In this issue:
- Explore & Focus Phase Planning Webinar Recording & Slide Deck Now Available
- ISA Follow-up Survey Launching Monday, October 6! Win up to $500!
Explore & Focus Phase Planning Webinar Recording & Slide Deck Now Available
If you missed the Orientation to Explore & Focus Phase Planning, you can now review the recording and view the slide deck with hyperlinked resources on the top of the Guide to 4th Year Planning webpage.
Many questions were asked about the following topics; below are resources to answer your questions:
- Registration & Records Team webpage: excellent resources to walk you through the 3 phases of E&F registration
- This team answers your “how to” register & EVOS questions – somreg@uw.edu
- Specialty Guides: reference these for guidance on:
- Rotations to take during E&F (both before residency application, and after) in your specialty/ies of interest
- Timing of interview seasons & when to take time off from rotations
- Guidance on the composition of Letters of Recommendation for residency applications
- Away rotations recommendations
- Planning for residency applications
- Clinical Phase Planning Worksheet: helpful resource to plan your E&F schedule
- You will be asked to complete this prior to your 4th Year Career Planning appointment with your Career Advisor
- Letters of Recommendation (LORs): refer to this website for guidance as you request LORs throughout Patient Care Phase
- Away Rotations: guidance on the process of applying to away rotations
- Refer to the Specialty Guides for specialty-specific guidance
Hopefully you heard from Career Advising yesterday, October 1, with more information on how to schedule your 4th Year career planning appointment. If not, please email medadv@uw.edu.
We are all here to support you as you plan for your final year of medical school.
Have Your Voice Heard – ISA Follow-Up Survey Launching Monday, October 6
This October, all UWSOM students will be invited to participate in the 2025 Independent Student Analysis (ISA) Follow-Up Survey. The survey will open October 6 and remain available through October 17. It takes just 15 minutes to complete, and your feedback is essential in shaping the medical student experience and supporting UWSOM’s accreditation process with the LCME. Plus—you’ll have a chance to win gift cards of up to $500* for participating!
Keep an eye on your inbox for the email invitation arriving October 6 with your personalized survey link.
*According to the UW policy, student employees (e.g., tutors, research assistants, hourly workers, etc.) 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.
This link will take you to past information for MS4s.