Primary Care Behavioral Health Academic Program

CHCW strives to provide future PCBH and medical providers training in a fully integrated community health center.

2025–2026 PCBH Academic Year: By the Numbers

medical resident shadowing experiences with the PCBH team

PCBH trainee shadowing experiences with the PCBH team

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one-on-one coaching sessions with medical residents

primary supervision sessions between PCBH attendings and trainees

academic and professional presentations at national conferences

national leadership positions and fellowships held by PCBH attendings

Central Washington Family Medicine's PCBH Tour

Watch  our tour of CWFM with Primary Care Behavioral Academic Director, David Bauman and Director of Primary Care Behavioral Health, Bridget Beachy

Our Academic Programs

Our unique training format emphasizes inter-professional education and collaboration, allowing future professionals to grow together during their formative years and preparing them to work on integrated healthcare teams upon graduation. Check out the introduction from Dr. Bauman to our webpage and other videos to learn more about our program!

Doctoral Internship

The mission of our Doctoral Internship Program is to train future psychologists in the primary care behavioral health (PCBH) model with a focus on an underserved and diverse populations.

Graduate Fellowship

Our PCBH Fellowship Program is an primary care fellowship with specific focuses on preparing fellows to practice PCBH in underserved and diverse populations, serve as Behavioral Scientists in a family medicine residency, and grow as contextual leaders in healthcare.

How our PCBH Academic Programs Work

The Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model, Doctoral interns and Graduate fellows will work alongside medical professionals and trainees to provide patients holistic care. Interns and fellows will have the opportunity to work with patients of all ages and of diverse backgrounds who present to the clinics with a variety of health conditions.

What We Look for in a Primary Care Behavioral Health Team Member

We are very proud of our PCBH Academic Programs. This video is to show what qualities we appreciate in a PCBH member.

PCBH Updates

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CHCW Primary Care Behavioral Health Model Featured in Statewide Webinar Series

The Washington Association for Community Health (WACH) is hosting a three-part webinar series this March titled “Behaviorally Trained Providers Can Assist Health Centers to Deliver High-Quality Primary Care.”

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Congratulations to our Primary Care Behavioral Health Education Director, Dr. Bauman!

We’re proud to share that our Primary Care Behavioral Health Education Director, Dr. Bauman, has been awarded a fellowship through the Grant Generating Project (GGP).

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PCBH & Outreach at MLK Jr. Elementary Resource Fair

On October 22, our PCBH and Outreach teams joined the MLK Jr. Elementary Resource Fair—a family-friendly event filled with trunk-or-treat fun and community connection.