Delivering babies in rural Alaska. Developing vaccines that prevent cancer from recurring. Treating patients at health clinics in remote parts of Africa.
Graduates of the University of Washington School of Medicine are improving health care throughout the world. With the skills they learned at one of the nation’s leading schools of medicine, our graduates are innovators and leaders in patient care, teaching and medical discovery.
Founded in 1946, the UW School of Medicine serves Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho through what is widely considered the best academic model for the training and placing of physicians in underserved communities. Since 1994, the school of medicine has been ranked as the No. 1 primary care medical school in the country by
U.S. News & World Report.
In addition, UW Medicine teaching programs are ranked among the best in the country in the 2009 rankings by
U.S. News. Harvard Medical School is the only other institution to rank as highly as the UW School of Medicine in both primary care and research.
Our full-time physician faculty members staff
UW Medical Center and
Harborview Medical Center, as well as the
VA Puget Sound Health Care System and
Seattle Children’s, all located in Seattle. UW medical faculty members also staff the UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics in King County, Wash. The physician faculty provides expert consultation to practicing physicians throughout the region.
Research scientists at the UW School of Medicine explore every aspect of health and disease, from the molecular mechanisms of gene action to population studies of global illnesses. Their work has contributed to improved understanding of the cause of diseases and to better treatments and prevention of many disorders.
Graduates of the UW medical school - physicians, scientists, allied health personnel and scholars in medical history and ethics - go on to serve in a variety of capacities. Many MD and physician assistant alumni practice in areas of need, such as rural towns, inner cities and developing nations.
Wherever UW physicians practice, interdisciplinary collaboration is the hallmark of the UW School of Medicine that graduates take with them. Scientists, educators and clinicians are dedicated to helping each other reach the common goals of improving people’s health and alleviating suffering from disease.