Becker's Healthcare July 26, 2024
Providence’s family medicine residency program is cutting the number of new medical school graduates it recruits annually from 10 to four. The cuts, driven by a decrease in federal funding, will take effect next June, The Spokesman-Review reported July 25.
In addition to the six-slot reduction at Family Medicine Residency Spokane, the Renton, Wash. -based system is ending a sports medicine fellowship, which had one position, and is trimming the size of a translational program for residents entering specialties to eight slots.
The program cuts were primarily driven by a reduction in federal Graduate Medical Education funding and rising costs. Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare’s plans to reclaim residency slots that were previously allocated to Providence also played a role,...
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