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Rural Family Medicine Program

Providence St. Peter - Summit Pacific
Full-time
On-site
Washington
Behavioral Health, Training Program, Family Medicine, Pediatrics, Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN), Medical Students, Outpatient Care, Inpatient Medicine, Rural Training Track

Rural Family Medicine Program

Overview

We are an ACGME-accredited,1-2 rural family medicine residency program located in Grays Harbor County and affiliated with an established core program at Providence St. Peter Family Medicine Residency Program in nearby Olympia, Washington. Residents receive hands-on, full-scope family medicine training with their continuity clinics (all 3 years) and “home base” in the Wellness Center. The integrated clinical care team includes core family physician faculty (including FP-OB). The team is rounded out with naturopathic physicians, advanced nursing providers (ARNP and DNP), physician assistants, registered dieticians, integrated Pharm D, psychiatry, PT/OT speech therapies, and integrated low barrier MAT walk-in clinic. Our emergency department, acute inpatient unit, and urgent care clinic are located on the same campus and provide care for patients needing after-hours treatment, stabilization, transfer, or inpatient care.

Physicians are specially trained to lead interprofessional health teams, care for the needs of all patients, and serve the healthcare needs of the rural community. Residents work alongside our community-based, experienced family medicine faculty as an integral part of an interprofessional healthcare team to provide care for the culturally diverse, rurally located, and often underserved patient population in Grays Harbor County.

Unique features of the Providence St. Peter-Summit Pacific Rural Family Medicine program include:

  • Opportunity to train longitudinally with a variety of primary care, acute care, and medicine subspecialists in the rural setting
  • Collaboration with local community health partners to meet patient needs within their community
  • Training in our low barrier MAT clinic with a skilled patient care team who engages some of our most vulnerable community members and on a continual basis
  • Full-spectrum family medicine training including OB from well-trained family physicians
  • Interprofessional team-based care delivery approach in the rural setting with pharmacy, nursing, nutrition, physical therapy, social services, naturopathy, and health administration professionals
  • Opportunity for learning procedures locally that might be done by interventional radiology in a more urban setting
  • Integration with medical student education to optimize clinical teaching skills
  • The opportunity to live in our community, interface with local leadership, enjoy the community and outdoor activities with easy access to urban centers (and the beach!)
  • Curriculum

    • PGY 1

  • Rural Ambulatory Pediatrics - 4 weeks
  • Inpatient Pediatrics - 8 weeks
  • Family Medicine Clinic - 2 weeks
  • Obstetrics - 10 weeks
  • Inpatient Adult Medicine - 10 weeks
  • Urban Emergency Medicine - 2 weeks
  • Orthopedics - 4 weeks
  • Local Elective - 4 weeks
  • Rural Community Medicine - 4 weeks

    • PGY 2

  • Inpatient Pediatric Specialty/ER - 2 weeks
  • Rural Inpatient Adult Medicine - 12 weeks
  • Obstetrics - 4 weeks
  • Family Medicine Clinic - 6 weeks
  • Health Systems Management - 4 weeks
  • Elective - 8 weeks
  • Geriatrics - 2 weeks
  • Behavioral Health - 2 weeks
  • MAT - 2 weeks
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine - 4 weeks
  • Rural Emergency Medicine - 2 weeks

    • PGY 3

  • Rural Inpatient Adult Medicine - 6 weeks
  • Rural Emergency Medicine - 2 weeks
  • Rural Family Medicine Amb - 6 weeks
  • Gynecology - 2 weeks
  • Geriatrics - 2 weeks
  • Rural Ambulatory Pediatrics - 4 weeks
  • Research/Elective - 12 weeks
  • Chief Weeks - 3 weeks
  • MAT - 2 weeks

    • How to Apply

    To apply to our program, submit an application through the Electronic Residency Application System (ERAS). Be sure to also enroll in the National Residency Matching Program (NRMP) as we only consider those that are enrolled for first-year positions in our program.

    We extend personal interviews to applicants ONLY AFTER reviewing the following items:

    • Completed ERAS application
    • Personal statement
    • Graduated from medical school within 3 years of beginning training in our program
    • International medical graduates must have an active, unrestricted ECFMG certificate and be eligible to work in the United States as of June 1 of the academic year in which they begin training (example: 6/1/21 for academic year 21-22)
    • Two letters of reference – 1 must be from a FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIAN with whom you have rotated

    Licensing Examination Scores

    • Have passed within two attempts:
      • USMLE Part I and Part II CK or
      • COMLEX Part 1 and Part 2 CE
    • Have passed on the first attempt:
      • USMLE Part II CS orCOMLEX Part 2 PE
      • COMLEX Part 2 PE

    Program Coordinator

    Providence St. Peter-Summit Pacific Rural Family Medicine Program – NRMP Match
    3198120C2

    600 E. Main Street
    Elma, WA 98541

    360-346-2239

    All correspondence for the Providence St. Peter-Summit Pacific Rural Family Medicine Program in Elma should be addressed to:

    Interviews are conducted every Monday from October through December. We will contact you to schedule an interview only after your application is complete and has been reviewed.

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