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 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.
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!!
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!! 🥘🍜
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! 🥂
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. 🥰
What’s your favorite memory from a past conference/event you’ve been to? Drop your comments below.
08/01/2025
Thanks for coming by to chat with us! We loved to see you. ☺️ Please continue to connect with us and the residents/faculty you met today. We will be reaching out via email in a few weeks or so with more info!
08/01/2025
First day of is a wrap. We are looking forward to meeting you all today and tomorrow. Come by and visit! ☺️
P.S. We promise it will be an EVERLASTING LOVE. 💕
07/31/2025
07/31/2025
What are your favorite places to visit when you go to a new city? Ours include bakeries and bookstores!
07/09/2025
Our R1s are done with orientation and starting rotations today! Woohoo! Congratulations!!! 🥳🥰🎉👏
06/30/2025
Congrats to the Class of 2025!!! 🥰😭🥹 could not imagine a group of more compassionate, brilliant, caring physicians and friends. We will miss you but are so excited to see the amazing things you do in your future!!♥️
06/19/2025
The class of ‘28 is here, which means our UWFMR family gets to come together to welcome the babies (aka full-sized adult doctors) at our annual welcome BBQ! So excited to see how this year unfolds for this fantastic group and how everyone will grow so much this year 💜
03/21/2025
Welcome UWFMR class of 2028! We’re so excited to have you! Congrats to everyone who went through the match process this year
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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.
Scholarship: Discovering, translating, and disseminating knowledge where learners teach and teachers learn.
Collaboration: Learning and delivering care as teams, bridging disciplines, specialties, and practice environments. Our residents actively engage in the learning process and participate in the continuous improvement of our program.
Supportive Work Environment: Creating a trusting workplace where residents, faculty and staff can think big, do good, have fun, and be their best selves.
Family Medicine Identity: Celebrating the unique and revolutionary power of family medicine to meet the needs of patients, families, and communities both at home and abroad.