News and Events
August 11:
17th Annual Summer Institute for Public Health Practice
September 22:
SPHCM Orientation: Public Health Puzzles and Perspectives
October 25:
APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition
November 18:
2008 Washington Health Legislative Conference
Newest results of Health Technology Assessment Committee in the Seattle Times
Washington's Health Technology Assessment program is weighing scientific evidence for various medical procedures to determine whether they merit coverage by state agencies. An 11-member citizens group , including Carson Odegard and Karen Anderson (both ExDP alumni), already has ruled against covering upright MRIs; discography for diagnosing back pain; and CT, or "virtual," colonoscopy. Read more . . .
UW Executive MHA Student Featured on Local News Program
On June 10, Dr. Kit Song, Executive MHA Program student and Orthopedic Surgeon at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, was featured on Seattle's local television show, "Evening Magazine." The story follows Dr. Song as he treats a young patient with severe scoliosis who received a rare implant of two artificial ribs. Read more . . .
