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CLASS INFORMATION
Class of 2019
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Class of 2020
- THIS WEEK - M2 Peer Support Group: 01/22 @ noon. A nonjudgmental, non-academic, confidential meeting for students to share their experiences and listen to those of their peers. M3s and M4s are invited to join and share their feelings. Lots of food will be provided! Add this peer support group to your calendar...
- THIS WEEK - Career Decision-Making Workshop for Undecided 3rd Years: 01/24 @ noon (remote attendance option provided). An optional lunchtime workshop intended for those LCOM students who remain uncertain about their residency specialty for September 2019. Open to all students in the class of 2020. Read more about this unique career advising opportunity and/or sign-up...
- Are you planning on applying to away rotations and need a transcript or immunization info? Transcripts are processed by the UVM Registrar’s Office and immunizations are maintained at Student Health Services. Read more about the transcript and immunization process...
- One-Year Medical Student Research Opportunity in Ophthalmology*: An exciting and unique research opportunity for a highly motivated medical student. Stipend of $30k/yr available. Read more about this Tufts Medical Center opportunity...
- Technology Survey – Requesting Opinions: COMTS is evaluating mobile device options for future classes here at LCOM, and we would like your input. Please take a (2 -3 minute) technology survey. Your participation is greatly appreciated.
- Harvard/MGH Research Fellowship - Orthopaedics Sports Medicine and Join Reconstructions*: 02/23 application deadline. This opportunity is for rising MS4s (completed MS3, gap year between MS3 and MS4). Compensation: Salary, including full benefits. Read about this opportunity in the full Fellowship packet…
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Class of 2021
- THIS WEEK - M2 Peer Support Group: 01/22 @ noon. A nonjudgmental, non-academic, confidential meeting for students to share their experiences and listen to those of their peers. M3s and M4s are invited to join and share their feelings. Lots of food will be provided! Add this peer support group to your calendar...
- THIS WEEK - Foundations Award Celebration (attendance expected): 01/24/19. An annual event honoring the commitment of the faculty, staff, standardized patients, and teaching assistants who supported students during the Foundations curriculum and celebrates the achievements of the students as they transition from the classroom to the clinic. Read more about the Foundations Celebration...
- Need a transcript or immunization info? Transcripts are processed by the UVM Registrar’s Office and immunizations are maintained at Student Health Services. Read more about the transcript and immunization process...
- NBME Update - New Score Report Format - USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK Examinations*: New format to launch 01/15. Review the full NBME update...
- One-Year Medical Student Research Opportunity in Ophthalmology*: An exciting and unique research opportunity for a highly motivated medical student. Stipend of $30k/yr available. Read more about this Tufts Medical Center opportunity...
- ACTION REQUIRED - Clean Out Your Given Lockers by July 1: 7/1 deadline. If you are going to be away during your Step 1 study month and transitioning to away rotations, please have “cleaning out your given locker” on your radar/task list. Students who fail to clean out their lockers by 7/1 will be charged a $50 cleaning fee. Read more about this locker transition deadline…
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Class of 2022
- THIS WEEK - M1 Peer Support Group: 01/22 @ noon. a nonjudgmental, non-academic, confidential meeting for students to share their experiences and listen to those of their peers. Lots of food will be provided! Add this peer support group to your calendar...
- THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - Culinary Medicine Teaching Kitchen Medical Student Practicum*: 01/21 application deadline. Learn how to make recipes to prescribe to patients, practical nutrition tips behind the ingredients and motivational techniques to help your patients get cooking. Read more about this unique culinary learning opportunity...
- THIS WEEK - Were you recently appointed as a SIG leader? If so, you must attend one of the SIG Leadership Trainings which will be taking place on 1/22 and 1/28 from 12-1pm in MedED300. Please be sure to email Alexa Pius with your SIG renewal form before the session you are attending. This event is open to all student leaders who wish to attend!
- THIS WEEK - Office of Primary Care & AHEC - Primary Care Series "Summer Opportunities": 01/23 @ noon. MEDQuest and AHEC summer opportunities will be presented. Have your questions answered! Read more about this summer opportunities informational session/reach out to the event coordinator...
- THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - The Cancer in the Under-Privileged, Indigent, or Disadvantaged (CUPID) - Summer Translational Oncology Program*: 01/23 application deadline. A laboratory-based research experience designed to introduce rising second year medical students to oncology. Read more about the CUPID program...
- THIS WEEK - LCOM Research Faculty Brown Bag Lunchtime Informational Session: 01/24 @ noon. Are you a first year medical student still trying to decide what you will do this coming summer and interested in research? This will be an opportunity to meet LCOM research faculty who are interested in having you join their groups for the summer. Read more about this information session...
- THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - 2019 Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP)*: 01/25 application deadline. Attracts students from around the nation to MGH; inspires students who are underrepresented in medicine (URM)* to consider careers in academic medicine by immersing them in cutting-edge research opportunities. Read more about the SRTP program...
- THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE (extended from 1/18 to 1/25) - Washington DC Health Policy Fellowships, Summer 2019: 01/25 application deadline. An intensive exercise in real-world policy and advocacy. A curriculum in health economics, health policy, public policy, and government relations. Read more about this DC summer opportunity...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Summer 2019 Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes and Obesity*: 01/28 application deadline. Helps students gain an improved understanding of career opportunities in biomedical research & an understanding of diabetes, its clinical manifestations and its unsolved problems. Explore this NIDDK summer opportunity...
- Breakfasts & Feedback: We want to hear from you! Drs. Lounsbury (Foundations Director) and Moore (Director of Active Learning) are continuing to invite randomly selected first year students to join them for breakfast. This is an opportunity for you to provide feedback on the curriculum and how it is being taught. Watch your email for an invitation! ~ The Active Learning Team
- Advancement Committee Election Results: Congratulations to Kalin Gregory-Davis, who has been selected as the co2022 representative on the Advancement Committee. Please contact your Student Council with any questions.
- Rheumatology Research Foundation Preceptorship*: 2/1 application deadline. Work on clinical research projects supervised by Dr. Lau in the Division of Rheumatology. 8-week commitment, $3k stipend. Read more about this rheumatology opportunity...
- Dell Medical School at The Univ. of TX @ Austin Value-Based Care Research Fellowship for Medical Students Summer or Full-Yr Experience (Depts. of Surgery and Perioperative Care)*: 02/04 application deadline. Work closely with leading faculty on clinical and/or care delivery research projects. Read more about these Dell Medical School opportunities...
- DEADLINES EXTENDED - LCOM Summer Research Fellowship Opportunities: 2/11 re-proposal deadline (extended fro m2/4 to 2/11). Research is an important component of the multiple missions of the College of Medicine. We encourage you to participate in the funding opportunities available (many thanks to the Alumni Foundation and CVRI)...
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WEEKLY FYIs - WE ARE ALL HERE TO HELP!
- THIS WEEK - CAMPUS-WIDE WARNING - Significant Snow and extreme cold expected: Over the MLK weekend, we will face some of the coldest temperatures of the season as well as a significant snow storm with over a foot of snow expected. Please take time to review this comprehensive email and resource from the UVM Emergency Operations Group...
- THIS WEEK - UVM Offices Closed: Monday, 01/21. All UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Student Education, are closed on Monday, January 21, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. Read more about this university closure and UVM Holidays...
- IT'S BACK - WeeklyWire Reading Rockstars Weekly Drawing! Each week, we will hide a link to enter the drawing somewhere in the WeeklyWire, while supplies last. Enter for your chance to win a ticket to the Roxy Movie Theater...
- UPDATED CV Review Process: Students can submit their CVs for review via a new OASIS CV platform & process. We provide instructions on how to upload your CV to the OASIS portal for review. We also have a number of CV resources available under our Residency Application resources, in COMET.
- Primarily Vermont Released - a newsletter dedicated to those who deliver and teach primary care: Review the latest issue, online...
- NBME Update - New Score Report Format - USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CK Examinations*: New format to launch 01/15. Review the full NBME update...
- Advancement Committee Election Results: Congratulations to Kalin Gregory-Davis, who has been selected as the co2022 representative on the Advancement Committee. Please contact your Student Council with any questions.
- UVM-Preferred Caterers List Updated: Our UVM-approved caterers list has shrunk; Kountry Kart Deli and Piesanos (formerly Juniors Downtown) were removed. If/when ordering food for on-campus events with UVM funds, you must use a UVM-Approved Caterer, per our UVM Catering Guidelines (pizza is exempt - you can order pizza from anywhere).
- Submit to the WeeklyWire! Have non-curriculum content you would like to share with the student community? Feel free to email your posting to studentCOMservices@med.uvm.edu. Submit by 7am, on Fridays, to ensure it is included in the upcoming issue.
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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS
Invitation to Join the Cardiology SIG: Interested in cardiology? It’s not too late to join the Student Interest Group! To learn more, contact lcomcardiosig@gmail.com.
Invitation to Join the Ethics SIG: Let’s get ethical! The Ethics SIG at the Larner College of Medicine welcomes all current students and faculty to join us for guest lectures, case reviews, and other thought-provoking events this spring. To become a new member or to learn more about what we do, email uvmethicssig@gmail.com.
Invitation to Join SMILE DOCS: Love kids? Want to gain valuable teaching experience? It’s not too late to join SMILE DOCS! Volunteer to share your medical knowledge with local elementary school students. To sign up or learn more about what we do, email smiledocsuvm@gmail.com!
THIS WEEK - Student Council Leadership Training (Were you recently appointed as a SIG leader? - TRAINING REQUIRED): Please attend one of the SIG Leadership Trainings, which are offered 1/22 and 1/28 from 12-1pm in MedED300 (same training, two options). SIGs, please be sure to email Alexa Pius with your SIG renewal form before the session you are attending. This event is open to all student leaders who wish to attend!
THIS WEEK - Yoga Student Interest Group - LCOM Yoga: 01/23 @ 6pm. Add this to your calendar...
