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March 04 - 10, 2019

The WeeklyWire is an official communication tool of the Larner College of Medicine. Student feedback led to its development and continues to inform iterative improvements. All non-curriculum-related email communications are directed through the Wire to help support manageable email inboxes for our students; it's your one-stop-shop for all med school happenings outside of the classroom! Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Medical Student Education with any questions.

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CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2019

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Class of 2020

  • THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - 2019 UC Irvine School of Medicine Residency Open House*: 03/05 application deadline. An opportunity to learn about the GME experience from multiple perspectives within the UCIMC environment. Multiple travel awards will be made available for attendees based on financial need. Learn more about this UC Irvine opportunity...
  • APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Media Opportunity for Medical Students: Medical Student Researcher Position with the Dr. Oz Show*: 03/15 application deadline. Accept both student rotators for a month and three medical student producers who work for us for a full academic year between August and the end of April. Read about this media and research opportunity...
  • ANNUAL REMINDER/ACTION NEEDED - Complete Annual Mandatories Training: 03/18 deadline. All medical students must complete annual mandatories training at the beginning of each curriculum level year. Read more about this annual training deadline...
  • Are you planning to apply to oncology programs this fall AND do you have financial need? If yes, email MedSFS@uvm.edu and please briefly describe your passion/plans for radiation oncology to be considered for an institutional scholarship.
  • Harvard Medical School Visiting Clerkship Program for AY 2019-2020*: Various rotation dates and deadlines. Provides support for students from groups underrepresented in medicine. Read about the Harvard visiting clerkship program...
  • SUBMISSIONS REQUESTED - Words of Encouragement for co2019: Your UVM LCOM Class of 2019 will be matching into residency on March 15, 2019! We are collecting words of encouragement to share with the students on their match day, please submit your words of encouragement, now. Questions? Contact Hyunsoo No, Student Council President and 2019 MD Candidate.
  • 2019 Visiting Elective Program in the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins for medical students who are underrepresented in Pediatrics*: 03/22 application deadline. Eligible students have the opportunity to rotate in Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Infectious Disease or Pediatric Oncology. Read more about this pediatrics opportunity...

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Class of 2021

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Class of 2022

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WEEKLY FYIs - WE ARE ALL HERE TO HELP!

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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

THIS WEEK - Free Yoga Class Hosted by UVM Yoga SIG: 03/04 @ 1pm, in HSRF 300. Add this free yoga class to your calendar and/or contact the organizer...

THIS WEEK - Community Medical School presents “9-1-1: When to go to the Emergency Department vs. Urgent Care or Primary Care”, presented by Peter Weimersheimer, M.D.: 03/05 @ 6pm. Find out more about this presentation and others...

THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - The CVRI Early Career Advisory Committee is Seeking New Members: 03/06 application deadline. Committee is tasked with identifying and addressing the needs of our Early Career scientists and involving them in CVRI activities. Read more about this leadership opportunity and how to apply...

THIS WEEK - Student Council Meeting: 03/06 @ 5pm. Occur the first Wednesday of the month and open to the LCOM community. A light dinner provided to all in-person attendees and a chance to win a movie ticket for those who read their WeeklyWire carefully (Thanks for reading!). Read more about student council and/or how to attend the meeting...

THIS WEEK - Yoga Student Interest Group - LCOM Yoga: 03/06 @ 6pm in HSRF 400. Add the yoga class to your calendar...

THIS WEEK - Dinner & Dialogue: The fifth interfaith gathering for UVM! 03/07 @ 5:30pm. How do you understand and experience joy from your own religious and/or philosophical perspective? Join students, staff and faculty to explore and discuss qualities of mind and heart that can be stepping stones to joy. March's topic for conversation: "COMPASSION." Read more about this interfaith event...

THIS WEEK - Good Morning with Dr. Zehle: 03/08 @ 7am. Swing by for coffee/tea with Dr. Zehle. Catch up, discuss any issues or concerns, or snag a warm beverage and slowly walk away. We hope to see you there! Add this engagement opportunity to your calendar...

Office of Primary Care & AHEC - Primary Care Series "Why I Chose Family Medicine": 03/13 @ noon, in Med Ed 200. Speakers to include a panel of M4s. Lunch will be provided, please bring a beverage! Read more about this PC & AHEC opportunity...

