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AAFP Directory of Family Medicine Residency Programs

University of Washington Family Practice Residency Program
Seattle , WA 98105-6008

Note: This page reflects data from 2006 to 2007

Director's Name: Judith A Pauwels, MD
Phone Number: (206)598-2883
Fax Number: (206)598-5769
Web Site: http://www.fammed.washington.edu/residency
Email: residency@fammed.washington.edu
Program Code: 451140004
Program Structure:4A

Residency Location: Inner City Urban
Primary Hospital for Family Medicine Residency Admissions: Univ of WA Med Ctr
Total Beds: 350

Number of Family Medicine Centers:2
Number of Hospitals for Admitting: 2
Number of Hospitals for Required Rotations: 6

Other Residencies (not services) in the Hospitals used for Required Rotations:
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, OB - GYN, Surgery, E.R., Psychiatry
Year of Initial Approval: 1972
Total Number of Graduates: 214

Offered Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
Post-Graduate Year 3: 8
Filled Positions 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 8
Post-Graduate Year 2: 8
Post-Graduate Year 3: 8
Resident Females 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 7
Post-Graduate Year 2: 3
Post-Graduate Year 3: 3
Under-represented minorities 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 0
Post-Graduate Year 2: 0
Post-Graduate Year 3: 0
Resident Salaries 2006- 2007:
Post-Graduate Year 1:$42,132
Post-Graduate Year 2:$44,256
Post-Graduate Year 3:$46,740
Weeks Paid Vacation 2006- 2007
Post-Graduate Year 1:3
Post-Graduate Year 2:3
Post-Graduate Year 3:3
Other Benefits:
Liability Insurance: Yes
Housing Allowance: No
Time Off for Conferences: Yes
Health Insurance: Yes
Meals: Yes
Funds for Conferences: Yes
Life Insurance: Yes
Laundry: No
Sick/Personal Time: Yes
Disability Insurance: Yes
Parking: No
Average Annual In-Hospital Night Call Frequency:
Post-Graduate Year 1: Every 7-14 days
Post-Graduate Year 2: Every 15-28 days
Post-Graduate Year 3: Greater than every 28 days
Night Float Rotation or Coverage yes or no:
Post-Graduate Year 1: No
Post-Graduate Year 2: Yes
Post-Graduate Year 3: Yes
Average Annual Frequency of Other Trips to Hospital as Result of Night Calls Taken at Home:
Post-Graduate Year 1: None
Post-Graduate Year 2: None
Post-Graduate Year 3: None
Faculty to Residents Ratio During Patient Care Hours:
1 Faculty : 3 Residents
Full-Time Equivalent Staff and Faculty at the Residency Program:
FP-MD/DO : 9
Other-MD/DO : 0
Other Health Care Professional Faculty : 4
Physician Assistants or Nurse Practitioners : 1
Average No. of Half Days per Week Spent by FP Residents in the Primary FP Center:
Post-Graduate Year 1: 2
Post-Graduate Year 2: 2
Post-Graduate Year 3: 4
Residency Training Time in Required Rotations:
OB (in Hospital): Three months
General Surgery (in Hospital): Two months
Pediatrics (in Hospital): Five months
CCU/ICU: One month
Documentation:
Computerized System for Each Resident's Experience Does Exist
Resident Research:Required
Resident Organization in Hospital: Yes
Fellowship:
Offered in Faculty Development, Sports Medicine, R4 Chief Residency
Clerkships/Preceptorships:
Offered
Part-time or Shared Residencies: Not Offered
On Site Child Care Services: Not offered
International Rotation: Available

The University of Washington Family Medicine Residency offers an academic environment for excellent training in the full spectrum of family medicine. Areas of concentration have included health policy, research, teaching, sports medicine, and reproductive health, and we are developing additional focus areas in care of vulnerable patients and in international health. All in a great city surrounded by mountains and Puget Sound!