MercyOne Northeast Iowa Family Medicine Residency

Northeast Iowa Family Medicine Residency has been teaching family medicine residents in the Cedar Valley for nearly 50 years. Our faculty physicians have many years of combined clinical experience and clinical appointments with the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Being affiliated with the University of Iowa, we also have access to their Hardin Medical Library and the visiting professor's program participating in our didactics sessions. 

We pride ourselves in working to provide residents with the best education, while also focusing on your personal growth and wellness. We are a 5-5-5 program which means we have fifteen residents, welcoming five new residents and graduating five residents annually.

Five faculty physicians support our family medicine residency program: one nurse practitioner, one PharmD, one LISW and an LMSW on staff to support you. MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center offers an established, embedded clinical research program.

Around 40% of our residents have stayed in the area to serve as local family medicine physicians, CMOs, board members for local organizations, hospitalists and emergency department physicians.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls area represents what is good about life and what is great about Iowa. The Cedar Valley is large enough to offer you the education, culture and diversified economy of a major metropolitan area, but small enough that you feel safe and part of the community. You'll see school information, water and theme park links, and educational opportunities for your kids and spouse here. You'll also find 80 miles of bike paths, kayaking and tubing opportunities and night life.