Student News

  To the UW Medicine Community:   Recently, there has been an increase in posts about world and political events on email and social media platforms. At UW Medicine, we recognize the importance of civic engagement and the right to freely express one’s views on any subject through social media, opinion editorials, lobbying and peaceful demonstrations. As part of our commitments, these activities need to...

WWAMI UWSOM Colleges Program - THANK YOU and SHARING BACK what we heard from student focus groups   The Colleges Program is engaged in strategic planning for quality improvement and to guide future directions of the Colleges program. From May to August 2023, the Colleges hosted 10 student Focus Groups (4 with students in Foundations phase, 6 with students in Pt Care / Exp and Focus...

Summary: here is how we plan to use feedback from your surveys to improve UWSOM In this issue, the Office of Educational Quality Improvement (EQI) keeps the students (you!) informed of the Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) initiatives implemented within the UWSOM Undergraduate Medical Education Program.   The feedback you have provided on surveys such as the End-of-Phase surveys and AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) surveys...

UWSOM’s Leonora Clarke is transitioning from Service Learning lead to take on a new role as the associate director of UWSOM’s Washington Area Health Education Center (AHEC). “Leonora has done an amazing job developing Service Learning. She has helped it to grow, created policies and procedures, increased participation markedly and, most impressively, has had a personal touch for Service Learning across our five-state region,” said John...

Kevin Glover, an MS4 from Spokane, seen with his fiancé, Kelsey, has been named a Pisacano Scholar. The Kentucky-based Pisacano Scholars Leadership Program provides education, leadership training and support from the final year of medical school through three years of residency in family medicine. From the Pisacano Scholars announcement: In Glover’s senior year of college, “he received a grant to develop a trauma-informed outdoor leadership...

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...

Dear UW School of Medicine students,  The UW School of Medicine is excited to share with you the opportunity to apply for the UWSOM Anti-Racism Fellowship. Applications are due by 4 p.m. AK, 5 p.m. PT, 6 p.m. MT, on Friday, Oct. 20, 2023. Overview: The UWSOM Medical Student Education Program Anti-Racism Fellowship Program was developed in response to the social health justice movement catalyzed by...

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+...

Meet your new dedicated medical school librarian. You can find a list of the services that she can provide here on the Health Sciences Library website. Name: Rachel Blume    Role: Medicine and Research Services Librarian, Health Sciences Library in Seattle.   How will students find you? I will be working a hybrid schedule available online at rblume@uw.edu as well as in my office...

The UW Health Sciences Immunization Program (HSIP), which has jurisdiction over UWSOM medical students., says the deadline has been extended to Jan. 5, 2024, for the 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccine, primarily due to the unknown nature of the vaccine supply chain.   Here are more updates: Available Updated 2023-2024 Monovalent XBB Containing Vaccines:  The following FDA approved vaccines meet the HSIP updated COVID-19 vaccine requirement: Pfizer (Comirnaty) and Moderna...