Oregon Health & Science University OHSU Health-Hillsboro Medical Center Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

Oregon Health & Science University OHSU Health-Hillsboro Medical Center Program

Oregon Health & Science University OHSU Health-Hillsboro Medical Center Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Hillsboro, Oregon, directed by Mary K. Nordling, MD and coordinated by Rebecca Van Ness. The program accepts applications through December 31, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Initial. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at rebecca.vanness@tuality.org or (503) 681-1249. 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

This is a young community-based Family Medicine program (first residents in 2021) operating as an OHSU Health partner at Hillsboro Medical Center, combining a community-hospital clinical environment with academic affiliation to Oregon's flagship medical university. The program emphasizes local community engagement (high-school partnership programs, geriatric society collaborations, sports medicine and case-based scholarship) rather than bench research, with residents regularly producing posters and presentations at regional/national meetings (STFM, AMSSM, OAFP) alongside faculty. Scholarly activity is structured and expected but oriented toward practical, community-linked quality-improvement and case-report work rather than hypothesis-driven investigation, suggesting a primary-care and community-service career orientation. The program values residents committed to community partnership, advocacy (OAFP board involvement), and longitudinal engagement with the Hillsboro/Washington County population.

Who it fits

An applicant whose ERAS narrative centers on community health engagement, primary care advocacy, and applied/community-based scholarly projects (rather than laboratory or subspecialty research) will find the most natural alignment here.

Research intensity

Moderate - scholarly projects, poster presentations, and community-based QI work are structured into training and encouraged, but the focus is applied rather than central to program identity.

Career orientation

Primary Care

Important

The program requires a personal statement addressing why the applicant chose Family Medicine, at least one letter of recommendation from a family medicine or primary care physician, and may request supplemental short-answer responses on interest in the specific program.

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Family Medicine

Deadline 12/31/2026

86 days left

Accreditation Status Initial

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VISA POLICY

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GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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