WHO WE ARE
We are a pre-surgical RSO at the University of Washington with the goal of educating students about the field of surgery through guest speakers, informational sessions, and clinics.
MISSION
We hope to bring a community of surgery-interested students and educational surgical professionals together to inspire the next generation of healthcare workers.
Open to pre-nurse, pre-PA, pre-medical, pre-surgical technician, pre-anesthesia tech, and all other UW Seattle and UW Bothell students
AUTUMN QUARTER SCHEDULE:
Scrub into Success: UW SIA X UW Medicine Department of Surgery
September 20, 2025
12:30 pm–1:30 pm
HUB 145
How did SIA start?
The Surgical Interest Association was founded in 2023 by a group of undergraduate students at the University of Washington who saw a gap between established surgical professionals and undergrads. As surgery is a very competitive field without many readily available opportunities to learn about the specialty, they took it upon themselves to find a way to educate fellow undergrads through guest speakers, informational sessions, suture clinics, walkthroughs of surgical procedures, and more. Through these events, SIA hopes to bring a community of surgery-interested students and educational surgical professionals together to inspire the next generation of healthcare workers.
Purpose
To be a hands-on pre-surgery organization where students can learn through visual and tactile senses.
To educate highly motivated surgery-interested students about surgery and closely related careers.
To connect UW undergraduate students with surgical professionals and resources.
To get creative and introduce students to historical and current suture techniques.
