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Michelle Rickard
Updated:
Tuesday, 04-Sep-2007 11:44:32 PDT
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Pathology Residency Program
Affiliated Medical Centers
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University of Washington
Medical Center (UWMC)
UWMC is a 450-bed, tertiary-care referral center and consistently ranks as one of the best U.S. primary-care hospitals
by US News & World Report. Patients from across the Pacific Northwest seek its medical expertise; many have rare
diseases, uncommon variants of disease, or receive new or unusual treatment modalities. Neonatal intensive care,
radiation therapy, artificial dialysis, open heart surgery, an imaging center, multi-organ transplant, and clinical
research are major services provided by the hospital. Our staff of pathologists, consultants and residents reviews
approximately 240 autopsies, 25,000 surgical specimens, 4,000 referrals and consultations, and 1,700 cytogenetic cases
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Harborview Medical Center (HMC)
This 340 bed hospital is operated and staffed by the University of Washington Medical School. It is nationally renowned
for its trauma, burn and cardiac care units. It is the only Level I trauma center in the state of Washington. The
hospital serves the greater Seattle area and the adjacent northwestern states including Alaska. With the completion of
the long range capital improvement project there has been substantial expansion of the hospital including Anatomic
Pathology and the clinical labs which are located in newly renovated quarters. The hospital houses the cytology
laboratory for Harborview and UWMC. The King County Medical Examiner’s office, which is located in Harborview, is under
the directorship of Dr. Richard Harruff. |
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VA Puget Sound Health Care System (VA)
The VA Puget Sound Health Care System is a 488-bed hospital providing general medical care for veterans from Washington,
Idaho, and Alaska. Pathologists in the Anatomic Pathology Division examine more than 5,500 surgical specimens each year,
and perform about 100 autopsies. A new cytopathology service began in July 1999. The staff members integrate service,
teaching and research responsibilities and dedicate themselves to various training programs involving pathology
residents, surgical residents, and medical students. The general VA patient population emphasizes disorders of the
alimentary, cardiovascular, genitourinary, immunohematopoietic, integumentary, and respiratory systems, and the staff
pathologists have consequently developed considerable interest and expertise in these areas. The bone marrow transplant
patient population provides a rich spectrum of clinicopathologic disorders. |
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Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center (CHRMC)
This 250-bed University of Washington affiliated hospital is the primary pediatric institution for the City of Seattle
and is the main pediatric tertiary care center for the Northwest. It provides a wide variety of specialized clinics and
departments for the diagnosis and treatment of infant, childhood and adolescent diseases. Laboratory staff and faculty
are under the directorship of Dr. Joe C. Rutledge. Major areas of research interest include growth and development,
congenital malformations, pediatric malignancies and genetic disorders. CHRMC, along with the UW Dept. of Pathology, sponsors
the ACGME-accredited Pediatric Pathology Fellowship Program. |
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Puget Sound Blood Center (PSBC)
Puget Sound Blood Center is an independent, volunteer supported, nonprofit regional resource providing blood and tissue services, research and education of high
quality and value. It provides transfusion medicine consultation and education to assist physicians and medical staff throughout the region we serve.
Medical Centers in our area transfused nearly 150,000 units of red cells, over 65,000 units of whole blood platelets
during the past year. PSBC sponsors the ACGME-accredited Transfusion
Medicine Fellowship Program. |
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