Welcome Students and Faculty!

Positive clinical experiences at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (VMFH) develop practical skills, fosters empathy, and makes a meaningful impact on patients’ well-being, while also shaping your future careers as a health care professional.

At VMFH, we prioritize hands-on learning, practical skill development, and exposure to real-world health care experiences. Our dedicated teams exemplify our core values of compassion, inclusion, integrity, excellence, and collaboration, and we eagerly invite you to be a part of our mission.

Annually VMFH hosts over 2,000 Nursing and Allied Health Profession students! 

Any clinical experience you are seeking can be found right here in your neighborhood. CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason are now united to build the future of patient-centered care across the Pacific Northwest. That means a seamlessly connected system offering quality care close to home. From basic health needs to the most complex, highly specialized care, our patients can count on us to meet their needs with convenient access to the region’s most prestigious experts and innovative treatments and technologies. Our high performing teams welcome students and are here to support your growth in new clinical knowledge.

Our combined system builds upon the scale and expertise of our nearly 300 sites of care across western Washington, including primary clinics, specialty clinics and same day surgery sites.