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Each year, CareerMD hosts a Career Fair in Seattle. The first annual fair took place in 2004 and since then has continued to attract residents and fellows from local teaching hospitals such as Virginia Mason Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center, University of Washington School of Medicine, University of Washington School of Public Health, Northwest Colon and Rectal Clinic, Puget Sound Blood Center, Naval Hospital, Shriners Hospital of Children, and many others. CareerMD also invites programs throughout Washington State.

Career Fair Promotion

CareerMD promotes the Seattle Career Fair to all teaching hospitals that are within reasonable driving distance of the venue. Most residents and fellows who attend will be in training at local programs, however this event is widely promoted. A list of all teaching hospitals in the Seattle area can be found here.

Past Exhibitors

CareerMD Career Fairs are an integral part of the recruiting strategies of hundreds of employers.  Past exhibitors in Seattle have included hospitals and healthcare systems from all over the country.  A representative list of employers who have exhibited at this fair can be found here.

Physician Attendance

CareerMD has hosted five highly attended Career Fairs in Seattle:

  1. October 27, 2008: 67 attendees
  2. October 11, 2007: 77 attendees
  3. January 11, 2007: 94 attendees
  4. November 16, 2005: 46 attendees
  5. October 5, 2004: 83 attendees

Career Fair Details

Date: Monday, October 27, 2008
Location: University of Washington
HUB West Ballroom
Husky Union Building
Seattle, WA 98195
(206) 543-8191
Time: 5pm-9pm
The event room will be available for exhibitor set-up starting at 3:30pm.
Shipping of Materials: Option 1 (Preferred)
If you need to ship materials to this event, it is preferable and advised that you ship them to yourself at your hotel and carry them with you to the event.

Option 2
If you must ship materials directly to the venue, please follow these instuctions exactly (failure to follow these instructions may result in missed deliveries):
  1. Send via Fex Ex or UPS only, for arrival on Monday 10/27/08 only
  2. Inform CareerMD of your shipments, including name of carrier, number of boxes and tracking numbers.
  3. Address packages as follows:
    Your Name & Your Company Name
    c/o Sharon Lipofsky, CareerMD
    HUB West Ballroom
    Husky Union Building, Box 352230
    Seattle, WA 98195
Return Shipping: If you wish to ship materials after the Career Fair, please bring return shipping labels and packaging supplies with you. CareerMD cannot provide shipping labels or packaging supplies.
There are 1,626 residents training at 123 training programs in Washington state.


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