Medical Degree: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Residency: Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency, Rural Training Program
Location:
Downtown Health Center
240 W. Front Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
Paul was born and raised in North Carolina, completing his undergraduate studies at Lees-McRae College, nestled in the hills and hollows of rural Appalachia. After undergrad, he moved to the rural high desert around Joshua Tree, California, where he spent nine years exploring myriad interests and potential life paths. While his earlier years had offered repeated hints of an interest in health and the human body, it wasn’t until this later period that he finally got the message to pursue a career in medicine.
Paul attended medical school at Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU) in Yakima, with a keen interest in rural family medicine. He was the pilot student for a new nine-month rural longitudinal clerkship in the steppes of Okanogan County, working with full-spectrum family medicine physicians, many with OB fellowship training. Some of his medical interests include (but are not limited to) women’s health, addiction medicine, street medicine, musculoskeletal and osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT), and providing a safe open space for any patient to seek care. He’s excited to be part of the Swedish Cherry Hill Family Medicine Residency and the full-spectrum training to serve underserved rural populations via the Rural Training Program in Port Angeles.
Outside of medicine, Paul enjoys backpacking, kayaking, fitness, reading, tabletop and role-playing games, and overall a commitment to a balanced life.