Kootenai Clinic Family Medicine Coeur d Alene Residency is a University of Washington (UW) Family Medicine Resident Network affiliated program, ACGME accredited, with all curriculum goals and objectives and general formatting developed in alignment with the long proven excellence and track record of this UW-WWAMI Network. UW has consistently been ranked first in the United States for quality of its Family Medicine teaching program. Our training program ensures that each of our graduates is a competent, compassionate, community connected family physician. Our residents have the opportunity to train in an unopposed program, mentored by a competent and compassionate group of board certified physicians, representing all the primary care and subspecialty fields. All of our facilities are contemporary, equipped with state-of-the-art technology and supported by the full-array of trained professionals.
Residents are able to enjoy and be energized by Coeur d’Alene’s beautiful, mountainous, river connected and lake filled surroundings. This pristine area has drawn a population of citizens devoted to a healthy lifestyle. Our community is committed to education, with high-ranking public school system, many private education opportunities and an education corridor supported by several major universities in the state of Idaho.
Kootenai Clinic and our entire community are committed to developing a top-ranked, desirable family medicine residency program. We have all promised our resources for effective operation of this program. We have selected a strong set of residents, each committed to the personal goal of self-development, and likewise totally committed to becoming an excellent, competent, and compassionate community connected family physician.
– Dr. Dick McLandress, Program Director