MS4 Class Information – Jan. 5, 2023

Updates about Transition to Residency This is a message from the Transition to Residency Team and Alexandra Collis, M.D.: I am the new course director for Transition to Residency this year and wanted to introduce myself. I am a general internal medicine hospitalist at UW Medical Center-Montlake and am so excited to work with you all […]

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MS4 Class Information – Jan. 4, 2024

CQI Spotlight: Accreditation report on student access to healthcare services The UW School of Medicine made changes after The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) determined that element 12.4, which addresses student access to health care services during clinical training, is unsatisfactory. Learn much more about policy changes and the availability of centralized, useful information […]

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MS4 Class Information – Dec. 1, 2022

Award for Excellence in Public Health available The United States Public Health Service is sponsoring an Award for Excellence in Public Health for fourth-year students, those who graduate in 2023. This award is intended to recognize a UWSOM medical student for their continued commitment and dedication to service learning and public health over the course of […]

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MS4 Class Information – Nov. 10, 2022

AAMC webinar on Nov. 17: Loan repayment for first-year residents A webinar will discuss how 2022 graduates are nearing the end of their grace period and will need to begin repayment of their federal student loans. Presenters will review the repayment timeline, repayment plans, and how the end of the COVID-19 student loan relief measures […]

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MS4 Class Information – Nov. 3, 2022

Compliance deadline for data stewardship is Nov. 15 UW Medicine and UWSOM require medical students learn how to properly safeguard confidential information and practice good data stewardship. All students, including concurrent degree/MSTP students and students on a leave of absence are required to maintain compliance with this. Students need to view the presentation “UW Medicine […]

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MS4 Class Information – Oct. 27, 2022

New United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 2 eBook is available The Health Sciences Library has a new USMLE Step 2 prep eBook: “Test-Taking Strategies for the USMLE Step 2 Exam: Proven Methods to Succeed.” This eBook was just released this year, so it’s more up-to-date than any of the library’s other Step 2 […]

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