Coho Medical Group is a primary clinic which accepts insurance patients as well as providing direct primary care services. It also specializes in treating narcotic addiction through its Bellevue Suboxone clinic. Both are located in a single location in downtown Bellevue.

They are looking for a female medical assistant who has excellent communication and organizational skills to ensure quality patient management and clinic flow. You will support doctors and patients through a variety of tasks such as phlebotomy, measuring vitals, filing medical records, etc. All training is provided.

It is a full time position which can be applied for via Handshake or Indeed.

The Science of Drugs” (MEDCH/PCEUT 327) is coming back in Spring 2020!

“The Science of Drugs” (MEDCH/PCEUT 327) course is offered by the Departments of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmaceutics this Spring quarter.

This is an introductory course for undergraduate students that will cover various aspects of medicinal chemistry and pharmaceutical science, ranging from a history of drug discovery and development and current practices in the pharmaceutical industry, to principles of drug metabolism and transport processes and mechanisms of inter-individual variability in drug response as they relate to genetic and environmental factors.

Who might want to take it? This course is geared towards sophomore, junior and senior students majoring in chemistry, biochemistry, bioengineering, chemical engineering, public health and other health sciences, and related fields.

Prerequisite: CHEM 223, CHEM 237, Chem 335, or equivalent, or instructor permission 

Anticipated outcome: After taking this course, students will have an appreciation for this field and can potentially develop interest in pursuing graduate or professional degrees in pharmaceutical sciences or related fields, or an entry-level position in pre-clinical drug development within the pharmaceutical industry.

Course format and assessment: Lectures with Panopto Recordings; online quizzes, one mid-term, one final.

For any question, please contact Dr. Libin Xu at libinxu@uw.edu.

Saturday, March 7, 2020
WSU Health Sciences Spokane

Please register here  (Links to an external site.)by February 28, 2020
Cost to attend:  Free

TOPICS COVERED

• Developing a Competitive Application/Reapplication
• A Day in the Life of a Medical Student (Panel of Current Medical Students)
• Campus/Lab Space Tour
• Medical School Financial Education/Student Affairs Support Services
• Professionalism
• Multiple Mini Interview (MMI) Information Session w/possible interview practice

The Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine is excited to announce the 2020 Admissions Application Symposium to be held Saturday, March 7, 2020 in Spokane, WA. 

The Symposium aims to provide assistance to current undergraduate or beyond students who are interested in applying or reapplying to our medical school.

• Check-In: 9:15 – 10:00
• Event Time: 10:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Location: Washington State University Health Sciences Campus

Pharmaceutical & Biomedical Sciences Building (PBS)

205 East Spokane Falls Blvd, Spokane, WA 99202

Registration  (Links to an external site.)is based on first come first served until we reach capacity. 

Education Transforming Community Health (ETCH) is currently recruiting volunteers for the upcoming year! If you are interested in joining us, please email etchseattle@gmail.com with your completed volunteer survey (uwetch.weebly.com) expressing your interest. Here is a little more information about ETCH:

• They are an interdisciplinary student project associated with SHIFA, a non-profit organization based out of UWSOM.
• They offer weekly health education sessions to homeless adults in downtown Seattle. Through our community partnerships, they strive to create a health education curriculum that bridges evidence-based practice and the voices of the many homeless communities in Seattle.
• Weekly sessions offer volunteers a great opportunity to connect with members of homeless communities while expanding their knowledge of preventative care, health systems, and social justice.
• They ask that volunteers participate in at least one session per month for at least 6 months – though if you’re interested in being more involved they also have more opportunities for volunteering, leadership, and advocacy.  

If you have any other questions, please direct them to etchseattle@gmail.com

Seattle Children’s Research Institute encourages you to apply for its 2020 Underrepresented Minorities in Research Summer Internship program.

The goal of the program is to provide underrepresented racial and ethnic minority (URM) undergraduate students and recent undergraduates (within 6 months) an opportunity to engage in basic, clinical, public health, and/or translational research under the mentorship of principal investigators.

During this 10 week program students will:

• receive $17/hr and an ORCA card
• learn research methodologies
• gain experience with lab equipment
• work with data
• enroll research participants
• build mentor relationship
• gain valuable research experience
• attend career and professional training sessions
• write and publish an abstract for the program final report, and much more

Cohort 1: June 15 – Aug 24

Cohort 2: June 22 – Aug 31

Submit your application:

https://tinyurl.com/SCRI-URMInternship

UPREP is a collaborative project between the CEDI student affinity groups led by SNMA.  UPREP offers monthly workshops to underrepresented minority students and other aspiring future applicants who are interested in pursuing a career in medicine.  They offer workshops focusing on topics ranging from AMCAS application, financial aid, writing a personal statement, MCAT prep, interviews, and others. 

