In this issue:
- ICYMI: American College of Rheumatology program for medical students
- Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month
ICYMI: Project LEAD is now recruiting!
With the American College of Rheumatology’s (ACR) efforts to advance the diversification of the rheumatology pipeline and workforce, the ACR Collaborative Initiatives (COIN) has joined forces with the Rheumatology Research Foundation to launch the 2025 version of its initiative known as “Leadership Education and Development of Underrepresented Medical Students” or Project LEAD.
The primary objective of Project LEAD is to engage and educate medical students from underrepresented backgrounds.
This will be achieved through a series of 3-4 virtual roundtable discussions, focusing on the field of rheumatology, the requirements for rheumatology training and practice, and related topics.
Please assist in our outreach efforts and send this opportunity to current medical students and/or medical professionals/programs within your network.
Students may use the following link for more information and apply to the 2025 cohort.
https://rheumatology.org/project-lead
The deadline is Feb. 21, 2025, with a projected cohort launch in Mar. 2025.
Should you have additional questions, please contact Chambree’ Harris at charris@rheumatology.org.
Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising
This advice is for all students and includes first generation and BIPOC student lenses.
MS2: We hope Step 1 dedicated is going well! We won’t overwhelm you with career advising tasks but pay attention to which topics you enjoy reviewing. This might be a helpful clue as to which specialty you will enjoy one day. Keep up the great work!
- Reviewed by MS4 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.
We welcome tips and ideas from all students. Please reach out to Career Advising at medadv@uw.edu.