown's Center on Education). Rolla is nestled in the Ozarks along I-44 just 90 minutes from St. Louis, and maintains a balance of small town charm and suburban amenities.