UW Patient Toolkit Employment UW Physicians Belltown Clinic provides a wide range of health care services, including preventive medicine and treatment for existing problems. Internal medicine involves the diagnosis and treatment of adults, from young adults to senior citizens. Internists are trained in women's health, substance abuse, mental health, and common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system, and reproductive organs. They can also address such problems as cancer, diabetes, kidney disease, allergies, and arthritis. Geriatrics training focuses on the medical concerns and care of the elderly.
Pediatricians are experts in the health of children.
They address a wide variety of concerns in this age group, including illness, injury, growth and development, nutrition, immunizations, physical fitness, safety, behavior, emotional and family problems, and school and learning issues. They diagnose and treat a full range of acute and chronic illnesses, from common infections and minor trauma to malignancies and inherited disorders. Our family practice doctor provides complete, continuing health care for patients of all ages with all types of problems. Family doctors are trained in a broad range of areas in outpatient medicine, including obstetrics, pediatrics, minor surgical procedures, and injury evaluation and management. These specialties emphasize preventive health care.