This June, our office is set to welcome 521 new trainees. Each year, UW Medicine sponsors over 1,600 residents and fellows, which means that about one in three physicians practicing at UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center is a resident or fellow — making up a substantial and important part of our physician population.
Under the supervision of an attending physician, UW Medicine residents and fellows learn and work primarily in UW Medicine hospitals and clinics, Seattle Children’s Hospital and the VA Puget Sound Health Care System.
These trainees are excited to dive deeper into their chosen specialty or subspecialty at UW Medicine. This year, we asked five incoming residents and fellows to share their goals and desires for their upcoming time as trainees and future in medicine.