Their next session of the year is scheduled on

Time: Tuesday February 25th, 6-8pm 

Location: T-439 in the Health Sciences Building.    

This session’s topic will be: Letters of Recommendation & Activities

The event itself will constitute of presentation, small group activity, and panelist Q&A. You will have an opportunity to meet and interact with current medical students who like you, have applied to medical schools in the past and want to help you be a successful applicant!

Please sign up here: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/rycga

This is a unique opportunity to learn about the admissions process for medical school from medical students’ perspective and also a great networking event for you to possibly meet your future mentor!

For any questions or concerns, please email uprepuwsom@gmail.com. 

BIME 300 (Spring Q, 2020):

Transformational Technologies for Biology, Medicine and Health

How are new information technologies affecting health care and medicine? When you visit the doctor, are they using modern information management methods? Are medical errors more likely or less likely to occur with new technologies? And how will new knowledge about the human genome affect health care?

As a career, there are growing opportunities at the intersection of medicine, information science, and big data science. In this new course, they will introduce the field of biomedical & health informatics through three modules that focus on current technologies in the field: (1) electronic health records, (2) simple data mining from electronic health data, and (3) translational bioinformatics & personalized medicine. Each module will include hands-on exercises, and course evaluation will be based primarily on team projects that explore the technologies involved. The team projects include both written and analytic portions, where the analysis portion includes a very simple level of programming.

This course will meet as follows:

Lecture: MW 10:30-12:20 in BLD (Bloedel Hall) 070; Lab: Tue 12:30-1:20 in BLD 070

The University of Washington Sports Medicine Internship is a great opportunity for students interested in gaining valuable hands on experience in the medical profession. The training room offers an exciting and challenging setting for students interested in acquiring injury evaluation, management and rehabilitation skills as well as professional interaction with the medical community.

Student interns work with Certified Athletic Trainers and Team Physicians to provide health care to all NCAA Division I athletic programs at the University of Washington. Graduates of UW’s Athletic Training Program have used their experiences as a stepping stone into successful careers as Athletic Trainers, Medical Doctors and Physical Therapists.

If you are motivated and dedicated to advancing your career in the medical profession, an internship in the UW Training Room will give you valuable skills and experience in an exciting and rewarding setting.

Interested students should contact Chelsea Larsen via email at chelcl@uw.edu or download the application here:

UW Undergraduate student internship (due April 1st)

Over the past 15 years the team at Swedish Epilepsy Center has hosted multiple undergraduates interested in clinical neuroscience for a summer internship. Epilepsy interns learn how they treat patients with epilepsy. Interns work on a research project(s) that is ethical, safe, important, and hopefully fun.

They are specifically looking for one undergraduate interested in pursuing a career in clinical neuroscience to spend 6-8 weeks with us this summer learning about epilepsy, neurology and neurosurgery. The internship has a $4000 stipend associated, and the start and finish dates can vary between Mid-June to Mid-August. Interested applicants can send their CV, an unofficial college transcript, and a 1 page cover letter describing what interests them about a career in clinical neuroscience to the following email: Michael.doherty@swedish.org by February 15, 2020.

The Nick of Time Foundation is dedicated to educating the surrounding community about Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) and death in young people by teaching life-saving techniques.

They provide community service opportunities to students who volunteer with them. They train our volunteers to teach hands-only CPR workshops and how to use AEDs in a public setting.

They are hosting a CPR/AED Training Workshops on Tuesday, February 18th 6:15pm at Filipino Association of Health Careers.

If you have any questions, email them at notfuw@uw.edu

In partnership with YouthCare, the Kaiser Permanente Family Medicine Residency Program provides clinical care and outreach to homeless youth at sites in downtown Seattle and Columbia City. This program has a paid, part-time position open to provide logistical support for clinical operations and help coordinate communication and outreach with patients.

They are hoping to find someone for this role who is passionate about providing care to the underserved, adaptable, independent, and able to partner with providers and administrators to evolve their work. The position is currently half-time, requiring a presence at their Columbia City site on Thursday afternoons and their downtown site on Monday and Friday afternoons.

For more information, please contact Paul Ford at Paul.M.Ford@kp.org.

EPI 201 – Outbreak Investigation & Response

Take a step into the world of an outbreak investigator! Learn how disease outbreaks – such as coronavirus 2019, Ebola, food-borne illnesses, and pandemic flu – start, spread, and are detected and investigated.  You will explore the social and environmental factors that influence outbreaks, the agencies and systems in place to manage outbreak response, and the role of communications, law, and government.  This course uses a combination of lectures, case studies, discussions, and popular media.

EPI 201 is a great addition to public health and pre-med coursework. No prerequisites and all majors are encouraged to enroll.  Areas of Knowledge: I&S, NW, & QSR.  Basic math skills are required.

