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In light of the SARS2 (nee COVID19) pandemic, there is a lot of current anxiety regarding the health of our resident members - in addition to the financial health. What follows is a somewhat macabre summary of some of our benefits with regards to student loans and the protections in place for residents with student … Continue reading Life Insurance for Residents and Fellows

Thank you to all those in Radiology who are standing with residents in support of a fair contract. We highly appreciate your support! Members: Please encourage your Program Directors to show support – we would love to see Program Directors from every department sign support letters of their own. Check out the Letter of Support from … Continue reading Support Letter from UW Radiology Program Director and Faculty

The University of Washington Housestaff Association (UWHA) proudly endorses the Resident Bill of Rights, authored by the Yale Medical Residents and the Committee of Interns and Residents (CIR).  Our union was created with the purpose of improving working conditions and salaries for residents and fellows at the University of Washington. We wholeheartedly believe that a … Continue reading UWHA Endorses Resident Bill of Rights

In the past week, residents of Seattle and King County have been inundated with news about the growing number of confirmed cases of individuals diagnosed with COVID-19, otherwise known as Coronavirus. While state and local governments are mobilizing emergency funds to respond to this outbreak, University of Washington Housestaff Association (UWHA) resident physicians are working … Continue reading UWHA Residents at the Front-Line of COVID-19 Response

The University of Washington Housestaff Association (UWHA) has announced the plan to center documentation on patient care rather than billing codes starting Monday, March 16. Residents and fellows will only include relevant and accurate documentation, allowing them to refocus on patients. We are doctors: we want to spend time with our patients, not computers. Over … Continue reading ROS Action Announcement

In protest of UW's contract offer we are preparing for a review of systems action - DATES OF ACTION TO BE DETERMINED pending negotiation progress. CLICK HERE for details and to pledge! REMINDER: The pledge is confidential, only UWHA staff and Board can see for counting purposes. Additionally: Boycotts of the ACGME Survey and RFPAs are still … Continue reading Join the ROS ACTION Pledge today!

Thank you to all those in Family Medicine who are standing with residents in support of a fair contract. We highly appreciate your support! Members: Please encourage your Program Directors to show support – we would love to see Program Directors from every department sign support letters of their own. Check out the Letter of … Continue reading Support Letter from UW Family Medicine Program Director and Faculty

Quarterly Bicycle Stipend What: $25 stipend, given quarterly Eligibility: UWHA members who bicycle > 80% of the AY20 fall quarter (from October 1, 2019 – December 31, 2019) How: Legibly complete and sign the attached form. Please ensure that you initial all lines.Submit to GME by e-mail (UWGME@uw.edu) or mail (UW GME Bike Fund, Box 358047) Bike … Continue reading UWHA Bike Fund Reimbursements are due by January 31st to GME!

UW Labor Relations (LR) recently supplied UWHA with data that was presented to UW Medicine leadership - which we were told was used to influence financial proposals. UW has self-selected whom they deem to be peer-institutions and collected salary and benefit data. This data is publicly available. Please Note: This data does not compare cost … Continue reading How much are residents making elsewhere?