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Applications open for Magnuson Scholars Program

The Magnuson Scholars Program recognizes one graduate student in each of the University of Washington's six health sciences schools who demonstrates excellent academic performance and outstanding potential for research in the health sciences. Sponsor:  Warren G. Magnuson Institute for Biomedical Research and Health Professions Training Program: Magnuson Scholars Program School of Medicine internal deadline: Feb. 17, 2023 Funding Amount per scholar:  Projected amount for 2023-2024 is approximately $32,000 Synopsis...

It’s time for nominations for The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)

The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is preparing to select its next class of student members for the upcoming year. Peer nomination is the critical first step in the selection process. Included below is more information about the organization, the nomination process, and the election process. What is Gold Humanism Honor Society? GHHS is a national honor society that recognizes students, residents, and faculty who are...

Register now to get a place: Attend this AAMC student webinar Feb. 16 to understand the VSLO system for applying to away rotations

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) is hosting a Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) webinar on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 3 p.m. AK, 4 p.m. PT and 5 p.m. MT. The Career Advising team encourages any student considering an away rotation to join the webinar to hear from a panel of host institutions and gain an understanding of their review and decision-making processes. AAMC...

Nominations open for The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS)

The Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) is preparing to select its next class of student members for the upcoming year. Peer nomination is the critical first step in the selection process. Included below is more information about the organization, the nomination process, and the election process. What is Gold Humanism Honor Society? GHHS is a national honor society that recognizes students, residents, and faculty who are...

Open scheduling starts tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 27, at 8 a.m. AK, 9 a.m. PT, 10 a.m. MT

Open scheduling  –  sometimes known as add/drop  –  is the process of making changes to your Explore and Focus (E&F) schedule. To make a schedule change request, use the Clinical Schedule Change Form. To access the form, click on the link inside the email you're scheduled to receive tomorrow (Friday) at the times listed above from somreg@uw.edu with the subject line “OPEN SCHEDULING HAS...

A reminder about documenting clinical encounters

As a reminder, all students currently in their Patient Care or Explore & Focus phases will be required to log all required clinical encounters lists for their required Patient Care and Explore and Focus clerkships in eValue. Please remember to log your clinical encounters under the “UWA,.Clinical Encounters”  program in eValue. You will not be logging under the department you have your rotation in. The...

DEI scholarship for hospital medicine deadline is Jan. 15, 2023

Here is an excellent opportunity for a third-year Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) student interested in pursuing hospital medicine as a career. The Society of Hospital Medicine is offering a $25,000 scholarship to a third-year URiM medical student who has demonstrated an interest in pursuing a career in hospital medicine as well as a commitment to health equity and improving care for underserved communities. Learn...

Ms3s, MS4s sought for study of clerkship assessments

Want to improve clerkship assessment?! Researchers are recruiting MS3s and MS4s for a UW Institutional Review Board-approved study about how clinical clerkship assessments impact learning. The researchers hope this study will benefit medical students by improving clerkship assessments. Participants will be offered a $50 gift card for one hour of their time. What does participation entail? A Zoom interview that will be approximately 50 minutes Questions about your...

Feeding others in Montana

Targeted Rural Underserved Track (TRUST) scholar and MS3 Erin A. Calkins addressed food insecurity head-on for her WWAMI Rural Integrated Training Experience (WRITE) project. Calkins created the GROW 406 Food Pantry Project that has so far offered food to more than 250 people at five weekend pop-up events in Anaconda, Montana. Calkins was inspired to create the food pantry after hearing from many patients and...

MS3s, MS4s: Help in a study of collaboration and earn $50

Help in a study of collaboration and earn $50 Want to help promote collaboration among physician teams?! Investigators are looking for MS3 and MS4 students to participate in a qualitative study of specialty identity formation. Participants will be offered a $50 gift card for one hour of their time. What does participation entail? Those selected will be scheduled for a 60-minute Zoom interview.You will be asked about your...