Education & Training at UW Medicine
UW School of Medicine (SoM) provides advanced scientific training for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars in biomedical research. The Office of Research & Graduate Education partners with the University of Washington Graduate School, Institute of Translational Health Sciences (ITHS), the Fred Hutch Cancer Center (FHCC), and many other offices within the university to provide training and educational opportunities.
Training & Programs
- Bioscience Careers Seminar Series
- Science Teaching Experience Program for Upcoming PhDs (STEP-UP)
- Engage: Effective Science Communication Course (CENV 500 Application Form)
- Fred Hutch Graduate Training Programs
- Fred Hutch Graduate Student Funding Opportunities
- Fred Hutch Research After Dark (RAD) Networking group
- ITHS Graduate Training Programs
- Future Faculty Fellows Workshop
- ISCRM Inclusive Leadership Workshop
- Science in Medicine Lecture Series
- Science Teaching Experience Program – Working in Science Education (STEP-WISE)
- UW Research Security Training
- UW Biomedical Research Integrity: Responsible Conduct of Research Training
- Fred Hutch Research After Dark (RAD) Networking group
- Fred Hutch Postdoctoral Training & Funding Programs
- ITHS Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) Training Series
- ITHS Postdoctoral Training Programs
- UW Research Security Training
- UW Biomedical Research Integrity: Responsible Conduct of Research Training
- Research Mentor Education Program
- UW School of Medicine Faculty Development & Resources
- Science in Medicine Lecture Series
- Inventor of the Year
- New to UW Research
- Funding Opportunities
- Proposal Development Resources
- Principal Investigator Quick Start
- Clinical Research Training & Development (NetID login)
- Fred Hutch Faculty Professional Development
Institute of Translational Health Sciences select resources for investigators:
- ITHS Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) Training Series
- ITHS Team Science education and training services
- ITHS Mentoring Tools resource
- ITHS Faculty Career Development Series
- ITHS Grant Writing Program
- ITHS Core Competencies in Clinical and Translational Research
- ITHS Investigator Research Services
- Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship Certificate: The Buerk Center’s certificate in entrepreneurship prepares University of Washington graduate and PhD students for the world of start-ups and new technology enterprises. The certificate’s emphasis on cross-campus involvement means you’ll take entrepreneurship courses alongside students from other disciplines, work with UW inventors on their market-ready applications, and have the opportunity to apply for fellowships in UW technology ventures or local angel funds.
- Graduate Certificate in Ethics: The Graduate Certificate in Ethics aims to facilitate graduate research in ethics as it arises across disciplines. The program is designed to provide students with the necessary groundwork for pursuing ethics scholarship as it relates to their field of study. The curriculum is designed to accommodate diverse student interests and to facilitate cross-disciplinary conversations and scholarship.