In this issue:
- Survey update: Now at 66% – the goal is 90%
- Tip of the month: Learn about early career planning for the Explore and Focus Phase
Survey update: Now at 66% – the goal is 90%
A message from Sara Kim, PhD, research professor, surgery, and associate dean for Educational Quality Improvement (EQI):
Thank you for everything you have done to help raise the survey response rate from 65% to 66%.
This week’s shoutout goes to Idaho (74 percent) who increased their response rate by 3 percentage points. Leading the overall response rates, with no change this week, are Alaska (90%, followed by Montana (83%), Spokane (5%), Wyoming (70%), and Seattle (46). Thank you for your time, we continue to count on your help by completing the 10-minute survey.
Once your class reaches the overall response rate of 70%, we will raffle all unused $10 gift cards to you. 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 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.
Peer to Peer: Road to Residency Tip of the Month
Explore and Focus scheduling comes up pretty quickly in the fall for MS3s. Start looking in the Explore & Focus Clerkship Catalog soon to see what options might be possible, and also talk to students ahead of you to learn about their experiences and get advice BEFORE the scheduling process begins. Watch Career Advising’s session last month on Early Career Planning for the Explore & Focus Phase and/or see the slide deck for a preview of 4th year career planning steps in the next six months.
The Guide to 4th Year Planning website has all the information in one place to help you understand how to plan your upcoming Explore & Focus phase. The Explore & Focus Clerkships website is a great resource to learn about electives, APCs and Sub-Is.
- Reviewed by BIPOC MS4 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by BIPOC alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.
Here is a link to the most recent newsletter for MS3s.
Have a terrific week!