Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
The Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Family Medicine residency in Bremerton, WA is listed by AAMC with ERAS status “Participating” for the 2027 cycle. Use the official program page for curriculum, training sites, eligibility, and current contacts.
About the program
Northwest Washington Family Medicine Residency (listed as Virginia Mason Franciscan Health) is an ACGME-accredited, unopposed, community-based 9/9/9 program in Bremerton, affiliated with the 336-bed St. Michael Medical Center and the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency Network. Residents train in the 27,000 sq ft Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Family Medicine Clinic (opened July 2020). Distinctive offerings include an embedded HIV clinic, longitudinal community medicine, enhanced mental health and medication-assisted therapy training, office procedures, global health rotations and practice management. Faculty include physicians fellowship-trained in sports medicine and high-risk obstetrics; resident-to-faculty ratio is 2:1.
Summarized from the program’s official website. Confirm details with the program.
Program highlights
- Mission fit: the director's message says the program selects residents aligned with training family physicians for less-urban Pacific Northwest practice; frame your goals around rural/underserved care.
- Emphasise interest in the enhanced training areas named by the program: mental health, sports medicine, addiction medicine/medication-assisted therapy, and care for marginalized populations, delivered with Kitsap community partners.
- Curriculum has full-spectrum obstetrics plus Family Birth Center nights, with 4-week Seattle Children's inpatient (PGY2) and emergency (PGY3) pediatrics rotations; ask how pediatric acuity and housing for those blocks work.
- Ask about the embedded HIV clinic, longitudinal interest-guided community medicine experience, and global health rotation opportunities, and how residents tailor 12 weeks of electives in PGY2 and PGY3.
- Procedure training is a selling point (skin procedures, colposcopy/LEEP, IUD and Nexplanon, vasectomy, endometrial biopsy, first-trimester OB ultrasound); say which you want to master.
- Thursday 2-5 pm protected didactics, plus RAFT and FYST wellness afternoons each quarter; the FAQ says early classes shaped the curriculum, so show you want to give feedback and help build the program.
PGY salaries
PGY salaries have not been verified for this program.
Program leadership and contact
- Program director
- Casey McCann, MD
- Program coordinator
- Krystal Wiita-Krech
- Address
- Northwest Washington Family Medicine Residency, 4207 Kitsap Way, Bremerton, WA 98312
- Phone
- 360-782-7701
Program and application links
Review the official program page for training sites, curriculum, eligibility, required documents, deadlines, interview policy, visa sponsorship, and current openings.
About Family Medicine residency training
Family Medicine residency training typically lasts 3 years.
Training covers care across ages, including obstetrics, pediatrics and outpatient continuity of care.
General information about the specialty, not a statement about this program. Confirm details with the program.
How to apply to this residency
- Register with ERAS, the application service of the AAMC, and with the NRMP Main Residency Match.
- Apply to this program through ERAS during the application season, with the documents it asks for.
- If you interview here, rank the program on your NRMP rank order list by the deadline; Match results are released in March.
Deadlines, required documents, interview policy and visa sponsorship differ between programs and years. The program’s own website is the authority.
Prepare your application
- The NRMP Residency Match, explained
- Residency interview preparation: a four-week plan and question bank
- Residency interview strategies for USMLE candidates
- How to create a resume or CV for residency
- The Dean's letter (MSPE): what it is and how to get it from your medical school
- After the interview: highlight your strengths and send thank-you letters
- NRMP ranking algorithm & rank-list strategy
- Save money on USMLE and interview travel
- Study books by exam
- International medical graduates: ECFMG and visas
Questions to ask this program
Strong applicants use the interview to learn how a program trains its residents. Questions worth asking:
- How much autonomy do residents have at each training level, and how is supervision handled?
- Where do graduates go next: practice, fellowship or academic positions? Ask for recent examples.
- What are the call and night-float schedules, and how many hours do residents typically work?
- How are residents supported in preparing for board exams, and what is the program’s recent pass rate?
- What research, quality improvement or teaching opportunities are protected with time?
- What benefits, parental leave and wellness support does the program provide?
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Frequently asked questions
How do I apply to the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Family Medicine residency?
This directory lists the program in the NRMP Main Residency Match. Use the program and application links on this page for the current instructions, deadlines and required documents.
How long is the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Family Medicine residency?
The program length recorded for this entry is 3 years. Confirm it with the program.
How many positions does the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Family Medicine residency offer?
The directory records 9 position(s) per year. Positions can change from year to year, so confirm for the cycle you are applying to.
What does the Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Family Medicine residency pay?
Salaries have not been verified for this program. Many institutions publish a resident and fellow salary schedule on their graduate medical education office page.