The mission of the St Peter Family Medicine Chehalis Rural Training Program is to train the next generation of family physicians to practice evidence- and team- based family medicine with compassion, empathy and curiosity, in order to prepare them for a sustainable lifelong career caring for the underserved, the poor and the vulnerable.
Dr. Lee and Dr. Lambrecht started working at Providence Chehalis Family Medicine in 2014 with the aim of forming a Rural Training Track of the St. Peter Family Medicine Residency. The Chehalis Rural Training Program became accredited by the ACGME in 2015, a year earlier than planned, and has since been highlighted several times by the local media and regional University of Washington GME (WWAMI) network for its rural community care and interdisciplinary innovations. Originally a 2 resident per class program, in 2018 it expanded to 3 residents per class. Dr. Steven Elrod, Pharm D, joined the faculty in 2015. In 2022, Dr. Kate Slaymaker joined the core faculty, after finishing her residency training here, and was followed shortly by Ms. Jami Larson as our core behavioral health faculty.