Author Archives: Dan Poux

UW Dream Project is a student-initiated program that aims to assist low-income and first-generation high school students in attaining higher education. We do this by going on weekly visits to support our mentees through the college application process and through…

Applications are now open for the 2015-16 Husky Leadership Certificate cohort. Through the  Husky Leadership Certificate (HLC), students identify, articulate, and demonstrate their leadership growth and accomplishments. Students create a leadership e-portfolio, and are matched with a mentor who helps…

Join us to learn more about how getting involved outside the classroom can help you both prepare for health professional school and further explore their interests in the healthcare field. The panel will talk about opportunities from clubs to shadowing…

Students who will be graduating this year and want to take time off before going to medical school are invited to a (free) informal dinner event with Teach For America alumni, including Dr. Eric Seymour. Dr. Seymour is eager to share…

Thanks to all who participated in the Kick-Off Scavenger Hunt for the 2015 Pre- Health Living Learning Community! During Dawg Daze, students living in the community came together with their resident advisers and campus partners to meet one another and…

Bioengineering is a major where biology and medicine meet engineering and the physical sciences in order to solve problems in human health or health care. Fall Quarter 2015 Information Sessions October 8th 1:00 – 2:15 pm Foege N130 October 27th 1:00…

The School of Pharmacy at Pacific University is excited to announce a wonderful opportunity to further explore a career in pharmacy. You are invited to attend an event to learn more about Pacific University’s Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD) program, which…

UW Medicine, Dentistry schools jointly offer program aimed at disadvantaged undergrads http://hsnewsbeat.uw.edu/story/new-health-professions-academy-underrepresented-students

A study by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) released in March projected a shortage of as many as 90,000 physicians in the next 10 years. This article examines several ways to close the gap. http://thinkprogress.org/health/2015/09/11/3700488/solving-the-physician-shortage/  

What does it take to become a veterinarian? Find out this fall as Nat Geo WILD presents Vet School, a new series that follows first- and fourth-year students over one academic year at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine….

The Roatan Volunteer Pediatric Clinic (rvpc.globalhealing.org), is offering an opportunity for 3rd and 4th year undergraduate students to volunteer from 1-3 months at a time in conjunction with pediatric attendings and residents at to gain valuable international development and clinical…

Learn more about an emerging project to connect UW pre-health undergraduates with awesome shadowing opportunities in this profile of Joshua Dawson.

Time for a pop quiz: When it comes to health care, what’s the difference between cost, charge and payment? Read about how medical schools are training the next generation of doctors to focus on high quality care at this link….

Somos Hermanos seeks to increase the number of bilingual, culturally competent health care providers who can effectively communicate with Latino patients; improving the quality of and access to health care in the US and Canada through our language and cultural…

Seattle Times 8/22/15: More doctors in the first years of their training will study in on the east side of the Cascades than the west, a move that could help expand the number of physicians practicing in Eastern Washington. http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/education/early-medical-school-training-will-shift-to-spokane/