Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic Program/Sollus Northwest Program

Program Description

Sollus Northwest is an osteopathically-recognized, AOA- and ACGME-accredited family medicine residency program in a rural and underserved setting in the lower Yakima valley of central Washington. Sollus Northwest is sponsored by Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic, one the largest community-based health center organizations in the Pacific Northwest. The interdisciplinary staff is dedicated to the patient-centered, integrated health care model of care. The family medicine practice for residents is at Grandview Medical-Dental Clinic. This small-town clinic offers family medicine, internal medicine, pediatric care, labor and delivery, family planning, after-hours care, behavioral health services, social services, a pharmacy, and health education. Grandview Medical-Dental Clinic sees more than 12,000 medical patients annually. Nearly 40 percent of our patients in Grandview are pediatric patients, and more than 60 percent of all patients speak Spanish as their primary language. Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic provides an interdisciplinary team model directed toward health promotion, disease prevention, management of acute and chronic medical conditions, referral to specialty care, and coordination of patient health care needs. Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic received a level 3 PCMH recognition from NCQA in 2014.

Community Setting

Rural

Rural

Top 3 Program Strengths

• Direct Primary Care
• Direct Primary Care
• Osteopathic care
• Osteopathic care
• Women's Health
• Women's Health

Primary Admitting Hospital

Prosser Memorial Health

Length of Program

3 Years

Clinic Funding

• Federal Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) funding
• Federal Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education (THCGME) funding

Positions

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Offered:	PGY-1: 4	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4
Filled:	PGY-1: 4	PGY-2: 4	PGY-3: 4

Has Residential Organization

No

Required ICU Rotations

Less than two months

Required General Surgery Rotations

Less than two months

Required Maternity Rotations

Three months

Level of Pregnancy Care Training Provided

At least 20 deliveries for all residents; comprehensive pregnancy care with 80 or more deliveries for a few residents.

Required Pediatrics Rotations

Three months

Offers International Rotations

Yes
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Half Day Table (years 1-n)

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

Hospital Trips Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Call from home trips to hospital	PGY-1: q15d-q28d	PGY-2: q15d-q28d	PGY-3: None

Night Calls Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Average In hospital night calls	PGY-1: None	PGY-2: None	PGY-3: None
Night Float	PGY-1: No	PGY-2: Yes	PGY-3: No

Has Computer Documentation

Yes

Offers Rural Rotations

Yes

Has Electronic Health Records

Yes

Primary Admitting Hospital

Prosser Memorial Health

Total Hospital Beds

25

Full Time Doctor Faculty

3

Full Time Other Faculty

0

Full Time Physicians Extender Faculty

0

Total Rotation Hospitals

4

Total Admitting Hospitals

2

Total Family Practice Centers

2

Has Federally Qualified Rotations

Yes

Base Salary and Vacation Table (years 1-n)

	PGY-1	PGY-2	PGY-3
Salary	PGY-1: $68,000	PGY-2: $71,000	PGY-3: $74,000
Weeks of Vacation	PGY-1: 2	PGY-2: 2	PGY-3: 2

Benefits

• Parking

• Meals

• Health Insurance

• Disability Insurance

• Liability Insurance

• Moving Allowance

• Sick Leave / Personal Time

• Funding for attending conferences

• Time off for conferences

Offers Fellowship

No

Fellowship offered