Northwest Washington Family Medicine Residency, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health program Information

A community needs assessment performed by Virginia Mason Franciscan Health; St. Michael Medical Center revealed a looming gap in the number of primary care physicians in our region. Over the next 20 years it’s anticipated there will be a shortage of approximately 40+ primary care physicians as population expands and primary care physicians leave the workforce. In anticipation of this shortage, Virginia Mason Franciscan Health; St. Michael Medical Center has committed to sponsor our Family Medicine Residency. In addition to support from our Sponsoring Institution, community support from private physicians and major physician practice groups provides the necessary professional expertise to train Family Medicine Physicians for practice in the Pacific Northwest. In collaboration with the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network comprised of family medicine residency programs across Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho; St. Michael Medical Center is a member of the Association of American Medical College's Council of Teaching Hospitals and is well-positioned to provide quality training for a complement of 8 residents per year over three years (for a total of 24 residents in the mature program). Our Vision: "To be recognized nationally as a program with commitment to patient-centered, evidence-based, service-oriented family medicine care with innovative training methods for graduate medical education, patient care, and physician leadership training."