In this issue:
- Incoming Specialty & Residency Planning Survey Request
- Peer to Peer: Road to Residency Tip of the Month
Incoming Specialty & Residency Planning Survey Request
On Friday, April 4 at 9:00 am PT you will receive an email from medadv@quemailserver.com with the subject line, “Response Needed: Specialty & Residency Planning Survey for Match 2026 – Due April 15.” The email contains a Qualtrics survey link and is a trustworthy email.
As Qualtrics is a new resource for UWSOM, the email may say “from an untrusted sender,” but this is a trustworthy link for a required survey.
If you do not see this email in your inbox on Friday, April 4 after 9:00 am PT, please check your spam/junk folder and reach out to medadv@uw.edu if you cannot locate it.
Peer to Peer: Road to Residency Tip of the Month
This advice is for all students and includes first generation and BIPOC student lenses.
MS3s: Many of you are finishing Patient Care Phase. After Step 2, you will do rotations in the field(s) you want to explore further before applying to residency. Now is the time to contact your specialty career advisor(s), if you are not already sure you are on their advising list. Get on the advisor’s radar for your top two specialties so you are ready when the new residency application cycle begins. Be prepared to provide them with your grades, Step 1 and 2 results, CV/activities and background, so they can support you with application strategies based upon their assessment of your competitiveness and your goals.
- Reviewed by MS4 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.