NEXT WEEK - Larner College of Medicine Match Day Celebration: 03/15 @ 11:45am, in the Hoehl Gallery (HSRF 100). Celebrate Match Day with the Class of 2019. For more info. and/or to add the event to your personal calendar, visit the Match Day Event on the COM Student Activities Calendar. Participating in Match Day? Please make sure you review this important guide to the Match Day Event.

Get Paid to Provide the NBME with Your Feedback Regarding the Newly-Designed Score Reports*: 03/28. Seeking at least 30 participants that have previously taken a Comprehensive Basic or Clinical Science NBME Self-Assessment. Receive a $50.00 honorarium for your participation. Read more about this NBME focus group opportunity...

Cultural and Linguistic Competence to Address Disparities and Inequities: 04/13 @ 9am. A full-day workshop. In the context of health care delivery and care, workshop will address race, culture and systems of generational oppression in our country. No cost to attend; lunch provided. Read more about and/or register for this workshop...

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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP

THIS WEEK - SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Maltepe University International Student Congress Abstracts*: 03/08 submission deadline. call for papers for the international students’ Congress on “Current and Emerging Disease” to be held at Maltepe University, in Istanbul, Turkey, on 16-17 May 2019. Read more about the Maltepe U. Congress...

APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - USAPM Scholarship to attend ACPM Conference 2019*: 03/15 application deadline. A unique scholarship; hoping to reach students interested in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and who may be interested in public service (i.e. US Public Health Service, USCG, National Guard, or Active Duty). Read more about the USAPM scholarship...

NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS - UVM Prism Center's Annual Rainbow Graduation: 04/05 nomination deadline. Nominate someone today for an award at Rainbow Awards & Graduation (occurs 5/2 @ 4pm), annual awards and graduation ceremony complete with music, food, and fun, to celebrate UVM’s LGBTQA community! Read more about Rainbow graduation/nominate someone/RSVP...

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Gold Foundation Essay Contest - Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest*: 03/15 submission deadline. Describe an experience where humanism was at the core of patient care. Three winners will receive an award of up to $1,000, and winning essays will be published in Academic Medicine, a journal of the AAMC. Read more about the Gold Foundation essay contest...

APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Memmy Award Competition*: 03/15 submission deadline. This national music video contest seeks student-produced videos from students in the health professions with the top entries receiving a monetary award for their school’s health sciences library - 1st place: $1,500, 2nd place: $1,000, 3rd place: $500. Read more about the 4th Annual Memmy's...

Lasker Essay Contest*: 4/11 submission deadline. Calls for entrants to outline an educational strategy that will increase interest in the biomedical sciences among younger students. Three prizes up to $10,000 will be awarded. Read more about the Lasker contest...

Seventh Hektoen Grand Prix Essay Competition (Medical Humanities Writing Opportunity)*: 04/15 submission deadline. Accepting well-researched articles and personal narratives that relate to medicine, healthcare, and the humanities. Two prizes will be awarded: $3000 for the winner and $800 for the runner up. Read more about this Hektoen writing competition...

in-Training Online Publication*: Run entirely by medical students and serves as an outlet for budding physician-journalists and writers at all medical schools around the globe; looking for medical students of all class years to submit articles and essays about their experiences in medicine for peer-edited online publication. Read more about this student-led initiative and resource...

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PLEASE NOTE: In light of Match Day and associated preparations, submissions for the 03/18/2019 issue of the WeeklyWire are due no later than 7am EST, Wednesday, 03/13/2019.

Lost & Found

Lost something? Email the Office of Medical Student Education (OMSE) a description of the item. OMSE and the Dana Medical Library recently joined the UVM campus-wide lost & found system and search not only the College of Medicine, but campus as a whole to see if it's been turned in. If it hasn't, the office can file a claim for the item should someone turn it in soon!

Found something? Please turn it into either the Office of Medical Student Education (Given Courtyard n100) or the Dana Medical Library (First floor of the Medical Education Center) and we will be sure to log it into the Campus-Wide Lost & Found Database.

Found items are kept up to 30 days, and then are donated to various local organizations depending on the item.

Housing Opportunities

Graduate students are highly sought tenants in the Burlington area and property owners often advertise specifically to them with special rates (less than would be offered to undergraduate students); thus, the Office of Medical Student Education pulls together a list of housing opportunities posted specifically for this group, so you don't miss out on a good deal. Moreover, medical students also try to keep good spaces "in the family" and are known to post to this list. Please contact the Office of Medical Education if you have any questions.

Don't hesitate to ask the contact if they would consider lowering the advertised rate to secure a graduate student; it never hurts to ask!