Weekly Information for UW Medical Students
Feb. 15, 2024
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Happy Valentine's Week
"WWAMI students are some of the kindest, most compassionate, and dedicated people I've ever met. I am constantly impressed by the thoughtfulness and empathy they display each and every day." ~ Kelly Rush, proactive advisor
"I admire the WWAMI students' dedication to their learning and their future patients. I love that they are community-minded, curious, and willing to sacrifice to help others. Keep up the great work, WWAMI students!" ~ Ciera Stafford, Alaska program coordinator
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Watch out for scammers impersonating law enforcement
On a more somber note: Scammers often pursue multiple people with the same con. So one of your peers wants to alert you that they received a scam call from someone pretending to be a Seattle Police Department captain.
The student’s phone showed the call was coming from “Seattle Police”. The scammer had a lot of detailed information about the student, including several of their past addresses.
The scammer claimed the student had missed a court summons to testify as an “expert medical witness”. Things started to unravel when the scammer used confusing terms like “federal investigation” and asked the student if they knew what HIPAA was. At that point, the student realized something was wrong and ended the call.
- Medical students are likely not going to be called as expert medical witnesses.
- If you receive a call that appears to be from a law enforcement agency, consider letting the call go to voicemail so you can listen to it and evaluate it. The scammer can have a fake name or number show up on your caller ID.
- If you do pick up the phone, and if you start getting confused or overwhelmed, hang up and call the law enforcement agency directly.
- You can file a report with the law enforcement agency and report to the Federal Communications Commission. This student did indeed report the crime and encourages you to report as well if you are a victim.
- Never give out personal information such as account numbers, Social Security number, mother's maiden name, passwords or other identifying information in response to an unexpected call.
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Heads up for MS4s
- Action required:
- By Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024, take the Match/SOAP Planning Survey
- Please fill out the Release for Public Match Results
- If needed, update your USMLE Step 2 scores
- The NRMP Rank List deadline is Feb. 28, but consider submitting earlier
- What to know about Match Week and Match Day
- National Residence Matching Program (NRMP) & the AAMC offer a webinar to learn more about Match Week and the Supplemental Offer and Acceptance Program (SOAP)
- Financial Aid resources
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ICYMI: Physician diversity talk is tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024
The talk “Physician Diversity and Belonging in Medical Education: Are We There Yet?” will be Friday, Feb. 16, 2024, starting at 5 p.m. AK, 6 p.m. PT, 7 p.m. MT, and will be presented by Lindia J. Willies-Jacobo, M.D., senior associate dean of admissions and equity, inclusion and diversity at Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine in Pasadena, California.
The event is sponsored by the UW Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows (NURF). You can RSVP at this link.
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Update about the Colleges program in Seattle
“As part of this change, UWSOM is proud to be welcoming two outstanding new College Heads who will join Tomoko Sairenji, M.D., and Breana “Bre” Taylor, M.D., as leaders of the Seattle Colleges program,” said Molly Jackson, M.D., assistant dean for the Colleges.
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Gaby Berger, M.D., is clinical associate professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine. Dr. Berger has served as College faculty in the Cascade College for five years and is particularly interested in professional identity formation, cultivating safe and inclusive learning spaces, and mentorship.
Abir “Abby” Hussein, M.D., is clinical assistant professor in the Division of Allergy & Infectious Disease, and associate medical director of Infection Prevention. Dr. Hussein is passionate about clinical infectious disease work and medical education and mentorship as well as improving diversity, equity, and inclusion both in the hospital and in academia.
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Two opportunities to express yourself in writing
The Lasker Foundation is now accepting submissions to its 2024 essay contest. The essay should identify a specific unmet need in biomedical knowledge or a scientific question that is insufficiently addressed in biomedical research today. The deadline is April 2. Read more.
The American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) Foundation’s Building Trust Essay Contest asks students of health professions to engage in a reflective writing exercise about their experiences with trust. The deadline is March 22. Read more.
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Consider participating in a study about shared life experiences and mentoring
Medical students at Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University in Pennsylvania are studying medical students' perceptions regarding the importance of shared life experiences in mentoring relationships.
They are asking you to consider filling out this brief survey about the importance of identity in the context of mentoring. All responses will be treated confidentially, and the results of this research will only be reported in aggregate.
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Please Read Your Class Updates for This Week
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Got questions? Email these offices:
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