University of Washington: No. 1 in medical education fields

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Joe Copeland Jan 12, 2018

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>University of Washington: No. 1 in medical education fields</h1>
                <h2><p>The University of Washington's Medical School ranks No. 1 for educating students in primary care, family medicine and rural medicine, according to the U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings of graduate schools. UW has ranked first in primary care education for 22 of the</p></h2>
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               <p>By <a href="/author/joe-copeland-crosscut-com/">Joe Copeland</a></p> 
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            <p>The University of Washington's Medical School ranks No. 1 for educating students in primary care, family medicine and rural medicine, according to<a href="http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org"> the U.S. News &amp; World Report's latest rankings of graduate schools</a>. UW has ranked first in primary care education for 22 of the past 23 years, the <a href="http://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/uw-medical-school-1-in-us-for-primary-care/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Seattle Times notes</a>.</p><p>About UW being No. 1 for rural medicine: <a href="https://medicine.wsu.edu/?ref=dev.cascadepbs.org">Washington State University says</a> a key part of its new medical school's mission will be to "help alleviate a shortage of doctors, especially in rural and undeserved areas." At the very least, WSU will have a nearby model on how to do things right.</p>
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The University of Washington's Medical School ranks No. 1 for educating students in primary care, family medicine and rural medicine, according to the U.S. News & World Report's latest rankings of graduate schools. UW has ranked first in primary care education for 22 of the past 23 years, the Seattle Times notes.

About UW being No. 1 for rural medicine: Washington State University says a key part of its new medical school's mission will be to "help alleviate a shortage of doctors, especially in rural and undeserved areas." At the very least, WSU will have a nearby model on how to do things right.

By Joe Copeland

Joe Copeland is the former senior editor&nbsp;for Crosscut, where he has been an editor since 2010. Before that, he was an editorial writer and columnist for the Seattle P-I and editorial page edi