Resident Life and Student Rotations
RESIDENT LIFE
RESIDENT SALARY
PGY I: $65,550
PGY II: $67,676
PGY III: $70,139
HOUSING
Housing for residents may be available at apartments nearby the hospital (Chaco Apartments). The closest off reservation housing available is in Cortez, CO (42 min drive, 40 miles) and Farmington, NM (35 min drive, 29 miles).
More info:
Cortez, CO
Farmington, NM
THINGS TO DO
There is no lack of activities to help find balance in residency: potlucks, weekly basketball, mountain and road biking, rock climbing, kayaking, hiking, camping, summer barbecues atop mesas, and even book club. Take a look at some lists of activities compiled from the combined experience of staff and providers living on the NNMC campus in Shiprock.
100 Things to Do in the Four Corners [PDF - 116 KB]
Shiprock Area Things to Do [PDF - 133 KB]
LOAN REPAYMENT
Providers at Northern Navajo Medical Center have successfully received awards through the National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program. Residents should consider NNMC as an eligible site when exploring loan repayment options through NHSC. Visit our stories to watch the NHSC promotional video featuring our Family Medicine Department Chair, Dr. Sara Michaels.
MEDICAL STUDENT ROTATIONS
NORTHERN NAVAJO MEDICAL CENTER IS ACCEPTING MEDICAL STUDENTS FOR ROTATIONS
We are excited to add to the tradition of medical education at Northern Navajo Medical Center with our own family medicine residency, and to continue sub-internship and medical student rotations. For information regarding sub-internships and medical student rotations in Family Medicine, please contact Ronda Billie.
