#1 – Take care of yourself so you can continue to take care of others: Trauma Stewardship Institute
Health Equity, Health Advocacy, and Patient Care Learning Opportunities
Doctors for America (DFA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that organizes and trains doctors and medical students to be leaders in health advocacy. DFA sponsors and coordinates the Copello Health Advocacy Fellowship, which is open to medical students, residents, and attendings free of charge.
Epidemics of Injustice: University of Illinois Chicago School of Public Health is an annual course (free and open to the public) that provides public health leaders and community members with tools to address structural determinants of health.
National Rural Health Association (NRHA):
- Profiles of Rural Medical Educators: Conversations with our nation’s experts on reversing rural physician shortages by Emily Onello, MD
- NRHA Rural Health Students Group
ACEs Aware Learning Center: self-paced trainings to learn about adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), their effects on health over a lifetime, and how to screen for them.
Healthcare for Humans podcast is dedicated to educating clinicians on how to care for culturally diverse communities
Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients: Principles, Practice, and Populations, 2e: Complete textbook on Access Medicine (UW NetID required)
Northwest Regional Primary Care Association:
UW Center for Health Sciences Interprofessional Education Research and Practice (CHSIE)
American Indians, Alaska Natives, and related:
- Indian Health Service: for providers
- National Indian Health Board: current public health projects
- Urban Indian Health Institute: initiatives and research
Immigrants, refugees, and related:
- American College of Physicians: toolkit for clinicians caring for refugees, asylees, and non-detained asylum seekers living in the US
- EthnoMed by Harborview Medical Center: medical and cultural information about immigrant and refugee groups
- EthnoMed’s community calendar (related webinars, workshops, conferences, etc.
- Refugee Reproductive Health Network: to integrate refugee women’s health issues into research and programs
HIV:
- HIV Vaccine Trials Network research scholar grants: for URiM students
Incarcerated people:
- ARRWIP: advocacy and research on reproductive wellness of incarcerated people
- National Commission on Correctional Health Care: education and conferences
LGBTQIA+ people:
- Q-Med at UWSOM: the queer medical student organization at UWSOM
- The Fenway Institute: to optimize health and well-being for sexual and gender minorities
- World Professional Association for Transgender Health: Standards of Care Version 8
People with disabilities:
- CLIMEcast Anti-Ableism and Disability Allyship In Medical Education podcast series
- Docs with Disabilities: to build more inclusive educational environments for trainees with disabilities and increase representation of disabled clinicians and scientists in the biomedical workforce
- Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) programs: to support the IDD and ASD community in Washington
Substance use disorders:
- American Society of Addiction Medicine: resources and tools
- Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS): resources for training materials and educational resources for primary care providers who wish to treat opioid use disorder (OUD)
Learn and Track Your Progress
Student Requirements — answers common questions including:
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- Which non-clinical electives or clinical rotations count toward UP requirements?
- What do I need to do for the UP scholarly project?
- What if a non-clinical elective never fit into my schedule during Foundations?
- How do I identify my UP mentor?
Pathway Policies and Deadlines
UWSOM: Dept. of Family Medicine
UWSOM: Office of Healthcare Equity
- Community-Focused Urban Scholars Program (CUSP)
- Black Health Justice Pathway
- Indian Health Pathway
- Latinx Health Pathway
- LGBTQ Health Pathway
Other UWSOM Pathways:
- Clinical Translational Research Pathway
- Global Health Pathway
- Humanities and the Arts Pathway
- Spokane Leadership Pathway
UWSOM: Office of Rural Programs
WA Area Health Education Center (AHEC) Scholars Program
Mentorship and Extra Support
UP Mentoring Roadmap for all four years — topics to guide discussions, divided by year in medical school
UP Guide to Mentorship for Mentors and Mentees — what are the benefits of UP mentorship? How can you best foster a more meaningful mentorship relationship?
If you’re nearing the end of Foundations and you don’t yet have a mentor, please contact the UP Program Manager at upath@uw.edu with what you’re looking for in a mentor (patient populations, health or career interests, location) and we’ll send you some suggestions!