In this issue:
- Reminder: Infection Control Training is required by this Saturday, Aug. 10
- ICYMI: Apply now for the Washington Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars program
- Tip of the Month: Shadowing a specialty
Reminder: Infection Control Training is required by this Saturday, Aug. 10
Action Required:
Log in to Canvas. Self-enroll with your UW NetID. https://canvas.uw.edu/enroll/8LDJB6
Deadline: This Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024
CastleBranch: 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 UWSOM compliance requirement. All matriculated students, including students on a leave of absence and MSTP students in graduate school, are required to maintain compliance.
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 Compliance 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 Aug. 10, 2024. Certificates will be emailed weekly. Your renewal date in CastleBranch will then be set for Aug. 10, 2025.
Additional Information:
Reminder 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 Aug. 10 deadline, non-compliant students will receive a “Final Notice” email. Foundations and clinical deans will be copied on the email. Non-compliance disqualifies students from receiving the Compliance Award.
Contact: Please email us at somcompl@uw.edu or lbellis@uw.edu with any questions.
ICYMI: Apply now for the Washington Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars
Applications are due by Oct. 15, 2024, to join the Washington AHEC Scholars, a free interprofessional training program that offers graduates a nationally recognized certificate that you can put on your CV.
AHEC Scholars is a two-year education and training program with the goal of supporting a diverse cohort of health professions students with an interest in working with rural and underserved communities. The team will provide you with skills and experiences to better prepare you to serve patients faced with barriers to healthcare access.
Learn much more about the program in this announcement.
Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising
Consider setting up shadowing in specialties you are interested in or making plans with your Triple I mentors for in-person/virtual research projects — even short case reports. Step 1 dedicated and clinical rotations come quickly, and you won’t have much time to plan for those activities once they start.
As it will be unlikely that you can shadow in your MS3 year, use your AAMC (Careers in Medicine) CIM interest assessment as a launch for shadowing, especially if you are interested in specialties outside the third-year core clerkships.
- 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.