Hands-on, full-scope family medicine training

We are an ACGME-accredited, rural family medicine residency program located in Elma, Washington and affiliated with an established core program at Providence St. Peter Family Medicine Residency Program in nearby Olympia, Washington.

Integrated clinical care training

Residents receive hands-on, full-scope family medicine training with their continuity clinic and “home base” in Elma. Inpatient training starts at Providence St. Peter hospital in Olympia during the R1 year and then continues at Summit Pacific Medical Center critical access hospital during R2 and R3 years.  The integrated clinical care team includes family physicians (including FM-OB), specialist physicians, clinical pharmacists, behavioral health professionals, advanced nursing providers, physician assistants, naturopathic physicians, registered dieticians, as well as PT, OT and speech therapists. 

Our emergency department, acute inpatient unit, urgent care clinic, and an innovative walk-in addiction medicine clinic are located on the same campus, providing care for patients who need after-hours treatment, stabilization, transfer, or inpatient care.

Serving rural communities

Physicians are trained to lead interprofessional health teams and compassionately serve the healthcare needs of the rural community. Residents work alongside our community-based, experienced family medicine faculty as an integral part of an interprofessional healthcare team to provide care for the underserved patient population of Grays Harbor County.

Mission

To teach and role model comprehensive, enduring continuity of care in rural communities. Through health systems expertise, multidisciplinary teamwork, and community collaboration, we equip residents to advocate for and lead improvements in health literacy, disease prevention, and equitable healthcare access

Vision

We will serve the needs of the community by integrating graduate medical education in an adaptable patient-centered medical home where health and well-being for the individual, family and community are primary

Values

Passion, Respect, Integrity, Compassion, Excellence, Service, Safety

Unique features

Unique features of the Providence St. Peter-Summit Pacific Rural Family Medicine program include:

• Opportunity to train longitudinally with a variety of primary care, acute care, and subspecialists in the rural setting
• Collaboration with local community health partners to meet patient needs within their community
• Training in our walk-in addiction clinic, which engages some of our most vulnerable community members on a continual basis
• Full-spectrum family medicine training including OB from well-trained family physicians
• Interprofessional team-based care delivery approach in the rural setting with pharmacy, nursing, nutrition, physical therapy, social services, naturopathy, and health administration professionals
• Opportunity for learning procedures locally that might be done by interventional radiology in a more urban setting
• Integration with medical student education to optimize clinical teaching skills
• The opportunity to live in our community, interface with local leadership, enjoy the community and outdoor activities with easy access to both urban resources of nearby Olympia as well as the forest and beaches of the Olympic Peninsula.

Providence St. Peter-Summit Pacific Rural Family Medicine Program is associated with Providence St. Peter Family Medicine in Olympia. Check out the Providence St. Peter Hospital Campus video below: