MS4 Class Information Nov 7 2024

In this issue:

  • Mock interviews for students applying into surgical specialties
  • Updates on Public Service Loan Forgiveness
  • Update about the ISA Survey
  • ICYMI: Compliance deadline for data stewardship is Nov. 15, 2024

Support for students applying into surgical specialties

Are you applying into a surgical specialty? The UW chapter of Association of Women Surgeons (AWS) will be hosting a mock interview night over Zoom for fourth-year students who are currently in the process of applying into surgical specialties. The program will include one to two 15-minute practice interviews with feedback, followed by some group time for questions and overall advice.

This will be a great opportunity to practice interviewing with a surgical resident who has recently gone through the process. Save the date for either Monday, Nov. 18, or Tuesday, Nov. 19, starting at 6 p.m. AK, 7 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. MT. A signup link will be sent out in next week’s newsletter once the final date has been set. Please feel free to reach out to Sasha Smerekanych at sashsmer@uw.edu with any questions.


Updates on Public Service Loan Forgiveness

The next AAMC financial aid webinar will be Updates on Public Service Loan Forgiveness on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at 10 a.m. AK, 11 a.m. PT, noon MT. For more information, see the registration link.


ICYMI: Compliance deadline for data stewardship is Nov. 15, 2024

UW Medicine requires all medical students to learn how to properly safeguard confidential information and comply with standards for personal accountability for data stewardship. All students, including concurrent degree/MSTP students and students on a leave of absence, are required to maintain compliance. Please complete the UW Privacy, Confidentiality, and Information Security Agreement (PCISA) requirement in the To-Do List of your UW71 CastleBranch account [mycb.castlebranch.com]. The deadline is Nov. 15, 2024.

Read everything you need to know to comply with the requirement in this full announcement: https://education.uwmedicine.org/blog/2024/10/29/data-stewardship-compliance-deadline/.


Thank you to everyone who took the ISA Survey

Please see the all-student e-newsletter for the successful overall results of the survey. Here are the results from each Foundations site:


Here is a link to the previous newsletter for MS4s.

Have a terrific week!