Our family medicine residency is located in the beautiful city of Seattle, and is the only academic medical center in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho (WWAMI). Excellence in education and an emphasis on quality patient care are hallmarks of training at UW.
With this in mind, our Health Equity vision is for every resident, staff, and faculty to be a role model, educator, and leader to transform healthcare to achieve health equity. To accomplish this, we have developed a robust Health Equity curriculum that equips family medicine residents with the knowledge, skills, and reflective practice needed to identify, address, and reduce inequities in clinical care, education, community engagement, and advocacy.
Our Health Equity Scholarship for visiting 4th year medical students completing a sub-internship with our residency is a part of this effort to further our vision.
Whether leading a medicine team at one of Seattle’s major hospitals or caring for patients at a community practice site in Alaska or Montana, our residents are on the cutting edge of training in family medicine. We encourage you to not only apply to our residency, but to consider this unique opportunity to experience resident life in Seattle with us.
What’s in the Scholarship:
- Stipend to offset the costs of transportation, meals, and housing during the rotation
- Participation in our robust residency curriculum including clinical and educational activities
- Participation in any social events with UW trainees and faculty
- Mentorship from both faculty and residents
Number of awards: TBA
Deadline to Apply: TBA
Award Announcement: TBA
Eligibility: This program is open to all visiting 4th year medical students from LCME and AOA accredited MD/DO schools who plan to pursue a career in family medicine. Applicants are not selected based on race, color, national origin, or sex.
How to Apply: Please submit your MS4 Sub-Internship application materials which can be found here. Additionally, please answer the following questions and submit these with your application:
- Please describe any significant challenges you have faced and explain how these experiences have shaped your development and future goals as a family medicine physician (limit 250 words)
- Please describe any experiences focused on improving health, healthcare delivery, or public health at the individual or community level (limit 250 words)
Please email fmedres@uw.edu with any questions. We look forward to seeing your application! Even if scholarship funding is not possible for everyone, we highly encourage you to apply for a sub-internship with our program.