Oregon is home to nine family medicine residencies that offer exceptional opportunities for medical students to be trained in full-spectrum family medicine.
Efforts to form the Oregon Residency Collaborative Alliance for Family Medicine (ORCA-FM) began in 2017, when the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians received a planning grant from the Oregon Graduate Medical Education Consortium to convene program directors and family medicine leaders to determine how to support Oregon’s efforts to reinforce and expand training opportunities for family physicians. ORCA-FM was fully funded by the State of Oregon with the passing of SB490 in 2024.
ORCA-FM is a program of the Oregon Academy of Family Physicians. The Alliance supports the continued excellence and development of family medicine residencies across the state by providing resources and connection for residency directors, faculty, and residents.
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.
Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Residency: University of Washington School of Medicine
Certification: The American Board of Family Medicine
Memberships:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Dr. Justin Osborn’s passions include patient care and training the next generation of primary care physicians. “Being a physician is more than diagnosing and treating,” he says. “It requires listening, interpreting and coaching patients to make healthier choices, and to be willing to be supportive even when there is an unclear diagnosis or uncertainty.”
By applying his medical knowledge and considering specific social determinants of health, Dr. Osborn can help his patients at every level. He believes that being empathetic and sharing medical knowledge in an understandable way leads to better care.
Dr. Osborn earned his medical degree from the University of Virginia and completed his internship and residency with the University of Washington. After his residency he worked as an associate professor and associate program director at the University of Washington.
When he is not practicing medicine, Dr. Osborn enjoys various activities such as painting, biking, hiking and supporting local farmers markets.
Medical School: The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center – St. Margaret’s Family Medicine
Fellowship: National Institute for Program Director Development (AFMRD)
Certification: The American Board of Family Medicine (Diplomate)
Memberships:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Awards, Honors and Recognitions:
Association of Family Medicine Residency Directors (AFMRD) – Program Director Recognition Award – Bronze – April 2019
Dr. Mary Nordling is a family physician who takes care of patients of all ages. She enjoys getting to know her patients, hearing their stories and working together to help them achieve their optimal health.
As the OHSU-Tuality Family Medicine Residency Program director, Dr. Nordling helps recruit and train future family physicians to provide compassionate, evidence-based, quality care. She has been involved in residency education her entire career. She worked at the Lawrence Family Medicine Residency program in Lawrence, Mass., for almost 12 years, including six years as associate program director. Dr. Nordling cared for patients at a Federally Qualified Health Center affiliated with the residency. She fulfilled her National Health Service Corps scholarship obligation there. She then helped start the first residency program on the island of Hawaii. As program director, she helped the program graduate the first two classes and achieve full Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education certification.
In her spare time, Dr. Nordling enjoys biking, hiking and camping. She is an avid reader, enjoys adventurous eating and loves to travel. She hopes to learn the art of gardening and is excited about exploring Oregon with her family and their dog, Blue.
Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Residency: Tacoma Family Medicine
Fellowship: Rural Medicine (Tacoma, WA)
Certifications: The American Board of Family Medicine
Advanced Life Support for Obstetrics (ALSO)
Memberships:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
Dr. Heather Stearman was awarded her medical degree from Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, CA, in 2008. She completed her family medicine residency and a rural family medicine fellowship with an emphasis in surgical obstetrics at Tacoma Family Medicine, Tacoma, WA.
She joins the Roseburg Family Medicine Residency (RFMR) Program interim program director and head of maternity care. Before joining RFMR, Dr. Stearman supervised students, residents and fellows at James Center Primary Care, Tacoma, WA.
In 2013, she became a certified instructor for Advanced Life Support for Obstetrics. With her abundance of knowledge and past faculty experiences, she is an incredible asset to RFMR.
Dr. Stearman, her husband of 17 years and their four children moved to Roseburg to be closer to family. Outside of clinic, Dr. Stearman’s hobbies include home remodeling, outdoor activities, camping, photography, cooking, gardening, and fine art.
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock Family Medicine Residency Program
Certification: The American Board of Family Medicine
Memberships:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
Dr. Wunderle is passionate about helping residents prepare to practice full-scale family medicine in rural and underserved settings.
In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her family, hiking, cooking, dancing, gardening and cross stitch.
