J. Richard Goss receives 2026 Alumni Service Award

Congratulations to Dr. J. Richard Goss, professor (General Internal Medicine), who is the 2026 recipient of the UW Alumni Service Award.

This award recognizes an alum whose dedicated and determined efforts have benefited the University of Washington School of Medicine and/or the University of Washington School of Medicine Alumni Association and/or their community.

Goss has built a career defined by principled leadership and unwavering service to those most in need. At Harborview Medical Center, which provides the highest level of trauma and burn services in the region, he has strengthened systems of quality oversight and embedded equity metrics into performance measurement.

In his career at Harborview and the statewide Cardiac Outcomes Assessment Program, he has advanced data tools that drive safer, more accountable care across UW Medicine and across the state. He has guided Harborview through surging demand, behavioral health crises, housing instability, gun violence and the COVID-19 pandemic while ensuring the hospital remained accessible to every patient who depends on it.

His steady, collaborative leadership has not only safeguarded vulnerable communities but also mentored a generation of physician leaders, reinforcing Harborview’s role as a lifeline and elevating standards of care statewide.

He will officially receive the award at the Distinguished Alumni Awards Ceremony on June 5.