Providence Health & Services – Oregon-Hood River Rural Program

Family Medicine Analyst Verified · Sep 15, 2026

Providence Health & Services – Oregon-Hood River Rural Program

Providence Health & Services – Oregon-Hood River Rural Program is a residency program specializing in Family Medicine, located in Hood River, Oregon, directed by Mariah McAlister, MD and coordinated by Elisabeth Jex. The program accepts applications through November 1, 2026 and holds an accreditation status of Continued. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at elisabeth.jex@providence.org or (541) 387-6271. 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

A 2-2-2 rural training program sponsored by Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, with One Community Health, a migrant community health center, as the family medicine continuity clinic and Providence Milwaukie Family Medicine Residency as its urban sister program. Residents spend the first year in Portland training alongside Milwaukie residents, then move to Hood River, 60 miles east of Portland in the Columbia River Gorge, for the second and third years. Inpatient work centers on Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital with a full emergency department and an obstetrical unit that the program states delivers over 400 babies a year. Residents return to Portland for two- to four-week blocks each year for higher-volume obstetrics, adult medicine and elective rotations.

Who it fits

An applicant who intends to practice broad-scope family medicine in a small rural community.

Research intensity

Low; not presented as a program priority.

Career orientation

Primary Care / Community Practice.

Important

The program frames itself around applicants called to care for rural and underserved populations in the Northwest and states its hope that graduates practice in small rural communities.

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Family Medicine

Deadline 11/01/2026

27 days left

Accreditation Status Continued

SCORE

USMLE STEP 1

USMLE STEP 2

SCORE NOTES

VISA POLICY

VISA

GRADUATION CUT OFF

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

ECFMG CERTIFICATE

PROGRAM MISSION STATEMENT

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