April 7, 2005
Dean’s comment
Dr. Paul G. Ramsey, vice president for medical affairs and dean of the UW School of Medicine, commented on the School of Medicine’s top ranking by U.S. News & World Report for primary-care training, and in rural and family medicine (see story on rankings on page 3):
“Our UW medical school faculty in the Puget Sound area and throughout the five-state WWAMI (Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho) region have a strong commitment to graduate and professional education. The faculty does not rest on its longstanding reputation in medical education. Through the medical school’s new College system, our faculty has taken a fresh look at physician training. They have renewed their national leadership role in improving medical student training and preparing future physicians for the demands and rewards of their profession.”
Through a new system, based on a faculty review of the M.D. degree curriculum, UW medical students are divided into five colleges named after the natural wonders of the region. The College system emphasizes long-term mentor relationships, more personalized attention for students, and student mastery of the basics of clinical care.
