In this issue:
- Road to Residency Presentation by Career Advising
- Residency Application System Access Request Form
- Specialty and Residency Planning Survey
- Residency Application Personal Statement Review Service
- Share Your Thoughts on Foundations Curriculum, Earn a $20 Gift Card
- Career Advising Tip of the Month
Looking Ahead: Career Planning in Explore and Focus Phase, a Road to Residency Presentation by Career Advising
Consider attending the optional Career Advising integrations session on 6/24 at 1–2 pm PT to get a preview of the 4th-year career planning timeline. This session will give you resources to understand the essential components of a residency application, how to evaluate competitiveness for specific specialties, and risk-mitigation strategies. Join us on Zoom (passcode 303030)! The session will be recorded and shared.
Residency Application System Access Request Form
Students preparing to apply to residency programs in ERAS and/or ResidencyCAS during the 2025–26 Match season will require access tokens before they can login to prepare their applications. To receive your access tokens, please complete the Residency Application System Access Request Form no later than September 12, 2026. Tokens will be issued on a weekly basis starting the week of June 9. Please contact Beth Hasseler at ehass7@uw.edu for more information.
Learn More About Residency Application Systems
Specialty & Residency Planning Survey for Match 2026
On Friday, June 13 at 9:00 am PT, students applying to Match 2026 should have received an email from medadv@quemailserver.com with the subject line “Response Needed: Specialty & Residency Planning Survey for Match 2026 – Due June 23.” The email contains a Qualtrics survey link and is a trustworthy email. As Qualtrics is a new resource for UWSOM, the email may say “from an untrusted sender,” but this is a trustworthy link for a required survey. If you did not see this email in your inbox on Friday, June 13 after 9:00 am PT, please check your spam/junk folder and reach out to medadv@uw.edu if you cannot locate it.
Get in Touch with Career Advising
Residency Application Personal Statement Review Service
Students preparing to apply to residency programs during the 2025–26 Match season are encouraged to submit a draft of their personal statement for review by Career Advising. The Personal Statement is an important component of the residency application, and the review service allows you to receive feedback before applying. Please be sure to make use of Career Advising’s Personal Statement resources, including the Personal Statement Worksheet, before submitting your statement for review.
Submissions Open: May 28–July 31
Learn More About Career Advising’s Personal Statement Resources
Share Your Thoughts on Foundations Curriculum, Earn a $20 Gift Card
E22 and E23 students from all WWAMI sites are invited to share feedback on the UWSOM Foundations Phase curriculum in a 30-minute conversation—either in person or over Zoom. Participants will receive a $20 Tango gift card.
To schedule, contact Tara Saleh (MS1 – Spokane Foundations site) at tsaleh@uw.edu or (425) 686-4862
Career Advising Student Advisory Board: Road to Residency Tip of the Month
This advice is for all MS3 students and includes first-generation and BIPOC student lenses.
As you start your last year of school, it is important to identify your support team for applying to residency. This may include specialty career advisors, college faculty, career advisors, attendings/residents, and family/friends. Your support system will offer invaluable guidance and mentorship while you apply to your desired specialty/ies. Now is also an ideal time to draft your personal statement and MSPE noteworthy characteristics bullet points with input from your support system. Remember to submit your personal statement to career advising for review prior to July 31st!
Additionally, you should be narrowed down to one or two specialties of interest at this point in the year. If you are still deciding between specialties, consider taking the AAMC Specialty Indecision Scale to help you narrow down your fields of interest.
- Reviewed by MS4 Cara Chapman. Originally written by alum Abraham Correa-Medina, MD.
We welcome tips and ideas from all students. Please reach out to Career Advising at medadv@uw.edu.
This link takes you to past information for MS3s.