UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine

Together we achieve and advance the highest quality rehabilitation care, training, and research.

About the department

The UW Department of Rehabilitation was founded in 1957 by Justus F. Lehmann. Since then, our dedicated faculty and staff have provided the highest quality patient care, education and research in physical medicine and rehabilitation.

A nurse holds a patient's hand on the Inpatient Rehabilitation unit at Harborview Medical Center.
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Training for a new generation of physicians and scientists

We offer 18 student and training opportunities, including our PhD in Rehabilitation Science, accepting applications now until January 15, 2024.

Furthering rehabilitation medicine through research expertise

Research drives innovation and is integral to our departmental mission. Learn more about our research focus areas 

A woman walks across a lab wearing braces on both legs, from foot to calf.

New Endowed Fellowship for Occupational Therapy Students

The UW School of Medicine’s Occupational Therapy program prepared Chana Hiranaka for a rewarding career. Now, she’s paying it forward.

Paper offers a primer on skilled nursing and home health policy for hospital clinicians

A new paper highlights the growing challenges hospital clinicians face when coordinating post-acute care for patients.

Review explores wearable technologies for activity prescription

A new review explores the use of wearable health technologies for exercise prescription.
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UW Department of Rehabilitation Medicine  
325 Ninth Avenue, Box 359612  
Seattle, WA 98104 
rehab@uw.edu | 206.543.3600 

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