Individual projects may have other training/onboarding requirements. See project specific pages for details.

UW Physicians (full-time or part-time) in the Departments of Internal Medicine, Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Neurology, and Pediatrics

NO additional approval is required

UW Physicians (full-time or part-time) in ALL OTHER departments

Please contact the UWSOM Service Learning Team, somserve@uw.edu.

Non-UW Physicians (this includes VA and FQHC employees)

Please contact your insurance company/employer to find out if you are covered for service learning activities. If your coverage does not extend to this activity, or if you are retired, the University requires volunteers to apply for the free professional liability coverage through the Volunteer and Retired Provider (VRP) program. The VRP program offers coverage for non-invasive primary and specialty care of low-income patients in qualified settings. The form is quite simple and approval takes 1-2 weeks.

Non-MD Providers

Please contact your insurance company/employer to find out if you are covered for service learning activities. If your coverage does not extend to this activity, or if you are retired, the University requires volunteers to apply for the free professional liability coverage through the Volunteer and Retired Provider (VRP) program. The VRP program offers coverage for non-invasive primary and specialty care of low-income patients in qualified settings. The form is quite simple and approval takes 1-2 weeks.

Individual projects may have other training/onboarding requirements. See project specific pages for details.

All Providers

Please contact your insurance company/employer to find out if you are covered for service learning activities. If your coverage does not extend to this activity, or if you are retired, the University requires volunteers to apply for the free professional liability coverage through the Volunteer and Retired Provider (VRP) program. The VRP program offers coverage for non-invasive primary and specialty care of low-income patients in qualified settings. The form is quite simple and approval takes 1-2 weeks.

Individual projects may have other training/onboarding requirements. See project specific pages for details.

Please contact your insurance company/employer to find out if you are covered for service learning activities. If your coverage does not extend to this activity, contact the UWSOM Service Learning Team, somserve@uw.edu.