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UW Medicine Magazine
In 2009, UW Medical Center turns 50. Read about the hospital’s distinguished past and its promising future. In addition, take a look to see how UW Medicine’s new site at Lake Union is changing the future of medicine — and how the Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies is changing the way we teach our trainees. Also in this issue: MEDEX Northwest celebrates its 40th anniversary, class notes from our alumni, and much more.
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In the latest issue of UW Medicine magazine, we published a story about Dr. K. Alvin Merendino, the second chair of UW Medicine's Department of Surgery. If you'd like to read the full version of the story — which contains more detail on Dr. Merendino's life and travels — please click here.
Report to Donors 2007–2008
The year - and the campaign - in review
UW Medicine's annual report takes a look at the people and organizations that supported our mission last year and during the University of Washington's eight-year campaign. In doing so, we also examine some of the most important and innovative ideas in medical research, education, and patient care, from stem cell research to scholarships, and from emergency care to the development of a new cancer center. Click here to download a pdf of the report, and thank you for your support of our work.
UW Medical Center No. 10 in rankings
University of Washington Medical Center is ranked No. 10 in U.S. News & World Report’s July 2008 publication of America’s Best Hospitals. UWMC has been rated among the top U.S. hospitals since U.S. News began rankings in 1990, and, this year, was among only 19 hospitals ranked as part of the 2008 Honor Roll of hospitals. It ties with Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for this year’s No. 10 spot.
The magazine also rates specialties, and several programs at UWMC were ranked highly, including: rehabilitation (2), (based at UWMC and Harborview Medical Center); cancer (6); gynecology (11); orthopaedics (13); geriatrics (13); ear, nose and throat (13); respiratory disorders (16); kidney disease (16); gastrointestinal disorders (20); rheumatology (22); neurology/neurosurgery (22), (based at Harborview and UWMC); endocrinology (24); and urology (34). Harborview, owned by King County and operated by the University, ranked 27th in orthopaedics.
The University of Washington School of Medicine ranks No. 1 in primary care.
In 2008, for the 15th consecutive year, U.S. News & World Report's annual list of top graduate and professional schools ranked the UW School of Medicine as No. 1 in primary care. The UW also placed in the top 10 in family medicine, rural medicine, AIDS, internal medicine, geriatrics, pediatrics, women's health, and drug/alcohol abuse training.
Report to Donors 2006–2007
Report to Donors 2006–2007 celebrates the individuals and groups who have contributed over the past fiscal year to UW Medicine's mission in education, research, and patient care. Highlighted in this year’s report are the investments our community has made to support research in stem cell and regenerative medicine, to provide scholarship support to diverse medical students from underserved communities, to advance burn research, and to support numerous other investments in our hospitals, patients, and students.
Thanks to all of these supporters for being our partner in improving health and changing lives.
Online News
Online News is a weekly publication of the UW Health Sciences and Medical Affairs News and Community Relations department.
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