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DFM Research Seminar: Crisis in US Health Care: Threats of GOP Actions to Repeal, Replace or ‘Repair’ the ACA

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY MEDICINE RESEARCH SEMINARS Tuesday, March 7th, 2017, 12-1 PM   You are [...]

Matthew Thompson's Lecture at University of Zimbabwe Featured in Local News

Primary Care in Zimbabwe: Matthew Thompson gives Grand Rounds lecture at University of Zimbabwe (UZ) [...]

The Supporting Life study has wrapped up data collection!

The Supporting Life study of mobile phone support for community health care workers in Malawi [...]

ITHS Community Engagement staff team nominated for a UW Distinguished staff award

The Distinguished Staff Award highlights University of Washington staff members who display a commitment to [...]

UW MEDEX Founder Dr. Richard A. Smith Honored by President Obama

On January 1st, 2017, President Barack Obama honored Richard A. Smith, MD, a founding father [...]

UW joins elite effort for better cancer tests in primary care

Family Medicine will partner in creating, testing diagnostics; global group’s goal is to recognize cancers [...]

Winter 2016 DFM & WWAMI Network Newsletters are now available!

Our Winter 2016 Department of Family Medicine Newsletter and WWAMI Network Newsletter are now available [...]

The Farber Endowed Professorship has reached full funding!

As of January 2017, the Stuart J. Farber, M.D., and Annalu Farber Endowed Professorship in [...]

Primary Care and Family Planning in Latin American in the Era of Zika

The January 2017 Resident and Fellows Global Health Seminar will feature Dr. Chris Sanford discussing [...]

Cardiovascular screening in athletes: time to refocus! BJSM blog

When medical students learn about hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), one fact often resonates as a shocking [...]