THIS WEEK - 2019 MLK Celebration, Education & Learning Series Keynote Speaker: 01/22/19 @4pm. Renowned activist, civil rights leader, community organizer and 2018 Maryland gubernatorial candidate Benjamin Jealous outlines what it will take to secure true equality for all Americans and to empower the next generation to lead toward a better future. Get the MLK Week event on your calendar...
THIS WEEK - SUBMIT INTEREST DEADLINE - Student Director for the NRMP Board of Directors: 01/23 submission deadline. Please email studentCOMservices@med.uvm.edu with a statement of interest and your latest CV no later than January 23, if you would like to be nominated for this position. Read about the NRMP opportunity...
THIS WEEK - Vermont Center on Behavior & Health Monthly Lecture- “Association of Electronic Cigarette Use with Subsequent Initiation of Tobacco Cigarettes in US Youths” by Andrew C. Stokes, Ph.D.*: 01/23 @ noon. Add this monthly lecture to your calendar/contact the organizer...
THIS WEEK - Public Health Projects Poster Session: 01/23 @ 3:30pm. Class of 2021 present their public health projects in our annual Poster Session & Community Celebration. Reflects creative approaches to priority medical, public health, and social needs of our local communities. Join us! Walk around, view the posters, and congratulate our students! Add the PHP event to you calendar...
THIS WEEK - Dan & Carole Burack President's Distinguished Lecture Series - "Behavioral Insights For The Design Of Environmental Policies: From Micro-Decisions To Large-Scale Collective_Action Problems" with Francisco Alpizar, Ph.D.: 01/23 @ 4:40pm. Free and open to the public. Read more about this Burack Lecture series event...
THIS WEEK - LCOM's 6th Annual MLK Health Equity Lecture ~ "Risk, Race & Resilience: Three Dimensions of Health Disparities": 01/23 @ 5:30pm. Free and open to the public. Read more about this event/add it to your calendar...
THIS WEEK - Lift Every Voice: Celebrating our Creativity & Commitment: 1/24, 7pm. Witness a diverse group of artists share their creative responses to oppression and injustice through spoken word, movement, and more. Read more about this UVM Interfaith Center event...
THIS WEEK - A Conversation with Bassem Youssef: From Cardiothoracic Surgery to Political Satire: 01/25 @ 12:30pm, in Med Ed 200. Come listen to Dr. Bassem Youssef (“the Jon Stewart of the Arab World”). Lunch provided for attendees, please RSVP to Jen at jennifer.nachbur@med.uvm.edu. Add the Bassem Youssef event to your calendar...
Free Yoga Class for UVM Students: 01/28 @ 1pm, in HSRF 400. Add this free yoga class to your calendar...
PSIG is hosting a brown bag lunch with Dr. Benjamin Lee from the Pediatric Infectious Disease department on January 31st at 12pm in MedEd 206. He’ll speak with us about the field and his practice at UVMMC. Desserts/goodies will be provided. Contact melanie.parziale@med.uvm.edu with questions.
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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP
APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - LCOM Travel Awards: 1/30 application deadline. Established to support students who would like to travel to conferences, alternative learning opportunities or similar events. Read more about this LCOM funding opportunity...
APPROACHING NOMINATION DEADLINE - SEEKING NOMINATIONS - 2019 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards (faculty and/or student): 01/28 submission deadline. For an outstanding medical student currently on track to graduate in May 2019 and an outstanding physician faculty member. Recipients receive GHHS induction and cash award. Read more about the Tow Award, including award criteria and how to nominate...
Uniformed Services Medical Students: USAPM Scholarship to attend ACPM Conference 2019*: 03/15 application deadline. May 20-23 conference. Hoping toreach more students who are interested in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and who may be interested in public service such as US Public Health Service, USCG, National Guard, or Active Duty. Read more about this scholarship opportunity...
Rheumatology Research Foundation Preceptorship*: 2/1 application deadline. Work on clinical research projects supervised by Dr. Lau in the Division of Rheumatology. 8-week commitment, $3k stipend. Read more about this rheumatology opportunity...
Dell Medical School at The Univ. of TX @ Austin Value-Based Care Research Fellowship for Medical Students Summer or Full-Yr Experience (Depts. of Surgery and Perioperative Care)*: 02/04 application deadline. Work closely with leading faculty on clinical and/or care delivery research projects. Read more about these Dell Medical School opportunities...
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ARTS & PUBLICATIONS
THIS WEEK - Lift Every Voice: Celebrating our Creativity & Commitment: 1/24, 7pm. Witness a diverse group of artists share their creative responses to oppression and injustice through spoken word, movement, and more. Read more about this UVM Interfaith Center event...
APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - 2019 Red Wheelbarrow: 01/30/2019 submission deadline. LCOM's literary and visual arts magazine, The Red Wheelbarrow, is looking for submissions in the literary and visual arts: prose, poetry, reporting, personal essays, photography, painting, graphic design, drawing and 3-D art. Read more about this publication opportunity/how to get involved...
APPROACHING NOMINATION DEADLINE - 16th annual Michael E. DeBakey Medical Student Poetry Awards*: 1/31 submission deadline. Recognition and cash awards of $1k, $500 and $250 will be awarded to the three poems receiving the highest scores from the panel of judges. Read more about this poetry competition...
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