In this issue:
- Triple I Discovery and Integration Project Directory is now active
- AAMC seeks student member for Holistic Advisory Committee
- ICYMI: Learn about the Pathways during a Q&A on Wednesday Oct. 9, 2024
- ICYMI: Here’s your chance to job shadow someone in a specialty
- NEW Tip of the Month: Setting priorities
Project Directory database is open
The Triple I Discovery and Integration Project Directory is now active. You can find the project listing online here.
AAMC seeks student member for Holistic Advisory Committee
The AAMC Advancing Holistic Principles Advisory Committee (AHPAC) develops and shares innovations that advance holistic principles and practices. The committee also offers consultation, develops resources, contributes to scholarly literature, and advises AAMC staff on holistic review initiatives.
The AHPAC is currently looking for one first- or second-year medical student in the United States to serve one year with the opportunity to extend an additional year. For details, please visit this page.
Questions? Contact holisticreview@aamc.org. The deadline to nominate yourself is Friday, Oct. 25, 2024.
ICYMI: Learn about the Pathways during a Q&A on Oct. 9, 2024
Students across WWAMI are invited to learn about the UWSOM Pathways:
- Date: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024
- Time: 6 p.m. AK, 7 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. MT
- Location: https://washington.zoom.us/j/95211943898
The session will be recorded. Please email the Underserved Pathway at upath@uw.edu with any questions.
ICYMI: Here’s your chance to job shadow someone in a specialty
If you are interested in elective clinical experiences with a community preceptor or faculty in a specific specialty to explore different areas of practice, consider shadowing a physician. Start with the extracurricular clinical experiences (shadowing) webpage to learn how to set up shadowing in Seattle, Spokane, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho.
Questions, please contact the Curriculum team, somcurr@uw.edu.
Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising
We hope you’re adjusting well to medical school!
You’ve now heard about our school’s summer Independent Investigative Inquiry (III) requirement. Check out the advice from specialty career advisors in the first two sections of the UWSOM Specialty Guides on “Advice for MS1s/MS2s Exploring This Specialty,” “Extracurriculars,” and “Scale of Importance for Medical School Activities.”
The Rural Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) is a great way to build up your clinical skills while making a real impact in a local community. RUOP, along with programs like Discovery and Integration, is valuable no matter which specialty you end up choosing. If you’re aiming for a more competitive specialty that recommends research, it’s a good idea to do some research next summer.
Don’t stress if it’s not directly related to your field of interest – that’s pretty common! Residency programs appreciate the experience and your ability to produce meaningful results in different areas of medicine. Research not your jam? No worries! Lots of specialties don’t need it.
Wondering where your career path may take you in med school? You can start exploring specialties with interest group events and the Career Advising Video Library.
- Reviewed by BIPOC MS4 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by BIPOC alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.
ICYMI: Here’s the previous MS1 newsletter.