Research

Lab research

Our faculty have made important research contributions to a wide variety of common and important clinical problems. GIM faculty receive nearly $20 million annually in extramural research funding.

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Our faculty have achieved national prominence for research on a wide variety of important clinical problems such as heart disease, HIV, substance use disorders, Alzheimer’s disease, respiratory disease, cancer, diabetes, palliative care, veteran multimorbidity, global health, social drivers of health, and, more broadly, health services research and population health. Much of our research activities are housed in collaborative centers that focus interdisciplinary efforts toward a common goal: making health accessible for everyone, such as by positively impacting healthcare structures and policy.

Centers and Programs

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Cardiovascular Health Research Unit

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Center for Prehospital Emergency Care

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Provider and patient

Center for Progress in Resuscitation

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Rainier

Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality and Safety

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Medic One

 

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Occupational Health and Safety

Occupational and Environmental Medicine Program

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Research by Theme

Addiction Medicine

Alzheimer's Disease & Related Dementia

Cardiovascular Disease

Emergency Medicine

Endocrinology, Metabolism, Diabetes, and/or Reproductive Health

Epidemiology

Ethics

Genetics

Global Health

Health Equity

Health Informatics

Health Services & Health Systems

Hematology

HIV/Hepatitis C/Infectious Disease

Hospital Medicine

Medical Education

Mental Health

Obesity

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Palliative Care

Patient Communication

Patient Safety and Quality Improvement

Physician Wellness

Pulmonology

Women’s Health

Research news 

Long COVID has impact on Latino communities
Researchers found nearly half of Latino patients surveyed reported chronic symptoms, with women and middle-age people most affected.
Optimizing Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Prisons
Dr. Helen Jack has received funding to focus on improving opioid use disorder care in Washington State prisons.
Small pilot test of novel opioid-use therapy shows success
Patients’ outcomes were better when they could start buprenorphine without having to experience fentanyl withdrawal.
Center for Leadership and Innovation in Medical Education Small Grant award recipients
This program supports innovative projects that advance medical education and improve health professions training locally and across the WWAMI region.
Study spotlights cardiac arrest survival in King County
From 2000 to 2020, patients’ survival rate improved to nearly 19% — a rate significantly higher than is the case nationally.
Spotlight: UW Medicine Center for Scholarship in Patient Care Quality & Safety
This cross-departmental initiative is focused on improving the safety, quality, and value of healthcare delivery at UW Medicine and nationwide.