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The Medical Student Equity Services team in the Office of Student Affairs is seeking to hire 10-12 student peer mentors / facilitators to support students throughout the week of the 2024 UWSOM Pre-Matriculation Program. We are offering a $1,000 stipend* to each selected student. Hosted by the Office for Academic, Rural, and Regional Affairs, the […]
An update from April 19, 2024: QUICK READ: Based on current community levels of RSV, influenza, and COVID-19, masking will no longer be required in all public and clinical settings as of Monday, April 22. Healthcare workers are required to wear a mask in higher risk spaces, when requested to by a patient, or […]
Scope: This policy applies to all medical students in the Foundations Phase enrolled at University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM). Policy Statement: Students may request the rescheduling of an examination during Foundations under the following circumstances: Personal Illness Personal/Family Emergencies: Examples of emergencies may include, but are not limited to, accidents, hospitalizations, or death […]
MS3s, it is time to nominate and elect a new class of student, resident, and faculty members for the UW chapter of Gold Humanism Honor Society for the 2024-2025 academic year. What is Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)? GHHS is a national honor society that recognizes students, residents, and faculty who exemplify humanism in medicine […]
Here is the full email for students who received the mentorship survey: Greetings, wonderful UW SOM students across WWAMI, You should have received a short evaluation survey from e*Value (via email) this week that focuses on mentorship (not on teaching) from your assigned College faculty mentor. This annual evaluation is hugely valuable to our Colleges program and your College mentor – we aim to recognize […]
The Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society spring ‘junior’ election will be held in early April. Below you can find some information about the chapter and the nomination and election processes. Please be sure to review it carefully and there are several action items towards the bottom of the message. What is AOA? AOA is […]
2023-2024 One-Time UWSOM Medical Student EDI Event Funding Request Form The Office of Student Affairs is offering one-time funding to supplement programs or events taking place from mid-March through mid-June 2024 that are related to equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) efforts directly impacting UWSOM medical students (including the WWAMI region).EligibilityEDI funds are reserved for any […]
Here is where we list the names of UWSOM faculty who have received awards. The listing comes from our bimonthly Faculty Newsletter. If you know of someone who should be acknowledged, please let us know at uwsomcom@uw.edu. Director of Academic Rural and Regional Affairs nominated for UW award Miranda Olsen, UWSOM’s Director of Academic Rural […]
Here’s your chance to get to know Serena Brewer, M.D.: New role: A second Montana WWAMI Assistant Clinical Dean, joining Jay Erickson, M.D. Why did you want to be an assistant clinical dean? Over the last decade, I’ve developed passion creating successful teaching environments for both students and preceptors. I want to expand on that […]
Dear Graduating Class of 2024, On Tuesday, February 14th, you received a personalized email from the Association of American Medical Colleges with a link to complete the AAMC’s Graduation Questionnaire (also known as the GQ). The GQ is a national questionnaire administered annually to graduating students at all accredited medical schools. We are writing to […]
