{"id":36159,"date":"2026-03-30T13:27:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/?p=36159"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T20:27:24","slug":"podcast-family-medicine-residency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medicine.wsu.edu\/news\/2026\/03\/30\/podcast-family-medicine-residency\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Highlights What Sets WSU&#8217;s Family Medicine Residency Apart Ahead of First Graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Family Medicine Residency Program\u2013Pullman, a partnership between the WSU Elson S. 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