Organization: SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Mission: MEDICAL EDUCATION, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY BASED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.
Activities: SEE SCHEDULE OPROVIDENCEON JULY 1, 2016, PROVIDENCE HEALTH & SERVICES (PHS) AND ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM (SJHS) ENTERED INTO A BUSINESS COMBINATION AGREEMENT TO FORM PROVIDENCE ST. JOSEPH HEALTH (PROVIDENCE). BY COMING TOGETHER, PROVIDENCE SEEKS TO BETTER SERVE ITS COMMUNITIES THROUGH GREATER PATIENT AFFORDABILITY, OUTSTANDING CLINICAL CARE, IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PATIENT EXPERIENCE AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW SERVICES WHERE THEY ARE NEEDED MOST. TOGETHER, OUR CAREGIVERS SERVE IN 51 HOSPITALS, 1,085 CLINICS ACROSS ALASKA, CALIFORNIA, MONTANA, NEW MEXICO, OREGON, TEXAS AND WASHINGTON.THE SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION ("SSF") IS ADVANCING THE QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE THROUGH EDUCATION, RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY. AS A PHYSICIAN DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, WE HAVE CREATED A TRUSTED COMMUNITY OF NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED EXPERTS FROM THE WORLD'S BEST MEDICAL AND ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.2019 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:1) PUBLISHED 120 PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS, EXCEEDING OUR GOAL OF 100 PEER YEAR.2) LAUNCHED SSFTV.ORG A GLOBAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PLATFORM, PROVIDING PERSONALIZED EDUCATION EXPERIENCES FOR FREE TO ALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. SPECIAL FEATURES INCLUDED, FOREIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATIONS, VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION, MULTISPECIALTY VIDEO CONTENT, LIVE STREAMING AND WEBCASTING AS WELL AS EASY DESKTOP VIDEO CAPTURE.3) LAUNCHED SSFCME.ORG A CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PORTAL, FREE TO ALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS THAT ENABLED SSF TO MEET THE CME NEEDS OF PHYSICIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. SERVICES INCLUDED: VISITING SCHOLAR PROGRAM, ADVANCED TRAINING CERTIFICATIONS, LIVE COURSES AND BROADCASTS, ON DEMAND CME, AND MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION.4) UTILIZED THE SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S STATE OF THE ART BIOSKILLS LAB TO HOST MULTI-SPECIALTY, HANDS ON CADAVER SIMULATIONS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE.5) HOSTED PHYSICIANS FROM PARTNERING MEDICAL FACILITIES FROM AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH OUR VISITING SCHOLARS PROGRAM. THIS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH AND SUBSEQUENT DISCOVERIES HAVE RESULTED IN OVER 100 PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS PER YEAR IN MAJOR MEDICAL JOURNALS AS WELL AS THE PUBLICATION OF MANY CLINICAL/SURGICAL TEXTBOOKS. DURING THE INTENSIVE 1-YEAR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP, PHYSICIANS ARE ABLE TO BE INVOLVED IN BOTH CLINICAL AND ANATOMICAL RESEARCH, PARTICIPATE AS FACULTY IN A NUMBER OF EDUCATION COURSES, PERFORM CADAVERIC DISSECTIONS IN OUR STATE-OF-THE-ART FACILITY, AND TAKE PART IN APPLICABLE DATA ANALYSIS AND LITERATURE REVIEWS.6) PROVIDED EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND OBSERVATION OPPORTUNITIES TO MEDICAL STUDENTS, UNDERGRADUATES AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS INTERESTED IN MEDICINE. OPPORTUNITIES INCLUDE: - ATTEND AT NO COST, OVER 12 CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION HANDS-ON CADAVER LAB COURSES HOSTED BY NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL PHYSICIAN LEADERS. - PARTICIPATE IN OUR ANATOMY BOOT CAMP, A 2-DAY SUMMER OPPORTUNITY DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS WITH A STRONG INTEREST IN PRE-MED OR MEDICALLY RELATED FIELDS. STUDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISSECT REAL HUMAN CADAVERIC SPECIMENS. THE COURSE IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A FUN AND RELAXED ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL PARTICIPANTS WHILE LEARNING THE INTRICACIES OF THE HUMAN BODY. - PARTICIPATE IN OUR CLINICAL PROCEDURES COURSE, 4-DAY PROGRAM DESIGNED TO INTRODUCE AND TEACH STUDENTS THE MOST COMMONLY PERFORMED THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES IN A NON-THREATENING AND RELAXED ENVIRONMENT. THE COURSE IS HELD IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART BIO-SKILLS LABORATORY DESIGNED TO MIMIC AN ACTUAL OPERATING THEATER AND UTILIZES FRESH HUMAN CADAVERIC TISSUES.8) HOSTED NON-CLINICAL RESEARCH FELLOWS, PROVIDING ONE DEDICATED YEAR OF RESEARCH TO PHYSICIANS OR DOCTORATE LEVEL RESEARCHERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. 9) CREATED OVER 600 NEW MEDICAL EDUCATION TRAINING VIDEOS, LECTURES, SURGICAL DEMONSTRATION AND LIVE SURGERIES, PROVIDING THE CONTENT FOR FREE TO ALL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS ON WWW.SSFTV.ORG, OUR DEDICATED VIDEO CHANNEL.10) COLLABORATED WITH A NUMBER OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PHYSICIANS TO RECORD, EDIT, MARKET AND PROMOTE RECORDED CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS TO SHARE WITH THE SEATTLE SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S WORLDWIDE NETWORK.11) BROADCASTED OUR MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSES LIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.12) RACKED UP OVER 18K SUBSCRIBERS TO OUR MEDICAL EDUCATION YOUTUBE CHANNEL.13) TRAINED 10,000 PHYSICIANS AND OTHER HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.14) CONTINUED THE EXPANSION OF OUR NETWORK, PROVIDING MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SUPPORT AROUND THE WORLD.
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