Department of Radiology University of Washington School of Medicine Box 357115 1959 NE Pacific Street Seattle, WA 98195-­‐7115 Phone: 206-­‐543-­‐3320 Fax: 206-­‐543-­‐6317 E-­‐mail: nguyenk6@uw.edu UW Radiology Visiting Student Diversity Program
WEBSITE: www.rad.washington.edu/academics/medstudent
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Diversity Visiting Student Program is a funded program designed to give students from diverse
backgrounds the opportunity to experience the outstanding training that is available in the Department of
Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Washington and to experience life in Seattle, a thriving,
dynamic, beautiful city with mild, dry, sunny summers.
Our clinical sites in Seattle serve a diverse group of patients in a five-state region (Washington, Wyoming,
Alaska, Montana, Idaho) that encompasses 27% of the landmass of the United States. We care for a
substantial population of urban and rural underserved patients from a variety of socioeconomic and
racial/ethnic backgrounds.
In the Diagnostic Radiology Clerkship, students will spend four weeks rotating through four services
(including Body Imaging, Chest Imaging, Emergency Radiology, Gastrointestinal/Genitourinary
Fluoroscopy, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Neuroradiology, Nuclear Medicine, Pediatric Radiology) at three
of the five major teaching institutions that the encompass the department’s activities: UW Medical Center,
Harborview Medical Center, and Seattle Children's Hospital. This will give the visiting student multiple
options for experiencing how we care for a wide variety of patients in the nationally recognized tertiary
care centers that we service.
If space is available, students may opt instead for a single four-week rotation in Interventional Radiology
at UW Medical Center and/or Harborview Medical Center.
Overall, students will participate in the daily clinical services on site, and will also have the opportunity to
attend resident teaching sessions and conferences and, for the Diagnostic Radiology Clerkship, didactics
specifically geared for medical students.
WHO SHOULD APPLY
Competitive applicants for the Department of Radiology Visiting Student Internship Diversity Program
will have demonstrated academic excellence, as well as strong leadership and extracurricular experience,
including involvement in activities that have made an impact on the care of underserved patients.
Applicants should have a background that offers diversity in the health care setting, including one or more
of the following criteria:
1) Economically disadvantaged, defined as individuals who come from a low-income family, using
low-income levels as a specified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
2) Socially disadvantaged, defined as students coming from an environment that may inhibit them
from obtaining knowledge, skills, or abilities in pursuit of education in a health field. This
includes, but is not restricted to, students whose parents did not attend college; and/or students
being reared by a single or divorced parent.
3) Member of a group that is recognized as historically underrepresented in the health and science
professions including: African-American/Black, Native American/Alaskan Native, Pacific
Islander, and Hispanic/Latino.
Those who apply to the program should be full-time fourth-year students who plan to apply for a
residency in Diagnostic Radiology and are in good standing at an LCME-accredited medical school in the
United States, Puerto Rico, or Canada.
PROGRAM GOALS
• Increase recruitment of students from diverse socioeconomic, ethnic, and geographic
backgrounds into the Diagnostic Radiology Residency at the University of Washington
• Introduce life in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest to students not familiar with the region
• Enhance student awareness of opportunities in academic radiology
• Provide individualized mentoring and networking opportunities for underrepresented and
socioeconomically disadvantaged students
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Applicants must be on track to complete all required clerkships through their home medical school prior
to beginning this internship. Funded Visiting Student positions will be available during the months of
August, September, and October for qualified applicants from backgrounds historically underrepresented
and/or who are considered socioeconomically disadvantaged. Funding includes a stipend of up to $2000
to cover housing and travel costs. At the completion of the clerkship, qualified applicants may be invited
to interview with the University of Washington Department of Radiology Residency Program at the end of
their clerkship.
HOW TO APPLY
Please submit the following documents:
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Current Curriculum Vitae
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Brief personal statement detailing your interest in radiology, interest in the University of
Washington, and any prior activities or future plans regarding service to underserved patients
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If you are economically or socially disadvantaged, please submit a short statement detailing this
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One letter of recommendation from a clinical faculty member
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Official medical school transcript
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USMLE Step 1 score report; if already taken, please also submit Step 2 score report
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Completed application
Applications will be reviewed by members of the department’s Diversity Committee. Preference will be
given to applications received by May 15th, and selected applicants will be notify by June 1st. Applicants
not selected for the funded pool may, if interested, be entered to be considered into the general pool of
applicants for visiting rotations.
Please submit the application materials and forward any questions to: Kevin Nguyen
at nguyenk6@uw.edu.
Thank you for considering our program.
Gautham Reddy MD
Professor of Radiology
Vice Chair for Education
Director of Medical Student Education
Department of Radiology
Angelisa Paladin MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Department of Radiology
Alvin Wyatt, MD
Resident, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Department of Radiology