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Note for MS1s and other students in Puget Sound: COVID-19 vaccine booster required at UW Medicine Seattle sites (UWMC, Harborview, Northwest Hospital) UW Medicine facilities require that students have a documented COVID booster. If you have not yet received a COVID booster, you must get a booster before you will be allowed to do clinical work at a UW Medicine facility. This includes clerkships, shadowing, preceptorships,...

Gonzaga University News Service recently published a story about a leadership course offered to UWSOM medical students in the UW School of Medicine-Gonzaga University Health Partnership. The course has been well-received, with the future doctors citing how it will influence their careers. The Leadership Pathway, a program developed by Gonzaga's School of Leadership Studies, aims to lay the foundation for aspiring physicians to be capable,...

Pre-med students throughout Idaho can gain insight about the application process from a current medical student through a mentoring program. This “near-peer” model pairs first- and second-year medical students at University of Idaho with pre-med juniors and seniors tto share resources, recommendations and encouragement. “There’s so much more involved in applying to medical school than people realize,” said MS4 Megan Schlussler. “I’m passionate about helping...

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...

We welcome the entering class of Wyoming WWAMI who have taken their wilderness medicine course for the start of school. You can enjoy more photos of wilderness medicine in the Wyoming WWAMI’s Instagram post. 

The Fred Hutch Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURP) is looking for UWSOM students of any year to volunteer in person for the following roles: Reviewers of personal statements by interns for medical school and dual degree programs on July 19, noon to 1 p.m., PT Table captains for speed mentoring sessions (pictured) to share advice on successful admission to medical school on July 13, 5 to 7 p.m., PT Poster session judges...

Lynda Freeman, D.H.Sc., M.B.A, is one of 50 people named by the Idaho Business Review as a 2022 Women of the Year honoree. Freeman is a clinical associate professor and academic skills specialist and is the first Black female, full-time faculty member at Idaho WWAMI.  “I strive to impact students, organizations, and the community with compassion and excellence,” Freeman said in a story posted on...

The graduating students from Montana WWAMI had a message they wanted to share, so they co-signed a guest editorial for the Daily Montanan. Titled, "Montanans deserve world-class healthcare," the article is about the importance of local medical education, WWAMI and the UW School of Medicine. "Montana might be rural and small in population, but we all deserve access to world-class health care. And WWAMI delivers,"...