FAMILY MEDICINE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
FAMILY PRACTICE RESIDENCY
Vancouver, Washington

Established in 1995, Family Medicine of Southwest Washington is an unopposed, community-based, University of Washington affiliated program sponsored by Southwest Washington Medical Center (SWMC), located in Vancouver, Washington. Bordering the Columbia River, SWMC is a 442 bed healthcare facility serving the Portland Metro and Southwest Washington regions. Besides an active open heart program, SWMC has the west coast's busiest ER north of Los Angeles. At 5000 deliveries a year, the Family Birth Center is the second busiest OB provider in this metropolitan area of over 1,000,000 people.

FMSW's multispecialty full time faculty includes six family physicians with OB privileges; one OB/GYN specialist; two Internists, one is board certified in Endocrinology; a full time pharmacist, and a behavioral scientist. Part time faculty includes Surgery, Dermatology, and Pediatrics, broadening the scope of clinical teaching, while maintaining core Family Medicine values. The Family Practice Center is a 12,000 sq.ft. clinic, and resident "home base". It serves a practice of 10,500 patients. While clinic patients represent all walks of life, a significant number are Medicare, underserved, disabled, Latino, and Russian-speaking segments of the community. FMSW faculty and residents provide 35,000 outpatient and 7,000 inpatient visits annually, a successful in Advanced Access Care Model and really make a difference in Southwest Washington.

FMSW is a rich learning environment where residents enjoy autonomy with support, consultation with enthusiasm, mentoring with care from both community physicians and core faculty, and the opportunity to teach medical students on elective rotations. FMSW continues to champion a spirit of community involvement through various major annual initiatives, including:

• Sports Medicine Program providing more than 600 low-cost physicals for high school athletes (Summer)
• Breast/Cervical and Prostate screening programs for the community (Fall)
• Team Physician services for local high school football games (Fall)
• Free Community Clinic for the underserved and homeless (Weekly)
• "Cops and Docs" hand gun violence awareness program (Year around)

Other attractive features include a senior Night-Float call system, two weekends completely free of duties per four week rotation, and full time presence of hospital-based supervising residents to assist with Call.

FMSW takes pride in training great family doctors for today's complex practice environment. While some program graduates practice in Alaska, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Montana, Mississippi, and Texas, the United States Military, most are serving in
various rural, urban and suburban Washington communities. Almost half of our residents have remained in the Portland-Vancouver Metro area.

Enjoy the balance of a high quality, broad-based educational experience, the cultural allure of the Portland/Vancouver metropolitan area, and the Pacific Northwest lifestyle. Live, work, and play in the shadows of Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Hood, explore the breathtaking landscape of the Columbia River Gorge, and walk along the shores of the scenic northern Oregon Coast.
For further information about the program and community, contact:

Family Medicine of Southwest Washington
Family Practice Residency Program
PO Box 1600
Vancouver, WA 98668
(360) 514-7560
e-mail: info@fmsw.fammed.washington.edu
web: http://www.swmedicalcenter.com/body.cfm?id=2145