"Patients want someone to identify what went wrong and talk with them about it, support them in managing any negative consequences, fix the problem and apologize,” said Dr. Tom Gallagher. #harmresponse @uwbioethics.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social#harmresponse

Our Equity Academic Scholarship Awards recognize rising physician-scientists and support their transition from trainees to assistant professors. Congratulations to the 2026 recipients, Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick and Dr. Ronald Paranal!

Congratulations to Dr. Nina Tan, recipient of the 2026 Paul B. Beeson Award! 🎉 Dr. Tan cares for patients and teaches Internal Medicine and OB/GYN residents at UWMC Roosevelt and directs the IM Residency Program Women’s Health Pathway.

Mark your calendars! UW Pulm Professor Anne Manicone, MD will be presenting the upcoming Science in Medicine next Wednesday. “From Mice to Men: Translating murine macrophage biology to ARDS therapeutics” 📆May 27, 2026 ⏰11am 📍SLU Orin Smith Auditorium & Zoom More info & Zoom link: bit.ly/4uZaHVt

Our latest Staff Spotlight is on @uwendocrinology.bsky.social Fellowship Administrator, March Laden! March has over a decade of experience in graduate medical education and will be celebrating her 1-year anniversary with the Dept of Medicine in June. 📖 Read her full spotlight: bit.ly/4uemUWg

Congratulations to our 2026 recipient of the Fialkow Scholar Award, Dr. Daniel Yang!! 🎉 The award honors the late UW Dean of Medicine and Chair of Medicine Dr. Philip Fialkow and his wife, the late Helen Fialkow, and recognizes outstanding junior faculty. Read more: bit.ly/4wwEoi3

Congratulations to the 2026 recipients of our Chair of Medicine Scholars Awards!! ⭐Dr. Sally Baker, @uwidfellowship.bsky.social ⭐Dr. Megan Capozzi, Metabolism, Endocrinology & Nutrition ⭐Dr. Michael Grandaz, @uwnephrology.bsky.social ⭐Dr. Sarah Holton, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

🎉Congratulations to Dr. J. Richard Goss, 2026 recipient of the Alumni Service Award! This award recognizes an alum whose dedicated and determined efforts have benefited the UW School of Medicine community @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social 🔗Read more about Dr. Goss: bit.ly/3QRocYB

With AI models sifting EKG and health records, "we're able to enrich risk prediction from about 1 in 1,000 down to 1 in 100” for cardiac arrest. @jaccjournals.bsky.social paper led by Dr. Neal Chatterjee. @uwmedicine.bsky.social

🎉 Congrats to our #SGIM26 award winner! Leah Marcotte, MD, MS receives the Frederick L. Brancati Mentorship & Leadership Award for her outstanding contributions to GIM. 👏 Join us in celebrating Leah! #SGIM #AcademicMedicine #AwardWinner

👏Congratulations to Carmen Mikacenic, MD, recipient of the ATS 2026 Mid-Career Award from the Assembly on Allergy, Immunology & Inflammation! Learn more here: site.thoracic.org/membership/a... @ats-aii.bsky.social @lungdrc.bsky.social #ATS2026

New research from Fred Hutch reveals a key link between the gut #microbiome and graft-versus-host disease (#GVHD). Dr. Kate Markey’s work shows microbiome damage can lead to poorer outcomes after bone marrow #transplants. Read more: https://bit.ly/4d0nv6v

Join our online Cancer Genetics Summit for healthcare professionals advancing precision medicine. Earn CE credits, learn genetic risk assessment/testing, and get practical genomics‑in‑care strategies. 📅 May 15, 8 a.m. PT 💻 Virtual via Zoom Register: https://bit.ly/3Ou1qFv

🎉Congratulations to Dr. Andrew Luks, this year's recipient of the Marvin Turck Outstanding Teaching Award! This award recognizes faculty who have made outstanding career contributions that have enhanced our traditions of teaching and patient care. 🔗 bit.ly/428xzpi

We are thrilled for Joyce Jackson, honored with the UW Medicine 2026 Ragen Volunteer Service Award! So well-deserved! “Find what you care about,” she says. “And then contribute in a way that’s meaningful to you.” #kidney #research #nephsky @uwmedicine.bsky.social give.uwmedicine.org/stories/a-li...

A phase 2 study published today in @jco-asco.bsky.social, led by Fred Hutch's Dr. Filippo Milano, shows that a stem cell product called dilanubicel safely enabled umbilical cord blood transplants in 28 patients. ascopubs.org/doi/10.1200/...

