Our Program

We are a 3-3-3, 1:2 rural family medicine residency program. 3-3-3 means that we have three residents in each class and 1:2 means that we provide a split-location training - first year (PGY-1) rotations are largely completed in a bigger, more urban medical center (Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA) and for the remaining two years (PGY-2 and PGY-3) a majority of rotations are completed in a more rural, smaller medical center (Providence Centralia Hospital in Centralia, WA). Continuity clinic takes place at Chehalis Family Medicine in Chehalis, WA, throughout all three years. Of note, these locations are close enough that residnts can live in the same place all three years if they prefer.

Our Clinic: Chehalis Family Medicine, Chehalis, WA

Who we serve:

• A large portion of our patient population are Medicare, Medicaid, and Military
• Local Spanish-speaking populations; multiple physicians in the clinic are fluent in Spanish
• Focus on serving high needs vulnerable populations
• Our program’s community involvement includes but is not limited to:
  • CFM Sports Physical Clinic/Night (Annually)
  • Other area mass sports physical events
  • Seattle to Portland Bike Race
  • Meds First Clinic through partnership with Gather Church

What we offer our patients:

• Open concept design with patient self-rooming
• On site lab
• Addiction Medicine and Hep C Clinic
• Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) Clinic – Two rooms with dedicated OMT high low tables
• Procedure Clinic - (Toenail removals, Skin procedures, Gyn procedures including Nexplanon and IUDs, Endometrial Biopsies, Joint Injections, etc.)
• POCUS – Three butterfly probes available for use in clinic
• PCPC – Primary Care Psych Consultation Clinic with a psychiatrist (monthly)
• Pharmacy Visits
• Behavioral Health Visits
• Medicare Wellness Clinic
• Transitional Care Management (TCM) Clinic (Dedicated for hospital follow ups)
• Rapid Access Clinic (RAC)

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Our clinic is a Patient Centered Medical Home and was recognized on January 26, 2015 with a NCQA (National Committee for Quality Assurance) Level 3 Recognition.

Our Hospital Affiliations:

Providence Centralia Hospital, Centralia, WA

Providence Centralia Hospital is an acute-care 128-bed not-for-profit facility. It houses a 6-bed open ICU (so residents manage ICU patients during inpatient medicine rotations) and an ED with 24 beds. In house specialists include: general surgery, OBGYN, orthopedics, palliative care, and cardiology with access to virtual consultants in other specialties at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA or Providence Swedish in Seattle.

Providence St. Peter Hospital, Olympia, WA

Providence St. Peter Hospital is a 394-bed not for profit regional teaching hospital. It houses a 42-bed closed ICU. In house specialists include: general surgery, OBGYN, orthopedics, cardiology, pediatrics, palliative care, oncology, urology, gastroenterology, neurology and vascular surgery with access to virtual consultants in other specialties at Providence Swedish in Seattle.