Webinars

First Wednesdays, 8am-9am Pacific

Every month, the Residency Network hosts an online development session that is open to all faculty members at our affiliated programs. Topics are subject to change.

January 7: “Artificial Intelligence: How to Keep Healthcare Healthy Amid the Hype – a Q&A session with Dr. Emily M. Bender” – Emily M. Bender, PhD

February 4: AI and Clinical Decision-Making – Alex Kipp, MD & Chris Vincent, MD

March 4: “New AGCME Requirements” – Rae Wright, MD

April 1: “Residents in Difficulty: Case Discussion” – Rae Wright, MD & Justin Glass, MD

May: NO WEBINAR

June 3: “Pharmacist Committee Clinical Update” – Network Pharmacists

July 1: TBD

August 5: TBD

September 2: “Residents in Difficulty: Case Discussion” – Rae Wright, MD & Justin Glass, MD

October 7: TBD

November 4: TBD

December 2: TBD

January 8: “This Does Not Work for Me Doc, What Else?? – The Role of Integrative Medicine in Primary Care” – Debra Bell, MD & Iman Majd, MD, L.Ac.

February 5: “CBME Imposter Syndrome: How What You Are doing is already CBME and how to do it better” – Danielle Davies, MD

March 5: “Teaching Residents Clinical Efficiency in the age of AI” – Carl Morris, MD

April 2: “Residents in Difficulty: Case Discussion” – Rae Wright, MD & Justin Glass, MD

April 23: Osteopathic Webinar “OMT for the Uninitiated: How to Explain ‘Magic’ to Non-DO Faculty Without Using a Crystal Ball!” – Whitney Fix-Lanes, DO
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May 7: NO WEBINAR

June 4: “Precepting with Intention” – Belinda Fu, MD

July 2: “Hybrid Recruitment Models: Operationalizing the Structure and Mitigating Bias” – Molly Ormsby, MA; Amanda Weidner, MPH; Rob Stenger, MD, MPH

August 6: “Emotional Intelligence: Oops! Developing Our Self-Management Tools for Our and Our Teams’ Wellness” – Jeff Haney, MD

September 3: “Residents in Difficulty: Case Discussion” – Rae Wright, MD & Justin Glass, MD

October 1: AI Transcription in Family Medicine Residency Programs – Minoo D’Cruz, MD & John Nguyen, MD, MPH

November 5: Precepting in an Osteopathic World – Dorothy Sizemore, DO

December 3: “This Talk Will Make You Excited About Scholarship!” Amanda Weidner, MPH & Dave Evans, MD

January 3: The Outcomes are Coming! Keeping up with the requirements: What’s new in competency based medical education? – Rae Wright, MD

February 7: Clinical Reasoning: An Introduction to Theory and Assessment – Molly Grove, MD

March 6: Rural Healthcare Training: Adventures, Impacts and Challenges in Alaska – Joe Kolba, MD & Allene Whitney, MD

April 3: Daily Personal Productivity – Grace Shih, MD, MAS & Claire Thomson, MD

May 1: Best Practices in Formative Feedback – Katherine Michaelsen MD, MASc & Elizabeth Schackmann MD

June 5: Countering Implicit Bias in Assessment – Max Griffith, MD

July 3: Updates in Outpatient Medicine – Nicole Gordon, MD; Alex Kipp, MD; Amanda Kim, MD, MPH; Yilin Zhang, MD – Valley Family Medical

August 7: Presenting at STFM – Juliet Bliss, DO – Northwest Washington Family Medicine

September 4: The Promise and the Peril: Individualized Learning Plans in Residency Education – Abby Davids, MD; Jon Neher, MD

October 2: Resident in Difficulty: Case Discussion – Rae Wright, MD & Justin Glass, MD

November 6: CANCELED

December 4: Health Justice & Advocacy in Residency – Jim Lenhart, MD, MPH

January 4: What does it take to make an evidence-based guideline? Insights from two decades of work with the USPSTF – Janelle Guirguis-Blake, MD

February 1: Finding our path to an integrated LGBTQI+ healthcare curriculum

March 1: QI Curriculum: Nuts & Bolts, Challenges & Opportunities – Tyler Lawrence, PhD – SeaMar Marysville; Stuti Nagpal, MD – SeaMar Marysville

