Broadlawns Medical Center
The Broadlawns Medical Center Family Medicine residency in Des Moines, IA is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
Broadlawns Medical Center (Des Moines, IA) established its Family Medicine Residency in 1971, described as the first in Iowa and one of the first fully accredited family practice programs in the Midwest. It is an unopposed, three-year program at Iowa's largest publicly funded hospital (a county safety-net hospital), affiliated with the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine and part of the Des Moines Area Medical Education Consortium with Iowa Methodist Medical Center and Blank Children's Hospital. Over 600 graduates, more than half practicing in Iowa. Residents train with integrated case management, behavioral medicine, a health coach and a pharmacist in clinic and hospital.
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Safety-net setting: complex, socially and medically challenging patients at Iowa's largest publicly funded hospital. Emphasise comfort with underserved populations and team-based care; ask how resident autonomy is structured as first-line, unopposed trainees.
- Faculty mentor niche interests: sports medicine, women's health, point-of-care ultrasound, dermatology procedures and family medicine with surgical obstetrics. Name the one you want and ask how protected time and training are arranged.
- International medicine: residents get high-volume OB experience through a relationship with the OB department at Hospital Escuela in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and residents and faculty travel to provide care abroad. Ask how often and how it is funded.
- Graduate outcomes: over 600 graduates, more than half practicing in Iowa, many in rural communities; faculty describe graduates ranging from urban clinic to small-town full-scope practice. Ask about rural and OB-inclusive practice placement.
- Eligibility details to prepare for: USMLE Step 2 passed before graduation required, applicants with three failures on any part not considered, a preference for no more than five years since graduation, and J-1 visas only for foreign graduates.
- Integrated Medical Plaza houses the Family Medicine and Transitional Year practice, the Family Health Center and psychiatry outpatient clinic; ask about behavioral health integration.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Dana Danley, MD
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.
About Family Medicine residency training
Family Medicine residency training typically lasts 3 years.
Training covers care across ages, including obstetrics, pediatrics and outpatient continuity of care.
General information about the specialty, not a statement about this program. Confirm details with the program.
How to apply to this residency
- Register with ERAS, the application service of the AAMC, and with the NRMP Main Residency Match.
- Apply to this program through ERAS during the application season, with the documents it asks for.
- If you interview here, rank the program on your NRMP rank order list by the deadline; Match results are released in March.
Deadlines, required documents, interview policy and visa sponsorship differ between programs and years. The program’s own website is the authority.
Prepare your application
- The NRMP Residency Match, explained
- Residency interview preparation: a four-week plan and question bank
- Residency interview strategies for USMLE candidates
- How to create a resume or CV for residency
- The Dean's letter (MSPE): what it is and how to get it from your medical school
- After the interview: highlight your strengths and send thank-you letters
- NRMP ranking algorithm & rank-list strategy
- Save money on USMLE and interview travel
- Study books by exam
- International medical graduates: ECFMG and visas
Questions to ask this program
Strong applicants use the interview to learn how a program trains its residents. Questions worth asking:
- How much autonomy do residents have at each training level, and how is supervision handled?
- Where do graduates go next: practice, fellowship or academic positions? Ask for recent examples.
- What are the call and night-float schedules, and how many hours do residents typically work?
- How are residents supported in preparing for board exams, and what is the program’s recent pass rate?
- What research, quality improvement or teaching opportunities are protected with time?
- What benefits, parental leave and wellness support does the program provide?
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the Broadlawns Medical Center Family Medicine residency?
This directory lists the program in the NRMP Main Residency Match. Use the program and application links on this page for the current instructions, deadlines and required documents.
How long is the Broadlawns Medical Center Family Medicine residency?
The program length recorded for this entry is 3 years. Confirm it with the program.
How many positions does the Broadlawns Medical Center Family Medicine residency offer?
The number of positions is not recorded here. Ask the program or check the match service’s program listing for the current cycle.
What does the Broadlawns Medical Center Family Medicine residency pay?
Salaries have not been verified for this program. Many institutions publish a resident and fellow salary schedule on their graduate medical education office page.