Interspersed throughout all years, residents are involved in additional
experiences to strengthen the breadth of training needed for family medicine
Nursing Home: Residents participate in the care of elderly patients
Palliative Care: Residents work with the inpatient and outpatient palliative
care teams to improve their knowledge in end-of-life care.
Inpatient Psychiatry: Residents work with the inpatient psychiatry team
at PSPH to gain more training in psychiatric medication management.
Home Visits: Residents participate in-home visits to care for their vulnerable patients.
Specialty Experiences: Residents spend time with specialists during longitudinal
rotations as well as during elective time
Electives & Global Health Experiences
The joy of practice. Physicians who have variety in their practice are
more likely to stay there. We believe physicians can carve their path
for the future, and electives are an excellent resource to accomplish
this. More OB, procedures, Hepatitis C treatment? Global health experiences?
We encourage residents to take electives in their “niches”
to tailor their future practice for maximum satisfaction. We have residents
doing C sections, integrative medicine, ICU and inpatient care, urgent
care and everything in between.
Global Health Electives: There is funding available to help residents interested in participating
in Global Health Electives. We have several relationships with programs
in Kenya, Guatemala and Haiti, to name a few.
Community Medicine
Residents are given opportunities during their training to visit and learn
about community organizations within Chehalis/Centralia, which they can
then utilize for their patients.
