As a rural training program, residents complete their first-year hospital
rotations with the St. Peter Family Medicine Residency interns at
Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia. Second and third-year hospital rotations are predominately at
Providence Centralia Hospital In Centralia, WA.
Residents have inpatient and obstetrical rotations in all three years to
develop the skills to continue practicing full-spectrum medicine post-graduate.
While at Providence Centralia Hospital, residents enjoy the autonomy they
receive while working in a small community hospital.
Obstetrical Experiences:
Residents care for prenatal patients in their continuity clinic and are
involved in their deliveries and postpartum care.
Residents spend additional time with our obstetrical group in their office
to gain skills in managing obstetrical patients in a high-volume practice
in Centralia.
Residents have rotations in Obstetrics in all three years. While at Providence
Centralia Hospital, residents receive a lot of autonomy, working directly
with their attendings.
Residents cover surgical call during their obstetrical rotations in their
2nd and 3rd years to first assist for c-sections.
OB Track: Residents can opt to participate in the obstetrical track and utilize elective
time to gain additional obstetrical experience to ensure they can obtain
ACGME competency in obstetrical care. This track allows more time with
our obstetricians, more flexibility during OB rotations and the opportunity
to participate in Adolescent OB group appointments with the St. Peter
Family Medicine Program.
Pediatric Experiences:
In additional to caring for pediatric patients in continuity clinic, residents
have several other experiences with pediatric patients.
Residents complete Inpatient Pediatric rotations at Providence St Peter
Hospital in their 1st and 2nd years with both Family Medicine attendings
as well as Pediatric attendings from Seattle Children's Hospital while
caring for children and newborns in the Special Care Nursery.
Residents have ambulatory pediatric experiences in their 1st year rotating
with various pediatric specialists including pulmonology and abuse intervention.
In the 2nd year, residents rotate through the Pediatric Emergency Department
at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma. They additionally rotate
with Northwest Pediatrics in Centralia for urgent care shifts.
As part of an elective experience, residents can participate in Newborn
Call at Providence Centralia Hospital to round on newborn babies, manage
newborn resuscitations, and address any acute issues for newborns.
Inpatient Experiences:
Residents have rotations in Inpatient Medicine in all 3 years. In their
first year, residents rotate with the Family Medicine service as well
as with the hospitalist service at Providence St Peter Hospital.
In their 2nd and 3rd years, residents rotate with the hospitalist service
at Providence Centralia Hospital. This includes an open 6 -bed ICU, so
residents can gain additional experience caring for complex critically
ill patients.
Residents have night inpatient rotations in their 1st and 2nd years of
residency.
At Providence Centralia Hospital, residents have the opportunity to participate
in inpatient procedural skills during their rotations or with additional
elective time.
Emergency Medicine Experiences:
Residents rotate in the Emergency Department at Providence Centralia Hospital
all three years of residency.
Additionally, residents rotate through the Pediatric Emergency Department
at Mary Bridge Children's Hospital in their 2nd year.
Resident Call:
Obstetrics Rotation in 2nd and 3rd year: Overnight C-section call two nights per week
Clinic in 3rd year: After hours community phone call for clinic patients.
Orientation & Health Systems Management
In July and September of intern year, all interns have two separate two
week orientation blocks combined with the St Peter Family Medicine &
Summit Pacific interns.
At the end of the 2nd year, residents join together again from all three programs for a rotation
to prepare for the last year of residency. This block is called Health
Systems Management and includes topics on community medicine, practice
management, and time to work on scholarly and quality improvement activities.
Block Schedule
PGY-1
PGY-2
PGY-3
Orientation
4 weeks
Health Systems Management
4 weeks
Inpatient Medicine (PSPH)
8 weeks
Inpatient Medicine (PCH)
8 weeks
Inpatient Medicine (PCH)
8 weeks
Night Medicine (PSPH)
2 weeks
Night Medicine (PSPH/PCH)
4 weeks
Obstetrics (PSPH)
Night Obstetrics (PSPH)
8 weeks
4 weeks
Obstetrics (PCH)
6 weeks
Obstetrics (PCH)
4 weeks
Gynecology
2 weeks
Gynecology
2 weeks
Gynecology
2 weeks
Elective
2 weeks
Elective
10 weeks
Elective
12 weeks
Ambulatory Pediatrics
4 weeks
Ambulatory Pediatrics
2 weeks
Ambulatory Pediatrics
2 weeks
Palliative Care
1 week
Geriatrics/Palliative Care
2 weeks
Geriatrics/Palliative Care
2 weeks
Clinic
2 weeks
Clinic
6 weeks
Clinic Weeks
16 weeks
Inpatient Pediatrics (PSPH)
8 weeks
Inpatient Pediatrics (PSPH)
2 weeks
Orthopedics
4 weeks
Surgery
2 weeks
Emergency (PCH)
2 weeks
Emergency (PCH)
Pediatric Emergency (Mary Bridge)
2 weeks
4 weeks
Emergency (PCH)
4 weeks
Addiction Medicine
1 week
*PSPH = done at Providence St Peter Hospital
*PCH = done at Providence Centralia Hospital
"The learning environment of our clinic in a rural setting is very
strong. The hospital training we get is beyond what someone in a rural
track would expect because we get to rotate at two different hospitals,
Providence St. Peter and Providence Centralia." -
Benjamin May, DO, class of 2020
Obstetrical Experiences:
Residents have rotations in Inpatient Medicine in all 3 years. In their
first year, residents rotate with the Family Medicine service as well
as with the hospitalist service at Providence St Peter Hospital.
Emergency Medicine Experiences:
