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To the UW Medicine Community,We are writing to announce that, following a national search, Dr. Timothy H. Dellit has been appointed to lead UW Medicine and the University of Washington School of Medicine.Dr. Dellit will serve as the CEO of UW Medicine, the Paul G. Ramsey Endowed Dean of the UW School of Medicine and the University’s Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs, positions...

Name: Catherine Pham, MS2, Seattle Project: Improved Diabetes & Cardiovascular Education Outcomes Among Community Health Promoters in Mai Mahiu, Kenya. Program: “I participated in the Global Health Immersion Program within the UW Department of Global Health, where I conducted a community health project in Kenya.” The challenge: "In my first few weeks, I completed a community needs assessment. I learned about the rising prevalence of diabetes and...

Name: Katrina Dank, MS2, Seattle Project: Creating a picture book to increase cancer knowledge in Uganda Cancer Institute’s pediatric population. Background: The Uganda Cancer Institute (UCI) is the only public cancer-specific treatment facility in Uganda, a country with one of the highest incidences of pediatric cancer in the world. UCI’s educational materials and outreach division use text-heavy materials catered to adult audiences. Additionally, providers at UCI...

Name: Hyrum Hopkin, MS2, Wyoming Title: Improving Healthcare Workers' Mental Health in a Wyoming Community Background: "The Rural and Underserved Opportunities Program (RUOP) gives the unique opportunity of coming to a town and meeting with the people and learning about the distinctive challenges they face. The challenge I chose to address in one community was mental health among healthcare workers." "Wyoming has one of the largest proportions...

Name: Roan Willson, MS2, Alaska Project: Orthopedic Injury Patterns in Intimate Partner Violence; Defensive Wounds and Upper Extremity Fracture Patterns in Survivors: A Literature Review. Background: There are screening methods to identify Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), but they have their limits. "Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an ongoing epidemic within the U.S. despite implementations of universal screening by the U.S. Preventativee Services Task Force." Willson said....

Name: Cara Chapman, MS2, Alaska Title: Promoting Healthy Living Habits through Community Events in Galena, Alaska The project: Galena, population of 475, is the largest city in the Yukon–Koyukuk Census Area. That’s the largest county or county equivalent in the nation – about the same size as the entire state of Montana. It’s also the least densely populated of any county or county equivalent in the...

The Huddle, a news site that shares information about UW Medicine people and places, profiled the student group QMED in a post titled, “QMED Builds Community for Queer Medical Students.” The article begins, “Community and mentorship are crucial for medical students to help them feel supported and build their careers — even more so for students whose identities are often marginalized or underrepresented. For LGBTQ+...

Name: Julian Naranjo, MS2, Spokane Title: Intrinsic Risk Factors for soft tissue knee injuries in alpine (downhill) skiers. Why study this subject? "Knee injuries are responsible for one-third of all injuries that a skier is likely to experience in their lifetime while on the mountain. Knee injuries are complicated because they can be small and easily managed, or they can be detrimental, require surgery, and render...

Founded in 2019, the Planetary Health Report Card Initiative was developed by medical students at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and piloted by UCSF and Stanford to increase planetary health awareness and accountability among future health professionals. Today 75 medical schools in over seven countries participate in this initiative, including the UW School of Medicine (UWSOM). Planetary health is described by the...

This summer, a group of Montana WWAMI medical students embarked on an international health project 6,000 miles from home. Montana WWAMI students MS2 Haley Rogers, MS2 Daniel Gray, MS4 Nathaniel Sisson, and MS4 Jenna Starke spent a month in Northern Mongolia, joined by peers from the Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences (MNUMS), a resident doctor, and BioRegions International employees. Their united goal: To enhance patient...