Meet the Omak Team

Effective July 2024, Emily Miller, MD, assumed the role of Program Director for the MultiCare Omak Rural Training Program.

The science of medicine has always been fascinating to me, but it was not until I envisioned a medical practice spanning all ages and rooted in a community that I really decided to become a physician. My desire to work in a small town led to specializing in Family Medicine and then completing a Rural Medicine Fellowship including training in cesarean sections and higher risk prenatal care. Though I spent my early years in the green landscapes of New Zealand, New Hampshire and Western Washington I’ve come to love the open skies in Omak, WA where I have practiced full spectrum Family Medicine at Family Health Centers since 2013.

Rural communities face a shortage of primary care providers; my primary clinical goal is to be a stable source of medical care for families in Okanogan County and to be responsive to the types of care that they need. I find professional fulfillment in the variety of full spectrum Family Medicine, with a special interest in prenatal care and obstetrics.

Mentoring future rural practitioners as the Program Director for the Omak Rural Training Program brings the joy of teaching to an already full professional life. It’s an honor to walk alongside our residents as they thrive in our healthcare community.

Outside of medicine, my family and I cultivate a small farm with goats, ducks, fruit trees and vegetables. When not on call I often roam Okanogan County hiking, cycling, paddling and foraging for wild foods.

Tacoma Faculty Omak Faculty Residents

I am in my 24^th year of practice as a Family Physician. Prior to joining TFM this year I served as the Site Medical Director and one of 3 physicians for our community clinic on Vashon Island – a rural, geographically isolated and aging population. I know the joys and challenges of rural medicine – from seeing patients being well at the Farmer’s Market to hearing what ails them at the Grocery Store. Rural practice also has a call to advocacy and activism – from integrating with the local Fire Department, campaigning for a Hospital District, to speaking to the School Board in support of a grant for the formation of a school-based health clinic. It’s so much more than just medicine!

You’ll usually see our residency coordinators hard at work, but Debbie Miller and Emma Ruhl make sure to enjoy working hard and playing harder!

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