In this issue:
- Update on the ISA survey; let your clerkship administrator know if you would like assistance
- Dates for Physician’s Oath ceremony and more are confirmed
- AAMC hosts webinar Tuesday, Oct. 22: “Optimizing Your Finances During Residency”
- Expanded MS4s: How to schedule your 4th year Career Planning Appointment
Please let your clerkship administrator know if you would like support for completing the ISA Survey
Here is a message from ISA Committee Co-Leads Nicholas Popp (MS4), Sarah Busch (MS4), Ben Henderson (MS3), Matt Lumsden (MS2) and Lila Faulhaber (MS2):
We thank so many of you for completing the Independent Student Analysis (ISA) survey, which serves as the backbone data for the medical school accreditation. Your cohort has reached a total response rate of 49%. As shown in the graph below, Montana students recorded the highest response rate of 71%, followed by Wyoming (63%), Idaho (53%), Alaska (52%), Spokane (46%), and Seattle (41%).
We know this is a very busy time for you involving residency applications and deeply appreciate your help towards reaching our goal of 80%.
We all value your responses and are committed to supporting your participation in the ISA. If you have not yet taken the survey, the invite can be found in your inbox from eqi@uw.edu with the subject line “[Reminder] We need you to complete the ISA survey!”
If you are having trouble completing the ISA due to the duties of your clerkship, please contact your clerkship administrator for assistance.
Thank you so much for your help!
Gift Card Incentives: There will be one $500 gift card for drawing from all four cohorts.
| Campus | # of Gift Cards ($10) if Campus Response Rates Reach 60% | # of Gift Cards ($50) if Campus Response Rates Reach 60% | Additional # of Gift Cards ($30) if Campus Response Rates Reach 80% | Total # of Gift Cards |
| Seattle | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Spokane | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Wyoming | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Alaska | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Montana | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Idaho | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 16 | 6 | 17 | 39 |
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 the same value from Amazon.
Dates for Physician’s Oath ceremony and more are confirmed
2025 Residency Match Dates
- Mid-December 2024: Military match
- February 3, 2025: Urology match
- February 4, 2025: Ophthalmology match
- Monday, March 17, 2025: SOAP begins at 7am Pacific time
- Thursday, March 20, 2025: SOAP concludes at 6pm Pacific time
- Friday, March 21, 2025: NRMP match occurs at 9am Pacific time; events are typically held in Anchorage, Boise, Seattle, Spokane, and in Montana (specific MT location varies)
2025 Physician’s Oath & Hooding Ceremony (School of Medicine event)
- Date: Friday, May 23, 2025
- Event Time: 1:00-3:30pm Pacific time
- Location: Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA
- Number of Guest Tickets per Graduate: 7
- Website: https://education.uwmedicine.org/events/hooding/
- Nominate a UWSOM faculty keynote speaker: https://forms.office.com/r/mrmQY1XPyu
- UWSOM/WWAMI faculty are eligible to be the keynote speaker for the ceremony
- Nominations will be solicited until December 15. A final run-off vote may be held in December-January.
Student registration for the POHC will open after Match Day. Guest tickets will be distributed to graduates during Transition to Residency.
Note the UWSOM ceremony is NOT an official graduation date – for your match registration and residency paperwork, you should list that you are graduating in JUNE 2025.
2025 UW Commencement (University-wide event – official graduation)
- Date: Saturday, June 14, 2025
- Location: Husky Stadium
- Organized by: UW Office of Ceremonies
- Registration for this event is coordinated by main campus and typically opens in early May
AAMC hosts webinar Tuesday, Oct. 22: “Optimizing Your Finances During Residency”
This month’s AAMC webinar topic is ‘Optimizing Your Finances During Residency’. Tune in to hear from a financial advisor on how to effectively navigate and optimize finances during the transition from medical school to residency and beyond. Get much more information and register here.
ICYMI: Important info for students entering Match 2026
Please schedule your 4th Year Career Planning Appointment with your career advisor from now through December. You can select that appointment type in the Career Advising Scheduling system (CAS).
Plan to spend a minimum of 2-3 hours reading through the content and taking the prep steps. Think of this as a mini-learning module that will set you up for success in your E&F career planning and your residency application.
Prep Steps to Complete Prior to Your Appointment:
Read ALL the Career Planning for 4th Year Guide webpage resources including the summer and fall PowerPoints and Specialty Guides Clinical Phase Planning content and follow the steps outlined.
Next:
- Download and complete a draft of your Clinical Phase Planning Worksheet (found on the Career Planning for 4th Year Guide webpage)
- Upload your Planning Worksheet to your meeting in CAS so we can review it together. Appointments cannot be modified within 24 hours so you can email your worksheet to your career advisor if needed
If you have experienced any of the following, please schedule your 4th Year Career Planning appointment from now through early November.
- Finishing your Patient Care Phase 6-12 weeks after the standard end time of March 2025
- Foundations course fail(s)
- Step 1 or Step 2CK fail. Low Step 1 or Step 2CK score. Or you have not taken Step 1 yet
- Clerkship exam fail or clerkship fail
- 2 or more passes in Patient Care Phase
- Pass in a specialty of interest
- Expansion (non-research related) or leave of absence
If you want to look further ahead, visit the Residency Application Timeline and Residency Application Components on the Applying to Residency page.
Please come to office hours or email your career advisor if you have quick questions in the meantime. They are here to support you in this process!
Here is a link to the previous newsletter for MS4s.