Office of Medical Education

April 13 - 19, 2020

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.

IN THIS ISSUE:

Weekly Wire Archives

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

CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2020

• NRMP FAQs*: To address questions regarding the applicant transition to graduate medical education, NRMP has created these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)...
• Letter to the Class of 2020 from Dean Page and Senior Associate Dean Zehle: 04/02 email from your College Dean and your Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education...
• Rainbow Graduation & Awards Goes VIRTUAL: 04/30 @4:30pm. You are cordially invited to attend, please RSVP. Now more than ever is the time to celebrate the fact that LGBTQIA2S+ students at UVM continue to prove their brilliance and resilience, just like a flower blossoming out of broken concrete...
  
• All about tackling your student loans! A note from Medical Student Financial Services intended for students who have utilized education loans throughout their time at UVMLarnerMed...
• Editing your GQ after loan counseling - Is your GQ answer accurate re: financial aid satisfaction? If you filled out the GQ prior to receiving loan counseling, please consider editing the two GQ questions (having to do with loans/financial aid) if you have now been in touch with Student Financial Services. Receiving accurate feedback is vital for us. Thank you!
• Interested in 250k Loan Repayment from the US Army Reserves?* Two programs will help pay back up to $250,000 of student loans and provide a monthly Stipend of over $2300 to the student during residency training...
• Paw Parade Zoom hang-out: Tuesday, April 14th at 12pm, join your class of 2020 friends in a large Zoom hang-out session with your pets! Bring your furry/feathered/scaly friends and catch up with the classmates you haven’t seen in a long time.

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Class of 2021

• THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - URM Visiting Elective in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins*: 04/17 application deadline. 
  
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - PPD Plant/Read: Students who may need PPD plant/read for Clinical Rotations should schedule individual appointments via mywellbeing.uvm.edu...
• SEG Message to Support Clinical Rotations Scheduling: 04/06 email from your Interim Assistant Dean for Students (Clinical Level), sent on behalf of your SEG representatives to support you until schedules are updated in OASIS system...
• Medical Education Updates: 04/04 email to the Class of 2021, from your Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education...
• NRMP FAQs*: To address questions regarding the applicant transition to graduate medical education, NRMP has created these Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)...
• Non-clinical Elective Options: Per the 03/31 email from our Advanced Integration and Residency Placement Coordinator, this is a list of non-clinical options currently available to our medical students...

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Class of 2022

• THIS WEEK - TRAINING DEADLINE - Epic Medical Student Training: 04/15. As part of your Clerkship Orientation, you will need to complete the Epic Medical Student Training...
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - PPD Plant/Read: Students who may need PPD plant/read for Clinical Rotations should schedule individual appointments via mywellbeing.uvm.edu...
• Medical Education Updates: 04/04 email to the Class of 2022, from your Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education...
• 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…

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Class of 2023

•  No postings were submitted for your class, this issue. Be safe, be well. We miss you.

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WEEKLY FYIs/INFO GOLD MINE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!

• Coronavirus (COVID-19): 
  • UVMLarnerMed Community Virtual Town Hall: Information regarding and a link to the recording of our April 07th Larner Community Town Hall...
  • UVM Campus Updates:
    • Campus Mail: Mail will continue to be delivered to Residential Life, Given, Physical Plant, Custodial Services, and the Disbursement Center. Students can continue to use the Given Mailroom mail slots and their Given Boxes as an alternative to any USPS office; Given Mailroom is a full service mailroom.
    • Custodial Services: Limited to essential staff for critical operations and cleaning essential services. Please contact UVM Service Operations and Support (SOS) at 656-2560 if you have critical building issues. For non-building emergencies please contact Police Services at 656-3473 or 911.
    • Buildings' Hand Sanitizer Dispensers: The non-alcohol hand sanitizer dispensers are being refilled with alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Once that is done, the dispenser will be relabeled.
    • Campus Shuttle Buses: Campus shuttle buses have ceased running on campus.
    • Campus TD Bank ATMs: The TD Bank ATMs located on campus are no longer available.
  • COVID-19 Volunteer Opportunities: 03/27 email sent on behalf of Dr. Nathalie Feldman, Chair of the LCOMcares Service Corps COVID-19 Task Force...
  • Message from Rick Page to Larner Community: 03/27 email from Dean Page to the Larner Community...
  • Updates for LCOM Medical Students: 03/27 email from your Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education...
  • Medical Student Financial Services amidst COVID-19: 03/23 email from your Student Financial Services Coordinator...
  • Updates and information from COMTS: New information on Zoom, Phone Support, and the Remote Toolkit
  • UVM COVID-19 information & resources
• New GreenUVM: The March 2020 issue of GreenUVM, the UVM Campus Sustainability Newsletter, just "hit the shelves" this past week...

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COMMUNITY WELLNESS

Welcome to the new "Community Wellness" section of the WeeklyWire! Be sure to review this section for any announcements regarding student wellness! If you ever have any questions about this section, it's postings, or any wellness topics, please do not hesitate to contact our Director of Student Well-being, Dr. Lee Rosen.

