Welcome to the NEW UW Medicine Primary Care & Population Health Student Opportunity Site!
As a member of the University of Washington Medicine system, UW Medicine Primary Care embraces the outlined Institute for Healthcare Improvement framework. Our Primary Care team is building a more equitable ecosystem for students interested in a career in medicine. We envision a student shadowing experience in which we provide a patient-centered opportunity for students. Our goal is to facilitate shadowing opportunities for underrepresented students by reducing barriers and creating the type of connections with healthcare professionals that have been historically out of reach.
UW Medicine has adopted the Institute for Healthcare Improvement framework:
- Make health equity a strategic priority
- Develop structure and processes to support health equity work
- Develop specific strategies to address multiple determinants of health on which we can have direct impact
- Decrease institutional racism within the organization
- Develop partnerships with community organizations