Our physicians hold academic appointments at the University of Washington, and the teaching climate in the medical center makes CPE a natural fit in the treatment team structure. There is a wide variety of staff at VA Puget Sound Health Care System. The staff in the Medical Center frequently present didactic seminars to the chaplain interns from their fields of expertise.
Individual staff welcome opportunities to consult about patient care with the chaplains.
The Puget Sound region is teaming with colleges, universities, training programs, and professionals from all walks of life. When asked, people who are specialists in their field who we would like to hear from and interact with are very pleased to be able to come to present to the CPE program. Seattle and the Puget Sound region are made up of diverse communities Seattle is a cosmopolitan city situated on the edge of the Pacific Rim. People of many races, cultures, and religions live here, work at VA Puget Sound Health Care and are patients in the hospital. As a chaplain you will have the opportunity to interact with this great diversity of people.