08/11/2021
Harborview Medical Center is one of seven elite Level I trauma centers nationwide that will partner with the U.S. Army to train trauma teams to care for soldiers injured in combat.
“Military-civilian...
09/25/2020
Ground was broken this week for a new hub for medical and health education, research and innovation to be anchored by the University of Washington School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Health...
05/08/2019
Barely half of U.S. obstetrics-gynecology residency programs offer instruction about transgender medicine, according to UW Medicine research published recently in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Among 100...
09/04/2018
Through Montana TRUST, residents in the University of Washington School of Medicine are introduced to rural health care during weeks-long rotations. They are matched with a mentor, or preceptor, at...
03/02/2018
The University of Washington made a giant commitment in the field of global mental health with the hiring of Dr. Pamela Collins from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Collins started in her...
06/23/2017
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Medical students work on an infant mannequin at the WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare at UW Medical Center in Seattle.
Credit: Clare McLean
06/23/2017
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Student Jeannie Nguyen, participating in UW’s International Health Opportunities Program, delivered her first baby at Mulago Hospital in Kampala, Uganda.
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06/23/2017
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Dr. Randy Curtis, a UW Medicine palliative care specialist, leads rounds at Harborview Medical Center's intensive care unit.
Credit: Clare McLean
In a dimly lit basement room, Kate Sweeney is working cheek by jowl with renowned orthopedic surgeon Sigvard Hansen. They’re placing a screw in a patient’s ankle.
“These are drill holes with bone...
High school students Grace Jennings and Jackson Gode would love to see the stigma of sickness change around the world. The two 17-year-olds traveled to Zambia with an intramural club at Seattle...