Celebration. Reflection. Meaning.   We often wonder about our purpose, in life, at home, at work.  What impact do we have on the world?  One of my purposes here over the last 25 years has been to train new physicians for future generations.  Graduation this year marks a major milestone for the organization.       This class is our 25th graduating class.  It all began with Jude Page in 1994.  The sole graduate marking our first year.  Over the...

What are we training new physicians to do?  What were you trained to do as nurse, medical assistance, or IT?  I can pretty much guarantee what you are doing now is different from what you were trained to do.  Yes, there are some similarities, but the jobs we perform in health care are quite different. 25 years ago we were training family medicine residents to write in paper charts, look up information in the library, and in the really...

Taken from the Daily Record news article “Vaccines important for the health of a community” By Jie Casey Kittitas County is a vibrant and diverse collection of folks who share a common bond. That bond is being part of a community that, despite our different backgrounds, is united in the goal of maintaining both the beauty of our valley and the wellbeing of our neighbors. Additionally, the doctors and advanced practice clinicians of...

This past month we matched our 26th class.  What a change over the years.  Some of you around the corporation were not yet conceived when we found out about our first class.  And that first class interviewed in a building (216 N 40th Ave) that had a black tarpaulin ceiling for part of the interview season. Once upon a time we had colder winters with more snow. Our interview season did not involve construction or plastic ceilings, or much snow. ...