2023 DFM Award Winners
The UW Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 DFM Awards! Family Medicine attracts exceptional faculty and staff who have made remarkable contributions to the department, to the
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June DFM Newsletter Published
Latest Edition Available - The bi-monthly Department of Family Medicine Newsletter is now published. Take a look to see what we have been up to!
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Success! Department Fair & Scholarship Forum
Many thanks to all who attended the 14th Annual DFM Department Fair & Scholarship Forum on April 12th, 2023! It was wonderful to be back in person again to share cutting edge scholarly work. A complete list of presented oral and poster presentations are available here, along with event photos.
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Echinacea Supplements – yes or no?
Echinacea, or purple coneflower, is an herb traditionally used in some Native American medicinal practices for wound healing. [See more] Echinacea purpurea and Echinacea angustifolia are two of the most common varieties used today in natural medicine for immune support. Debra G. Bell, MD, an integrative medicine family physician and co-director of education at the [...]
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In Memoriam: UW CHWS Founder L. Gary Hart, PhD
We are sad to report that the founder and long time Director of the University of Washington (UW) Center for Health Workforce Studies, Dr. L. Gary Hart, passed away April 13, 2020. Gary earned his PhD in Medical Geography at the UW in 1985 and co-founded, with Dr. Roger Rosenblatt, the WWAMI Rural Health Research [...]
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Senior Deputy Director Sue Skillman & WA Workforce Board members engage State House Health & Wellness Committee
Sue Skillman and the Workforce board team consisting of Nova Gattman, Liz Coleman & Julia O'Connor have a very positive engagement with WA House Health & Wellness Committee on state health workforce needs.
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