A BIPOC Orientation Event that aims to foster community and collaboration between BIPOC affinity groups will be held at noon Monday, Sept. 18, at South Campus Center Room 224 on the UW Seattle campus.
Meanwhile, the group is planning to host Zoom sessions that everyone in WWAMI can attend; those are planned for Oct. 16 and Nov. 17, 2023, starting at 6 p.m. AK, 7 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. MT.
The Seattle event is a collaboration with the UWSOM Wellness and Counseling team to discuss mental health in healthcare workers of color.
The paper that will be discussed is Behind the Masks: Experiences of Mental Health Practitioners of Color During the COVID-19 Pandemic. You can also read the paper in this PDF.
The gathering is sponsored by the Latino Medical Student Association (LMSA), Association of Native American Medical Students (ANAMS), Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association (APAMSA) and Student National Medical Association (SNMA).