RAPID CITY, S.D. (June 30, 2025) – Monument Health announced that six physicians graduated from the Rapid City Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program on Friday, June 27.
Each year the Family Medicine Residency Program accepts medical school graduates into a three-year program of training in a variety of family medicine roles with an emphasis on rural health care. This year’s graduates were honored at a ceremony at The Monument in Rapid City.
“The goal of this program is to recruit and train medical school graduates to specialize in family medicine. It’s important that we continue to train physicians and make sure they understand the dynamics of rural health care. Family physicians are the only specialists qualified to treat most ailments and provide comprehensive health care for people of all ages — from newborns to seniors.” said Family Medicine Residency Program Director Bobbie Schneller, D.O.
This year’s graduates include:
- Bryce Cooley, D.O., will remain at Family Medicine Residency as faculty
- Cole Fulton, D.O., will remain at Family Medicine Residency as faculty
- Thomas Heaton, D.O., will be practicing family medicine at Monument Health Flormann Clinic
- Stormy Roy, M.D., will be practicing family medicine at Monument Health Box Elder Clinic
- Zackery Sanders, D.O., has been accepted into a Sports Medicine Fellowship
- Blake Wadsworth, D.O., will be practicing family medicine at Monument Health Rapid Valley Clinic
For more information about the Family Medicine Residency Program and Clinic, or to visit the clinic, call 605-755-4060.
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Headquartered in Rapid City, S.D., Monument Health is a community-based health care system with a mission to make a difference, every day. The system offers care in 31 medical specialties and serves 14 communities across western South Dakota and in eastern Wyoming. With over 5,000 physicians and caregivers, Monument Health is composed of 5 hospitals and 38 medical clinics and specialty centers. Monument Health is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network.