Student News

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...

The NFL, NFL Physicians Society (NFLPS) and Professional Football Athletic TrainersSociety (PFATS) are committed to increasing diversity in sports medicine and launcheda new program in 2022 to encourage medical students from diverse backgrounds toconsider sports medicine careers. In 2023, the program will provide 3rd- and 4th-year medical students at the fourHistorically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) medical schools and other medicalschools across the country with...

This year's 27th annual Black Graduation and Kente Ceremony will be at the Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. This move will allow organizers to host a non-ticketed event, thus allowing graduates to invite more of their family and friends to join them in celebration. You can sign up to participate through the link here; the deadline is May 12. Here's more information about...

Congratulations to UW School of Medicine students who were honored with the annual Husky 100 award!  Each year, the Husky 100 award recognizes 100 students who are making the most of their time at the UW. Here's this year's list of honorees. You can see their portraits and quotes on the Husky 100 website (hint, sort the page by Medicine / Graduate and Professional to see MD...

A message from the Colleges team: The Colleges program is engaging in strategic planning to clarify our goals and to ensure that we are supporting students well during their medical school journey. Our program oversees the faculty who teach/coach in hospital tutorials and workshops the Foundations of Clinical Medicine course, and who provide longitudinal advising/mentoring/coaching.  Your voices are critically important. We are inviting you to participate...

Through the organization Health Equity Circle, students across health science disciplines (including nursing, medicine, public health, and social work) from UW and WSU came together to lobby legislators in Olympia on bills that promote health equity.  Health Equity Circle is a statewide student organization, comprised of interdisciplinary college and graduate students from UW and WSU, who come together to advocate for causes that reduce disparities...

Please join the Office of Healthcare Equity as it welcomes Dr. Justin Bullock as the UWNURF Diversity Lecture speaker in April. Date: Monday April 17, 2023. 6 p.m. AK, 7 p.m. PT, 8 p.m. MT Speaker: Justin Bullock M.D., M.P.H., Fellow, Division of Nephrology Link to register to watch or receive a recording: https://forms.office.com/r/S7rb35U4Yk   Zoom link: https://washington.zoom.us/j/3117825083

The MPH Practicum Symposium this month is hosted by students in both the School of Public Health and in the School of Medicine to showcase the work that over 100 MPH students have done. This event brings together students, families, faculty, site supervisors, donors, agency and academic leaders, and more to celebrate students’ practice work, faculty mentorship, and community partnership.  From across the globe, to...

UW Medicine Well-Being Grants seek to improve the learning environment and workplace for our community. The grants, ranging from $500 to $5,000, will support activities, projects and programming that help teams build community, improve efficiencies and develop a culture of well-being.   All UW Medicine staff, faculty and trainees including in administrative, education, clinical and research areas are encouraged to apply for grants.   The organizers asked us...