Fast Facts

Emergency department personnel work on a patient.

100+

Full-time Faculty

$6.9M

Research Funding

A group of four residents pose for a picture inside the emergency department.

66

Current Residents

A researcher conducts work in the lab.

166+

Active Research Projects

120

Residency Alumni

About Us

Our Mission

The mission of the University of Washington Department of Emergency Medicine is to advance and shape the future of emergency care locally, regionally, and globally. We foster this mission through:
- The delivery of exceptional patient-centered emergency care
- The provision of state-of-the-art emergency medicine education, and
- Innovation, transformative research and discovery, and the generation of knowledge

Education

We are committed to providing an exceptional educational experience for all trainees who rotate through our clinical departments, including residents, medical, nursing, and paramedic students.