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In this issue, the Educational Quality Improvement (EQI) Unit is excited to share updates regarding one of the medical school accreditation citations. The Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) had determined element 12.4, which addresses student access to healthcare services during clinical training, to be in unsatisfactory standing. The UWSOM supports students’ access to healthcare and strongly encourages them to obtain and maintain health insurance...

FAMED 561 Introduction to LGBTQ Health Issues & Disparities (1 cr.) Faculty Director: Dr. Kevin Wang Mondays – Fall Quarter 2023 / 5:30–6:50 p.m. PST (Oct 2nd – Dec 4th, 2023) This course will have a Hybrid format; students from Seattle & WWAMI may opt to attend via Zoom or in person. FAMED 561 will help students gain the necessary background to provide our gender and sexual minority populations...

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...

Ian Richey, MS2, Alaska The challenge: The opioid epidemic remains a complex and multi-faceted issue for residents of the Matanuska-Susitna (Mat-Su) Borough, Alaska. Many challenges exist as 107,000 residents are separated by over 25,000 square miles - which include three mountain ranges. Healthcare workers describe worsening rates of opioid misuse despite an increase in resources within the Mat-Su Borough. CDC data validates these concerns, showing...

A message from the Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association: The Asian Pacific American Medical Student Association is starting the APAMSA Journal Club, a biweekly gathering where we can get together and discuss important articles and topics related to AAPI experiences in healthcare. Each meeting, someone will present an article of their choice and we will have open discussions on the issues presented. Everyone...

Many congratulations to the WWAMI students who were accepted to present at the 2023 Western Medical Research Conference (WMRC) in Carmel, California, Jan. 19 to 21, 2023. Congratulations to their mentors, as well. Those invited to present include 55 MS2s, four MS3s and one resident, Joshua Bloomstein, who, along with Spokane MS2 Van Nguyen and Seattle MS2 Julia Tyron, received WMRC-sponsored travel awards.  Many thanks...

Joshua Jauregui, M.D., the new UWSOM Assistant Dean for Clinical Curriculum, is an emergency physician and clinician scholar dedicated to the excellence in, and advancement of, whole person care. He cares for patients in both the University of Washington Montlake and Harborview Medical Center emergency departments. "As the new assistant dean for clinical curriculum, I am looking forward to listening to, supporting and partnering with...

Join UWSOM Continuing Medical Education for opportunities that fit your needs. We have live webinars, hybrid, and fully in-person sessions scheduled for the winter and into the spring. You can enjoy accredited education from your home as you sit next to your fireplace or come in person to network with your peers.  Read all the CME offerings here. If you do not see an applicable conference on...

National First-Generation Day is a time to recognize the challenges and celebrate the successes of first-generation students, faculty and staff and other individuals whose parents did not receive a baccalaureate degree. Nine members of the UW Medicine community shared their thoughts about being a first-generation student or graduate in The Huddle. Hear from students Brayden Crowley, Erica Crittendon, Justin Lo, Sheva Mozafari, Jamie Ritter and Ysabella...

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