In this issue:
- Seattle MS1 Class Session with Career Advising
- Action Required for Disability Accommodations for Clerkship Locations
- Peer Advising Tip of the Month
Seattle MS1 Class Session with Career Advising
Career Advising is excited to host “Next Steps in Career Planning & Match 2025 Debrief” on Monday, May 19, 11:00-12:00pm PT.
Please join your career advisors for important advice and guidance you’ll be applying as you progress in career exploration and planning. This conversation and your questions during the Q&A will help you wherever you are in this process. We are here to support you in this exciting and stretching process!
Our session will support you to:
- Understand the career advising recommendations for the end of Year 1 and the guidance for specialty and career exploration during summer and fall 2025
- Know the considerations for Patient Care Phase scheduling and specialty exploration
- Apply the takeaways from the Match 2025 Debrief to your own career planning process
Zoom: https://washington.zoom.us/j/5330052643?omn=94130872666
This session will also be recorded and sent out with slides.
All other MS1 career advising class sessions have already taken place or are scheduled in May.
Action Required for Disability Accommodations for Clerkship Locations (If Needed)
Students who require clerkship location accommodations to manage their personal medical conditions/disabilities must apply for and be approved by the University’s Disability Resources for Students (DRS) office prior to July 14. Because it can take 2-5 weeks, sometimes longer, to be approved for accommodation with DRS, you should start the process as soon as possible (and no later than June 27).
- If you are not currently registered with DRS, please fill out a “new student application” and submit your documentation via the DRS services website.
- If you are already receiving accommodation through DRS and want to discuss clerkship location, please schedule an appointment with Kowan Russell, uwdrs@uw.edu.
Additional information about the steps for requesting accommodation is outlined on the UW DRS “Getting Started” website.
Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising
This advice is for all students and includes first generation and BIPOC student lenses.
If you have not met with Career Advising, you can find out the best time to meet with a Specialty Career Advisor (SCA) from the guidance provided in the Specialty Guides.
Many of you won’t need to connect with an SCA until after starting your clinical phase. For other students, especially those interested in very competitive specialties, it is important to get on the SCA’s radar early; make sure you read the Specialty Guide and bring specific questions. Use the Guidelines for Connecting with SCA website to prepare for your meeting. Be ready to share your summer plans with them and ask for suggestions, such as presenting your summer project at a specific conference, involvement in the department, more shadowing, volunteering, etc.
- Reviewed by MS4 Abraham Correa-Medina. Originally written by alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.
We welcome tips and ideas from all students. Please reach out to Career Advising at medadv@uw.edu.
This link will take you to past information for MS1s.
Have a terrific week!