April 5: Examining Imposter Phenomenon: Is it a useful concept for us and our learners? – Valerie Ross, MS. Teaching Associate Professor, UWFMR

May 3: How Behavioral Scientists Can Train Family Medicine Physicians to Deliver High Quality Primary Care – Bridget Beachy, PsyD & David Bauman, PsyD – Central Washington Family Medicine Residency

June 7: Foundations for JEDI Success – Sarah Gerrish, MD – Full Circle Health Family Medicine Residency of Idaho – Boise

July 5: An All-Inclusive Osteopathic Curriculum – Juliet Bliss, DO – Northwest Washington Family Medicine Residency 

August 2: Resident Recruitment and Diversity Efforts: A Panel Discussion – Joseph Angel, MD, Fatimatou Bah, MD, Molly Ormsby, MA, Amanda Weidner, MPH, Rachel Weiner, MD, AJ Weinhold MD, FAAFP, FAWM

September 6: Self Determination Theory and Health Behaviors – Dan Evans, PhD, MS

October 4: Building Better Partnerships in Global Health – Lessons learned in developing “The Collaboratory” – Anna McDonald, MD, MPH, Modai Mnenula, MBBS, MMED, & Jacob Nettleton, MD, MPH

November 1: Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment in Primary Care – Jackie Raetz, MD

December 6: Integrating a Climate Change and Health Curriculum into your Residency ProgramJennifer Robohm, PhD, MPH – Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana & Melissa Roop, MD – Family Medicine Residency of Idaho at Full Circle Health

January 5: Incorporating simulations into an OB curriculum and to build team skills on the OB floor – Amanda Kim, MD, MPH, Faculty Physician, Valley Family Medicine Residency

February 2: Building a framework for a successful research curriculum in a family medicine residency program – Tyler Raymond, DO, MPH, FAAFP, Faculty Physician, Madigan Army Medical Center Family Medicine Residency

March 3: Creating a Robust Advocacy Curriculum – Julia Hamilton, DO, St Peter Family Medicine Residency

April 6: Presence: Connections at the Crossroads – Belinda Fu, MD, WWAMI Family Medicine Residency Network 

May 4: Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care – Rae Wright, MD

June 1: Inpatient Teaching Strategies – Miranda Lu, MD, Swedish Family Medicine Residency – First Hill

July 6: Shifting Landscape of Reproductive Health: Miscarriage and Abortion Care 

August 3: Geri Games: Getting Creative with Geriatric Teaching – Kristin Anderson, MD, MPH

September 7: Research Panel: Resources for Research & Scholarly Projects – Allison M. Cole, MD MPH; Chris Vincent, MD; Jennifer Weaver, MA; Amanda Weidner, MPH

October 5: Residents in Difficulty: Frameworks to Facilitate Faculty Collaboration – Nancy Stevens, MD, MPH, Family Medicine Residency Network

November 2: Tech Tools for Inpatient Medicine: Handoff/Sign-out Tools, Asynchronous Communication, NI Schedules – Chris Baumert, MD – RiverStone Health

December 7: In-Training Examinations (ITEs) and Medical Knowledge Enhancement Plans – A.J. Weinhold, MD, FAAFP, FAWM – Idaho State University

January 6: Narrowing the Gap to Advanced Imaging: POCUS to the Rescue; Scott Grogan, DO, MBA

February 3: Physician Coaching as a tool to Augment Wellness of Residents and Faculty; Tonya Caylor, MD & Leslie Waldman, MD

February 22: 5:00 p.m. Pacific/6:00 p.m. Mountain/4:00 p.m. Alaska
A Chat with a Virtual Site Visitor and a Review of the ACGME Osteopathic Recognition Focused Revisions Effective July 1, 2021; Katina Rue, DO; Tiffany Moss, MBA

March 3: Mindful Self-Compassion and Physician Resilience; Valerie Ross, MS

April 7: 7:00 a.m. Pacific/8:00 a.m. Mountain/6:00 a.m. Alaska
Transitions of Care; Jessica Horst FNP-C

