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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+...

Here is a message that Erik Malmberg, Ph.D, J.D., sent to students on Sept. 26, 2023. Dear Students: I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and say how excited I am to have started on Sept. 1 as the Assistant Dean for Equity and Medical Student Engagement at the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM). I am also humbled to be joining the...

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...

Name: Erica Crittendon Status: MS3, Seattle Title: Internalized HIV stigma compromises retention in care amongst people living with HIV in Umlazi, South Africa. Erica Crittendon’s presentation of her research took a fascinating turn when she was interviewed by an hiv.gov representative after her poster session at the International AIDS Society’s (AIS) conference in Brisbane, Australia. The study found that people who had demonstrated internalized stigma had a...

Name: Caleb Allred Status: MS3, Idaho Project title: Implementation of an Outbound Scheduling Team Reduced the Referral Lag Disparity in Pediatric Otolaryngology. The challenge: A hospital otolaryngology department recognized that patients preferring to receive care in a language other than English had longer delays in scheduling with otolaryngology. Prior to the scheduling intervention, patients speaking a language other than English were found to have a scheduling day of...

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...

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...

There are more than 260 new people in the world who everyone can now properly address as “Doctor.” Congratulations to all our graduates! If you’d like to see the entire Investiture of Doctoral Hoods and Physicians Oath Ceremony, you can find the recording online. For more from the event: You can see an album of great photos from the event on our Facebook page The UWSOM Department...

Noelle Coniglio, MS2, Alaska Title of the project: Injury Prevention Through School-Based ATV Safety Education in Rural Alaska Coniglio's background: "I was born and raised in Alaska. I grew up nordic ski racing and in high school I got involved with Skiku, an organization that travels to villages around the state and teaches kids how to ski. Through Skiku, I realized how important access to healthy...