NIH renews funding for UW clinical research facility
The UW General Clinical Research Center has received a five-year grant renewal for $36 million from the National Institutes of Health. (Full Story)
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UW Medicine begins workforce training for new HIPAA regulations
Web-based and classroom training is now under way at Harborview Medical Center and UW Medical Center in compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996. (Full Story)
Residency directors look for medical students with specific skills
Residency program directors share similar expectations for basic skills and competence of first-year residents, and expect to devote three to six months to confirm competence, according to a study published in the January 2003 issue of Academic Medicine. (Full Story)
Patient safety training offered for faculty
The Faculty Leadership in Interprofessional Education for Patient Safety project is presenting a faculty-training workshop on patient safety from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, March 18 and 19, in South Campus Center room 316. (Full Story)
February 14, 2003