Resident & Fellow Physician Union - Northwest Information

The Resident & Fellow Physician Union - Northwest (RFPU - NW) represents 1,400 doctors-in-training employed by the University of Washington, in both Washington state and Idaho. We are an independent labor union. Formerly known as the University of Washington Housestaff Association (UWHA) The UWHA was founded in 1964 and legally recognized as a union by the state of Washington in 2014. We rebranded at RFPU in 2020.