UW Radiology announces High School Immersion Week application process is now open

Students, if you are interested in joining us for a week of discovering medicine and various healthcare professions through exposure to radiology (medical imaging) at the University of Washington’s Radiology High School Immersion Program, then please read on!

When/where will the program take place?  

There will be three sessions offered throughout 2026. Each session lasts five days.

When:

– June 22-26

– July 20-24

– August 24-28

Each session runs Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Where: 

UW Medical Center – Montlake

1959 Pacific Street, Seattle, WA, 98195

All activities will be held in the department of Radiology at UWMC Montlake. Students will always be in groups and under the supervision of radiology faculty, administration and medical staff. Students will be protected from radiation exposure but as an added safety precaution, they’ll be asked to wear a radiation monitoring badge and personal protective equipment.

If accepted into the program, what will I learn? 

Students will learn about radiology, anatomy, imaging with radiography, ultrasound, CT, MRI and nuclear imaging, as well as the different career paths within the field of radiology (technologist, nurse, physicist, physician, physician assistant, informatic specialist, administrator). They will be given the opportunity to shadow various healthcare professionals to see firsthand what a day-on-the-job looks like.

Emphasis will be on hands-on experiences. For example, students will practice ultrasound scanning on phantoms simulating human tissue. Students will also have the chance to image various objects in several modalities (Radiography, CT, MRI, Fluoroscopy) to better understand the differences between them.

How can I apply? 

If you’d like to take the next step and apply, please submit the Radiology Immersion Week Application by Sunday, April 19th, 2026. 

If selected as a finalist, you will be asked to PROMPTLY submit the following additional documents: 

• Immersion Week Registration Form

• UW Observer Application (includes vaccination records) 

We look forward to hearing from you and hope you will have the chance to participate in our program! For any additional questions and/or UW observer application submissions, email the Program Co-Director Arin Winsor at: arinw[at]uw.edu.