Program Overview
Summary of Residency Program
The Swedish Family Medicine Residency at Cherry Hill offers a comprehensive and community-oriented training experience for family physicians. The program focuses on training residents from diverse backgrounds to provide evidence-based, community-centered healthcare, tailored to meet the needs of vulnerable populations. With a unique curriculum that spans five training sites in Seattle and a rural track, residents gain exposure to a full spectrum of family medicine practices. The commitment to anti-racism training and community engagement is integral to the residency's mission, allowing residents to learn from community organizers while providing high-quality care to underserved populations.
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Program Details
Specialty
Family Medicine
IMG Friendly (Y/N)
No
IMG Friendly (detail)
The Swedish Family Medicine Residency at Cherry Hill is committed to training physicians from diverse backgrounds. While specific mentions of being IMG-friendly are not highlighted, the program emphasizes the importance of diversity and inclusion, indicating a potential openness to IMG applicants. Furthermore, there is no explicit statement of eligibility, acceptance rates, or known support for visa sponsorships or ECFMG certification.
Categorical Positions
12
Categorical Positions (detail)
15 total residents (comprised of 12 Seattle-based residents plus 3 interns from the Rural Training Track who move to Port Angeles, WA in their second year of training)
Program Website
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550 16th Avenue, Suite 400, Seattle, WA, 98122, United States
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Current Residents
Overview
The residency currently features 15 first-year residents, comprised of 12 Seattle-based residents and 3 interns from the Rural Training Track who will move to Port Angeles in their second year. This resident cohort is engaged in a community-focused training model that emphasizes service to diverse populations.
PGY-1 MD
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PGY-1 DO
PGY-1 IMG
Curriculum & Education
Overview
Our residency practices full-spectrum family medicine, and all residents receive robust training in inpatient medicine and obstetrics. By the time they graduate, our residents average approximately 80 vaginal deliveries per resident, with a range from 65 to 200. These deliveries are spread evenly across training with approximately 40 deliveries in R1 year and 40 deliveries in the combined R2 and R3 years. What's unique and innovative about training at Cherry Hill? We are a full-spectrum program that puts our values into action by teaching and practicing longitudinal geriatrics, reproductive justice, gender-affirming care, behavioral health, and more.
Application
Application for residency is available on the website with details regarding interview dates not specified in the text. Interested candidates should look for specific application deadlines on the site.
# of Locations
five clinical training sites in Seattle and a rural training track in Port Angeles, Washington
Fellowship
The program offers various fellowship opportunities, particularly in addiction and sports medicine, which allow residents to enhance their expertise in focused areas. Residents participate in fellowship programs that add an additional year to training and prepare graduates for board certification exams.
Resident Life
Overview
We believe that training physicians of color improves outcomes in communities of color. Cherry Hill’s continuity clinics are community health centers with predominantly underserved patients of color. To better serve our patients’ unique health needs, our full-spectrum practice and curriculum are strong in inpatient medicine and OB, addiction medicine, and community medicine. Another part of our mission is to train diverse cohorts of physicians and provide extensive, longitudinal anti-racism training to all residents. We believe community organizing is a natural extension of family doctors’ work beyond the exam room. Through our community medicine curriculum, Cherry Hill residents are trained by local community organizers and apply their skills through collaborations with the community during all three years of residency. We believe residency is a partnership between faculty and residents. Our program operates with resident leadership at all levels, from curriculum development and recruitment to residency policies and clinic operations. We believe that empowered residents who fully participate in the design of the program, along with outstanding faculty teaching and mentorship, are the key to preparing graduates to practice in any setting: urban, rural, or international, clinical or academic.
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# of Years of Program
three years of residency with the opportunity to specialize through Areas of Concentration.
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Alumni
Alumni from the residency program tend to enter community practice settings, particularly focusing on inpatient medicine and obstetrics.
Salary & Benefits
Benefits Overview
Training sites in five Seattle clinics; emphasis on diverse training, community involvement, and longitudinal curriculum.
PGY-1 Salary
Vacation