In this issue:
Required Infection Control Training
Spring survey response rate is 92%
Information about applying for disability accommodations
Tip of the Month: Update your Activity Tracker
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:
- When done – we will email you a PDF certificate of completion
- 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
A message from Sara Kim, PhD, Research Professor, Department of Surgery, and Associate Dean for Educational Quality Improvement
Thank you to everyone who helped raise the Spring survey response rate from 88% to 92% with all campuses reaching 80%. Please see the graph below for the final response rates.
We couldn’t have done it without your enthusiastic support and look forward to analyzing your responses including reading closely the comments you offered.
We will let you know if your names are drawn for the gift cards!
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 |
Please 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.
Please read if you require disability accommodations at clerkship locations
Note: We will be publishing this announcement every week through July 25.
Students who require clerkship location accommodations to manage their personal medical conditions/disabilities must apply for and be approved by the office prior to July 26, 2024. It can take 2-5 weeks, sometimes longer, to be approved for accommodation with DRS, so start the process as soon as possible (and no later than July 12). Please note that “maintaining health insurance coverage” does not qualify as a disability.
- If you are not currently registered with DRS: Fill out a “new student application” and submit your documentation via the DRS services website. After your application (including medical documentation) is submitted, you will be scheduled for an access planning meeting with a DRS access coordinator.
- If you are already receiving accommodation through DRS: Please schedule an appointment with Kowan Russell, uwdrs@uw.edu, if you want to discuss clerkship locations.
Additional information about requesting accommodation is outlined on the UW DRS “Getting Started” website.
Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising
Congratulations on finishing MS1! Update your Activity Tracker to track your involvement with various organizations. It is used for service awards and helps with organization when building your CV. Trust me, waiting until MS4 to input all your work can be exhausting.
If you can work it into your schedule this summer, try to do a few UWorld or AMBOSS questions for Step 1 – a little each day will help once dedicated comes around!
- Reviewed by BIPOC student Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by BIPOC alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.
Here is a link to the most recent newsletter for MS2s.