Feature: Sydney Sattler, a Ph.D. candidate in Genome Sciences & recipient of Curci Foundation Fellowship

We are excited to feature University of Washington School of Medicine advanced Ph.D. student, Sydney Sattler, as the 2023 Shurl and Kay Curci Foundation fellow. Sattler is a student in the Department of Genome Sciences. The Curci Ph.D. Fellowship provides generous funding to assist with Sydney’s tuition and living expenses in years three through five […]

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Gold Humanism Society information March 2024

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 […]

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Full post about mentorship survey March 2024

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 […]

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MS1 Class Information – March 21, 2024

Seattle students, DEADLINE TODAY Thursday, March 21, for job-shadowing options The Emergency Medicine Student Programs Team at Harborview Medical Center and UWMC-Montlake Emergency Departments are offering job-shadow opportunities again this quarter.    Each student can shadow a total of two, 4-hour shifts per quarter First come, first served. You have until TODAY, Thursday, March 21, […]

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AOA information for March 2024

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 […]

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EDI event funding

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 […]

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UWSOM awards, March 2024

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 […]

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Meet a new Assistant Clinical Dean in Montana

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 […]

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More information about the GQ survey

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 […]

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Magnuson Scholars Program 2024

The Magnuson Scholars Program recognizes one graduate student in each of the University of Washington’s six health sciences schools who demonstrates excellent academic performance and outstanding potential for research in the health sciences. Sponsor:  Warren G. Magnuson Institute for Biomedical Research and Health Professions Training Program: Magnuson Scholars Program School of Medicine internal deadline: March […]

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