This page contains updates for the MS1 class included in the UWSOM Weekly Student Newsletter.
Response rate rising on the survey: Thank you! You could win up to a $50 item A message from Sara Kim, Associate Dean for Educational Quality Improvement: You continue to help raise the response rate significantly! We are at 63.5 percent this week which is a 12 percentage point jump from last week. Your input is […]
Here’s more encouragement to take the MS1 survey You could win up to a $50 item A message from Sara Kim, Associate Dean for Educational Quality Improvement: Thank you to all of you who completed the survey and helped raise the survey response rate to 51.3 percent, a 19-percentage point jump! This is probably the […]
Please take the MS1 survey if you haven’t yet You could win up to a $50 item A message from Sara Kim, Associate Dean for Educational Quality Improvement: I thank each of you who took the time to complete the MS1 survey. The survey fulfills an important role towards the medical school’s accreditation status reports […]
Reminder from last week: New MS1 Foundations drop-in tutoring Think of it as “tutor office hours” where one to two tutors are present to answer your questions. Just show up! You don’t need to register, but you can if you’d like the email reminders. These sessions are not recorded. When: Mondays through June 13 Time: […]
New MS1 Foundations drop-in tutoring Think of it as “tutor office hours” where one to two tutors are present to answer your questions. Just show up! You don’t need to register, but you can if you’d like the email reminders. These sessions are not recorded. When: Mondays from April 6 through June 13 Time: 5:30 […]
Saturday update: Webinar: Blackface, the Problem with Intention “Blackface: The Problem With Intention” will be led Friday, April 1, by Ayanna Thompson, PhD, a national expert on blackface. This UW Medicine webinar is one of several planned responses to address harm from a recently exposed blackface incident affecting our UW Medicine community. We’ll share a […]
Academic Support Introduction to Step 1 Presentation Academic Support would like to invite you to attend a talk about the USMLE Step 1 Exam. See below for more details: Topic: Introduction to Step 1 Time: Mar 22, 2022 – 4 p.m. AK, 5 p.m. PT, 6 p.m. MT Zoom link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/93418894625 The talk will include […]
Restorative Practices Program coming on March 21 UWSOM is working to bring restorative justice (RJ) practices to our School. Restorative Justice represents a philosophy that places the well-being of a community at the center along with the principles and practices that support well-being. It is not only responsive to situations where harm has occurred but […]
Reminder to Schedule with Your Career Advisor Your Career Advisor invites you to schedule your required MS1 Intro to Career Planning appointment. Meet at any time from now until late May and schedule a time that complements your academic studies. Please email your Foundations site specific career advisor if you can’t find a time that works […]
A greeting and invitation from Career Advising: Free AAMC Virtual Specialty Forum – March 31 – Register Now The AAMC is hosting a free Virtual Specialty Forum on March 31, 2022. This is a great early career exploration activity targeted to first- and second-year students, although the event is open to all students. Last year, the […]
