Please consider taking the AAMC survey soon A message from Gabe Sarah, M.D., associate dean for Student Affairs and Sara Kim, Ph.D., associate dean for Educational Quality Improvement: Thank you to those who took the time to complete the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Year-2-Questionnaire (Y2Q). Given that the survey will close early January, […]
ICYMI: Get advice from AAMC about money management for residents The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) will host a webinar on Jan. 26, 2024, about their Guide to Money Management and Student Loans. This webinar will highlight the resources available in the newly designed guide so that soon-to-be residents and current residents can utilize […]
Family medicine scholarship opportunity The deadline to apply for the Pisacano Leadership Foundation (PLF) scholarships is May 4, 2024. The Pisacano Scholars Leadership program seeks to advance family medicine by providing well-educated, community-minded leaders in primary care. The program is designed to provide educational programs, leadership training, and funding. Scholars are expected to attend annual leadership skills […]
There is no new news for MS2s but please see the new Career Advising tip below. Tip of the Month” from the Career Advising Student Advisory Board Studying for Step 1 can feel demoralizing at times and very stressful. Here are some tips on maintaining wellness through Step 1 dedicated: Take one day off a […]
Applications open for Triple I: RUOP, GHIP, SoD/SoI The deadline for all applications is Jan. 4, 2023. If you are applying for Scholarship of Discovery (SoD) or Integration (SoI) and do not have a mentor/project confirmed yet, please put TBD for those sections. Triple I Office Hours There are office hours to answer any […]
Time to register for USMLE Step 2 CK It’s time to register for the USMLE Step 2 CK here. There are materials to review in advance. For full information, see the email you received through the Medyr3ad Listserv on the afternoon of Monday, Nov. 27, 2023. The email also describes a key presentation on Jan. […]
If you haven’t already, please take the AAMC Y2Q survey A message from Gabe Sarah, M.D., associate dean for Student Affairs and Sara Kim, Ph.D., associate dean for Educational Quality Improvement: MS2 students, thank you for helping raise our response rate from 24 percent at the end of October to 38 percent. We are 11 […]
MS1s sought for the educational quality improvement strategic planning committee The Educational Quality Improvement Strategic Planning (EQISP) Committee is recruiting two first-year students to serve as members of the committee. The EQISP Committee is charged with ensuring that UWSOM meets its educational goals for medical student programs and achieves excellence and innovation in our learning programs. This translates to […]
ICYMI: Get advice from AAMC about money management for residents The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) will host a webinar on Jan. 26, 2024, about their Guide to Money Management and Student Loans. This webinar will highlight the resources available in the newly designed guide so that soon-to-be residents and current residents can utilize […]
It’s time to preference for Non-Permission Explore & Focus courses! Attention MS4 students who have expanded and plan to graduate in June 2025: Submit your E&F clerkship preferences for non-permission courses using eValue Optimization Scheduling (EVOS) before the deadline. EVOS is an automated process that simultaneously considers your clerkship preferences, your classmates’ clerkship preferences, and […]