Congrats, Dr. Liz Kiernan! Recipient of a #research grant thru AKF’s prestigious CSN Prgm, which funds early-career #nephrologists dedicated to improving the diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes for people living with CKD #kidney @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social #nephsky www.kidneyfund.org/article/amer...

Dr. Petter Bjornstad, @uwendocrinology.bsky.social, Dr. Helen Chu, (Allergy and Infectious Diseases) and Dr. Andrew Stergachis (Medical Genetics) were formally inducted into the American Society for Clinical Investigation at the recent @the-asci.org meeting in Chicago. Congrats! 📖 bit.ly/48Nz7bL

Congratulations to Dr. Namrata Singh @nasingh.bsky.social who is a recipient of the 2025 Excellence in Mentoring Women Faculty Award from the University of Washington School of Medicine! @uwrheum.bsky.social mednews.uw.edu/news/singh/2...

The 3 Wishes Program is transforming end-of-life care by focusing on what matters most to patients. The program helps fulfill meaningful wishes that create lasting memories. It’s a powerful reminder that, especially at the end of life, compassion and humanity matter most.

This work was generously supported by the @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social, the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia, and the National Aphasia Association.

Weight-loss medications known as GLP-1s are transforming lives. “These drugs are terrific at reducing body weight, improving diabetes, and reducing cardiovascular events,” Dr. David Cummings said. @uwendocrinology.bsky.social @uwmedicine.bsky.social

Dr. David Hawkins at @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social and Drs. Jane Buckner and Karen Cerosaletti at @benaroyaresearch.bsky.social have uncovered how subtle differences in noncoding regions of DNA can contribute to #RheumatoidArthritis by disrupting the regulation of immune genes: https://bit.ly/4dGfgyx

Body weight regulation researcher Dr. David Cummings @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social was among experts interviewed by BBC News on pluses & minuses of weight loss drugs. He explained why pounds can return when drug is stopped.

Dr. Karin Bornfeldt at @uwmedicine.bsky.social has been awarded an Outstanding Investigator Award from the NIH for her project, “Bridging the Gap Between Basic and Clinical Research to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease in Diabetes.” Congratulations! https://bit.ly/4v2aqlj

📣Join us this Friday for our 2026 Gender Equity Grand Rounds! Dr. Julie Silver, Professor of Medicine @wakeforest.bsky.social will present "The Science of Belonging: Strategies to Enhance Community, Connection, and Culture." 📆April 3 🕐12pm 📍Virtual 🔗 medicine.uw.edu/grand-rounds

The UW Department of Medicine, Division of #Nephrology, has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time, temporary Research Consultant in the highly regarded Shankland Lab!! 🔬 🫘 #research #kidneys #nephsky @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social wd5.myworkdaysite.com/recruiting/u...

Happy #NationalDoctorsDay to the incredible physicians of the UW Division of Nephrology—thank you for your dedication to patient care, research, and advancing kidney health every day. #Nephrology #HealthcareHeroes #KidneyDoctors @uwmedicine.bsky.social

We’re thrilled to share that the @uwmedicine.bsky.social @fredhutch.org Population Health Colorectal Cancer Screening Program received national recognition for achievement in prevention from ACS National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable. Learn more at http://nccrt.org/2026-awards/ @issakamd.bsky.social

If you needed a sign that #spring is arriving in Seattle — this is it. 🌸 Cherry blossoms are opening up around Fred Hutch’s South Lake Union campus, holding strong through the wind to signal brighter days ahead. ☀️

🎉Congratulations to this year's Exceptional Women in Medicine! 🌟Castle Connolly's Exceptional Women in Medicine list recognizes women who have contributed to the advancement of healthcare through clinical care, research, community service, education and/or leadership 🔗View list: bit.ly/4rQ1DAb

Dr. Nina Kim, MD, MSc talks managing time, energy, and attention. And why doing *more* isn’t the answer. Burnout, boundaries, and building a more purposeful practice. S3E10 is out now 🔗 Listen, follow, and share:https://loom.ly/Go3y0AM

Happy Match Day! 🎉 Congratulations to all of the @uwsom-wwami.bsky.social students who matched today, and to those near and far joining us @uwmedicine.bsky.social. We’re so proud to be part of your journey and excited to welcome the next generation of physicians! #MatchDay #Match2026

