Qualifications
Applicants should be board-certified or board-eligible family physicians who will have completed residency training by June 30th of the year of anticipated start. Recent graduates and mid-career physicians are eligible. Candidates need not be fully trained in reproductive health/women’s health procedures. Selected fellows must obtain medical licensure in Washington State prior to the anticipated start date. The fellowship extends for a 12 month period and the start may be negotiable with a suggested start date of August 1.
Applicants with particular interest in working with rural communities or working in low reproductive health access areas are encouraged to apply.
Application
The following list of items is expected to be included as part of your application:
- Cover letter
- 3 letters of recommendation (1 from your residency’s program director)
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal statement – The personal statement is the primary component that will be used to select applicants who are invited for an interview. Please write a careful and thoughtful document. Your personal statement can be written in any way that tells us the most about your future goals, as well as your motivations and commitment to providing reproductive health services to underserved communities.
Please send your materials to uw-repro-fellowship@uw.edu by September 4, 2026. For letter writers, please have them include the applicant’s name in the subject line.
Questions
If you have any questions regarding the application process, please contact:
Ying Zhang, MD MPH, Co-Fellowship Director
Email: zhangy07@uw.edu
Grace Shih, MD MAS, Co-Fellowship Director
Email: ghshih@uw.edu
UW Reproductive Health Fellowship
331 NE Thornton Pl.
Seattle, WA 98125