In this issue:
Required: Infection Control Training
Spring Survey update: Now at 38% – the goal is 90%
Tip of the month: Ask for directed feedback from attendings and residents
Required: Infection Control Training (30 minutes)
Target Audiences:
MS2, MS3, MS4
Action Required:
Log in to Canvas. Self-enroll with your UW NetID. https://canvas.uw.edu/enroll/8LDJB6
Deadline: August 10, 2024
Castle Branch Upload Date: July 21st
Your CastleBranch renewal will populate 21 day prior to August 10th. Please upload your certificate of completion (which you will receive via email from somcompl@uw.edu). Certificates will be emailed weekly.
Instructions:
Infection Control Training is an annual SOM compliance requirement. All matriculated students, including students on a leave of absence and MSTP students in graduate school, are required to maintain compliance.
DEADLINE: 08/10/2024
Below is a link where you can self-enroll in the Canvas course. You will need to watch the WISH donning/doffing PPE videos then complete the 3-question attestation in Canvas followed by the infection control training modules. There are 5 modules. The quiz questions are embedded in the training modules. Please complete all modules and all attestations to successfully pass the requirement.
There are several modules:
- Watch the WISH donning/doffing videos
- Complete the WISH attestation
- Open the external link to the “Required Clinician” training modules (about 25 minutes total). The quiz questions which are embedded within the training modules. There are 5 modules:
4. When done – we will email you a PDF certificate of completion
5. Upload this PDF to Castlebranch (please give us a week to get this to you)
You do not need to send us anything. We can view your quiz results and PPE attestation online. You must score at least 80% on the quiz to pass the course. You can print your quiz results for your own records but do NOT upload it to Castlebranch or it will be rejected.
We will email you a certificate of completion which you can upload to your Castlebranch UW71 Compliance Tracker prior to 8/10/24. Certificates will be emailed weekly. Your renewal date in Castlebranch will then be set for 8/10/25.
Additional Information:
We would like to remind you about the UWSOM protocol for blood borne pathogen exposures:
BOOKMARK this page on your mobile devices: https://www.uwmedicine.org/school-of-medicine/policies-procedures-reporting/blood-fluid-exposure
Non-Compliance:
If not completed by the August 10th deadline, non-compliant students will receive a “Final Notice” email. Foundations and clinical deans will be copied on the email. Non-compliance disqualifies students for the Compliance Award.
Contact:
Please email us at somcompl@uw.edu or lbellis@uw.edu with any questions!
Spring survey update: Now at 38% – the goal is 90%
A message from Sara Kim, PhD, research professor, surgery, and associate dean for Educational Quality Improvement (EQI):
We have seen an incremental increase in the survey response rate from 37% to 38%. Thank you to those who took the time to complete the survey. An email from EQI@uw.edu with your customized survey link is sent today 7/16. (See the regional breakdown graph below).
This week’s accolade goes to Wyoming (50%), Alaska (40%) and Gonzaga (38%), who all increased their rates by 5%, followed by Montana (60%, +3%). Idaho (51%) and Seattle (28%) rates remained the same this week.
We count on your participation in order to establish an important benchmark as the school is gearing up for its accreditation preparation.
Please see below the incentive breakdown by campus in the table below. You can choose to use your gift card with different vendors such as Amazon, Apple, Uber Eats, and many other stores, restaurants and movie theaters!
Thank you everyone!
| Campus | # of Gift Cards ($10) if Campus Response Rates Reach 60% | Additional # of Gift Cards ($10) if Campus Response Rates Reach 85% | If Campus Response Rates Reach 100% |
| Seattle | 15 | 10 | Any unused gift cards will be raffled to the campus cohort(s) reaching 100% |
| Spokane | 9 | 6 | |
| Wyoming | 3 | 2 | |
| Alaska | 3 | 2 | |
| Montana | 5 | 3 | |
| Idaho | 6 | 4 |
Note: According to 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 $10 value from Amazon.
Peer to peer: Road to Residency Tip of the Month
Hope you’re all enjoying rotations! On these rotations, try to ask for directed feedback from your attendings or residents at least once a week. Some attendings and residents are better at offering feedback than others. If they aren’t giving you clear steps to improve, ask, “What are small tasks I can complete to be more helpful?” or, “What is one thing in particular I can work on next week?”
Feedback fatigue is real though, so try not to take anything personally and use this as an opportunity to develop better self-awareness!
Edited by BIPOC MS3 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by BIPOC alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.
Here is a link to the most recent newsletter for MS3s.
Have a terrific week!