SLN: 14134; 5 credits; Lecture meets: T/Th 10:00-11:20 a.m.; Quiz meets: F 11:30-12:20 p.m. or F 12:30-1:20 p.m.; Instructor: Janet Baseman, jbaseman@uw.edu

Additional details about the course are provided on the attached flyer or can be found here.  Direct questions to epcourse@uw.edu.

EPI 330 – Analyzing Epidemiologic Data: Basic Methods

Have you ever wondered HOW epidemiologists actually conduct their analyses?  Do they really do everything as a 2×2 table on paper?  In this course, you will:

• Learn to apply epidemiologic concepts to real data using basic epidemiologic analysis methods
• Gain hands-on experience with statistical software
• Learn the basics in data management techniques
• Conduct an epidemiologic analysis from start to finish

Prerequisites: EPI 320 and any introductory biostatistics or statistics course or AP statistics (grade of 3.0 or above).  Areas of Knowledge: I&S, QSR

SLN: 14138; 4 credits; Lecture meets: M/W 10:30-12:20 p.m.; Instructor: Christine Khosropour, ckhosro@uw.edu

Additional details about the course can be found here. 

Direct questions to epcourse@uw.edu.

Join the AAMC for the 2020 Virtual Medical School fair on Feb. 20, 2020, from 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM ET.

They are expecting medical school admissions representatives and medical students from more than 70 institutions across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada to attend this event. 

View their list of exhibitors

This is a FREE EVENT, but you must register to attend. (Please register early so that medical schools can adequately staff their booths.) 

View the agenda

Learn more and register here.

Through grant funding from the Indian Health Service’s Indians Into Medicine Program (INMED) and the Empire Health Foundation, the WSU Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has opportunities for American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN), namely those who are enrolled members of federally recognized tribes or descendants, to participate in pathway programs.

The RISE Summer Academy, a 6-week program, will be open to 15 American Indian Alaskan Native (AIAN) enrolled members of federally recognized tribes or descendants.

Focus of the RISE Summer Academy:

• MCAT Prep: The program will provide a full MCAT course through Kaplan to be taken in the summer program and continuing following the program.
• Supplemental Basic Science Refresher: This coursework will focus on helping RISE Summer Academy students be better prepared to enter medical school. The coursework will be taught by College of Medicine faculty.
• Cultural Engagement and Community Building: This will include meetings with the WSU Health Sciences Spokane Native American Health Office, AIAN clinical faculty, and visit(s) to an area tribal clinic.
• Medical Student Mentors: RISE Summer Academy students will have medical student mentors to help guide them through the program, answer their questions, and provide support and encouragement. 

Timeline:

• The application to apply will open around the end of January 2020 (NOW OPEN)
• Priority Deadline: March 15, 2020
• Summer Academy Dates: Monday, June 22 – Friday, July 31, 2020 

Eligibility Requirements:

• MCAT
  • Have taken the MCAT but not scored well
  • Plan to take for the first time in 1-6 months of the Summer Academy end date
• Plan to apply to medical school for either the Entering Year of 2021 or 2022 (application years of 2020 or 2021)
• Documentation of enrolled tribal membership or descendancy. If applying, please send documentation to the Office of Admissions, Student Affairs, and Inclusion at diversity.admissions@wsu.edu
• Official transcripts for all college coursework taken. If applying, please send documentation to the Office of Admissions, Student Affairs, and Inclusion at diversity.admissions@wsu.edu

Benefits:

• Cost to attend: FREE
  • Dorms, food, and coursework, including the Kaplan MCAT Prep course are covered by the program
• Some travel expenses may be covered
• Access to and exposure with medical school faculty, leadership, and students
• Coursework and exposure to become a more competitive applicant to medical school

The INMED – RISE program is held in collaboration with:

• Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine Northwest Native American Center of Excellence
• Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
• University of California Davis School of Medicine
• Washington State University Health Science Spokane

APPLY NOW

Reflecting on your Clinical Experience as a Pre-Health Student

Wednesdays 2:30-3:20 PM

MGH 134 (Career & Internship Center Lobby)

GEN ST 343 – Section A

SLN: 21265

1 Credit graded Credit/No Credit

The seminar is designed for UW students and alumni who are planning to pursue careers in health professions, including dental, medical, occupational therapy, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant and veterinary schools. Students should already be volunteering or working in a clinical setting before enrolling in the seminar.

This seminar aims to enhance students’ career readiness through guided self-reflection and peer dialogue. Through active participation in discussions and thoughtful completion of assignments, students will reflect on their clinical exposure, and identify how these experiences relate to their coursework, personal identity, and professional future.

Questions? Please email Pre-Health Coach Eli Heller at hellere@uw.