Kadlec Regional Medical Center Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Oct 4, 2026

Kadlec Regional Medical Center Program

Kadlec Regional Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Richland, Washington, directed by Katie Karlson, MD and coordinated by Danielle Larson.. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or (509) 942-3281. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Kadlec Family Medicine Residency is a community-based, unopposed program in Richland, WA, affiliated with Providence Health and the UW-based WWAMI Family Medicine Network, serving a culturally and economically diverse population across Southeastern Washington and Northeastern Oregon. Its compact-campus structure emphasizes broad-spectrum, hospitalist-supervised inpatient care without overnight call for interns, longitudinal continuity clinic with a progressively growing panel, and outpatient exposure across subspecialties (ENT, urology, cardiology, ortho, dermatology) rather than a research-driven model. The program is explicitly primary-care oriented, with most graduates entering community and Kadlec-affiliated primary care clinics throughout the Pacific Northwest and California rather than pursuing fellowships. Its stated leadership philosophy stresses team communication, humanitarian and leadership development, and a supportive, non-competitive faculty culture.

Who it fits

An applicant seeking broad, full-spectrum community family medicine training with strong continuity-clinic development and a clear path into regional outpatient primary care practice, rather than academic or fellowship subspecialization.

Research intensity

Low - no research infrastructure, expectation, or scholarly output is described; curriculum and outcomes are entirely clinically oriented.

Career orientation

Primary Care

Important

Documentation of predominantly US clinical/elective experience is required, and international medical graduates must additionally show US Family Medicine clinic experience equivalent to a 4-6 week rotation, inpatient experience in Family Medicine/Pediatrics/Internal Medicine, and graduation from an LCME-accredited school; at least one letter of recommendation must come from a family medicine physician.

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