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Posted on the School of Nursing website. Why did you choose nursing? I wanted to be in a profession or discipline working more closely with people throughout the entire lifespan. Nursing has broadened my perspective of what this profession can do for people’s health and well-being. Particularly, I’m interested in the scope nursing has on inequities. In my undergrad program, health inequities were central to our curriculum. It’s crucial for us to be aware of it and how it impacts…

Posted on June 13, 2025 on the School of Public Health website. The School of Public Health recently featured doctoral student and Magnuson Scholar Yilda Macias. Here is the SoPH’s article on their Magnuson Scholar: When Yilda Macias was growing up in Texas, she noticed certain health problems affected some communities more than others. Diseases like diabetes or cancer often impacted family and friends in her Hispanic community, and many of them would travel to Mexico for healthcare because treatment…

Posted on May 12, 2025 on the School of Dentistry website. The School of Dentistry recently featured doctoral student and Magnuson Scholar Celine Atkinson. Here is the SOD’s article on their Magnuson Scholar: Celine Atkinson, a second-year student in the Oral Health Sciences PhD program, has been named the School of Dentistry’s 2025-26 Magnuson Scholar. The UW’s Magnuson Scholar Program recognizes one scholar from each of the university’s six health sciences schools. For the fourth year in a row, an…

On behalf of the University of Washington, the Board of Health Sciences Deans, and the Magnuson Scholar Program, we are pleased to announce the 2025–2026 Magnuson Scholars. Please join us in recognizing the 2025-2026 Magnuson Scholars’ exceptional achievements while also celebrating Warren G. Magnuson’s extraordinary public service career. 2025-26 Magnuson Scholars Scholar School Celine Atkinson School of Dentistry Isaac Knouff School of Medicine Priscilla Carmiol-Rodriguez School of Nursing Hui-Hsuan Chan School of Pharmacy Yilda Macias School of Public Health Brittany…

On behalf of the University of Washington’s six Health Science Schools and the Magnuson Scholar Program, here are updates from our scholars since their announcement in May 2024. In November the scholars were recognized by their colleagues, mentors, deans and the Magnuson Family at a luncheon on South Campus. At the beginning of Winter Quarter all seven received their second and final payment totaling the $34,000 scholarship. This Winter Update is an opportunity to convey how being recipients of this…

The Magnuson Scholar Recognition Luncheon took place on Friday, November 1, 2024. All seven Magnuson Scholars, many Health Science Deans, UW professors and mentors, as well as Senator Warren G. Magnuson’s granddaughter were in attendance. It was a beautiful day in a lovely setting where the accomplishments of the scholars were recognized and celebrated. Congratulation to all the scholars and thank you to the Magnuson Family for making this possible. All current and former scholars are invited to join the…