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/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 

April 1, 2024
Rashmi Sharma and Judith Tsui new GIM Directors of Research
Drs. Rashmi Sharma and Judith Tsui will serve as the Directors of Research for the Division of General Internal Medicine.
February 21, 2024
Cancer Screening Research Network
Researchers at Fred Hutch are leading a new federal clinical trials consortium to evaluate emerging technologies for cancer screening.
February 12, 2024
Could a blood pressure cuff help cardiac arrest survivors?
A small feasibility study shows that the device might have a role in the care of people whose heart suddenly stops beating.
February 8, 2024
The Assessment of Functional Communication in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Researchers have received funding to advance the care of people living with primary progressive aphasia, a rare neurodegenerative condition.
February 1, 2024
Nora Disis passes directorship of ITHS to John Amory
After 12 years as founding director, Dr. Nora Disis will pass directorship of the ITHS to Dr. John Amory.
January 26, 2024
Milestones of the Department of Medicine, 1948-2023
Celebrating 75 years of achievements.