The Samaritan Family Medicine Rural Training Program (RTP) is a 1-2, community-based, ACGME-accredited three-year residency program located on the central Oregon coast.
This program provides unique learning opportunities in a resource-limited environment. Intern year is spent at Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, a level 2 trauma center in Corvallis, Oregon. Residents spend their second and third years of training at Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital (SPCH), a critical access hospital in Newport, OR that overlooks the Pacific Ocean and beautiful Yaquina Bay.
Mission Statement
To train family medicine physicians centered on the principles of collaboration, compassion, and accountability to improve the health and well-being of rural and underserved communities.
Our program mission closely aligns with the Samaritan Health Services mission of ‘Building Healthier Communities Together’. This shared mission encourages collaboration to provide patient-centered care in an ever-evolving healthcare environment.
Our Values
We are focused on training family medicine residents to have a broad skillset to practice in rural and underserved communities. We value adaptability, integrity, and compassion to those we serve. We want residents to express scholarly interest to enrich the field of primary care. We value a commitment to excellence and lifelong learning. We embrace new challenges and strive to become fearlessly self-aware through regular self-evaluation. We value collaboration and inter-professional unity to be able to respond to the needs of one’s community.
Continuity clinic is operated out of Newport Family Medicine, a hospital based, patient centered medical home with access to behavioral health, clinical pharmacy, care coordination and clinical nursing services. The residency shares clinical space with orthopedic and general surgery, pediatrics, and OB/GYN specialists. Inpatient care is a major part of the curriculum throughout all three years of training.
Resident wellness is an important aspect of our training program. The program offers quarterly wellness half days, bi-annual resident-only retreats, monthly Balint group, peer and faculty mentorship, and an intern orientation block that prepares residents for success on rotations. There are also institutional level benefits for residents including free SamFit gym memberships, access to the Vital WorkLife for Physicians program, Employee Assistance Program for counseling services and free access to mindfulness apps including Headspace.
