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Welcome Dr. Breana Taylor as the new Seattle Foundations Dean

UW Assistant Professor, Dr. Breana “Bre” Taylor, a vascular neurologist and clinician educator, will be joining the UW School of Medicine medical student education program as the new Seattle Foundations dean. She begins her new position on July 1, 2025.

After completing a residency in neurology (achieving chief resident status), and a fellowship in vascular neurology, both at UW, Dr. Taylor joined the UW Department of Neurology in 2019 where she provided support for students in clinical skills development, coaching, and mentoring in the Colleges program and the Underserved Pathway. She has also been a recurrent lecturer and small group instructor in several of the Foundations Phase courses.

“As the Seattle Foundations dean, I hope to continue to build meaningful connections and community with and between Seattle Foundations students and support them to be successful during medical school and as future physicians,” said Dr. Taylor. “I look forward to bringing the knowledge and experience that I’ve gained as a College faculty and College head to this new role.”

Welcome Dr. Taylor!

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Advancing health equity with Illustrate Change

From Deloitte Digital: Currently, less than 5% of medical images show dark skin. Only 8% of medical illustrators identify as people of color. The Illustrate Change digital library, made possible by a grant from the Johnson & Johnson “Our Race to Health Equity” commitment, will house a collection of diverse medical illustrations across a range of health conditions. The library will continue to grow and evolve, reflecting a more representative patient population. The initial 25 images will represent 23 conditions across dermatology, maternal health, eye disease, oncology, general health, orthopedics, and hematology.

Read more at the original article here: https://www.deloittedigital.com/us/en/blog-list/2023/illustrate-change.html

Externship Diversity Scholarship: URiM 4th-Year Medical Students Invited to 4-Week Anesthesiology Rotation at University of Colorado with Expenses Reimbursed

URiM 4th-year medical students interested in anesthesia are invited to participate in a 4-week “acting intern” rotation at the University of Colorado Department of Anesthesiology with expenses reimbursed up to $2,500. Please send a statement of interest, one letter of recommendation, and curriculum vitae to Mario Villaseor, MD, at Mario.Villasenor@cuanschutz.edu, or Claudia Clavijo, MD, at Claudia.Clavijo@cuanschutz.edu by April 30, 2023; decisions will be made by June 16. 

 

$5000 scholarships for medical students from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups.

Apply now for a $5000 scholarship specifically designed for medical students from historically excluded racial and ethnic communities. Applicants must be U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or individuals with deferred action for childhood arrivals (DACA) status who are enrolled full-time in an accredited medical school in the United States for the academic year 2023-2024. Click on the link for more information and to apply.

UWNURF (University of Washington Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows)

Contact UWNURF

The University of Washington’s Network of Underrepresented Residents and Fellows (UW NURF) is a resident and fellow organization established in 2010. Our mission is to promote cultural diversity in medicine through community education, mentorship, professional networking, cultural competency education, and outreach to underrepresented medical students, residents, and fellows.

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We would love to see you at our bi-monthly meetings, town hall meetings, diversity lecture series, and other events. Please check our events calendar on our website or Facebook page. Join our listserv.

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Your interest in NURF is greatly appreciated. We value your participation! Please join us at our many recruitment events and endeavors. Have ideas for more projects? Contact us.

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FAMED 525 African American Health and Health Disparities

African American Health and Health Care Disparities (FAMED 525) is a 1 credit non-clinical selective. Students completing this course will learn about the most pressing health issues facing African Americans. The course will provide a forum for students to consider root causes of health disparity in African descendants. Students will have an opportunity to explore strategies to remedy problems in public health and health care delivery systems.