Individual Advising Appointments
Advising appointments are available to you at any point from career exploration in the first year to residency applications in the fourth. To schedule an appointment with an advisor, please fill out our Advising Intake Form.
If you just have a simple question, feel free to email your advisor directly. If you do not have an advisor yet you can email the advising administrator, Ivan Henson, directly at famed@uw.edu.
Meet the Advisors

Tomoko Sairenji
Dr. Sairenji (she/her) is the director of the FM Career Advising Program and is a College head and faculty within the UWSOM. She enjoys inpatient (Northwest Hospital) and outpatient medicine (UWPC Northgate Clinic) as a family physician. Dr. Sairenji graduated from Okayama University Medical School and did a junior residency in Fukuoka, Japan, and values her Japanese heritage and community. She completed FM residency at UPMC Shadyside in Pittsburgh, PA, where she also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Sairenji is passionate about medical education, and enjoys supporting students in their interest in Family Medicine. Through Advising, she feels meaning in helping individuals discover a career that brings them joy and a sense of purpose. She believes that all experiences as a human can make you a better family physician.

Rachel Ellenbogen
Dr. Ellenbogen (she/her) is an acting assistant professor in the Department of Family Medicine. She completed her medical degree at the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University and Family Medicine residency at University of Rochester followed by her Fellowship in Faculty Development and Master’s in Health Professions Education. In addition to advising students she works with the Family Medicine Clerkship and practices primary care at the Ravenna clinic.

Robin Christian
Dr. Christian (he/him) attended medical school at the University of Colorado. He completed an intern year in OB/gyn at Rutgers-NJMS, then found his passion in family medicine and completed his residency at University of Massachusetts. In addition to advising students, he practices at UW Primary Care in Mountlake Terrace as well as the multidisciplinary Wound Care Clinic at Northwest Hospital. His passions in family medicine include medical education, gender affirming care, mental health, reproductive justice, and the care of marginalized populations.
Advising Administrator
Ivan Henson
famed@uw.edu
Direct phone line: 206-616-7888
Main MSE phone: 206 543-9425
Health Sciences Rm E-304; Box: 356391