Below are the reasons our program is a leader in training MD/PhDs:
- Top public institution and second nationally of all universities receiving NIH research funds*
- Ranked best primary-care medical school for the past fifteen years*
- Top 10 research medical school*
- Over 1000 research-oriented faculty members on the UW campus and at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC), the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, and the Institute for Systems Biology and other locations with whom trainees can conduct their graduate research
- Training at the University of Washington Medical Center , Veterans' Administration Medical Center, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center , and Harborview Medical Center, the trauma center for the five state region as well as the option of training in rural areas.
- As of 2007 UW's MSTP has more than 80 students and 120 graduates. You can learn about the research interests of our students and the current postitions of our graduates by visiting the students and alumni sections on this website.
*US News' Graduate Schools 2009