Sea Mar

Sea Mar Community Health Center - Seattle is part of a large and successful community health center system dedicated to the care of the medically underserved and the Latinx population of Seattle. Sea Mar was founded in 1978 by a group of Latinx community leaders.

Sea Mar’s Seattle clinic, located in the South Park neighborhood, became the residency’s second continuity site, after the Cherry Hill Clinic, in 1987. Sea Mar was one of the first community health centers to partner with a residency in the country, and this pioneering collaborative effort continues to provide excellent training to residents.

As a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), Sea Mar is ideal for residents who desire to work with a multicultural, Latinx-rich community. Applicants to the Sea Mar site should have sufficient skills in Spanish to conduct a patient visit without the use of an interpreter, as well as a love for obstetrical training, pediatric care, and immersion into a dynamic community organization.

In-hospital rotations for Sea Mar residents are the same as for residents at the Swedish Cherry Hill clinic, while their ambulatory clinic practice takes place at Sea Mar Community Health Center.

Clinic highlights include:

• High volume training in OB, pediatrics, and ambulatory medicine

• NCQA-certified medical home status since 2014

• Ultrasound clinic, procedure clinic, urgent care clinic, dermatology clinic, gynecology clinic, sports medicine clinic, colposcopy clinic, circumcisions, and a nursing home site

• Specialty care, including a hypertension specialist and infertility specialist

• Health educators, social workers and care coordinators located on site

• A multitude of free patient resources including Zumba, yoga, diabetes education and nutrition classes

• Immersion into a broad array of community services for our patients such as mental health treatment, addiction treatment, maternal support services, WIC, dental care, preventive health services and ESL classes, to name just a few. There is opportunity for involvement in community service programs supported by Sea Mar such as Fiestas Patrias, the Latino Health Forum, and a yearly holiday party.

A large percentage of Hispanic patients, Southeast Asian patients, and other communities of color utilize the clinic. Sea Mar operates an additional 29 migrant and clinic health centers in the Puget Sound area. Residents who are interested have the opportunity to obtain elective experience at these clinics.

Sea Mar’s NRMP Match number is 1755120C4.

Patients at a Glance

The following data refers to all Sea Mar facilities, not just our residency’s site in South Park.

Racial and Ethnic Identity, 2021

Language, 2021

31% of patients are best served in a language other than English.

Age, 2021

27% under 18 y/o, 8% over 65 y/o

Virtual Tour

Follow two of our residents around the South Park clinic of Sea Mar, which is passionate about serving the underserved. We love our Sea Mar family and community!