University of Washington Family Medicine Residency

University of Washington Family Medicine Residency University of Washington School of Medicine, Family Medicine Residency Program

Located in one of the most beautiful and diverse cities in the Pacific Northwest, the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency program is part of the highly respected University of Washington Affiliated Family Medicine Residency Network in the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho). Our family medicine residency is located at the only academic medical center in th

ese five states. Excellence in education and an emphasis on quality patient care are hallmarks of training at the University of Washington. Residents receive training in a variety of practice settings, including rural community practice, urban underserved practice and tertiary academic medical centers. Whether leading a medicine team at one of Seattle's major hospitals or caring for patients at a community practice site in Alaska or Montana, residents are on the cutting edge of training in family medicine.

Congrats to Dr. Carver who matched into sports medicine fellowship this year and will be staying with UW!!! 👏🥳
03/26/2026

Congrats to Dr. Carver who matched into sports medicine fellowship this year and will be staying with UW!!! 👏🥳

Warmest welcome to the newest members of our UWFMR family, c/o 2029! Congratulations on all your hard work and can’t wai...
03/20/2026

Warmest welcome to the newest members of our UWFMR family, c/o 2029! Congratulations on all your hard work and can’t wait to see you all in June (or sooner)! LET’S RELEASE THE KRAKENS! - our PD quoting Zeus 🥳🥳🥳

🍀HAPPY MATCH WEEK!!!🥳 we can’t wait to welcome our new class!!
03/16/2026

🍀HAPPY MATCH WEEK!!!🥳 we can’t wait to welcome our new class!!

Congrats to Dr. McCawley for matching to the NCSP at UCSF!!! 👏
01/04/2026

Congrats to Dr. McCawley for matching to the NCSP at UCSF!!! 👏

Congrats to Dr. Tapia (R2) for presenting an incredible and thought provoking Grand Rounds yesterday! “Beyond Efficiency...
12/11/2025

Congrats to Dr. Tapia (R2) for presenting an incredible and thought provoking Grand Rounds yesterday! “Beyond Efficiency: Reclaiming Family Medicine as a Soul-Aligned Practice” 💫

Introducing the behavioral health team!! 🥳🧠
11/04/2025

Introducing the behavioral health team!! 🥳🧠

Next up in our faculty highlight reel is Dr. Jackie Raetz! 🩻🏊‍♀️💃🏻
10/27/2025

Next up in our faculty highlight reel is Dr. Jackie Raetz! 🩻🏊‍♀️💃🏻

💫Next up in our faculty spotlight is Nick Cheung, our amazing program administrator!🥳🥰
10/03/2025

💫Next up in our faculty spotlight is Nick Cheung, our amazing program administrator!🥳🥰

Celebrating our faculty this week, starting with Dr. Joey Nelson! Joey is a UWFMR alum turned APD. He’s a true full spec...
09/19/2025

Celebrating our faculty this week, starting with Dr. Joey Nelson! Joey is a UWFMR alum turned APD. He’s a true full spectrum FM doc who continues to see patients in clinic🩻, deliver babies👩‍🍼, and is our didactic teacher extraordinaire📚Thanks for all that you do, Joey!!

Say hi to Jaret!!👋🥳 Dr. Nishikawa is an R1 on the Northgate track. Leave food recs for Jaret to explore in Seattle!! 🥘🍜
09/17/2025

Say hi to Jaret!!👋🥳 Dr. Nishikawa is an R1 on the Northgate track. Leave food recs for Jaret to explore in Seattle!! 🥘🍜

After some flight delays, the team made it back safely to Seattle. ✈️ We made some good memories from the additional tim...
08/04/2025

After some flight delays, the team made it back safely to Seattle. ✈️ We made some good memories from the additional time in KS and connection flights. Here’s to continuing to connect with you all more this year! 🥂

Thanks KC for showing us a great time! We had an awesome 😎 experience at   meeting students, residents, faculty, vendors...
08/02/2025

Thanks KC for showing us a great time! We had an awesome 😎 experience at meeting students, residents, faculty, vendors, and so much more. 🥰

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Located in one of the most beautiful and diverse cities in the Pacific Northwest, the University of Washington Family Medicine Residency program is part of the highly respected University of Washington Affiliated Family Medicine Residency Network in the WWAMI region (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho). Our family medicine residency is located at the only academic medical center in these five states.

Excellence in education and an emphasis on quality patient care are hallmarks of training at the University of Washington. Residents receive training in a variety of practice settings, including rural community practice, urban underserved practice, and tertiary academic medical centers. Whether leading a medicine team at one of Seattle's major hospitals or caring for patients at a community practice site in Alaska or Montana, residents are on the cutting edge of training in family medicine.

Our core values:


  • Social Justice: Promoting every person’s right to accessible, high quality, patient-centered health care.