Family Practice Residency Family Practice Residency Seattle Indian Health Board fulfills its mission to assist American Indians and Alaska Natives in the achievement of the highest possible physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual well being through the provision of culturally appropriate services, and to advocate for the needs of all Indian people, especially the most vulnerable members of our community by providing a unique training opportunity in Family Medicine for medical professionals who wish to work in a nonprofit healthcare setting. The Family Practice Residency is a three-year program begun in 1994 in association with Providence Medical Center's Family Practice Residency Program and the University of Washington's Regional Family Practice Network.
Family practice provides a special opportunity to learn about Indian health.
Our staff addresses health problems faced by patients who may have a variety of illnesses and cultural needs. Applicants to the program should be strongly considering a career providing care to American Indians or Alaska Natives. In 1997, SIHB's first graduating residents became the only family practice physicians in the West to have received such intensive training in urban Indian health care. Two of the program's first six graduates have chosen to live in Seattle and join the staff of Seattle Indian Health Board. Rotations and clinics are located at or near the two agencies, a few blocks from downtown Seattle.