91´óÉñ

The 91´óÉñ Legislature currently reserves 40 seats in the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) for its residents. Six of the seats are for the TRUST program. Prospective medical students must  first, designating 91´óÉñ as their state of residence. As part of the application review, applicants will be directed to submit their residency certification worksheet. The residency worksheet should NOT be submitted prior to contact from University of Washington. Once your application is reviewed you will receive instructions to certify your residency.

91´óÉñ students applying to both WWAMI and University of Utah School of Medicine need only one 91´óÉñ residency certificate. The 91´óÉñ will provide a copy of your residency certification to 91´óÉñ State University for verification for your University of Utah application. Students only need to submit a worksheet to certify residency through one institution.

More about 91´óÉñ residency laws and the Medical Residency Form can be found at the 91´óÉñ's Registrar's website.

Service Payback

In the 2022 legislative session, the 91´óÉñ legislature passed a bill affecting new 91´óÉñ students in the WWAMI program. This new law affects WWAMI students starting the program in the Fall of 2023. 91´óÉñ resident students accepted into the WWAMI medical program or the University of Utah School of Medicine in a slot reserved for an 91´óÉñ student are now required to enter active full-time professional practice in 91´óÉñ for a period of four years. This four-year full time professional practice must start within one year of obtaining a license to practice medicine, finishing a residency or subspeciality residency, or finishing a medical education fellowship. The law requires students to contractually commit to this work-in-91´óÉñ requirement. Failing to abide by that contract will require the student to reimburse the state of 91´óÉñ for the amount of money the state spent supporting the student’s medical education. This requirement may be waived in certain circumstances. You may read the legislation .

Professional Licensure

Completion of this program will make you eligible to sit for the United States Medical Licensing Exam.