Nestled in the beautiful Kootenai National Forest is the small mining town of Libby, Mont. Only 2,500 people call Libby home, but they are served well by Dr. Greg Rice, a family physician and co-...
Future surgeons must be good communicators, team players, and continuing learners who can hone their surgical and clinical skills throughout their careers, according to a new study.
The study,...
The patient story is usually incomplete. This is the challenge that Sarah Kolnik, a general surgery intern, faced during her four-week rotation on the burn intensive care unit at Harborview Medical...
The University of Washington’s School of Medicine today once again earned the No. 1 spot among primary-care medical schools in U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 rankings.
The UW school also...
Sixty percent of the 2015 University of Washington School of Medicine graduating class will enter primary- care residencies this fall.
Their participation in the National Residency Matching Program...
At our local pharmacies, we expect that prescribed medications will be in stock and that the well-educated pharmacist staff will clear up any uncertainties we have. Those norms don't exist everywhere...
Recognition of depression as a global problem has increased dramatically over the last decade, partly through the efforts of University of Washington faculty to broaden awareness and treatment in the...
The UW Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science has launched a program to expand mental health services across the state.
The program will train psychiatrists to partner and consult with...
In response to huge demand by students and faculty, the University of Washington School of Nursing has launched a center to elevate and promote global health nursing activities both locally and...
China’s role in global health is expanding rapidly and perhaps at a tipping point. Its next steps were the focus of a landmark symposium hosted this month by the University of Washington.
Since the...