In this issue:
- Family Medicine Mentorship Program
- Non-Clinical Electives Are Open for Registration
- Career Advising Tip of the Month
Family Medicine Mentorship Program
The Family Medicine Interest Group (FMIG) is excited to announce that applications for the Mentorship Program are now open! If you’re interested in being paired with a family medicine physician, please fill out this survey below. FMIG will do its best to match you with a mentor whose goals and interests align with yours! Matches will be sent out around mid-March.
Survey Link: UWSOM Family Medicine Mentorship Program Interest Survey — Mentees
Deadline: Saturday, February 28 at 11:59PM
If you have any questions, please reach out to mixcila@uw.edu and nau01@uw.edu
Non-Clinical Electives Are Open for Registration
Non-Clinical Electives (NCEs) are available now for registration! Please register before the deadline on Monday, March 30, 2026!
Please visit the following webpages to view the electives offered at your site:
For Seattle students
For Spokane, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, and Idaho students
Important points to keep in mind:
- Students register for electives just as they do for required blocks, so you must follow the UW registration deadlines (See the UW Academic Calendar for details).
- Monday, March 30, 2026, is when the late registration fee ($25) begins.
- Electives are optional and always secondary to required coursework. Required sessions and exams take priority. With prior approval, some electives may allow students to miss a limited session if there is a conflict with required coursework. However, no exam may ever be missed for elective participation—exams always take precedence.
- Electives do not always run on the same schedule as medical school classes. Please double-check the dates and times, including final exam times, start and end quarter dates, etc.
- If you register for the course and do not participate, you will receive an NC grade. Please drop the course if you are not planning to attend.
To find out more information about registration deadlines, late course changes/adds/drops etc. for NCEs, please visit the Non-Clinical Elective Registration webpage.
Career Advising Student Advisory Board Tip of the Month
This advice is for all MS1 students and includes first generation and BIPOC student lenses.
The CVS block can be demanding and time-consuming! In previous years, a lot of students benefited from attending weekly group sessions hosted by peer tutors! If unable to attend live, you can watch the session recordings that cover high-yield concepts from class.
Additionally, remember that all the physicians teaching and mentoring you at this stage are possible resources beyond the classroom. Get to know your small group leads! You can always ask them about their specialty and how they decided on a specialty when they were in your shoes!
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.