MS3 Class Information: April 10 2025

In this issue:
  • Specialty Preferences & Residency Planning Survey 
  • Study on Perceptions of Workplace-Based Assessments   
  • 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.
WBAs and Mindset: Exploring Perception of the WBA in Growth and Development 

Want to help student experiences with workplace-based assessments (WBAs)? A research team led by Columbia University is asking MS3 students currently in patient care clerkships to participate in a UW IRB approved study. We hope to explore how students perceive WBAs in supporting growth and development of clinical skills and how perceptions evolve over time. This longitudinal study will involve both brief interviews and electronic diaries.  

Participants will be offered a $100 gift card after participating in the study interviews and completing a specified number of diary entries.  

Details:   

  • Participation is completely voluntary. 
  • Diary entries and interview responses will be anonymous. 
  • Participation identifiers will not be shared with UW and will not impact your grades.  
  • The session will be audiotaped for transcription purposes only.  
  • The interviews will be conducted remotely. 

If you are interested, please email Maggie Costich at mac2464@cumc.columbia.edu 

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. 
This link takes you to past information for MS3s.
Have a wonderful week!