WWAMI Non-Clinical Electives Courses
Below are the Non-Clinical Electives offered by quarter. Please note that, while students can see the current quarter’s Non-Clinical Electives, there may be updates up until the start of the quarter.
Students must not sign up for Non-Clinical Electives, preceptorships, or shadowing experiences which routinely conflict with classes or required activities (e.g., PCP, hospital tutorials and FCM workshops, required Foundations coursework). Please contact the appropriate Non-Clinical Elective course administrator or faculty for permission to accommodate absence from the elective. Students should only reach out if their schedule allows them to attend most of the class times.
Each quarter, some sites may offer distance-learning Non-Clinical Electives to first- and second-year regional students. Information about these offerings will be sent by your regional administrators, including what courses are offered and how to register. For more questions, contact your regional administrators or email us at somnce@uw.edu.
- Spokane students will register directly through UW’s Course Registration portal.
- For more information, please contact dg46@uw.edu (Deborah Greene).
- Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho (WAMI) students will work with their regional administrators to register for their local Non-Clinical Electives. Please find their contact information in the table below:
| Contact | Site | Email Address |
|---|---|---|
| Nancy Hall | Alaska | njhall@uaa.alaska.edu |
| John Willford Natalia Tugwell-Brown | Wyoming | willford@uwyo.edu ntugwell@uwyo.edu |
| Whitney Vincent | Idaho | wvincent@uidaho.edu |
| Kayla Ouert | Montana | kayla.ouert@montana.edu |
Spokane
More information on Autumn 2026 Spokane courses (PDF) – Coming Soon
Please note that this list is not yet finalized and more courses may be added.
FAMED 556 Spanish for Health Professionals (1)
Develop your Spanish skills through vocabulary building pertinent to health professionals, health exams and wellness, and to develop conversational skills and cultural competency. You can take the class regardless of how many semesters you have studied the Spanish language. This course will meet a non-clinical selective requirement for the Hispanic Health Pathway, Underserved Pathway and Global Health Pathway.
UCONJ 624 Health Equity and Community Organizing (1)
Equips students with tools to organize themselves and others to address social and structural injustices that perpetuate health disparities. Didactic coursework complemented with opportunities to apply skills and gain confidence through hands-on collaboration with local leaders and engagement in community-driven listening and advocacy campaigns. Credit/no-credit only.
FAMED 520 Fundamentals of Behavioral Health (1/2, max. 2)
Introduction to the broad landscape of integrated mental health care which includes primary care, with a focus on clinical interventions. Explores the concepts of health equity, cultural responsiveness, and trauma informed care to understand the nature of healthcare delivery including both successes and failures. Covers skills affiliated with patient engagement, team-based practice, and care management. Recommended: completion of a course on patient care and mental health. Credit/no-credit only.
BIME 527 Disseminating and Advancing Clinical and Translational Research (1)
Focuses on how to communicate scientific results in poster, oral, and written formats. Explores topics necessary for advancing a research career, including financial considerations such as grants and budgets, technology transfer and entrepreneurship, and career development and training opportunities. Prerequisite: BIME 525 and BIME 526; recommended: BIME 594. Credit/no-credit only.
FAMED 525 African American Health and Health Care Disparity (1)
Examines the most pressing health issues facing African Americans. Provides a forum to examine the root causes of health disparity in African descendants. Explores strategies to remedy problems in public health and healthcare delivery systems. Prerequisite: current graduate health science student; permission of course coordinator. Credit/no-credit only.
MED 573 Clinical Management of HIV (2)
Provides in-depth case-based training on the diagnosis and clinical management of HIV and associated conditions. Includes interactive format with clinician-educators from the UW Division of Infectious Diseases. Credit/no-credit only.
