Erica Crittendon was selected to receive a 2025 Excellence in Public Health Award from the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Physician Professional Advisory Committee (PPAC). The awards program recognizes medical students across the United States who advance public health and those who exemplify the USPHS Commissioned Corps’ mission to protect, promote, and advance the health […]
At Watt Dhammacakkaram, a Buddhist temple and cultural center for Seattle’s Cambodian community, this year’s Khmer New Year celebration included something new: free health screenings. The event marked the first time SHIFA (Student Health Initiative for Access), a UW School of Medicine (UWSOM) student-led health outreach group, partnered with the temple to bring care directly […]
Any parent knows how tough it is going to college while raising a child but imagine raising three young kids while going through medical school. Grace Champion, a fourth year Alaska WWAMI medical student, has proven that she’s a champion at accomplishing both goals. Raised in Palmer, and now living in Anchorage, she credits her […]
In this issue: Seattle MS1 Class Session with Career Advising Action Required for Disability Accommodations for Clerkship Locations Peer Advising Tip of the Month Seattle MS1 Class Session with Career Advising Career Advising is excited to host “Next Steps in Career Planning & Match 2025 Debrief” on Monday, May 19, 11:00-12:00pm PT. Please join your […]
In this issue: Peer Advising Tip of the Month Peer to Peer: Tip of the Month from Career Advising This advice is for all students and includes first-generation and BIPOC student lenses. We hope you are enjoying the transition from Foundations to Patient Care Phase! You can always ask your “big doc” for tips on rotations, as […]
In this issue: Peer Advising Tip of the Month Peer to Peer: Road to Residency Tip of the Month from Career Advising This advice is for all students and includes first generation and BIPOC student lenses. If you haven’t already, draft your CV and get it reviewed through Career Advising’s CV Review Session here — […]
In this issue: Participants Wanted for Clerkship Assessment Study Participants Wanted for Geriatric Care Study ICYMI: Survey Completion and Preparing for the Physicians Oath and Hooding Ceremony! Participants Wanted: Clerkship Assessment Study Want to improve clerkship assessment? MS4s are invited to participate in a UW Institutional Review Board-approved study that will inform planning, implementation and […]
Caleb Allred Caleb has led efforts to improve healthcare access for patients with language barriers, working since 2022 with Seattle Children’s Hospital to streamline scheduling and support shared decision-making in pediatric ENT care. Originally from Rexburg, Idaho, he’s also contributed to global health projects in Ecuador and Chile, served as a Spanish medical interpreter and […]
The AAMC Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) has been working in collaboration with the UWSOM Office of Student Affairs, the national AAMC OSR group and Yale School of Medicine to participate in a multi-institutional research study about unmet basic needs of U.S. allopathic medical students. We would like to invite you to participate in a short survey to […]
Benefits Complimentary Annual Meeting Registration Up to $1,000 reimbursement for meeting-related travel, hotel, and meal expenses Essay presented as a poster at Annual Meeting The selected winner of the creative writing contest will receive up to $1,000 for reimbursement of travel expenses to attend the 2025 AAP Annual Meeting in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where s/he will […]
