SHPEP 2026 Information Sessions The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is hosting information sessions for the last cohort of the upcoming 2026 offering this January. If you know…
Welcome to the UW Medicine
Office of Healthcare Equity
At UW Medicine, we believe that healthcare is a fundamental human right and everyone should have the same access and opportunities for the best possible outcomes.
We are committed to transforming the way care is provided to eliminate inequities. Healthcare equity is not owned by one department or leader – everyone shares responsibility. We can all take action in our own spheres of influence and in the work we control.
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Doctor for a Day (DFAD) is a monthly themed academy that exposes K-12 youth to health careers through hands-on activities. DFAD partners with clinical departments, school districts and non-profits…
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Opportunities
- Call for Proposals: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Rapid Response: Reinvesting in Racial and Indigenous Health Equity Research
- Join the Youth Voice Research Liaison Program
- AAMC Center for Health Justice Funding Opportunities
- Planning Grants for Continuity of Care After Incarceration
- Free AMA Category 1 CME: Caring for American Indian and Alaska Native Children and Adolescents
- UW Medicine Affinity Groups
- Workforce Anti-Racism Group (WAG)
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in healthcare is the most shocking and inhumane.”
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
