Program Overview
A community-based, unopposed family medicine residency in Roseburg, Oregon, founded in 2020. Our ACGME sponsor is OPTI-West.
We are a community-based, unopposed family medicine residency in Roseburg, Oregon. Our continuity clinic is at Aviva Health, a Federally Qualified Health Center. Our hospital is Mercy Medical Center, the only hospital in Douglas County. Specialty clinics across the county take part in your training. Our ACGME sponsor is OPTI-West, a consortium that supports residency and fellowship programs with educational resources and accreditation oversight.
Our core, adjunct and community faculty practice medicine in different ways, and residents learn from all of them. We encourage residents to think independently, ask questions, and find practical solutions.
Program highlights
Unopposed training
Family medicine residents are the only residents at Mercy Medical Center. Admissions, procedures and time with attending physicians are not shared with another program. Specialists across Douglas County are part of the training.
A supported introduction to residency
New residents begin with a four-week introduction to the core rotations, clinic workflows and the electronic medical record. Senior residents and faculty work beside the interns while they learn the systems, before the responsibility grows.
Resident-led MAT clinic
Residents care for patients with substance use disorders in our resident-led medication-assisted treatment clinic. Residents learn to manage addiction as part of comprehensive family medicine.
Resident-led procedure clinic
The procedure clinic gives residents dedicated time to build procedural skills. The skills carry into practice, especially in rural and resource-limited settings.
Resident-driven improvement
Residents have a voice in how the program develops, through resident-led committees and protected time to find and fix problems. Residents help us see what works, what does not, and where we can improve.
Community capstone projects
Every resident completes a capstone project on a subject of their choice. Many projects address a community need or improve care in our clinic.
Resident-led OMT clinic
Residents, DOs and MDs alike, can develop osteopathic manipulative treatment skills and expand access to OMT in our community. We have applied for Osteopathic Recognition from the AOA.
Lifestyle medicine
Our longitudinal lifestyle medicine curriculum, in partnership with Thrive Umpqua (formerly a Blue Zones project), teaches evidence-based prevention and treatment of chronic disease. Residents can pursue a pathway toward ACLM board certification.
Wellness
Residents have access to mental health resources, financial planning, outdoor activities, arts and crafts, and protected time with co-residents and faculty.
POCUS training
Residents develop point-of-care ultrasound skills in both the clinic and the hospital. In rural practice, where advanced imaging can be far away, it is a valuable diagnostic tool.
Direct observation
In continuity clinic, faculty watch residents care for patients and then give focused feedback: what went well and what to work on next.
Our mission
Developing exceptional family medicine physicians prepared to meet the unique healthcare needs of rural communities through innovative education, compassionate care and community engagement.
Our vision
To be recognized as a program committed to training extraordinary family medicine physicians who embrace our community, feel at home in rural Roseburg, Oregon, and treat each patient as a member of their own family.
