WWAMI PreMed Summit 2024
Thank you for joining us in 2024. Stay tuned for information on WWAMI PreMed Summit 2025!
2024 Agenda
Presentations and handouts
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Plenary presentations
- Components of the Medical School Application
- Medical School Financing Options
- Creating Your Personal Statement
- Medical School Interview Preparation
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Breakout Session Presentations and Handouts
Resources for PreMed Students
Medical residency is post-graduate training after completion of medical school. Residency provides more focused, in-depth training in one area of medicine
Before graduating medical school, typically between third and fourth year, most students research and apply to residency programs in their chosen specialty area. Residencies vary in length from 3-7 years depending on the specialty area. Below are several residency options, although there are more that could be added:
Three-Year Residencies:
Internal Medicine
Family Medicine
Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Four-Year Residencies:
Obstetrics-Gynecology
Psychiatry
Neurology
Dermatology
Ophthalmology
Five-Year Residencies:
General Surgery 5 years
Urology 5 years
Greater than Five-Year Residencies:
Neurosurgery 7 years
Additional helpful links for more information about residency:
https://students-residents.aamc.org/premed-navigator/whats-journey-residency
https://sites.uw.edu/uwgme/prospective-residents-and-fellows/
Job-shadowing will give you a better understanding of what a doctor's typical day is like, allows you to get a clear sense of what it’s like to be a practicing physician, and gives you good experience to talk about in your applications and interviews for medical school. It's also a great way to gain familiarity with different specialties and medical environments. For this reason, many medical schools across the U.S. have a minimum requirement for shadowing hours. This may vary widely; some schools require 12–24 hours, while others require more than 75 hours. WWAMI sits in the middle with a strong recommendation of at least 40 hours.
If you don’t already have a personal connection with a physician, we can usually assist with making those connections, if you have flexibility in scheduling, locations, preferred specialties, etc. Feel free to reach out to the below contacts for assistance:
Ali McInnis, Montana WWAMI TRUST Assistant
alij@uw.edu or (208) 699-4134
Rural shadowing opportunities available.
Liz Kelsey, UM Pre-Med Job Shadow Program Manager
elizabeth.kelsey@umontana.eduor (406) 243-4763
Robotic shadowing and/or webinar-based shadowing also available.
See below for a few suggested current event topics to be up to date on when interviewing for medical school (Note-this is not a complete list):
- COVID-19 and Effects on Health & Society
- Vaccinations
- United States Health Insurance and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare)
- Cost of healthcare versus outcomes in the US and other developed nations
- Mental Health & Physician Burnout
- Gun Violence & Mass Shootings
- Abortion & Contraception
- Cultural Curiosity in Patient Care and Diversity in Healthcare
- End-of-Life Care
- Opiod Crisis
- Artificial Intelligence & Applications to Healthcare
- Differences in health care outcomes based on socioeconomic status
Locations to look for up-to-date articles and information include:
New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA)
Annals of Internal Medicine
New York Times
Washington Post
Wall Street Journal
- Drew Babcock, American Indian Outreach & Project Coordinator
- Family Medicine Residency of Western Montana
- Missoula, Montana
- drew.babcock@mso.umt.edu
- Visit the University of Washington’s Center for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (CEDI) website
- Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP)
- SHPEP is a FREE six-week transformative summer experience for college freshman and sophomore students interested in the health professions. The program offers opportunities to explore health careers, including dentistry, medicine, nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, and public health. SHPEP scholars have a legacy of success: over 65% of scholars who apply to medical and dental schools are accepted.
Loan Repayment Information
NHSC Loan Repayment Program (LRP) Fact Sheet
NHSC Scholarship Program Fact Sheet
NHSC Student-to-Service (S2S) Fact Sheet
NHSC Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program Fact Sheet