In this issue:
- July 29 webinar: New process for changing schedules
- Required: Infection Control Training
- Global Health Clinical Elective now available
- Spring Survey response rises to 50% – goal is 90%
- Opportunities outside UW Medicine in graduate medical education and radiation oncology
New process for changing schedules
Beginning Aug. 14, 2024, there will be a new way for MS4s wishing to add/drop required clerkships, APCs, Sub-Is, or electives (including visiting electives) to change schedules.
If you would like to learn more there will be a webinar on July 29, and there will be office hours as well. Please see this important information about the new schedule change process.
Required: Infection Control Training (30 minutes)
Action Required:
Log in to Canvas. Self-enroll with your UW NetID. https://canvas.uw.edu/enroll/8LDJB6
Deadline: Aug. 10, 2024
CastleBranch: Please upload your certificate of completion (which you will receive via email from somcompl@uw.edu). Certificates will be emailed weekly.
Instructions:
Infection Control Training is an annual SOM compliance requirement. All matriculated students, including students on a leave of absence and MSTP students in graduate school, are required to maintain compliance.
Below is a link where you can self-enroll in the Canvas course. You will need to watch the WISH donning/doffing PPE videos then complete the 3-question attestation in Canvas followed by the infection control training modules. There are 5 modules. The quiz questions are embedded in the training modules. Please complete all modules and all attestations to successfully pass the requirement.
There are several modules:
- Watch the WISH donning/doffing videos
- Complete the WISH attestation
- Open the external link to the “Required Clinician” training modules (about 25 minutes total). The quiz questions which are embedded within the training modules. There are 5 modules:
4. When done – we will email you a PDF certificate of completion
5. Upload this PDF to CastleBranch (please give us a week to get this to you)
You do not need to send us anything. We can view your quiz results and PPE attestation online. You must score at least 80% on the quiz to pass the course. You can print your quiz results for your own records but do NOT upload it to CastleBranch or it will be rejected.
We will email you a certificate of completion which you can upload to your CastleBranch UW71 Compliance Tracker prior to Aug. 10, 2024. Certificates will be emailed weekly. Your renewal date in Castlebranch will then be set for Aug. 10, 2025.
Additional Information:
We would like to remind you about the UWSOM protocol for blood borne pathogen exposures:
BOOKMARK this page on your mobile devices: https://www.uwmedicine.org/school-of-medicine/policies-procedures-reporting/blood-fluid-exposure
Non-Compliance:
If not completed by the Aug. 10 deadline, non-compliant students will receive a “Final Notice” email. Foundations and clinical deans will be copied on the email. Non-compliance disqualifies students for the Compliance Award.
Contact:
Please email us at somcompl@uw.edu or lbellis@uw.edu with any questions!
Global Health Clinical Elective now available
The deadline to apply for the Global Health Clinical Elective during Winter and Spring 2025 is Aug. 15, 2024. Please see this application form which contains instructions on required application materials, how to submit your application, and the application deadline. If you have any questions, please reach out to faculty director Collette Abbott (ceabbott@uw.edu) or to program manager Kirsten Greene (kngreene@uw.edu).
Spring Survey response rate rises to 50% – goal is 90%
From Sara Kim, PhD, research professor, surgery, and associate dean for Educational Quality Improvement (EQI):
Thank you to everyone who helped raise the Spring survey response rate from 43% to 50%! (See the regional breakdown graph below).
Thank you to Montana (79%) who recorded a 14-percentage point increase this week and leads the overall response rate! This is followed by Idaho (62%, +8), Spokane (56%, +4), Wyoming (47%, no change) Seattle (40%, +9) and Alaska (40%, no change). Both Montana and Idaho have become eligible to receive gift cards!
You still have time to complete the 10-minute survey which was sent to you on Thursday by eqi@uw.edu.
Please see below the incentive breakdown by campus in the table below. You can choose to use your gift card with different vendors such as Amazon, Apple, Uber Eats, and many other stores, restaurants and movie theatres!
| Campus | # of Gift Cards ($10) if Campus Response Rates Reach 60% | Additional # of Gift Cards ($10) if Campus Response Rates Reach 85% | If Campus Response Rates Reach 100% |
| Seattle | 15 | 10 | Any unused gift cards will be raffled to the campus cohort(s) reaching 100% |
| Spokane | 9 | 6 | |
| Wyoming | 3 | 2 | |
| Alaska | 3 | 2 | |
| Montana | 5 | 3 | |
| Idaho | 6 | 4 |
Note: According to the UW policy, student employees (e.g., tutors, research assistants, hourly workers, etc.) cannot receive a gift card. If you win the raffle as a student employee, we will send alternative items of $10 value from Amazon.
Opportunities outside UW Medicine
Residencies in Georgia: The Medical College of Georgia (MCG) Office of Belonging and Inclusivity offers the annual Medical College of Georgia GME First Look Virtual Residency Fair on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024. You can learn more the Medical College of Georgia’s commitment to inclusivity, meet Medical College of Georgia leadership, and interact with the residency program of your choice through interactive sessions hosted in breakout rooms. Register here.
Graduate medical education in Indiana: Indiana University School of Medicine offers GME Virtual Inclusive Excellence Open House on Thursday, Aug 15. Medical students and residents can learn about IU School of Medicine and potential residency and fellowship training opportunities. Register here.
Radiation oncology: If you’re interested in radiation oncology, consider participating in the Radiation Oncology Virtual Education Rotation on Aug. 22. This networking session will feature breakout rooms so that medical students can personally network with radiation oncology residency program faculty and residents You can learn a lot more about the program on their website. The signup link is https://forms.gle/5BFXbJEMKN53QyQ8A
Here is a link to the latest newsletter for MS4s.