Seattle

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: 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...

A BIPOC Orientation Event that aims to foster community and collaboration between BIPOC affinity groups will be held at noon Monday, Sept. 18, at South Campus Center Room 224 on the UW Seattle campus. Meanwhile, the group is planning to host Zoom sessions that everyone in WWAMI can attend; those are planned for Oct. 16 and Nov. 17, 2023, starting at 6 p.m. AK, 7...

Peyton Van Pevenage, MS3 The Title: Utilizing Metabolomics to Identify Potential Biomarkers and Perturbed Metabolic Pathways in Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review How it came to be: "This publication was the result of my III project that I took on during the summer between MS1 and MS2. My faculty mentor's lab focuses on studying cartilage and osteoarthritis, specifically through metabolomics, which is the study of metabolites in...

The Seattle-based E-21 cohort presented the Medical Student Association Outstanding Staff Award to Leonora Clarke, UWSOM Service Learning Manager. Students spoke of her patience, expertise, commitment, and willingness to find creative solutions. MSA leaders said: "She attends regular activity meetings, reduces barriers for students, and always refocuses efforts on the community needs. Several other students noted her dedication both to students and to the communities we...

This Fall, students, staff and faculty gathered with legislators and community supporters to celebrate the opening of the new University of Washington Health Sciences Education Building (HSEB), a student hub that fosters interaction, collaboration and creativity. “From distance technology that lets students work together across campuses, to wellness, to opportunities to interact with other health professions, the new building allows us to think about so many options...

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,...

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...