This page contains all MS2 updates included in the UWSOM Weekly Student Newsletter.
Update #3: End–of–Foundations Phase Survey Response Rates + Incentives This is a message from Sara Kim, Ph.D., associate dean for Educational Quality Improvement. Dear MS2/Rising MS3 students, You helped raise the response rate over the past week by 7% (32% vs. 25%) [Please see the graph below]. This positive trend is credited to wonderful contributions […]
ICYMI: Need to access your letter of good standing? For instructions on how to do just that open the “Where can I go for help?” section on the eValue Launch page, then click on the User Guide Library. From there find “How to View my Letters of Good Standing in my Personal Record” in the Student Guides. […]
Need to access your letter of good standing? For instructions on how to do just that open the “Where can I go for help?” section on the eValue Launch page, then click on the User Guide Library. From there find “How to View my Letters of Good Standing in my Personal Record” in the Student Guides. Please […]
Short videos can help you with specialty exploration and residency planning in Patient Care Phase clerkships In preparation for the start of clerkships, your career advisors have developed a short video series called Specialty Exploration and Residency Planning in Patient Care Phase Clerkships. It is important for MS2s to watch these videos prior to […]
FOR: Medical students early in their specialty exploration. COST: Free! PARTICIPATING SPECIALTIES: Allergy and immunology, anesthesiology, colon and rectal surgery, emergency medicine, family medicine, general surgery, infectious disease, internal medicine, internal medicine-pediatrics, neurology, ophthalmology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, pathology, pediatrics, physical medicine and rehabilitation, plastic surgery, preventive medicine, psychiatry, radiology and urology. SPECIALTY REPRESENTATIVES: Program directors, […]
ICYMI: AAMC hosts Virtual Specialty Forum on March 23 The annual Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Virtual Specialty Forum is Thursday, March 23. The three-hour session starts at 9 a.m. AK, 10 a.m. PT and 11 a.m. MT. The forum will inform first- and second-year medical students about specialties and specialty information. This free […]
Pathoma offers discount code A message from the Academic Support team: Pathoma is a pathology review designed for use both during pre-clinical course work and USMLE Step 1 exam preparation. The Pathoma Discount Code is: UW85. You may use this to purchase a 14-month subscription from Pathoma.com Sign Up page for $80. This discount code […]
Class meeting coming up on Wednesday, Feb. 22 The winter class meeting for MS2s will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 22, at 5:30 p.m. AK, 6:30 p.m. PT and 7:30 p.m. MT. This WWAMI-wide class meeting is held quarterly to inform students of important updates from the varying administrative offices and Student Affairs team within […]
Act now to meet important deadlines for Patient Care Phase clerkships and N95s A message from the Compliance team: This message is intended for students beginning or continuing in Patient Care Phase (PCP) clerkships in the academic year (AY) 2023-24. In-person N95 fit testing is required for all students who will be in PCP clerkships. […]
Please consider offering feedback on a gamified curriculum work in progress Please join a Center for Learning and Innovation in Medical Education (CLIME) Work in Progress on April 4, 2023. The presentation is 11 a.m. AK, noon PT and 1 p.m. MT. CLIME would like to invite medical students to give feedback on Tyler Bland, […]