• Weekly Wellness Committee Class Check-ins - Paw Parade with your classmates! Wellness Committee is hosting “bring your pet to school” day! All pets and pet fans are welcome to bring their furry, fluffy or fishy friend to the zoom. You don’t have to have a pet to tune in! Keep your eyes out for announcements for your class Paw Patrol. Questions? Contact Summer Griffin.
• Dr. Lee Rosen's CBT Tip of the Week - Each week, Dr. Rosen will be sharing a cognitive behavioral therapy strategy or tip, which you can practice at home. This week's - Distinguishing thoughts and feelings...
• Telehealth Psychotherapy Referrals: Per the 03/30 email from your Director of Medical Student Wellbeing, If you are interested in finding a therapist, the CBT training clinic in the psychology department has switched over to telehealth; we can facilitate a referral directly, or you can call the clinic...
• Try out these tasty recipes! The Wellness Committee suggests… cooking! Three simple recipes, vetted by rising 4th year Wellness Rep, Elizabeth Lynch, who notes, “Something salty and sweet to sooth the soul…” 
• A UVM Student Affairs Message to Students -- Your Health and Wellbeing: Vice Provost Annie Stevens shared some very helpful suggestions and resources with the UVM undergraduate student community, and we wanted to pass them along...
• #songsofcomfort: So many ways we can give and receive, right now...
  • PBS News Hour: Yo Yo Ma’s “Songs of Comfort”
  • YouTube “#songsofcomfort” query (Yo Yo Ma, Indigo Girls, Swan Project, and more)
  • A List Of Live Virtual Concerts To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown...
• Getting drawn in to excessive screen time? Your phone an attention magnet lately? Scrolling more than you mean to? Check out this recommendation from M1 Wellness rep Aggie Forstein...

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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER/SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES

LCOMcares Service Corps (LSC) Volunteer Opportunities: Please visit the LCOMcares Service Corps Webpage for volunteer opportunities. Volunteer efforts coordinated by students, United Way, and the State of Vermont are linked under "Student COVID-19 Response Resources." Contact the LSC with any questions. 

PPE Donation Drive: One of our student-developed and student-facilitated opportunities to contribute during the COVID-19 pandemic; a PPE Donation Drive is currently underway...

Medical Student COVID-19 Action Network (MSCAN) project*: With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, MSCAN hopes to provide a national database for medical school organized volunteer efforts against COVID-19. In order to achieve this goal, we need to find student representatives at other medical schools to be the point person for their school...

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

UVM Events under COVID-19:
Now, through May 31st (subject to extension), UVM campus limits any events/group gatherings of more no than 10 people, social distancing should be practiced at all times (6 or more feet apart), and hosts should provide a remote attendance option (see below regarding how you activate your UVMLarnerMed-provided Zoom license).
Please be familiar with the UVM COVID-19 information & resources.

Zoom Access for Students:
Full Zoom licenses are now available to all UVMLarnerMed students to help support remote meetings, teaching and studying as social distancing is now a priority...

THIS WEEK:

• Choosing Wisely Recommendation of the Week(s) - 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 this month's raffle prizes are: Hillary Danis, Lud Habtu, Niv Badrinarayanan, Sam Epstein, and Lauren Coritt! The Choosing Wisely STARS rep will email you with information on how to claim your prize (with consideration for our current COVID-19 situation). Don’t forget – every edition of the Weekly Wire includes another chance to win!
• MON, April 13 - TUE, April 14: No LCOM community events posted for these days.
• WED, April 15:
  • April Dining with the Deans Luncheon: 04/15, 12-1pm, Remote (via Zoom). Please feel free to bring your own lunch and join us! RSVP required to ensure we can facilitate a thoughtful conversation; the  first 20 students to sign-up are in! This month's special guest is Dean Jan Gallant, Associate Dean for Admissions...
• THU, April 16 - SUN, April 19: No LCOM community events posted for these days.  

UPCOMING:

• Pediatrics Grand Rounds - “A Reason to Reason: How to Improve Our Diagnostic Reasoning”: 04/22, 8-9am, Remote access information will be posted soon.
  

RECURRING EVENTS:

• FRIDAYS:
  • Weekly Wire Submission Deadline: 7am on Fridays for the upcoming issue unless noted otherwise, under the FYIs section. Submit a posting to the WeeklyWire...
    
• DROP-IN MEETINGS (Remote meetings only, until further notice):
  • Dean for Medical Education 
  • Deans for Students (preclinical, clinical, CT Campus) 
  • Director of Academic Achievement
  • Director of Learning Environment
  • Director of Student Wellbeing

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STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES

THIS WEEK:

• Optional Webinar - Understanding your Money Personality: 04/15 @1pm ET. Do you know your money personality? will help you recognize those behaviors and develop healthy habits for long-term financial wellbeing by talking about Money Personalities...
  

UPCOMING:

• APPROACHING  APPLICATION DEADLINE - $8k Vayda Scholarship for MD students with MUSICAL PASSION: 04/20 submission deadline. Do you have a talent, passion, or hobby with music?  A $4-8k award may be available to you...
• APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program (NHSC SP)*: 04/23 application deadline. Students pursuing primary care health professions training may be eligible to apply for up to 4 years of support in exchange for providing primary are health services in underserved communities for several years...
  • Online Q&A Session #2: 04/20, 9am-5pm.
• Not sure which Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plan is right for you? Register to join the AAMC’s FIRST Friday webinar on 4/24 @1pm. During this webinar you will learn how each of the IDR plans "work" and how to identify which of these plans may allow you to best accomplish your financial goals. 

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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, LEADERSHIP & AWARD OPPORTUNITIES

THIS WEEK:

• NOMINATION DEADLINE - AOA Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award - Deadline Extended: 04/15 nomination deadline (was 04/03). $10,000 prize. Established to provide national recognition to faculty members who have distinguished themselves in medical student education...

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

The Nocturnists - "Stories from a Pandemic - New World"*: Just published "New World," the first episode of their new special podcast series, "The Nocturnists: Stories From A Pandemic," which features selected clips from your audio diaries...

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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 Medical Student Services 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. Community members can also view our database of current and past “You Said, We Did” submissions, in the Learning Commons.

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

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