Ellensburg Rural Program

In our community-based residency program, we train patient-centered, culturally-sensitive, compassionate family medicine physicians to provide quality care to the diverse patient population in Central Washington and beyond.

Our Residency Program in Ellensburg

Our Residency program provides full spectrum Family Medicine training including OB, integrated behavioral health, osteopathic medicine, procedural training and inpatient pediatric and adult medicine.

Language Instruction and Dedicated Education of Residents for the Latinx Community (LIDERES-LC)

We are proud to announce that Community Health of Central Washington recently applied for and was awarded funding under the HRSA Primary Care Training and Enhancement – Language and Disability Access grant to support our training of CWFM residents in a curriculum that is meant to improve their ability to serve our rural Latinx community of Central Washington. Through this additional funding, we are developing a residency track program (LIDERES-LC) available to second- and third-year residents which will provide a focused residency curriculum that encompasses training on social determinants of health specific to the Latinx community, community engagement, service-based learning, Spanish language fluency development, and clinical rotations focused on serving Latinx patients of limited English proficiency. We look forward to having this program up and running for the academic year of 2024-25. For more details and updates please visit the following link!

Our Mission Statement

Our program is committed to academic excellence as demonstrated by its affiliation with the nation’s #1 ranked University of Washington Department of Family Medicine, and one of the newest osteopathic medical schools, Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences. Community physicians provide and teach state-of-the-art medicine in both the outpatient and inpatient settings.

In our community-based residency program, we train patient-centered, culturally-sensitive, compassionate family medicine physicians to provide quality care to the diverse patient population in Central Washington and beyond.

CWFMR’s Rural Program in Ellensburg

Central Washington Family Medicine Residency Program Ellensburg Rural Track (CWFMR-E) is a 3-year family medicine program sponsored by Community Health of Central Washington and affiliated with the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network. CWFMR-E was founded on the belief that the best preparation for rural practice is rural training.

Ellensburg is a small city nestled in the foothills of the cascades with abundant opportunities for outdoor enthusiasts. Read More Here.

About Ellensburg

Ellensburg provides tremendous opportunities for education, local art, entertainment and outdoor recreation such as hiking, biking, camping, canoeing, rafting and horseback riding.