MS3 Class Information: September 18, 2025

In this issue:
  • Join UW Team for Medical Education Scholarly Opportunity 
  • Orientation to Explore & Focus Phase Planning Webinar
  • Career Advising Tip of the Month 

Join UW Team for Medical Education Scholarly Opportunity 

We’re looking for at least 2 senior medical students (MS3 or MS4) who are passionate about medical education, innovation, and technology to join the UW team. 

The UW team, led by Karen McDonough, MD, and Edith Wang, PhD, have submitted a letter of intent for the Clinical Reasoning Collaborative Grant sponsored by Sketchy. A select group of institutions will be invited to complete a secondary application. Five medical schools will be chosen to partner with Sketchy to co-design and implement DDx, an innovative AI-powered tool for teaching and assessing clinical reasoning in medical education. This is a unique opportunity to: 

  • Collaborate on cutting-edge educational design 
  • Gain experience with AI in medical education 
  • Strengthen your CV with a national project 

Interested? Questions? Please contact Edith Wang (ehwang@uw.edu). 


Orientation to Explore & Focus Phase Planning Webinar 

 Join us on Thursday, September 25 at 6 PM PT for an orientation to Explore & Focus Phase! You’ll hear from units across Student Affairs and receive information and resources for planning your fourth year. The session will be recorded and a PDF of the slide deck will be made available. You can access the Zoom link for the webinar here. 

Learn More about 4th-Year Planning 


Career Advising Student Advisory Board: Road to Residency Tip of the Month   

This advice is for all students and includes first-generation and BIPOC student lenses.  

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 theAAMCCareers in Medicine Self-Assessmentsand check out Career Advising Guide to 4th Year Planning.   

  • Reviewed by MS4 Cara Chapman. 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 takes you to past information for MS3s.

Have a wonderful week!