This page contains updates for the MS1 class included in the UWSOM Weekly Student Newsletter.
No updates for MS1s this week, but please note the new Tip of the Month below. Career Advising Student Advisory Board Tip of the Month In regards to getting involved in shadowing, research, and interest groups: It is still early, and this is not something to dedicate time to yet. Rather, prepare for Infections & […]
ICYMI Learn about budgeting during webinar tomorrow, Aug. 26 The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) invites you to register for the Aug. 26 FIRST Friday webinar, “Budgeting as a Medical Student.” The webinar will be held at 10 a.m. AK, 11 a.m. PT and noon MT on Aug. 26. Registered participants will receive a […]
Learn during webinar about budgeting The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) invites you to register for the Aug. 26 FIRST Friday webinar, “Budgeting as a Medical Student.” The webinar will be held at 10 a.m. AK, 11 a.m. PT and noon MT on Aug. 26. Registered participants will receive a link to the recording. […]
Please wait on scheduling time with Career Advising The following is from the Career Advising team, Linh Ngo, Sarah Thomson and Tonja Brown: Dear MS1s, MS2s and MS3s, MS4s are currently working very hard on their residency applications. Most applications are due by Sept. 28. This means that the career advisors are extremely busy meeting […]
ICYMI Don’t purchase AMBOSS yet A message from Dr. Heather McPhillips, associate dean for curriculum: You all may be hearing about the many third-party resources available for medical students to make purchases. As part of your next block, I&I, you will be required to purchase AMBOSS which is a popular Q-bank and learning resource. DO […]
Congratulations! Congratulations, first years, on launching into classes. We hope you’re as excited as the faculty and staff who are so happily getting to know you. We also know this is a lot of hard work. So we want to remind you about a resource, the intranet page of the Academic Support team. Here’s what […]
No updates for MS1s this week. ICYMI: Apply for testing/classroom accommodations now, if applicable If you need testing and/or other accommodations for medical school, contact the UW Disability Resources for Students (DRS) office now. All accommodations are processed through UW DRS, irrespective of your Foundations site. Review and approval of the accommodations application takes four […]
Orientation information If you’re in the regions of Alaska and Montana that have not started orientation yet, please check out last week’s newsletter for a list of things to know and to do. When it comes to precautions during the pandemic, please follow the recommendation of your local campus. A note for Seattle students: Because […]
ICYMI from last week: Pre-orientation items This is a reminder to complete all of your pre-orientation checklist items prior to starting orientation at your Foundations site. Please be sure to complete the following documents and upload them to the secured forms provided: Consent to Release Records form UW Medicine Publicity Release form UWSOM Photo Release […]
Welcome! We’re looking forward to your official start at the UW School of Medicine in July! You will receive this e-newsletter every Thursday by end-of-day to help summarize what’s going on in your class and to share important news and information you need to know. We always welcome your suggestions for these communications at uwsomcom@uw.edu. […]
