Nearly 29,000 healthcare professionals, researchers, and educators work in the UW Medicine family of organizations that includes: Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Medical Center - Northwest, Valley Medical Center, UW Medicine Primary Care, UW Physicians, UW School of Medicine, and Airlift Northwest. Embracing the Reggio Emilia philosophy of focusing on a child's natural development, the Center is child-centered and directed, taking the philosophy that learning must make sense to the student in order to be effective and meaningful.