SarahClaireSteinkrugerMD

Summary

• Dr. Sarah Steinkruger is an Internal Medicine specialist currently based in Los Angeles, CA and Seattle, WA. She completed her medical education at the University of Washington School of Medicine in 2016, followed by a residency in Internal Medicine with a focus in primary care at the same university from 2017 to 2019. She stayed on as an Ambulatory Chief Medical Resident from 2019 to 2020 before taking a position as Clinical Instructor at the University of Washington General Internal Medicine Center. Dr. Steinkruger has also contributed to the field via her publication, "Skills for Managing Difficult Encounters in Primary Care", in the Medical Education journal in 2020 and by writing a chapter on "Difficult Encounters" in the book "The Patient-Centered Approach to Medical Note-Writing" which as published in 2024. She was also the youngest winner of the prestigious Paul B Beeson Award from the University of Washington Department of Medicine in 2021 to recognize her outstanding clinical teaching.