ORCA-FM

Oregon Residency Collaborative Alliance for Family Medicine (ORCA-FM) is a residency network supporting the continued excellence and development of family medicine residencies in Oregon.

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Our Mission

ORCA-FM will enhance the ability of Family Medicine residencies in Oregon to improve the health of our communities through training comprehensive high-quality family physicians and fostering leadership and innovation in primary care.

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Opportunities

ORCA-FM will create opportunities for:

  • faculty development and cultivation,
  • peer-to-peer networking at regular meetings and between,
  • collaboration with other residencies for common programming and courses,
  • peer and mentor support among programs for learners,
  • access to information libraries and/or pooled access to statisticians/etc. to support research efforts for residents and faculty

History

Our efforts began in 2017, when OAFP received a planning grant from the Oregon Graduate Medical Education Consortium (OGMEC) to help develop a Family Medicine Residency Directors’ network. Additional funding from OGMEC was awarded in fall 2019.

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