This page contains updates for the MS1 class included in the UWSOM Weekly Student Newsletter.
Survey response rate grows to 66 percent – thank you! Here is a message from Sara Kim, Ph.D., associate dean for Educational Quality Improvement: This week’s increase in the survey response rate from 66 percent to 68 percent was contributed by the following cohorts: Seattle (57 percent vs.55 percent), Spokane (67 percent vs. 65 percent), […]
ICYMI: Applications open June 5 for Special Programs The applications for Special Programs for the Patient Care Phase open on Monday, June 5, 2023. Programs include WWAMI Rural Integrated Training Experience (WRITE), Olympia Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC), Greater Seattle Option (GSO) and Track. The Intro to Patient Care Webinar is linked on the clinical curriculum […]
Applications open June 5 for Special Programs The applications for Special Programs for the Patient Care Phase open on Monday, June 5, 2023. Programs include WWAMI Rural Integrated Training Experience (WRITE), Olympia Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship (LIC), Greater Seattle Option (GSO) and Track. The Intro to Patient Care Webinar is linked on the clinical curriculum website. […]
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Discounts available for study resources Here’s an update from Academic Support about study resources: We partner with the following third-party companies to provide discounts. While UWSOM does not specifically endorse these companies, we are aware that they offer valuable resources that many of our students have used and currently use and hope that our efforts […]
Help the school by taking a survey! This is a message from Sara Kim, Ph.D., associate dean for Educational Quality Improvement: Here is an update on the response rates of the MS1 survey that was launched last week. Thank you so much for recording one of the highest response rates within a week of […]
There are surveys in front of all medical students this month. In this video you’ll hear from WWAMI leaders and staff about why they think surveys are important. You can hear from other leaders in this related video we shared last month. There are reasons for all these surveys, and we thank you for filling […]
Action required for disability accommodations for clerkship locations (If needed) Students who require clerkship location accommodations to manage their personal medical conditions/disabilities must apply for and be approved by the university’s Disability Resources for Students (DRS) office prior to June 30. Because it can take two to five weeks, sometimes longer, to be approved for accommodation with DRS, you should start the […]
Reminder to schedule with your required career planning meeting with your career advisor: Sarah Thompson, Linh Ngo or Tonja Brown There are about 25 students who still need to schedule a 40-minute required MS1 Intro to Career Planning appointment by the end of May. Please email your Foundations site specific career advisor if you can’t […]
Reminder to schedule with your career advisor: Sarah Thompson, Linh Ngo and Tonja Brown If you have not already done so, your career advisor invites you to schedule your 40-minute required MS1 Intro to Career Planning appointment. Meet at any time from now until late May at a time that complements your academic studies. Please email […]
