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Seattle Medical Students Spread Critical Awareness About Firearm Safety and Injury Prevention

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For Waleed Gharib, a third-year medical student at the University of Washington School of Medicine and co-lead of the Firearm Injury Reduction Education (FIRE) group, expanding access to knowledge about firearm safety and injury prevention is both a personal and professional calling.    “I have seen friends and family experience the pain and trauma caused by […]

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Clearing the Air: Medical Students Bring Vaping Prevention Education to Fifth Graders

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A group of first-year UW School of Medicine students recently spent a day helping fifth graders in the Tukwila School District learn about the health risks of vaping and smoking through the Clear the Air curriculum, an interactive program that blends science education with conversations about peer pressure, mental health and healthy coping strategies.  Led […]

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