Careers/Fields
What practitioner designs, fits, and dispenses lenses for vision correction?
Optician
What serves as an alternate medical procedure for delivering a baby in which a surgeon makes an incision in the mother's abdomen and uterus?
Cesarean section (C-section)
Name two examples of organelles in the animal cell (multiple potential answers).
Nucleus, mitochondria, etc.
How is UWSOM graded?
Honors, High Pass, Pass, Fail grading system in its clinical phases
A past event from either club.
What are panels/STOP THE BLEED/SciSearch Summit/Jeopardy/etc.
What are three types of surgeons? (multiple potential answers)
Neurosurgeon, Plastic surgeon, Orthopaedic Surgeon, etc.
What is a biopsy?
This procedure involves removing a piece of tissue or a sample of cells from the body so that it can be tested in a laboratory.
This tube-like band of tissue connects the brain to your lower back. It carries nerve signals from your brain to your body and vice versa.
Spinal cord
The library located on Red Square that requires key card access.
What is Odegaard Library?
The name of one ProjectMedicine or FosterMed board member.
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What does an intensivist do?
An intensivist is a medical practitioner who specializes in the care of critically ill patients, most often in the intensive care unit (ICU).
What is the difference between local anesthesia and general anesthesia?
Local anesthesia is used for smaller procedures and numbs a small area, but general anesthesia is used for larger procedures like surgeries and causes the patient to lose consciousness.
What is the largest bone in the body?
Femur
What is Pagliacci Pizza?
The mission statement of Project Medicine.
What is to provide the UW pre-med community with accessible resources?
What is the difference between an Orthodontist and a Dentist?
Orthodontists mainly focus on teeth/jaw alignment (ex. Misaligned teeth; Crowded teeth; Overbite). Dentists address dental cleanings and teeth/gum diseases and do not require additional training in putting on braces or working with clear aligners.
This procedure is used to treat appendicitis. 1 to 3 tiny cuts are made. A long, thin tube is put into one of the incisions which has a tiny video camera and surgical tools. The surgeon looks at a TV monitor to see inside the abdomen and guide the tools.
Laparoscopic Appendectomy
What is the strongest muscle in the human body?
The masseter or jaw muscle
If you come from these five states, UWSOM will offer in-state tution and you will be able to rotate in these states. (AKA WWAMI)
What are Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana, Idaho.
Name one field where business and medicine intersect.
What are medical consultants/biotechnology/etc. ?
The name of the specialty that addresses and fixes current habits to avoid future health problems.
What is preventative medicine? (Primary care also works but could be more specific)
What is the humorous, non-medical term sometimes used to refer to the loose skin on the outside of your elbow?
Wenis
The old name of Oliver Hall.
What is Willow Hall?