WeeklyWire Archive 07-15-19

July 15 - July 28, 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 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)

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. Class Information	3.You Said, We Did - Your Words in Action	5. University Opportunities & Upcoming Events
2. Weekly FYIs	4. LCOMcares - Volunteer Opportunities	6. Research, Fellowship, and Scholarship

Weekly Wire Archives

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

CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2020

Residency Opportunity Students Interested in Rural Internal Medicine Practice*: A unique residency training that blends experiences at both a rural critical access teaching hospital (Western Maine Health in Norway, ME) and an urban academic medical center (Maine Medical Center in Portland, ME)...
Residency Explorer*: A new free resource that allows students to research individual residency programs in 11 specialties and to compare themselves to applicants who previously matched at those programs...
Applying into Internal Medicine? All students interested in applying to Internal Medicine for residency and will need a Letter of Recommendation from the Department of Medicine/Chair, please contact Gina Sears.

Class of 2021

Residency Explorer*: A new free resource that allows students to research individual residency programs in 11 specialties and to compare themselves to applicants who previously matched at those programs...

Class of 2022

DEADLINE - Big Sib/Little Sib Match: 07/19 survey deadline. One of the great programs LCOM. Pairs M2s with incoming M1s and is a great way to provide new students with a resource for answering questions, learning more about the school and potentially finding a mentor. Complete your survey ASAP to help us connect students with similar interests and backgrounds...
INPUT NEEDED! Please Submit Your Words of Wisdom for Members of the Class of 2023: Submit the best advice you have for the Class of 2023, and we will pass that along during Orientation Week in August in a similar fashion to how we received ours, last year...

Class of 2023

COMIS Administrator FYI - LCOM Technology: As you prepare to attend the Larner College of Medicine (LCOM), we want to inform you about the technology that will be provided for you...
Immunizations Announcement: This is a friendly reminder to monitor your Student Health Services academic history tab in OASIS to ensure that your immunization status remains is in compliance…
2019 AAMC Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) Opened: 43% of you had responded by July 02. That's almost double the responses since our last report! Well done! The 2019 AAMC Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) was sent to accepted students on Thursday, June 1, and a reminder will be sent on July 20. Your feedback is greatly appreciated...
REQUIRED Summer Reading - Make it Stick: The Science of Successful Learning: Please keep an eye out for this text, which should arrive via mail by the end of June and is your first required independent learning material...
You do not need to purchase a personal computer for your Medical Education: The College of Medicine Technology Services Team provides you with a device/tablet at orientation. This computer is yours and IT services and maintenance are provided while you are enrolled at the Larner College of Medicine.

WEEKLY FYIs - WE ARE ALL HERE TO HELP!

IMPORTANT REMINDER TO ALL CLASSES - Student Insurance: Every year by July 1, students MUST sign up for the coverage offered by UVM or supply the name of their current insurance provider...
COMIS Administrator FYI - IT systems may be offline for database upgrades: On Tues, 7/16, starting at approximately 4pm, many college IT systems will be offline for database upgrades. The following week upgrade work will be completed on web servers, which will cause some downtime as well, though likely much less...
COMIS Administrator FYI - New anti-spam service notification: Don't forget to regularly check your “Junk” folder in Outlook because some legitimate emails may inadvertently be marked as spam. On June 27, the university made changes to email by implementing a new anti-spam service...
New AAMC Webpage for Medical Students - The Medical Student Well-being Webpage*: Call for submissions opened 06/24. An open-access page for M1-M4 students addressing well-being and resilience in medical school...

YOU SAID, WE DID - YOUR WORDS IN ACTION

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.

LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

No postings were submitted for this section.

UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

Want to Reboot our American Medical Student Association (AMSA) Chapter?* LCOM AMSA was last active in 2015, however, the SIG hasn't renewed since. Dr. Jan Carney, the former SIG Faculty Adviser is happy and willing to work with students to re-activate the group, if interested in this leadership opportunity...

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...

Thanks for Choosing Wisely! The winners of last month’s raffle prizes are Emily Eichner, Emily Vayda, Julia Clemens, and Matthew Hanna. The Choosing Wisely STARS rep. will email them with information on how to claim their prize. Don’t forget that every issue of the WeeklyWire is another chance to win!

THESE TWO WEEKS:

July 15 - No events posted.
July 16
- IT systems may be offline for database upgrades: On Tues, 7/16, starting at approximately 4pm, many college IT systems will be offline for database upgrades. The following week upgrade work will be completed on web servers, which will cause some downtime as well, though likely much less...
July 17 - No events posted.
July 18
- Associate Dean for Students Drop-in Sessions: 07/18, 7-8am. Sign-up in advance required.
July 19
- Good Morning with Dr. Zehle: 07/19, @7am, outside of the student lounge.
- Monitor Slideshow Submission Deadline: Fridays, by 9am, submit to have your posting run on the local monitors.
July 20 - 24: No events posted.
July 25
- Associate Dean for Students Drop-in Sessions: 07/25, 7-8am. Sign-up in advance required.
July 26
- WeeklyWire Submissions Due: 07/26, by 7am. Every other Friday, by 7am (summer schedule).
- Good Morning with Dr. Zehle: 07/26, @7am, outside of the student lounge.
- Monitor Slideshow Submission Deadline: Fridays, by 9am, submit to have your posting run on the local monitors.
July 27 & 28: No events posted.

UPCOMING:

Associate Dean for Students Drop-in Sessions: 08/01, 7-7:45am. Sign-up in advance required.
Good Morning with Dr. Zehle: 08/02, @7am, outside of the student lounge.
Monitor Slideshow Submission Deadline: Fridays, by 9am, submit to have your posting run on the local monitors.
Vaping, Smoking & Juuling in Vermont Youth: What do we need to know?* 08/06 @noon. Youth tobacco use is changing quickly and adults need to be in the know. Join us for a special panel to learn more about vaping, smoking and juuling...

RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP

GMM PODCAST EPISODE 2: Chronic Opioids & Pain*, now live on PodBean! Green Mountain Medicine is an original podcast series for all things internal medicine, hosted by ACP VT’s two medical student state representatives Matt Tsai and Dylan Koundakjian. The podcast aims to deconstruct the very topics that impact the field and characterize the practice of medicine.

THESE TWO WEEKS:

APPLICATION DEADLINE - Janelia Research Campus HHMI Medical Research Fellows Program*: 07/18 app. deadline. Enables students to participate in a yearlong mentored, basic biomedical research training experience at the Janelia Research Campus, located just outside Washington, D.C...
APPLICATION DEADLINE - NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program*: 07/18 app. deadline. Up to $100,000 in Loan Repayment for Rural Substance Use Disorder Clinicians...

UPCOMING:

Annual Translating Identity Conference (TIC @UVM): 10/12. Keynote speakers announced and official call for proposals opened! The largest and longest-running conference in New England dedicated to centering the experiences of the trans community...
Call for medical student leaders - Work with CareerMD.com*: An online peer-to-peer networking and career planning site for medical students, residents, fellows and physicians...

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

Submit to the Wire

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).

Useful Resources:

Sign up for a Drop-in Meeting:

Student Handbook
Guide for Booking Med Ed Rooms
LCOM Student Activities Calendar
UVM Bored
UVM LivingWell Center
Study Spaces
Specialty Advisor List
Cellular, Molecular, & Biomedical Sci. Seminars
Neuroscience Grad. Prog. Events
UVMMC Events
Vermont Medicine Magazine
ONE: News for Our Employees (Jun. Ed.)* - NEW!
UVM OSR Blog
Med. News: The Chart (Spring '19 Ed.)*

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.