Family Medicine Residency Program
HealthLinc, in partnership with Northwest Health, is producing well-rounded, knowledgeable family medicine physicians who will become leaders, mentors and highly-qualified medical professionals in their community.
HealthLinc’s mission is to create healthy communities. As a Federally Qualified Health Center and Patient-Centered Medical Home Level 3, we are committed to providing coordinated, comprehensive and accessible care. With a multitude of services, including medical, dental, optometry, clinical pharmacy, pediatrics, women’s health, including prenatal care, and podiatry, our collaborative interdisciplinary approach to patient care sets us apart.
Throughout the Northwest Health Family Medicine Residency, you will work with many adept and mission-oriented faculty who will guide you through your journey, providing an ambulatory-focused education with an inpatient experience that demonstrates excellence through a patient-centered, team-based approach.
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This program offers comprehensive training to provide a solid foundation for family medicine practice. A traditional block schedule is followed while allowing residents to personalize their experience through various electives. Elective options may include ambulatory pain medicine, community medicine, hospital-based research, or an elective rotation designed by the resident in collaboration with the program director. For more information, please visit the Northwest Health Family Medicine Residency page.
The Northwest Health Family Medicine Residency program accepts 6 PGY-I residents a year. All applications must go through ERAS.
A complete application must have:
- ERAS application / Curriculum vitae
- Personal statement
- 3 letters of recommendation
- USMLE or COMLEX transcript
- Medical school transcript
- ECFMG transcript (for international medical students/graduates only)
- Medical Student Performance Evaluation (MSPE), also called a “Dean’s Letter”
The program provides J-1 visa sponsorship only at this time.
Specific questions about the residency program should be addressed to the program coordinator, Rylee Catlin, at rylee.catlin@nwhealthin.com or (219) 983-6283.
If you are a medical student looking for a family medicine clinical rotation at HealthLinc please visit our student page.
If you are a 4th year medical student wishing to do an audition rotation in the Northwest Health Family Medicine Residency, please click here.
Joel Bates, DO
Program Director
Leah Osorio, MD
Core Faculty
Rylee Catlin
Program Coordinator
Amanda Mathews, MD
Core Faculty
Laura Hannon, MD
Core Faculty