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Mar

16

In 2011, the UW School of Medicine was ranked first among primary-care medical schools in the country for the 18th consecutive year, according to annual rankings of graduate and professional programs published by U.S. News & World Report. In addition, the School ranked first in family medicine and first in rural medicine for the 20th year in a row. Also in the top spot is the UW School of Nursing’s master’s program, which tied for the top ranking.

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Mar

16

UW was the second largest recipient of National Institutes of Health funding in 2010 and number one among American universities.

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Nov

9

In 2010, UW Medical Center was ranked among the nation’s finest hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s 2010 edition of “American’s Best Hospitals;” it ranked No. 12 overall. Thirteen UW Medicine programs were also ranked highly.

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Feb

3

In 2009, The UW School of Dentistry received the third largest amount of grant funding among dental schools from the National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), and has consistently ranked in the top five.

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Dec

29

UW Medicine cares for nearly 1 million patients a year through Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center and seven UW Medicine Neighborhood clinics. This includes 60% of the hospital charity care in King County and one-third statewide.

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Dec

11

Time magazine listed the UW Medicine Eye Institute’s research on gene therapy cures for color blindness as one of the Top 10 scientific discoveries of 2009.

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Jul

15

The pioneering work of UW genetics professor Benjamin Hall led to one of biotechnology’s greatest triumphs: the world’s first genetically engineered vaccine against a human disease, Hepatitis B.

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