Chief Resident, St. Joseph Internal Medicine Residency - CommonSpirit Health

In 2020 united in a fierce commitment to deliver the highest quality care and exceptional patient experience Virginia Mason and CHI Franciscan Health came together as natural partners to build a new health system centered around the patient: Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care including 11 hospitals and nearly 5000 physicians and providers. Together we are empowered to make an even greater impact on the health and well-being of our communities.

The Virginia Mason Franciscan Health - St. Joseph Internal Medicine Residency Program is pleased to announce one opening for its outpatient chief resident position for the 2025-2026 academic year.

We opened our doors to our first intern class in June 2023. As chief resident in a new program, you will have the unique opportunity to help build and shape our program. Becoming a chief resident in our program is a highly rewarding experience that allows you to make a meaningful impact on both students and residents, hone your teaching and leadership skills, and to think creatively on how to grow a new residency program. You will be challenged from an academic and leadership perspective. 

At the time of your chief resident year we will have 39 internal medicine residents. We are nestled in the heart of downtown Tacoma, WA, and offer a highly competitive salary and leadership opportunities. Our current structure is a 1.0 FTE split between clinical and administrative duties.

There are 5 dimensions of a chief resident you will be asked to participate in:

1.Scheduling, planning, and facilitating individual resident and educational conferences

2.Participating in recruitment activities for our next class of physicians

3.Planning, teaching, and implementing our primary care curriculum

4.Precepting in our outpatient internal medicine clinic as an attending physician

5.Participating in quality improvement, patient safety, and/or scholarly activities with residents

Requirements include:

• graduated from an Internal Medicine Residency Program
• Board eligible/certified (ABIM)

We are looking for applicants who model our 3 core values: humility, drive, and resilience. These core values allow us to create a culture of accountability and “consistency of work.” I assure you that becoming a part of our growing program will help develop you as both an individual and physician educator ~ 

Joey Parker, DO, FACP

Program Director, St. Joseph Internal Medicine Residency 

Hospital Medicine, St. Joseph Medical Center