About UW Medicine Mission Part of the University of Washington，UW Medicine works to improve the health of the public by advancing medical knowledge，providing outstanding primary and specialty medical care to people of the region，and preparing tomorrow’s physicians，scientists and other health professionals.
Components UW Medicine owns or operates Harborview Medical Center University of Washington Medical Center University of Washington School of Medicine UW Medicine Neighborhood Clinics UW Physicians UW Medicine shares in the governance of
Children’s University Medical Group Seattle Cancer Care Alliance Leader in Biomedical Research Ranks first among public medical schools and second among all medical schools in federal research funding.
In fiscal year 2005，UW medical faculty received $539 million in National Institutes of Health research awards. Total research funding from federal sources，private foundations，industry and other non-federal sources approached $800 million.
The faculty includes:
5 Nobel Prize winners 28 Institute of Medicine members 30 National Academy of Science members Innovator in Education Ranked as top medical school for 13 consecutive years in training primary-care physicians，and has top-ranked academic programs in family medicine and rural health.
WWAMI，an acronym for Washington，Wyoming，Alaska，Montana and Idaho，is a model of community-based training of medical students and residents and of interstate collaboration in medical education.
UW Medicine enrolls: 795 medical students 622 graduate students in the basic sciences 1''048 residents 1''248 clinical and research fellows 155 physician assistant students 189 allied-health students The UW medical school has a full-time faculty of 1''762 and volunteer clinical faculty numbering about 4''700 throughout the WWAMI region.
Nationally Recognized for Patient Care University of Washington Medical Center ranks 9th among America’s best hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s honor roll and is a Magnet Hospital for nursing. It is renowned for its programs in solid organ transplantation，cancer treatment，heart care，high-risk pregnancy and neonatal intensive care，rehabilitation，and specialized orthopaedic surgery.
Harborview Medical Center has the only Level I adult and pediatric trauma center in the state，serves as disaster control center for King County，and is the area’s designated White House receiving hospital.
UW Medicine handles about 20 percent of hospital-based care in King County. Our physicians admit 37''000 patients a year to UW Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center. Our clinics and emergency rooms have nearly 1 million patient visits per year. Our physicians and medical centers provide 60 percent of the hospital charity care in King County and one-third of the total statewide. http://www.uwmedicine.org