• Addiction Medicine

    • Residents interested in additional expertise in treating patients with substance use disorders will get further training in this work through additional patient management, training in substance use disorders, committee review work, national and/or regional conference attendance and teaching colleagues. Addiction Medicine elective is required in addition to choosing from selected scholarly activities. 

  • Global Health

    • Residents interested in global health will gain knowledge and experience to equip them to continue to participate meaningfully in global health after graduation.  Residents are required to spend one month working in the global health approved partner site in Malawi among other local activities.  

  • Geriatrics

    • Residents interested in leadership and innovation in the field of Geriatrics will gain knowledge and experience to equip them to participate meaningfully in the care of complex older adults after graduation from residency. Activities include presenting at Grand rounds, leading a Geri focused didactics, working with community partners and assuming more patients at a local nursing home. 

  • HIV

    • Residents get additional training to gain further expertise in the care of patients with HIV via one to two year experience including assuming an additional continuity clinic panel of patients living with HIV through a partner clinic. Residents are eligible to sit for HIV medicine certification at the end of their training.

  • LGBTQI+

    • Longitudinal AOC during R2/R3 year that will provide residents with additional training to gain further expertise in the care of LGBTQ patients through extra opportunities to partner with Seattle's (and Washington's) LGBTQI+ community through advocacy, community service and additional medical training.   

  • Lifestyle and Integrative Medicine

    • The goal of this experiential curriculum is to provide residents with the tools to effectively counsel patients on lifestyle changes and an understanding of integrative health modalities to safely incorporate into treatment plans. Residents get time to complete the educational pathway for Lifestyle Medicine board certification through ABLM. 

  • Obstetrics

    • Provides residents with additional training in normal and high-risk obstetrics via additional rotations at satellite hospitals. Residents work one month at a time in both their second and third years at one of three rotation sites. Residents are required to participate in a certain number of teaching activities and conferences.  

  • Reproductive Justice

    • Residents are provided with additional clinical opportunities to gain further experiences in providing reproductive health care to your patients both in a clinical and nonclinical setting. Residents who chose to will gain skills in surgical abortion via additional, protected days at local clinics. Residents are also active members of WA RHAP.  

  • Sports Medicine

    • All residents who wish to maximize their exposure to and participation in orthopedics and sports medicine during residency can do so via additional Sports Med electives, designated teaching opportunities and scholarly work and presentation opportunities.