WA SB6360

Creates a family medicine residency training grant program administered by the Department of Health to fund at least three accredited, three-year residency programs at community health centers in rural or urban medically underserved areas

Requires funded residency programs to offer at least two first-year positions initially, expanding to include two second-year positions in year two and two third-year positions in year three

Establishes the family medicine residency training account funded by the first $7,000,000 collected annually from tobacco product taxes, plus private contributions

Requires the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Committee to conduct performance audits every five years beginning December 31, 2033, comparing where community health center-trained residents ultimately practice versus those trained elsewhere

Addresses primary care physician shortages in underserved communities, citing higher rates of preventable conditions in rural areas and higher rates of obesity, cancer, diabetes, and AIDS in communities of color in underserved urban areas