Faculty News

This Fall, students, staff and faculty gathered with legislators and community supporters to celebrate the opening of the new University of Washington Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB), a student hub that fosters interaction, collaboration and creativity. “From distance technology that lets students work together across campuses, to wellness, to opportunities to interact with other health professions, the new building allows us to think about so many options...

From the Center for Learning and Innovation in Medical Education (CLIME): Clinical Teaching Certificate CLIME offers a certificate program designed to help teachers maximize learning in the clinical environment. Those who teach students, residents, or fellows while providing clinical care will benefit. All educators are welcome to join any sessions. The next session is Jan. 20, 2023. You can get more information and sign up at...

Colette Kirchhoff,  M.D., Montana WWAMI FCM Director, received the Bozeman Business & Professional Women (BPW) 2022 Woman of Achievement award. This award recognizes someone who has made outstanding contributions in professional work and community service and who has been a ground breaker and has impacted those around her.  If you’d like to see the presentation of the award, you can see Dr. Kirchhoff get the honor...

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Nominations for the 2023 UW School of Medicine Distinguished Alumni Awards are open! Now’s the time to honor the colleagues and classmates who inspire you – by nominating them for one of four awards: the Distinguished Alumnus/Alumna Award, the Alumni Humanitarian Award, the Alumni Service Award and the Alumni Early Achievement Award. For inspiration, learn more about our 2022 recipients by visiting the Alumni Association website. You’ll also...

The Center for Health Workforce Studies (CHWS) has received $4.5 million from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to renew funding for programs in Allied Health and  Health Equity in the Health Workforce. CHWS will conduct four to five studies each year that aim to strengthen the knowledge base on the health workforce, addressing policy-relevant topics such as the barriers to and facilitators of retaining a diverse workforce as...

Names matter. Yes, the world seems in a hurry, and it seems easy to pronounce a name any which way. But how someone pronounces a name matters. It matters to the person with the name, and so it should matter to us. “My name is Turkish and it means ‘ear of wheat.’ It is part of who I am,” says Başak Çoruh, MD, , associate professor...

Gabriel E. Sarah, M.D., M.A.Ed., has been named the new Associate Dean for Student Affairs for the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM). He will join the School in this role on May 1, 2023. Dr. Sarah is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Additionally, he has held a variety of student...

The UW School of Medicine recently solidified a formal partnership with the Lummi Nation that will teach medical students and trainees how to care for Native American people and communities. Though an informal relationship has long existed, the new, legal contract formally recognizes the sovereignty of the tribe and opens up more training opportunities for students, says Millie Kennedy, JD, Tsimshian, tribal liaison for the Indian Health Pathway...

Darin P. Eckert, M.D., has been named Assistant Clinical Dean for Spokane by UWSOM, which partners with Gonzaga University in Spokane to help address the region’s shortage of health professionals through medical education, research and innovation.  In this role, Dr. Eckert helps develop increased clinical opportunities for UWSOM Spokane students during the clinical training portion of their medical education—years three and four. Geoff Jones, M.D., UWSOM...