In this issue:
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- Update about the ISA Survey – snacks in Seattle on Monday
- This week’s USMLE Step 1 group sessions
- Tip of the Month: How to meet and learn from alumni
Please take the student survey if you haven’t already
Here is a message from ISA Committee Co-Leads Nicholas Popp (MS4), Sarah Busch (MS4), Ben Henderson (MS3), Matt Lumsden (MS2) and Lila Faulhaber (MS2):
We thank so many of you for completing the Independent Student Analysis (ISA) survey, which serves as the backbone data for the medical school accreditation. Additionally, thank you to all of you that showed up to the in-person survey sessions. Your cohort has reached a total response rate of 56%.
As shown in the graph below, Wyoming students have recorded the highest rate of 95%, followed by Montana (83%) and Wyoming (83%), Idaho (68%), Spokane (40%), and Seattle (39%). Our goal is to reach 80% with your help.
If you have not yet taken the survey, the invite can be found in your inbox from eqi@uw.edu with the subject line “[Reminder] We need you to complete the ISA survey!”
There have been scheduled times with snacks to work on the survey. In Seattle, students can fill out the survey with snacks from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, in Room T733.
There are many opportunities to win a gift card as specified in the table below.
Thank you so much for your help!
Gift Card Incentives: Please see the breakdown below. There will be one $500 gift card for drawing from all four cohorts.
| Campus | # of Gift Cards ($10) if Campus Response Rates Reach 60% | # of Gift Cards ($50) if Campus Response Rates Reach 60% | Additional # of Gift Cards ($30) if Campus Response Rates Reach 80% | Total # of Gift Cards |
| Seattle | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| Spokane | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Alaska | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Montana | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Idaho | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Total | 12 | 6 | 14 | 32 |
*According to the UW policy, student employees (e.g., tutors, research assistants, hourly workers, etc.0 cannot receive a gift card. If you win the raffle as a student employee, we will send alternative items of the same value from Amazon.
Information about USMLE Step 1 group sessions
Step 1 Tutoring Resources next week:
- Oct. 21 Group at 5:30 p.m. AK, 6:30 p.m. PT, 7:30 p.m. MT: Cardio/Pulm
- Sign up to attend live over Zoom
- Access recordings
- Individual tutoring by appointment
Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising
This month, we want to share an opportunity for career exploration and mentorship! Join the Student-Alumni Informational Discussions (SAID) run by UWSOM’s Alumni Association to connect with alumni and a small group of fellow students over Zoom or in person. There’s a range of specialties and career topics to choose from. SAID gatherings are often noted as a highlight for students during Foundations. Our alums are pretty awesome!
- 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.