Student News

Sketchy is offering UWSOM students a 30 percent discount on 12-, 15-, 18- or 24-month subscriptions. The deadline to sign up is Jan. 8. The prices shown on the website are at the discounted rate. You can access the Sketchy discount here. You'll get the discount code on Jan. 9, then: Once you receive your discount code, it will be valid and available to use for 10...

A message from the Office of Curriculum & WWAMI Academic Support Team:  Both students and faculty have requested this discount link for AMBOSS, the medical knowledge platform. The link expires Jan. 18, good for 30 percent off either a six-month or one-year subscription. You can purchase now and activate any time within the next six months. If you miss this opportunity to purchase, there will likely NOT...

For students purchasing health insurance in Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, and Montana: This is the final week to purchase a health insurance plan for the 2023 calendar year. Available plans are listed in your respective state or federal exchange. Be sure to contact a licensed health insurance navigator or broker for assistance before Jan. 15. You can get more information on the Open Enrollment health insurance...

There are six opportunities in winter quarter for you to have your CV reviewed and edited by Career Advising during a group CV session. Click this link to register. Space is limited. In advance of the session, a Career Advisor will review your CV and provide personalized feedback. During the group session, the advisor will address common themes for improvement and answer your questions. Career Advising...

Have you wondered how your response in the end-of-phase survey would be used? The Educational Quality Improvement office wants you to know that your response plays a crucial role as the school strives to improve programs and services.

Names matter. Yes, the world seems in a hurry, and it seems easy to pronounce a name any which way. But how someone pronounces a name matters. It matters to the person with the name, and so it should matter to us. “My name is Turkish and it means ‘ear of wheat.’ It is part of who I am,” says Başak Çoruh, MD, , associate professor...

The student leaders of the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association invite all students to join the APAMSA community and follow events throughout the year! Please use this link to fill out a very short (1 minute) interest form so they can subscribe you to the listserv and Slack channel, to learn about upcoming service learning and community-building events.  Here is a quick Q & A about...

Gabriel E. Sarah, M.D., M.A.Ed., has been named the new Associate Dean for Student Affairs for the University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM). He will join the School in this role on May 1, 2023. Dr. Sarah is currently an Associate Professor in the Division of Pediatric Anesthesia at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Additionally, he has held a variety of student...

The UW School of Medicine recently solidified a formal partnership with the Lummi Nation that will teach medical students and trainees how to care for Native American people and communities. Though an informal relationship has long existed, the new, legal contract formally recognizes the sovereignty of the tribe and opens up more training opportunities for students, says Millie Kennedy, JD, Tsimshian, tribal liaison for the Indian Health Pathway...

The Casper Star Tribune has shared a guess editorial from the MS2s of Wyoming. The students call for expansion of Medicaid: "Expanding Medicaid, like joining the WWAMI program, is an opportunity that the state of Wyoming cannot afford to pass up. The health and wellbeing of our communities are at stake." Read the whole guest editorial here.