Visiting the Department of Epidemiology

On-Campus Directions	Maps	Campus Tours
Bus and Shuttle Schedules	Accommodation	Off-Campus Directions
Individual Visit Instructions	Seattle Visitor Information	Access Guide

Our faculty, staff and students are located in many facilities around the city of Seattle. Please be aware that transportation between different sites can take time. Allow an hour between locations and pay attention to the bus/shuttle schedule.

• Admitted applicants are invited to attend Visit Days which are held each year on the 1st Thursday and Friday in March. Admitted applicants read about this program and register.

• Individual Visits : Follow the Visit Instructions carefully and allow 3 weeks of lead time, if possible.

• Other visitors: Be sure to print and read maps, directions, and schedules below.

Shuttle buses and city buses are available, as well as taxi service at large locations. To find the location and address of faculty offices, consult the Faculty Directory on the left menu bar. Be sure to confirm at which office you should meet the faculty member. Then consult the On-Campus and Off-Campus locations, and also the transportation options listed below.

Bus and Shuttle Schedule

Shuttles are free, City Buses, Street Car & Light Rail cost about $2-4/trip. No change is provided on public transportation so carry many quarters and dollar bills. See Health Sciences Center Map to locate outbound stops from Health Sciences.

• Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Shuttle
  
• Health Sciences Express (to Roosevelt Buildings and Harborview Medical Center)
  
• Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Shuttle (also goes to Children's Hospital)
  
• South Lake Union Shuttle (to Seattle Biomedical Research Institute)
  
• Seattle Street Car (FHCRC to SBRI and Children's Research Institute)
  Westlake & Dennny, Westlake, and 9th stops; Map, Schedule
• Seattle Metro Bus Routes and Trip Planner (Leave setting as "fastest way")
• Light Rail (Seatac Airport to downtown)
• Sound Transit Trip Planner (regional rail and express buses)
• Community Transit (Snohomish County to/from Seattle)

Maps

• DRIVING MAP FOR SEATTLE
  Shows major routes into Seattle and to the UW. Crossing Lake Washington on the Evergreen Point bridge (state route 520) costs a significant toll that will be sent to you in the mail. See 520 Toll information.
  
  
• HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER AREA Maps & Directions
  For Harborview Med Ctr (HMC), Harborview Injury Prevention Ctr (HIPRC), HPV Center (HPV), Internat'l AIDS Research & Training Pgm (IARTP), & Virology Research Clinic (VRC) .
  
  
• HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER MAP - Print and Bring with You
  Shows Epidemiology Dept location (in F-wing, near words "Columbia Road"), UW Medical Center, South Campus Center, Shuttle stops & some Metro Bus stops.
  
  
• HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER-TO-CAMPUS-PARKWAY MAP
  Street map from Health Sci Ctr to Campus Parkway where Metro buses #70, 71, 72, 73 can be boarded
  
  
• Seattle Street Map
  Zoom out on the camp with location guide to obtain a regional street map.
  
  
• METROPOLITAN PARK Maps & Directions
  To get to the Cardiovascular Health research Unit (CHRU), Group Health Research Institute (GHRI), and to the VA Epidemiologic Research & Info Center (ERIC)
  
  
• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CAMPUS MAP - Print as two pages and Bring with You
  Map with Location Guide
  

On-Campus / Near Campus Locations

• MAP OF HEALTH SCIENCES BUS & SHUTTLE STOPS


• EPIDEMIOLOGY DEPARTMENT DIRECTIONS
  F-262 Health Sciences 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle 98195, 206-543-1065
  
• PRINT and read detailed directions linked above.
  DO NOT PARK in expensive UWMC Parking.
  DO PARK in Boat St. meter parking (>2 hours) or go to S-1 Parking Gate behind Health Sciences and pay $15. Turn around and park in E12 parking by stadium. See Health Sciences Map


• UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER (UWMC)
  Same building as Health Sciences
  See the Epidemiology Department Directions above.
  1959 NE Pacific St, Seattle 98195, 206-598-3300

• UWMC - ROOSEVELT BUILDING
  The Health Sciences Express Shuttle goes to the Roosevelt Buildings.
  4225 and 4245 Roosevelt Way N.E., Seattle 98105, 206-598-7954.
  


• Campus Tours (Do not include Health Sciences)
  Requires preregistration

Off-Campus Locations

• CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH RESEARCH UNIT (CHRU)
  Take Metro bus #71, 72, or 73. (See MAP to bus stops on Campus Parkway)
  CHRU location MAP & directions
  1730 Minor Ave, Suite #1360, Seattle
  206-287-2777
  


• COLLABORATIVE HEALTH STUDIES COORDINATING CENTER and CHILD HEALTH INSTITUTE
  Catch Metro bus #75 across NE Pacific St from Health Sciences via central pedestrian bridge on 4th floor to near side of Stevens Way west of Anderson Hall
  Bldg 29, 6200 NE 74th Street (near Magusson Park/Sandpoint),
  206-616-4075
  


• FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER (FHCRC)
  The Fred Hutchinson Shuttle (runs every 40 minutes) goes to FHCRC (Map). Detailed FHCRC directions
  Get off at Arnold building. Secure Building, appointment required
  1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle 98109, 206-667-5000.
  FHCRC to Harborview Medical Center
  You can also take #70 bus from NE Campus Parkway and 12th Ave. NE. See Map to stop.
  


• GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  Take the Metro Bus #71, 72, or 73 (See MAP to bus stop on Campus Parkway)
  GHRI location MAP & directions,
  1730 Minor Avenue, Suite #1600, Seattle
  206-287-2900
  


• HARBORVIEW MEDICAL CENTER (HMC)
  The Health Sciences Express Shuttle goes to HMC.
  HMC location Map & Directions
  325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle 98104, 206-731-3000.
  
HMC to Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center


• HARBORVIEW INJURY PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER (HIPRC)
  Take the Health Sciences Express Shuttle, then walk to this building
  HIPRC location Map & Directions
  401 Broadway (Steele Memorial Building), 4th Floor, Seattle 98122. 206-744-9430.
  
  
• HPV RESEARCH CENTER
  Take the Health Sciences Express Shuttle, to Harborview Medical Center (HMC) and
  walk to 9th & Jefferson Bldg.
  See Harborview Area Map
  908 Jefferson, 11th floor, Seattle WA 98104
  206-616-8526
  HPV Research faculty sometimes at UW, check in advance.
  


• INTERNATIONAL AIDS RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROGRAM (IARTP)
  Take the Health Sciences Express Shuttle To Harborview Medical Center (HMC) and
  walk to 9th & Jefferson Bldg
  See Harborview Area Map
  908 Jefferson St, 13th floor, Seattle WA 98104
  206-543-4278

• PUBLIC HEALTH:SEATTLE KING COUNTY (PH:SKC)
  Take Metro Bus #71, 72, 73 (See map to find campus bus stop)
  See detailed instructions.
  405 5th Avenue, Seattle 98104.
  (PH:SKC has staff at other locations as well.)
  


• SEATTLE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE (SBRI)
  Driving directions, Shuttle Directions
  Take South Lake Union Shuttle & walk 3 blocks south on Westlake Ave to Thomas St.
  See SBRI map
  Shuttle runs every 20-30 minutes; get off at the SLU stop between 8th & 9th on Republican.
  307 Westlake Avenue North Suite 500, Seattle 98109, 206-256-7200.
  
  
• SEATTLE CANCER CARE ALLIANCE
  SCCA Shuttle (Runs every 40 minutes; FHCRC Shuttle comes close.) See Detailed SCCA Directions and Map
  825 Eastlake Avenue E., Seattle 98109, 206-288-1000
  
  
• SEATTLE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
  SCCA Shuttle and Detailed Children's Directions. Metro Bus #75 also goes to Childrens'. Catch #75 across NE Pacific St. from Health Sciences on near side of Stevens Way, west of Anderson Hall. Driving Directions
  4800 Sandpoint Way NE, Seattle 98105, 206-987-2000.
  
  
• SEATTLE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE
  Driving Directions
  Take Metro Bus #70 from 12th Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy (see map to bus)
  Get off at 9th Ave & Stewart St. Walk back one block.
  1990 9th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101, 206-884-7300.
  There is another Children's Research Institute at Sandpoint.
  
  
• Seattle VA Epidemiologic Research & Info Center (ERIC)
  (Faculty located in both Met East & West Buildings)
  Take Metro Bus #71, 72, or 73 (See MAP to bus stops on Campus Parkway)
  ERIC location MAP & directions
  1100 Olive Ave, Suite #1400 Seattle
  206-287-2900
  


• VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM (VAPSHCS)
  Take Metro bus #70 form 12th Ave NE & NE Campus Pkwy (see MAP to bus)
  Transfer to #36 or #39 southbound at 3rd & Union/Pine. Ask Driver to let you off at VA.
  1660 S. Columbia Way, Seattle, 98108 800-329-8387.
  


• VIROLOGY RESEARCH CLINIC (VRC)
  Take the Health Sciences Express Shuttle, To Harborview Medical Center (HMC) and
  walk to 9th & Jefferson Bldg.
  See Harborview Area Map
  908 Jefferson St, 11th Floor, Seattle WA 98104, 206-720-4340
  
  

Seattle Visitor Information

• VISITOR ACCOMMODATIONS NEAR THE UW
  Motel/Hotels with directions to Epidemiology
  UW Website showing local Motel/Hotels
  


• TOURIST INFORMATION
  Tourist Sites and Virtual Seattle Tour
  SeattleConvention & Visitor's Bureau Visitor's Guide
  Downtown Seattle Map
  

Updated April 25, 2012