Please join the Underserved Pathway and the Family Medicine Interest Group for a fun evening of dinner and speed mentoring in celebration of National Primary Care Week 2024! This event is generously funded by Washington Academy of Family Physicians (WAFP).
Who’s invited?
– All UW School of Medicine students regardless of year or specialty interests. Please RSVP here by Friday, October 4: https://www.wejoinin.com/sheets/keuqx
– Family medicine physicians (both attendings and residents!) who primarily care for under-resourced and marginalized patients.
Event details
Date: Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Time: 6-8pm (see agenda below)
Place: UW Seattle campus: HSEB 101
Dinner will include vegan and gluten-free options.
Q: Which doctors will be there? What kinds of patients do they see?
A: Please see below for short descriptions of physicians who have RSVPed (click here to view). We hope to have guests from around the region who work with a variety of under-resourced and marginalized patients in a variety of settings. Please reach out to Alisse Cassell, Underserved Pathway Program Manager, at upath@uw.edu if you know a doctor we should invite!
Q: What’s speed mentoring?
A: At this event, each table will have several physicians, grouped by primary patient populations, health specialty, or setting (e.g., immigrants and refugees; LGBTQ+ care; addiction medicine; FQHCs). Every 15 minutes, students will have the opportunity to move to a different table and meet new doctors!
Evening agenda
6pm: Welcome and introductions; dinner begins
6:45pm: Speed mentoring begins
8pm: Thank you and closing
Physicians in attendance:
Robin Christian, MD
UW Primary Care Mountlake Terrace
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Robin (he/him) is a gay and trans-identified family physician who currently practices primary care at UW Primary Care Mountlake Terrace and wound care at Northwest Hospital. He is a clinical instructor in Medical Student Education and is faculty with the Underserved Pathway. His main clinical interests are LGBTQ+ care, gender affirming care, mental health, and reproductive justice.
Primary patient populations:
- LGBTQ+ patients
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
Julie Do, MD
International Community Health Services
Chinatown-International District
Seattle, WA
- Immigrants, refugees, and/or asylees
- Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) patients
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
Barb Doty, MD
Katy Sheridan MD Family Medicine
Soldotna, AK
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
- Veterans
- Rural patients
Samira Farah, MD
Harborview Family Medicine Clinic
Seattle, WA
- Immigrants, refugees, and/or asylees
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
- Hispanic, Latinx/Latine patients
Christina Frederick, MD, MPH
Carolyn Downs Family Medical Center
Central District
Seattle, WA
- Hispanic, Latinx/Latine patients
- African American/Black patients
- Uninsured/underinsured patients
Daniel Low, MD
HealthPoint Renton
Renton, WA
- Immigrants, refugees, and/or asylees
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
- Hispanic, Latinx/Latine patients
Anna May, MD
Seattle Indian Health Board
Seattle, WA
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American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) patients
- People with substance use disorders
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
John McCarthy, MD
NATIVE Project
Spokane, WA
- American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) patients
- People with substance use disorders
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
Ruth Michaelis, MD, DipABLM, FAIHM
HealthPoint CHC Kent
Kent, WA
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Immigrants, refugees, and/or asylees
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Latinx/Latine patients
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
LeeAnna Muzquiz, MD
Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Tribal Health
Polson, MT
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American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) patients
- People with substance use disorders
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Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
Joey Nelson, MD
UW Primary Care Northgate
Seattle, WA
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American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) patients
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Immigrants, refugees, and/or asylees
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LGBTQ+ patients
Julian Perez, MD
Sea Mar CHC
White Center, WA
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Hispanic, Latinx/Latine patients
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Immigrants, refugees, and/or asylees
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Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
Kelsey Sholund, MD
Neighborcare Health Meridian
Seattle, WA
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Medicaid and Medicare enrollees
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Hispanic, Latinx/Latine patients
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People with substance use disorders
Jonathan Staloff, MD
Haborview Family Medicine Clinic
Seattle, WA
- Immigrants, refugees, and/or asylees
- People experiencing houselessness
- Medicaid and Medicare enrollees