sharon dobie, Md

Sharon Dobie, Associate Professor of Family Medicine, joined the Department of Family Medicine in 1989. She received a Masters in City Planning from the University of California at Berkeley in 1969 and her M.D. from the University of California at San Francisco in 1979. After completing her residency in Family Medicine at San Francisco General Hospital, she moved to Seattle and became the Medical Director for Country Doctor Community Clinic for six years. Since joining the faculty, she has developed and supervised experiences for medical students encouraging primary care careers with urban and rural underserved populations. She has participated in research on the content of obstetrical care, the availability of reproductive health services in rural Washington State for the rural safety net, and cancer screening and treatment for elderly rural and minority populations.