Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Announces New Internal Medicine Residency Program In Partnership With Vancouver Clinic - 05/03/22

For release Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center announces  New Internal Medicine Residency Program in partnership with Vancouver Clinic

Vancouver, Wa – (May 3, 2022) Legacy Health has launched a new Internal Medicine Residency Program at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center. The program will provide a comprehensive medical education focusing on developing highly skilled primary care internists.   “This is an exciting opportunity that plays a big role in the future of health care in Southwest Washington and nationwide,” said Dr. Jennifer LeTourneau, clinical vice president of medical education, Legacy Health.

Twelve residents have successfully matched for the program out of more than 1,000 applicants. They will begin their training on June 20. During the three-year residency, residents will work and learn under the care and supervision of attending physicians. They will see patients in the hospital setting at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center and in the outpatient setting at Vancouver Clinic Salmon Creek. 

“We’re excited to welcome the best and brightest young internal medical talent to the program,” said Dr. Craig Riley, Program Director and Medical Director of Medical Education at Vancouver Clinic. “In a region growing as fast as Southwest Washington, expanding our primary care provider base with well-trained internists is imperative to caring for the communities we serve.”

Faculty for the program will include Legacy providers Dr. Sandra Law, Dr. Albert Rick, and Dr. Claire Gentile, and Vancouver Clinic providers Dr. Jasmine Chowdhury, Dr. Sonam Kiwalkar, Dr. Nicholas Wysham, and Dr. Sarah Assem. For more information on the program, go to  Legacy Salmon Creek Internal Medicine Residency Program | Legacy Health.

(Resident Physician photos available on request)