About Julianne Howard

Job title: Teaching Associate
Degrees: PA-C ’18
Career stage: Mid-career
State of practice: Seattle, Washington
Current practice settings: Academic medicine / teaching hospital
Lived career experiences/transitions:
- Burnout & Recovery
- Work/life balance
Graduation year from the UW School of Medicine: 2018
Specialty/subspecialty: Orthopedic Spine Surgery
Julianne’s Bio:
I have been a surgical PA in Orthopedic spine surgery at UW for nearly 7 years. Work tasks include rounding, independent and shared clinic visits, interpreting advanced images, determining surgical and non-surgical treatment plans, and surgical first assist. Projects include authoring patient educational material designed in the shared decision making model and providing patient-centered, public webinar lectures on common spine ailments. Outside of work, I enjoy relaxing at home with my husband and our dog and 2 cats, playing board games (currently Frosthaven), baking, and, of course, spending time outdoors.

