MS1 Class Information Sept 12 2024

In this issue:

  • Enjoy a subscription to AMBOSS
  • ICYMI: Black Health Justice Pathway hosts in-person and online mixer, Sept. 19
  • ICYMI: Apply now for student leadership position: Career Advising’s Student Advisory Board
  • Tip of the Month: Setting priorities

Enjoy a subscription to AMBOSS

A message from Academic Support: MS1s, your class is receiving an 18-month subscription to AMBOSS, the medical knowledge platform. You should receive an email from AMBOSS today, Sept. 12, with detailed instructions on how to activate your subscription.

If you are experiencing difficulty with activating your subscription, have any questions or need help to set up your account, please feel free to check the AMBOSS support page, reach out to hello@amboss.com or simply reply to the activation email they send you.

ICYMI: Black Health Justice Pathway hosts in-person and online mixer on Thursday, Sept. 19

Registration for the Black Health Justice Pathway interdisciplinary course FAMED 525 is open! Please visit the pathway website to view details on how to register as well as to apply to the pathway.

The pathway will be hosting an interdisciplinary mixer including medical, dental, physical therapy and nursing students on Sept. 19, 2024, at 5 p.m. AK, 6 p.m. PT and 7 p.m. MT. Everyone from throughout WWAMI is welcome. Bring your questions; we will bring the food.

In person details:

  • Hosts: BHJ Pathway Leadership Team
  • Title: BHJP Mixer
  • Location: South Campus Center Room 308
  • Date and Time: Thursday, September 19, 2024, 6 to 7:30 p.m. PT

Zoom details:

ICYMI Apply now for student leadership position: Career Advising’s Student Advisory Board

Student Advisory Board (SAB) members provide feedback to enhance the career advising experience for all UWSOM students. Members serve as liaisons to their cohorts on career planning initiatives.

The Board is composed of 20-25 student members, representing MS1s, MS2s, MS3s, and MS4s across each of the six WWAMI sites. The Board strives to amplify BIPOC voices.

For 2024-25, Career Advising is looking for one MS1 from each of the six sites.

Apply NOW for the SAB through this link: https://forms.office.com/r/Xc7vbXDF1S. Applications close Oct. 6, 2024. The application takes approx. 4 minutes to complete. You will be notified of participation by Oct. 16.

This year the board will provide perspective as Career Advising develops new advising resources. This will be project-based work. Potential projects include:

  • Creating an online “roadmap for choosing a medical specialty,” similar to this version at Stanford
  • Helping to launch a First-Generation speaker series in partnership with other Student Affairs units
  • Refreshing and updating specific aspects of the Career Advising website

For full details and a list of current SAB members, visit https://education.uwmedicine.org/career-advising/about-us/student-advisory-board/.

Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising

Congratulations on finishing your first block! You may have been thinking about getting involved in shadowing, research, and interest groups, but it is still early; take your time so you don’t overcommit. Instead, prioritize preparing for the Infections & Immunity (I&I) block. Just as before, it will be a lot of content very quickly. Planning is ideal. The micro section of Sketchy is going to be a very valuable resource. Try to map out which videos you will need to watch daily or weekly.

Some students start exploring pathways and non-clinical electives. These educational opportunities can be a great way to gain a well-rounded medical education. Check out the FAMED 525 African American Health Disparities course, which is described above. This course has been revamped by the co-founders (E19 students) of the Black Health Justice Pathway and is the first course at UWSOM to discuss various topics such as abolition, community organizing, mental health, the history of Midwifery & Ob/Gyn in the U.S., and mass incarceration — with experts from the Black community in, and outside of, academia.

  • Reviewed by BIPOC MS4 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by BIPOC alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.

ICYMI: Here’s the previous MS1 newsletter.

Have a terrific week!