apply to wwami spokane
application process
- All students apply through the University of Washington School of Medicine.
- Targeted Rural and Underserved Track (TRUST), is designed to connect students who have interest in rural and underserved practice with training sites, mentors and residency programs. TRUST participation begins upon matriculation with a clinical observation experience prior to the start of first year didactics and continues through residency match. Additional application required.
spokane admission interviews
- UWSOM Admissions interviews for students applying to the Washington TRUST program or who wish to interview in Spokane for the first time are held in Spokane.
first year—spokane
- Upon acceptance, WWAMI Spokane students complete their first year of medical school at Washington State University in Spokane, WA.
- The first year of training includes courses in basic sciences, as well as an introduction to clinical medicine.
second year
- Students from all five WWAMI states attend second-year courses at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle.
third & fourth years
Clerkships—rotations in medical specialties—make up the third and fourth years of medical school curriculum. During the third year of medical school, students can apply to participate in the following training experiences:
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Spokane TRACK
- Students train within the Spokane medical community, where they will complete, at minimum, five of the six required third-year clerkships, allowing for continuity of residence and training locale. Click here for more information about third-year clerkships in Spokane, eastern and central Washington.
- In addition, allfourth-year required clerkships are available in Spokane.
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WRITE (WWAMI Rural Integrated Training Experience)
- The WRITE Program is designed to give selected third-year medical students an appropriate mix of ambulatory and hospital experience during a 20-week clinical session at a rural primary care teaching site. Students will fulfill their Family Medicine requirement and a portion of the Medicine, Pediatrics and Psychiatry clerkship requirements. http://depts.washington.edu/write/index.html
- Required and elective clerkships are available at multiple locations throughout the five-state WWAMI Region. For information about specific state offerings see: http://staff.washington.edu/angwick/Clerkship/WWAMI%20State%20TRACK%20Options.htm
University of Washington Admissions
- Telephone: 206.543.7212
- E-mail: askuwsom@u.washington.edu
- Learn more
Contact WWAMI Spokane
Hours: M-F, 8 am-5 pm
Telephone: 509-358-7517
Fax: 509-358-7627
Email: wwami.spokane@wsu.edu
