Samaritan Health Services - Corvallis Program

Program Identity & Fit

Samaritan Internal Medicine is a small, community-based categorical/preliminary program in Corvallis, Oregon, delivering academic-caliber training within a 188-bed referral hospital that serves four surrounding critical access hospitals, giving residents broad case complexity without the layered hierarchy of a large university center. The program builds career-agnostic infrastructure in parallel tracks—true continuity-panel primary care preparation, hospitalist-focused contract/negotiation and elective support, and fellowship mentorship with dedicated research staff, protected PGY-2 scholarly time, and away rotations—reflecting a structural commitment to whichever path a resident chooses rather than a single dominant outcome. Distinctive features include resident-led academic inpatient teams with early clinical ownership, a night-float-only system with no 24-hour shifts, longitudinal geriatrics/rheumatology clinics, narrative (non-Likert) evaluation, and an optional critical access hospital rotation for rural-bound residents. The program explicitly values engagement, psychological safety, curiosity, and leadership involvement in hospital operations, with many graduates staying on as faculty or returning after fellowship.