Here is a message from the Department of Family Medicine: Are you passionate about underserved healthcare? Interested in learning more about how you can be a physician advocate for our most vulnerable neighbors? Want to connect with like-minded students and healthcare providers? Maybe looking for a little more spark for your residency applications?

The Underserved Pathway (UP) is a curricular and experiential program that helps prepare and support students who are interested in caring for rural and urban under-resourced, historically excluded, and marginalized populations.

The program is open to students across WWAMI and all specialty interests. There are three educational avenues: longitudinal mentoring, a foundation of knowledge, and a variety of real-world experiences. Check out the Underserved Pathway website and apply during Foundations Phase here.

The Office of Healthcare Equity manages many of the other UWSOM Pathways and is offering several non-clinical electives this autumn. To graduate with the UP, students take two credits related to health equity and rural and urban underserved topics. Most students take these credits during Foundations Phase. See the UWSOM Foundations Registration page for more information on registering.