Alexander Garrett RESIZED
Acting Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Fellow
Medical Education Research Fellowship
Sites of Practice: 
Harborview Medical Center

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. Garrett is an emergency physician who cares for patients in the Emergency Department at Harborview Medical Center and UW Northwest. He is a Medical Education Research Fellow, dedicated to providing quality, compassionate care to patients while developing future emergency medicine physicians at the bedside. Dr. Garrett is interested in the intersection of social factors and health, and how medical trainees are taught to address it. He studies the experiences of students who are underrepresented in medicine, with the goal of creating a more equitable medical education system. He also volunteer precepts with the Mobile Health Outreach van project through the UW School of Medicine Service Learning Program, and studies how best to prepare student volunteers.

Education & Training: 
MD
University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine
Los Angeles, CA
2018
Residency
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
2022
Contact
Mailing Address: 

Harborview Medical Center
Box 359702
325 Ninth Avenue
Seattle WA 98104-2499

Research & Clinical Interests
Research Interests: 

Service learning curriculum development

Equity and social justice in education

Clinical Interests: 

Substance use disorder

Violence prevention

Food security