Medical School: OHSU School of Medicine
Residency: OHSU – Cascades East Family Medicine Residency
Internship: OHSU – Cascades East Family Medicine Residency
Certification: The American Board of Family Medicine
Memberships:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
Dr. Jinnell Lewis received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Linfield College before working in uveitis research at the Casey Eye Institute for two years. She completed medical school at Oregon Health & Science University and her residency at OHSU’s Cascades East Family Medicine in Klamath Falls, where she trained in obstetrics and rural medicine.
Dr. Lewis has studied abroad in Spain and Costa Rica, completed two medical mission trips to Guatemala and enjoys working with Spanish-speaking patients. She chose to practice in Madras because she wants to live in a small town and provide full-spectrum family care – particularly obstetrics and pediatric care – to a diverse patient population. Away from work, Dr. Lewis spends time with her husband and four children. They enjoy camping, hiking, skiing, hunting, traveling, riding horses and cooking together.
Medical School: Universitatea Titu Maiorescu Facultatea de Medicina si Medicina Dentara
Residency: OHSU – Cascades East Family Medicine Residency
Certification: The American Board of Family Medicine
Memberships:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Dr. Moisa is active in the medical staff leadership of Sky Lakes Medical Center. He has great teaching skills in addiction medicine and implementing chronic pain guidelines. He enjoys time with his spouse and son – skiing, snowboarding, welding, grilling meat and starting new projects of all kinds.
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine
Graduate: Medical College of Ohio – NW Ohio Consortium for Public Health (MPH)
Certification: The American Board of Family Medicine
Memberships:
American Academy of Family Physicians
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Dr. Joe M. Skariah is a family medicine doctor. He provides comprehensive primary care, including obstetric and pediatric care. He also provides manual medicine as a treatment and believes in holistic care.
In search of a clinic that would allow him to pursue his interests in rural medicine and academics, he joined OHSU Family Medicine at Scappoose in 2012. His patients and the staff make it a joy for him to come to work. Dr. Skariah is also director of the Portland Family Medicine residency program at OHSU.
Dr. Skariah is originally from Garland, Texas. He is married with two children and a canine companion, Maggie. He can sing all the songs from Disney’s “Frozen” in Spanish.
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: Providence Hood River rural Residency Program
Certification: The American Board of Family Medicine
Dr. McAlister loves being a family doctor, as it is a natural fit for her holistic perspective on health and the importance she places on sustained relationships with her patients. She has specific interests in integrative medicine, women’s health, office-based procedures, palliative care, and global health. She feels extremely lucky to have found a job that allows her to provide high-quality care to people of all backgrounds while working with like-minded, compassionate, and inspired colleagues.
In her free time, Dr. McAlister can be found playing outside with her husband and two young children, attempting to cook endless amounts of vegetables from her CSA before they go bad, or attending social and community events in the Gorge.
Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine
Residency: McKay-Dee Family Hospital Center Program
Certifications: The American Board of Family Medicine
Dr. Whittier provides comprehensive primary care services for patients of all ages. Her interests include women’s health, adolescent medicine, sports medicine, diabetes and weight management, and mental health care for anxiety and depression.
She enjoys educating patients on lifestyle medicine and whole-food, plant-based diets to manage and reverse chronic disease and obesity.
Dr. Whittier forges personal connections with patients and advocates for their health care needs. Providing care for multiple generations within the same family helps cement her role as the trusted health care resource.
In her free time, she loves to explore nature with her husband, two sons and their dogs. She also enjoys cooking and has a passion for gardening and growing her own food.
Medical School: OHSU
Residency: Family Medicine Spokane
Fellowship: University of Washington Faculty Development
Memberships:
Oregon Academy of Family Physicians
American Academy of Family Physicians
American Board of Family Medicine (Diplomat)
The Society of Teachers of Family Medicine
Jennifer Hendrickson
Jennifer is a high energy, positive professional. Her strengths include change management, employee coaching and support, building bridges between departments and divisions for successful implementation and operational adoption, stakeholder engagement, program management, culture development and excellence.
Her experience working with multi-state teams and managing remote team members is a professional plus in today’s environment that demands remote work savvy, discipline, collaboration and relationship building to drive results.
Jennifer has many years of experience in the health care sector, from leading programs to consulting to training providers and leaders in the industry.
CEO, Oregon Academy of Family Physicians (Portland, OR)
Program Director, Oregon Academy of Family Physicians (Portland, OR)
Communications Manager, Oregon Academy of Family Physicians (Portland, OR)