Curriculum

Valley Family Medicine offers an innovative curriculum that provides a breadth of experience and flexibility to prepare family physicians to practice in a variety of settings. The training includes full spectrum family medicine with quality inpatient and outpatient primary care, obstetrics, and behavioral medicine. Unique components include scheduling residents in clinic on a daily basis (known as Clinic First), disease management and population-based care, integration of evidence-based medicine, and healthcare management seminars that are targeted to each academic year. The entire program is designed to create an emotionally supportive environment that encourages intellectual debate and lifelong professional development.

• ObstetricsEvery resident graduates with at least 80 deliveries, with continuity from the first prenatal visit through delivery.
• PediatricsNewborn care, ambulatory pediatrics with community partners, and inpatient and emergency pediatrics at Seattle Children's Hospital.
• Family Medicine Inpatient Service (FMIS)Care for every Valley Family Medicine patient admitted to the hospital, including CCU-level care, with a dedicated inpatient curriculum.