News – Sheridan Media
The University of Wyoming’s Family Medicine Residency Program in Cheyenne trains doctors for rural practice, including sports and rodeo medicine. That training proved lifesaving this summer at Cheyenne Frontier Days.
While appearing on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse, University of Wyoming Director of Internal Communications Chad Baldwin said the rodeo medicine portion of the program may be the only one in the nation.
C. Baldwin
According to a report from UW, while working the CFD Rodeo, Dr. James Eggert and resident physicians William Woodward, Zachary Herman, and Michael Blomquist rushed to help 34-year-old cowboy Dylan Terro after a bucking horse kicked him in the chest, which stopped his heart. The team performed CPR until paramedics arrived on scene, and Terro reached Cheyenne Regional Medical Center just 13 minutes after the accident.
Terro later thanked these professionals and volunteers who saved his life. Vic Terro, Dylan’s father, said Cheyenne now holds a deeper meaning for him and his family, a “home away from home.” Eggert credited years of coordinated training between the UW residency program, the Justin Sports Medicine Team, and CFD’s cowboy medics for the swift, organized response.
Program leaders say experiences such as this prepare Wyoming’s resident physicians to handle real-world emergencies and deliver high-quality care across the state’s rural and frontier communities.
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Last modified: October 23, 2025