May 5: Physician Well-Being and it’s Impact on Patient Safety; Tyler Rogers, MD

May 19: OR Potpourri: Lessons learned from the 1st round of Network site visits, relevant updates from the recent national conferences, the value of Osteopathic Recognition and Scholarly Activity

June 2: 7:00 a.m. Pacific/8:00 a.m. Mountain/6:00 a.m. Alaska
Connections Matter: Longitudinal Rural Curricula and Methods for Improving Regional Recruitment in Rural Communities; Crystal Pyrak, MD; Darin Bell, MD; Mackenzie Slater, MD; John Williams, MD

July 7: Understanding and Assisting Distressed Residents; Laura Moss, MD

August 4: Baseline Assessments & OSCEs for New Interns, Laila Siddiqui, MD

September 1: Leading from the Front: Empowering Residents as Advocates; Ben Davis, MD

October 6: Curriculum: Goals and Objectives; Rae Wright, MD

October 20: ACGME OR Update on Focused Revisions and Scope of Practice

November 3: Exam Room Counseling to Improve Efficacy and Professional Reward; Tom Linde, MSW

December 1: Alternative Frameworks to Understanding Physician Distress; Anna Maria Pletz, MD; Erica Dennehy, CDP; Kyle Ferguson, PhD

Faculty Development Programs

The UW Family Medicine Residency Network exists to promote excellence in family medicine residency education, to provide academic leadership, and to respond to societal needs.

To support our programs, we offer two, year-long faculty development training opportunities.

Comparison: Fellowship vs Certificate Program

Fellowship

Fellows gather for five full weeks throughout the academic year (4 weeks in-person in the Seattle area, 1 week virtual). During those sessions, fellows participate in seminars designed to create a learning community among peers and fellowship faculty.

CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

Offered in collaboration with the Madigan Faculty Development Leadership and Education Program. This program includes a two-day in-person fall session in Seattle and three virtual sessions in the summer, winter, and spring. The virtual format supports flexibility, allows for a broader range of regional speakers, and blends lecture with interactive elements, including small-group breakout rooms.

Applications & Questions

We are currently only accepting applications from WWAMI Network affiliated programs. Faculty must be nominated by their Program Director in order to apply. If you’re interested in applying, please speak with your Program Director.

For more information about the Fellowship or Certificate Program, please contact Jennifer Ames, Education Programs Manager.

Please note, all participants of the Fellowship and Certificate Program are required to have an active Clinical Faculty Appointment with UW Family Medicine. For more information on Clinical Faculty Appointments, please click here.

About the Fellowship

The Fellowship is a year-long program with a cohort of 12 physician faculty who attend five week-long sessions, four in person and one virtual, from July 2026 to May 2027. Travel reimbursement (lodging, airfare, and ground transportation) is available for participants located more than 50 miles from the UW Seattle campus. This program is ideal for newer faculty (2-5 years) who can be away from their program for five weeks over the course of the year and are able to travel to Seattle for four of those weeks!

Learn More: Fellowship Curriculum Overview

2026 – 2027

Fellowship Dates

July 13-17, 2026 – Seattle, WA
October 19-23, 2026 – Seattle, WA
January 11-15, 2027 – virtual via Zoom
March 8-12, 2027 –  Seattle, WA
May 24-28, 2027 – Seattle, WA

About the Certificate Program

The Certificate Program is a year-long multidisciplinary program with a cohort of 12 faculty, featuring one in-person session and three virtual sessions held from August 2026 to May 2027. This program is a joint-collaboration with the Madigan Faculty Development Leadership and Education Program, and it includes travel reimbursement (lodging, airfare, and ground transportation) for participants located more than 50 miles from the UW Seattle campus. This program is a great option for newer faculty (0-3 years) who can’t be away from their program for five weeks over the year or who prefer less travel!

Learn more: Certificate Program Curriculum Overview

2026-2027

CERTFICATE PROGAM DATES

August 19, 2026 – virtual via Zoom

November 12-13, 2026 – Seattle, WA

February 24–25, 2027 – virtual via Zoom

April 27-28, 2027 – virtual via Zoom

Session times will likely be 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Pacific