Spokane Teaching Health Center Rural Program

Program Description

NorthEast Washington Medical Group was established in 1979 by three separate rural practices that combined. We now are a multi-specialty group practice that is uniquely orientated in a very rural community and have become a mini-referral center with a Family Practice base. Our faculty includes eleven family practitioners, five internal medicine physicians, including a board certified gastroenterologist, two general surgeons, four emergency physicians, an orthopedist, a radiologist and four midlevel providers. Our two Family Practice residents are an integral part of our practice. NorthEast Washington Medical Group provides both inpatient and outpatient medical care to the entire Colville valley and parts of three counties in rural northeastern Washington, serving a patient population of about 35,000. The strength of the Colville RTT is our patient base and the outstanding group of physicians that work with the RTT residents. This group of physicians has the best of both worlds - we're able to perform as primary and specialty physicians, as well as clinical instructors. Our residents receive excellent didactic teaching and precepting, usually at a ratio of five faculty physicians per resident. The residents also have the opportunity to establish their own practices and identity within our group. Because of the support of the group of physicians and our patient population, we are able to provide our residents with a range of clinical experiences.

Community Setting

Rural

Top 3 Program Strengths

No strengths provided

Primary Admitting Hospital

Mt Carmel

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

No federal or government clinic funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 2	PGY-2: 2	PGY-3: 2
Filled:	PGY-1: 1	PGY-2: 1	PGY-3: 1

Has Residential Organization

No

Required General Surgery Rotations

Two months

Required Maternity Rotations

Six months or more

Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

None

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Three months

Offers International Rotations

No

Half Day Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Half days	PGY-1: 2	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 5

Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Call from home trips to hospital	PGY-1: q15d-q28d	PGY-2: q5d	PGY-3: q6d

Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Average In hospital night calls	PGY-1: q7d-q14d	PGY-2: q15d-q28d	PGY-3: > q28d
Night Float	PGY-1: No	PGY-2: No	PGY-3: No

Has Computer Documentation

Yes

Has Electronic Health Records

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

Mt Carmel

Total Hospital Beds

27

Full Time Doctor Faculty

12

Full Time Other Faculty

16

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

2

Total Rotation Hospitals

3

Total Admitting Hospitals

1

Total Family Practice Centers

1

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

No

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Salary	PGY-1: $46,368	PGY-2: $48,216	PGY-3: $50,789
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 4	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4

Benefits

• Funding for attending conferences

• Parking

• Health Insurance

• Liability Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Meals

• Life Insurance

• Sick Leave / Personal Time

• Medical license fee

• DEA license fee

Offers Fellowship

No

Fellowship offered

Fellowship Leads To Post-Graduation

No

Offers Clerkship

Yes