CVI’s Dr. Natasha (Tasha) Hunter has been named the 2026 Athena Endowed Award recipient for Excellence in Breast Cancer Research. The award honors an early career researcher whose recent work advances breast cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, or treatment. #WomenInStem PC: Fred Hutch

Congratulations to the recipients of the Barbara Jung Gender Equity Champion Awards, Drs. Jennifer Ray and Tessa Steel! The awards will be presented at our Gender Equity Grand Rounds on April 3, feat. Dr. Julie Silver @wakeforest.bsky.social Learn more about the recipients: bit.ly/3P7AGKP

Fred Hutch is pleased to announce the appointment of Drs. @mshadman.bsky.social and Vyshak Venur as Deputy CMOs effective April 1. They’ll lead hematologic, solid tumor, acute care, and inpatient/outpatient services in partnership with CMO Dr. Tom Purcell to advance clinical excellence.

Scientists at @uwdeptmedicine.bsky.social announced the discovery that, in tests to develop multifunctional kidney tissue, young stem-cell populations showed dramatic advantages compared with #organoids that were just one week older. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rkLGBG

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. 💙 Early screening can detect colon cancer when it’s most treatable, yet one in three adults misses recommended tests.  In a Q&A w/ @uwmnewsroom.bsky.social, Dr. Rachel Issaka @issakamd.bsky.social discusses screening options and timing.

Congratulations to Dr. Rachel Issaka, who was honored with a custom flavor by Molly Moon's in honor of Women's History Month! Her flavor, Malva Pudding Cake, is a delightful blend of sweet cream ice cream and freshly baked pieces of traditional South African malva pudding cake.🍦 ➕bit.ly/4uffmTE

Join us for our Next Generation Lecture Series with UW researcher Ellen Schur, MD, MS. Her work explores metabolism, obesity, and the neurobiology of eating behavior—and what it means for patient care. Register: https://bit.ly/4rU87yW

Happy National Hospitalist Day! 🩺💙 Today we celebrate the incredible hospitalists who keep our hospitals running and our patients cared for every single day. Thank you for all your hard work, compassion, and leadership. #NationalHospitalistDay

🌠Our latest Staff Spotlight is on Tram Phan, Grants Manager @uwnephrology.bsky.social! Tram is celebrating a decade @uofwa.uw.edu this year, and is recognized for "going above and beyond" for her division. She's also an avid rose grower. Check out some blooms from her garden🌹 More: bit.ly/4r1Tybf

Happy #ThankAResidentDay! 🩺🥼 Today we recognize the extraordinary hard work, dedication, and heart our residents bring to our department and the community we serve. We are so grateful to work and learn alongside you. Thank you! We 💜 our residents!

We are recruiting for our next Vice Chair of Finance & Administration. Seeking a strategic, collaborative leader with deep experience in financial management, operations, and administration within academic medicine. #JoinOurTeam & Be Boundless! @uofwa.uw.edu 🔗Apply: bit.ly/46mqJPp

“In general, there’s an increase in the use of transplants because of the availability of donors, but at the same time we still lag behind in terms of, ‘How do we get equal access to everyone?’” Fred Hutch's Dr. Albert Yeh on key themes from #Tandem26: https://bit.ly/4aSk7d1

We are thrilled to announce our 2026 Lane Lecture speaker, Dr. David S. Pisetsky, MD, PhD, will be presenting on "Reading, Writing, and Rheumatology" on Tuesday, March 3rd from 6:00 - 7:00 PM! In addition, Dr. Pisetsky will also be speaking at our monthly Grand Rounds at 9:00 AM the same day!

The Madison Clinic at Harborview has been nationally recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement @ihi.org as an Age-Friendly Ambulatory Care Site. bit.ly/4s0ot8N

New expert guidance helps clinicians support safe, effective exercise for older cancer survivors. “Older adults now represent the majority of cancer survivors, yet most exercise guidelines were not developed with their unique needs in mind,” said UW geriatrician Dr. Jose Garcia. bit.ly/4a9GgEr

Uncertain about how you can stay healthy on a tight budget? Check out these budget-friendly health tips from Fred Hutch researchers and providers: https://bit.ly/3ZLhX9N #CancerPrevention

📸 Snaps from the ribbon cutting for the new Outpatient Medical Center Digestive Health Clinic & Endoscopy Center, now open at UWMC–Northwest @uwmedicine.bsky.social. This new space offers more accessible, efficient screenings and expanded digestive health care for our community.