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This course is designed to provide basic training for the rheumatologist in performing vascular ultrasound for the diagnosis of large vessel vasculitis. Hands-on training will be a significant component of this activity, partnered with expert faculty in the field, who will discuss and demonstrate how to identify the basic vascular pathological findings. Intermediate to advanced skill in the performance of ultrasound is strongly recommended as a prerequisite to this course. Only a few spaces rema...

With the evolution of the American healthcare and the reorganization of many regional healthcare systems, there are ever increasing demands for healthcare access. As a result, primary care providers are increasingly caring for broader spectrum of disease, including urologic disease. Men are disproportionately afflicted by urologic disease, and “Men’s Health” is an established medical arena where specialized knowledge is required. The diagnosis and management of Men’s Health diseases are contin...

This webinar series is only available for UW affiliated faculty, staff, and students. Description of Series: Health profession educators are often called upon to help identify, support, and remediate struggling students. The root causes of student performance deficits are multifaceted and may be due to academic and non-academic factors. Deficiencies are rarely correctable through a simple solution. The Fall 2022 IAMSE (International Association of Medical Science Educators)  Webinar Se...

This is the 50th year that the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine is offering educational opportunities for family medicine and primary care health care providers. Each year our goal is to provide current information about practice skills and the diagnosis and management of a broad array of primary health care issues within family medicine, cardiology, endocrinology, psychiatry and behavioral science, neurology, sports medicine, women’s health, pulmo...

This event is open to UW School of Medicine faculty only.This workshop offers an overview of promotions and the promotion process in the School of Medicine, as well as tips from recently promoted faculty. It is relevant for physician scientists, clinician teachers and basic scientists. This program does not cover the promotion process for clinical faculty with annual appointments as this is department specific, but all faculty are welcome to attend.

This Conversation Café will provide participants the opportunity to engage in conversation and discussion about the importance of metacognition for teaching and learning in health professions education. Jonika Hash will explore questions such as “why is metacognition important?” and “how can we encourage metacognition among ourselves and our learners?” with additional insights provided by Kate Mulligan and Kristina Dzara. All interested welcome!  

This is part of a four-part series on the third Thursday monthly at 3pm from September through December, 2022.Objectives: Develop understanding of resilience as a context dependent process and how emotional intelligence allows us to strategically choose how we respond to the world around us. Explore the differences between individual and collective resilience as responses to social challenges and as methods of engagement in social action.Content: Explore the keys to resilience, the behavioral pr...

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center—formed by the merger of Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center—and the University of Washington School of Medicine are pleased to offer our 13th Annual Comprehensive Hematology and Oncology Review Course as both an in-person and on-demand course.Package options are available for purchase in two different formats: In-person course: For the first time since 2019, we welcome you back to Seattle, WA to attend this acc...

If you would like to complete the the series to earn the certificate please sign up here: https://uwsom.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bde8xR7ZOgAnYb4. If you would like to just attend this one workshop in the series continue by clicking the register button. Traditionally, we have thought of “teaching” as simply delivering the necessary educational content to learners. However, decades of educational research highlights that a positive learning climate is critical for learning to ...

Despite ongoing social and political disruptions, medical education has continued to refine how we can best cultivate the professional identities of our learners and faculty. This Grand Rounds will highlight current challenges in professionalism through discussion of emerging frameworks to support an antiracist and inclusive environment to allow for all members of the medical education community to flourish.