Faculty News

Both students and faculty say they’re delighted that informal meetings between alumni and students have resumed. The UW School of Medicine Alumni Association‘s Student-Alumni Informational Discussions (SAID) bring together alumni residents/fellows and medical students. Just one example of a student who benefitted: Grant Jacobsen, a third-year medical student from Idaho. His online session with resident Drew Anderson, M.D., UWSOM Class of 2021, featured students from...

  To the UW Medicine Community:   Recently, there has been an increase in posts about world and political events on email and social media platforms. At UW Medicine, we recognize the importance of civic engagement and the right to freely express one’s views on any subject through social media, opinion editorials, lobbying and peaceful demonstrations. As part of our commitments, these activities need to...

Meet your new dedicated medical school librarian. You can find a list of the services that she can provide here on the Health Sciences Library website. Name: Rachel Blume    Role: Medicine and Research Services Librarian, Health Sciences Library in Seattle.   How will students find you? I will be working a hybrid schedule available online at rblume@uw.edu as well as in my office...

Andrea Kalus, M.D., left, is co-director of the Rheumatology-Dermatology Clinic at the UW Medicine Roosevelt Clinic, and Director of the UW Phototherapy Unit. Molly B. Jackson, M.D., right, is a physician at the UW Medicine Roosevelt General Internal Medicine Clinic, and Assistant Dean for the Colleges program across WWAMI. They have been awarded a $5,000 grant from the Art of Diagnosis, a collaboration between the...

Here's how an Alaska public radio station opens its profile of two students: Most medical students spend their first two years with a textbook – or several. But this summer, Courtney Stage and Michael Kaden - Hoffmann are working in rural community health as part of ‘RUOP,’ or the Rural, Underserved Opportunities Program through the University of Washington School of Medicine. Learn more on the radio...

Scott Smith, M.D., (Idaho WWAMI '76) and Paula Carvalho, M.D., (Idaho WWAMI '84) are both involved in training refugees whose careers in medicine were interrupted by war, violence, etc. Boise is one of the most refugee-friendly communities in the United States. In 2022, Idaho was home to approximately 1,200 refugees, with 800 of them settling in Boise, finding refuge and a fresh start in the...

The American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has presented the UWSOM WWAMI Family Medicine Interest Group with the 2023 AAFP Program of Excellence Overall Award. "Family medicine is stronger because of the leadership and values that the interest group has demonstrated on your campus," wrote AAFP's Vice President, Medical Education, Karen Mitchell, M.D. You can read more in this award letter.

In the heart of Anchorage, the Narcan Education & Distribution service learning project is making a difference in the fight against the opioid epidemic. This initiative was spearheaded by MS3 Ariana Gross and is currently led by two dedicated MS2s, Lauren Culver and Ben Henderson. Together with the AK-WWAMI cohort, they are working to assist vulnerable populations grappling with the devastating consequences of opioid...

The UW School of Medicine Alumni Association‘s SAID (Student-Alumni Informational Discussions) program is back!Through SAID, alumni host a small group of two to six students in person or virtually for lively conversations about professional practice, residency, work-life balance and whatever else is on students’ minds. Discussions are offered from October to December.If you’re an alum interested in participating, please contact the alumni office at...

July 5, 2023 (Seattle, Wash.) – Erik D. Malmberg, Ph.D., J.D., has been named to the new position of Assistant Dean for Equity & Medical Student Engagement for the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM). He will join the School in this role on Sept. 1, 2023. Dr. Malmberg is currently Assistant Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine...