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Education Training

Program Contact

Dr. Kate Bennett
Program Director

bennett4@uw.edu

Shinetra Pryor
Program Administrator

gerhpm@medicine.washington.edu

Fellows are trained and mentored in medical education principles and teaching techniques. Fellows interact with trainees on most rotations and have ample opportunities to take part in elective teaching experiences. Education training encompasses the following.

  • Bedside/clinical teaching of students, residents, interdisciplinary team members

  • Optional large group, small group/case based teaching with students

  • Community teaching

  • Education classes and faculty development courses through the Department of Bioinformatics and Medical Education available for interested fellows.

  • Opportunity to be a part of the Center for Leadership in Medical Education for training and mentorship

  • Opportunities available through our Northwest Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center

Research Opportunities

Fellows have opportunities to pursue advanced fellowship both within our Division and outside. Fellows may pursue a VA advanced fellowship in Geriatric Medicine, a Health Services Research and Development Fellowships at the VA, as well as a variety of affiliated training grants. Research topics include the following.

  • Animal Models

  • Cell Biology

  • Clinical Epidemiology

  • Clinical Research

  • Dementia and Neuroscience

  • Health Services Research

  • Molecular Biology

  • Genetics

  • Medical Education, Economics, and Ethics

  • Palliative Care

Special Training Courses

The University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Public Health have set up special training courses for research fellows. These include formal course work in biostatistics, clinical epidemiology, study design, and, for laboratory research oriented fellows, molecular and cell biology. These courses are intended to strengthen the knowledge base of fellows as they begin their research careers.

Fellows interested in clinician teacher careers have a variety of courses, workshops, and training programs in medical education available to them through the University of Washington.

Fellows may take a limited number of credit hours per semester for free through the University of Washington Tuition Exemption program.  Fellows may also choose to pursue a degree such as an MBA or MPH via the University of Washington.

Quality Improvement Training

Fellows receive training and mentorship in Quality Improvement from Qualis Health (via the NWGWEC ) experts and other division mentors. Fellows complete a QI project in an area of their interest. Fellows have ample opportunities to pursue areas of interest including QI committees on a hospital, nursing home, or system wide level, and can take advantage of a diverse set of QI training opportunities available at UW.  Fellows are encouraged to take part in the extensive/cross-departmental QI opportunities available through the nationally recognized Housestaff Quality and Safety Committee. Quality Improvement Training encompasses the following.

  • Diverse quality improvement opportunities in hospital, ambulatory, long term care and other settings

  • QI scholarship

  • Formal QI training

Other Teaching Activities

Fellows participate in regular teaching activities of the Division, including: journal club, research seminars, and Grand Rounds. In addition, fellows have their own didactic series, participate in the West Coast Most Difficult Case Conference, monthly Professional Development Series, and can participate in geriatrics telehealth and palliative medicine conferences.