MED 569 Addiction Medicine (1)
Themes relevant to treatment of substance-using patients. Designed to build curiosity and increase familiarity with individual and societal factors that impact such patients, including various forms of bias and discrimination. Students develop and practice skills in order to become competent future providers for drug-using patients. Prerequisite: enrollment in graduate health science programs. Credit/no-credit only.
MED 503 Cardiac Ultrasound (1)
Instruction will be given in how to 1) acquire cardiac ultrasound images at three acoustic windows, 2) identify cardiac anatomy in standard views, and 3) recognize key pathologies: left and right ventricular dysfunction and dilatation and pericardial effusion. Following a course introduction, students will work self-paced, alone or in pairs, on a mannequin-based simulator. Prerequisite: MED C standing or Undergraduate premedicine students with Senior status. Credit/no-credit only.
FAMED 516 Team Based Care in Rural/Underserved Settings (1)
An interdisciplinary, non-clinical elective for all health profession students. Fulfills part of the didactic requirements for the AHEC Scholars Program. Prerequisite: CONJ 515. Credit/no-credit only.
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WAMI (Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho)
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More information on Autumn 2026 WAMI courses (PDF) – Coming Soon
Please note that this list is not yet finalized and more courses may be added.
FAMED 520 Fundamentals of Behavioral Health (1/2, max. 2)
Introduction to the broad landscape of integrated mental health care which includes primary care, with a focus on clinical interventions. Explores the concepts of health equity, cultural responsiveness, and trauma informed care to understand the nature of healthcare delivery including both successes and failures. Covers skills affiliated with patient engagement, team-based practice, and care management. Recommended: completion of a course on patient care and mental health. Credit/no-credit only.
HUBIO 598 P-WWAMI Non-Clinical Selectives – Moscow (*, max. 30) – Idaho Only
Courses offered at WWAMI university site in Moscow, ID, designed to satisfy the non-clinical selective graduation requirement for medical students. Autumn 2026 offerings include:
- Diet and Nutrition (1)
- Wilderness Medicine (1)
- Advanced Anatomy (1)
HUBIO 596 P-WWAMI Non-Clinical Selectives – Bozeman (*, max. 30) – Montana Only
Courses offered at WWAMI university site in Bozeman, designed to satisfy the non-clinical selective graduation requirements for medical students. Autumn 2026 offerings include:
- Rural Healthcare Delivery (1)
- Culinary Medicine (1)
UCONJ 624 Health Equity and Community Organizing (1) – Wyoming Only
Equips students with tools to organize themselves and others to address social and structural injustices that perpetuate health disparities. Didactic coursework complemented with opportunities to apply skills and gain confidence through hands-on collaboration with local leaders and engagement in community-driven listening and advocacy campaigns. Credit/no-credit only.
BIME 527 Disseminating and Advancing Clinical and Translational Research (1)
Focuses on how to communicate scientific results in poster, oral, and written formats. Explores topics necessary for advancing a research career, including financial considerations such as grants and budgets, technology transfer and entrepreneurship, and career development and training opportunities. Prerequisite: BIME 525 and BIME 526; recommended: BIME 594. Credit/no-credit only.
FAMED 525 African American Health and Health Care Disparity (1)
Examines the most pressing health issues facing African Americans. Provides a forum to examine the root causes of health disparity in African descendants. Explores strategies to remedy problems in public health and healthcare delivery systems. Prerequisite: current graduate health science student; permission of course coordinator. Credit/no-credit only.
MED 573 Clinical Management of HIV (2)
Provides in-depth case-based training on the diagnosis and clinical management of HIV and associated conditions. Includes interactive format with clinician-educators from the UW Division of Infectious Diseases. Credit/no-credit only.
MED 569 Addiction Medicine (1)
Themes relevant to treatment of substance-using patients. Designed to build curiosity and increase familiarity with individual and societal factors that impact such patients, including various forms of bias and discrimination. Students develop and practice skills in order to become competent future providers for drug-using patients. Prerequisite: enrollment in graduate health science programs. Credit/no-credit only.
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