Profile
David Evans
Professor
WWAMI Network
evansd9@uw.edu
Biography
David Evans, MD is a Professor in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington and the Rosenblatt Family Endowed Professor in Rural Health. He cares for patients at the UW Primary Care Northgate Clinic and on the Family Medicine inpatient and obstetric service at the University of Washington Medical Center - Northwest. He teaches family medicine residents in the outpatient, inpatient, and obstetrics settings and conducts rural health research with the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center. Dr. Evans earned his M.D. from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine where he graduated with honors. After a year spent in Washington, DC as the National President of the American Medical Student Association he completed his residency in Family Medicine at Tacoma Family Medicine in Tacoma, Washington. For 15 years Dr. Evans practiced in rural Oregon where, in addition to providing clinical care, he was active in his local community and with organized medicine. He is the recipient of several community service and teaching awards and enjoys living in Seattle, Washington with his wife, two children and dogs.
RHRC Publications
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Longenecker R, Oster NV, Peterson L, Andrilla CHA, Schmitz DF, Evans DV, Morgan ZJ, Pollack SW, Patterson DG. A Match Made in Rural: Interpreting Match Rates and Exploring Best Practices Family Medicine April 2023 04-01-2023
Patterson DG, Shipman SA, Pollack SW, Andrilla CHA, Schmitz D, Evans D, Peterson LE, Longenecker R. Growing a Rural Family Physician Workforce: The Contributions of Rural Background and Rural Place of Residency Training Health Serv Res 1‐7 05-09-2023
Fredrickson E, Evans DV, Woolcock S, Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Patterson DG. Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Rural Obstetric Training for Family Physicians Fam Med 06-01-2023
Woolcock S, Fredrickson E, Evans DV, Andrilla CHA, Garberson LA, Patterson DG. Understanding and Overcoming Barriers to Rural Training in Family Medicine Obstetrics Fellowships WWAMI Rural Health Research Center, University of Washington 06-01-2023
Pollack SW, Andrilla CHA, Peterson LE, Morgan ZJ, Longenecker R, Schmitz D, Evans D, DG Patterson. Rural versus urban family medicine residency scope of training and practice Fam Med 01-26-2023
RHRC Presentations
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Andrilla CHA, Moore TE, Wong KM, Yung RL, Evans DV. Investigating the impact of geographic location on colorectal and breast cancer stage at diagnosis: a national study of the SEER cancer registry National Rural Health Association Annual Conference
CHWS Publications
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Dahal A, Kardonsky K, Cunningham M, Evans D, Keys T. The Effect of Rural Underserved Opportunities Program Participation on Medical Graduates' Decision to Work in Rural Areas Academic Medicine 02-01-2023
CHWS Presentations
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Weidner A, Evans D, Patterson DG, Spencer R. Recruitment of Residents to Rural Programs: Early Outcomes of RRPD Cohort 1 Rural Medical Education Collaborative 2024 Annual Meeting, Asheville, NC