In this issue:
- Become an MSA Technology Officer
- Career Advising Tip of the Month
Become an MSA Technology Officer
Sent on behalf of the UWSOM Medical Student Association (MSA)
The MSA Tech Committee is seeking an additional technical officer from the E24 and E25 classes! Responsibilities and opportunities for the MS1/MS2 Technology Officer are generally no more than 1-2 hours per week and include the following:
- Collaborating with other technical officers and students on the shared student website, including suggesting and implementing changes to the site’s design and features, and adding new sections/functions if desirable to the student body.
- We are looking for people willing to be creative in finding solutions to issues of resource equity and inter-student connectivity.
- Attending meetings for the MSA Tech Committee and other related bodies (1-2x/month).
- Interfacing with other student organizations and administration to help improve access to resources.
Required skills:
- No tech skills are necessary!
- Enthusiasm for technology and ideas to improve UWSOM’s technological integration and resource equity is a plus.
If interested, please fill out this Google form. We will contact everyone interested and hold a Zoom meeting to answer questions and provide more information about the position before the final selection.
Career Advising Student Advisory Board Tip of the Month
This advice is for all MS1 students and includes first generation and BIPOC student lenses.
We hope you had a restful winter break! The career advisors are available to schedule your initial career advising and exploration meeting. Taking time for career exploration early on will be super beneficial. Explore the Career Advising website and bring questions to your career advisor.
Are you starting to think about a certain specialty? Think about what you can do this year to enhance your future residency application. This can depend on your specialty, so review the Specialty Guides, and talk with your career advisor or specialty career advisor (if they are ready to talk with you; see the Specialty Guides) to see if this means research, volunteering or leadership involvement.
Edited & reviewed by MS4 Cara Chapman. Originally written by alum Shanelle Briggs, MD.
Career Advising welcomes 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.