As a rural training program, residents complete their first-year hospital
rotations with the St. Peter Family Medicine Residency program interns at
Providence St. Peter Hospital. Second and third-year rotations are done predominately at
Providence Centralia Hospital.
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 3 years. While at Providence
Centralia Hospital, residents receive a lot of autonomy, working directly
with their attendings.
Residents cover call during their rotations in their 2nd and 3rd years
during their obstetrical rotations to come first assist for any c-sections.
Residents can opt to participate in the obstetrical track and utilize elective
time to gain additional obstetrical experience if desired to ensure they
can obtain ACGME competency in obstetrical care. This track allows more
time with the our obstetricians, more flexibility during OB rotations
and the opportunity to participate in Adolescent OB group with the St
Peter Family Medicine Program.
Pediatric Experiences:
In additional to caring for pediatric patients in continuity clinic, residents
have several other experiences in Pediatrics.
Residents participate in Inpatient Pediatric rotations at Providence St
Peter Hospital in their 1st and 2nd years with both Family Medicine attendings
and Pediatric attendings from Seattle Children's Hospital caring for pediatrics
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.
Residents care for newborns during all of their Obstetrical rotations.
Additionally, in the 3rd year, residents participate in Newborn Call at
Providence Centralia Hospital to round on newborn babies and are called
in for any newborn resuscitations.
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.
Residents rotate with the hospitalist service at Providence Centralia Hospital
in their 2nd and 3rd year. At Providence Centralia Hospital, there is
an open ICU and 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 3 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/week
Pediatrics in 3rd year: Newborn Call to assist with rounding on newborns
and respond to newborn resuscitations at Providence Centralia Hospital
Clinic in 3rd year: After hours community phone call for clinic patients
Orientation & Health Systems Management
In block 3 of intern year, after getting their feet wet in various rotations
and clinic, all interns have a 4 week orientation block 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
Geriatrics/Palliative Care
2 weeks
Geriatrics/Palliative Care
2 weeks
Clinic
3 weeks
Clinic
6 weeks
Clinic Weeks
18 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.
