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June 17 - 30, 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.

Summer WeeklyWire Schedule: During the summer, the WeeklyWire becomes the "Bi-WeeklyWire" and is issued every other week for the Jun 17 - August 04 issues. Please note the following submission deadline schedule for the associated summer issues:
  • 7 a.m. EDT, Friday, Jun 14 (Jun 17 - Jun 30 issue)
  • 7 a.m. EDT, Friday, Jun 28 (for Jul 1 - Jul 14 issue)
  • 7 a.m. EDT, Friday, Jul 12 (for Jul 15 - Jul 28 issue)
  • 7 a.m. EDT, Friday, Jul 26 (for Jul 29 - Aug 11 issue)

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 * = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed

CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2020

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Class of 2021

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Class of 2022

Class of 2023 - WELCOME TO THE WEEKLYWIRE!

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WEEKLY FYIs - WE ARE ALL HERE TO HELP!

  • BEGINNING THIS WEEK - New Green Mountain Transit Bus Schedules! GMT Urban Service Changes Begin June 17, 2019; new routes and times...
  • BEGINNING THIS WEEK - Construction Updates for UVM Campus Rec & Athletic Facilities: Find out what is happening and how it might affect your use of the facilities...
  • BEGINNING THIS WEEK - Summer WeeklyWire Schedule: During the summer, the WeeklyWire becomes the "Bi-WeeklyWire" and is issued every other week for the Jun 17 - August 04 issues. Please note the following submission deadline schedule for the associated summer issues:
    • 7 a.m. EDT, Friday, Jun 14 (Jun 17 - Jun 30 issue)
    • 7 a.m. EDT, Friday, Jun 28 (for Jul 1 - Jul 14 issue)
    • 7 a.m. EDT, Friday, Jul 12 (for Jul 15 - Jul 28 issue)
    • 7 a.m. EDT, Friday, Jul 26 (for Jul 29 - Aug 11 issue)
    • 7 a.m. EDT, Friday, Aug 09 - returns to weekly schedule (for Aug 12 - Aug 18 issue)

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YOU SAID, WE DID - YOUR WORDS IN ACTION

This is a new section of the WeeklyWire. If you receive feedback from students and put that feedback into action, please let our student community know; submit postings/updates to studentCOMServices@med.uvm.edu by 7am, on Fridays. Postings are reviewed by the Office of Medical Student Education Medical Education Leadership Team on Mondays for inclusion in an upcoming issue of the WeeklyWire.

YOU SAIDWE DID
Drs. Moore and Lounsbury heard feedback from students in the class of 2022 that some readiness quizzes (RQ) were being written with “choose all that apply” as an answer choice.  This creates more opportunity to get each question wrong and increases the stress around each RQ.The SOPs for our teaching modalities are currently being revised and as a result of this feedback we have included language stating that RQs should be written with “one best answer” for each question.  This information has also been shared with course directors, the VIC team, and the Active Learning team.
The Student Communications Task Force (led by your Student Council Communications Chairs) requested the Weekly Wire be distributed by class specific issuesWe launched a shorter, more individualized mailing a few weeks ago. Like reading all of the class-specific announcements? No worries! We still host a comprehensive issue online...
OMSE and ODI has worked closely with members of the Gender & Sexuality Student Interest Group reviewing options to allow individuals to create a space for sharing pronouns via their badges.We now have the following badge tags available at the Office of Medical Student Education for any member of the community who wishes to darn one: “Ze/Hir”, “They/Them”, “Pronouns: Ask Me”, “She/Her”, and “He/Him.” Please contact your Gender & Sexuality Alliance with any questions/feedback.

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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Here to Help: Volunteer 06/21 and/or 06/22. Please sign up to volunteer for the upcoming Here to Help event on June 22nd. Our aim is to share a meal people from the homeless community and to connect them with services, showers, toiletries, haircuts, and more! Sign up, now...

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

Choosing Wisely Recommendation of the Week - Choose Wisely and WIN! Join the LCOM Choosing Wisely STARS in promoting high value care in medical education. Review this week's spotlight recommendation and enter our PRIZE RAFFLE...

THESE TWO WEEKS:

UPCOMING:

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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP

UPCOMING:

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* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed

 

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Questions or comments?
Want to submit to the Wire?
Email your posting to the Office of Medical Student Education.

Deadline for submissions is 
7:00 AM EST, on Fridays,
for inclusion in the upcoming Monday issue.

Please note: The WeeklyWire is on its summer schedule (issued every two weeks).

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!

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.