MS3 Class Information Sept 26 2024

In this issue:

  • Explore & Focus Phase Planning webinar is Tuesday, Oct. 1
  • ICYMI: Serve underserved populations as a Health Careers Opportunity Program (HCOP) Ambassador
  • Tip of the month: Advice on considering specialties

Explore & Focus Scheduling 2025-2026 Webinar will be Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024

Please join the Registration & Records office as they review Explore & Focus Scheduling for the 2025-2026 academic year. During the presentation they will review their scheduling goals, the phases of scheduling, and important resources.

If you cannot attend, the presentation will also be recorded.

ICYMI: Help serve underserved populations

The Health Careers Opportunity Program’s (HCOP) Ambassador program is designed to help students in health professional schools develop skills in working with underserved populations. The program is seeking underrepresented students or those willing to serve in underserved areas who have about two years left in their program.

To be an ambassador, you must:

  • Complete online low-stakes canvas modules (e.g. some from the Underserved Pathway).
  • Mentor a high school or undergraduate student interested in a health career. You may receive mentorship as well from a faculty member, if you’d like.
  • Complete a community service-learning project and present a poster or PowerPoint at a summer HCOP program.

Compensation is $1,000 for participation. The priority application deadline is Oct. 6, 2024, then rolling admission thereafter.

Questions? Email HCOP Associate Director Hoa B. Appel, PhD, MPH, at happel@uw.edu.

Peer to Peer: Road to Residency Tip of the Month

You’re about a year out from your residency application submission!

Are you wondering what specialty you’ll end up in? Most students are in the same boat, not yet knowing what field they want to go into. You have time to decide. Take the AAMC Careers in Medicine Self-Assessments and schedule an October or November meeting with your career advisor. Be sure to select the appointment type MS3 4th Year Planning (25 min) here: https://uwsom-careeradv.12twenty.com/SignUp/Student.

Are you starting to think about a certain specialty? Think about what you can be doing this year to enhance your application. This can depend on your specialty, so talk with your career advisor or specialty advisor to see if this means research, volunteering or leadership.

  • Reviewed by BIPOC MS4 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!