Office of Medical Education

April 12  - 18, 2021 

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

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CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2021

• FREE Ben and Jerry's Pint of Ice Cream! There is a coupon for a Free pint of BEN AND JERRY'S in your Given mailbox! It expires on July 31, 2021, so make sure you snag it sooner rather than later...
• APPROACHING REGISTRATION DEADLINE - UVM Rainbow Graduation: 04/22 registration deadline. A ceremony to celebrate LGBTQIA2S+ graduates at the University of Vermont. This year’s theme is “Sunny Days Ahead,” which sheds light on orienting ourselves towards the future, hope, and optimism...
• Larner Student Financial Services Clarification & Updates: Exit Loan Counseling & and other financial advising options...
• “Transition in a Time of Disruption: Practical Guidance to Support the Move from Undergraduate Medical Education to Graduate Medical Education”: A toolkit of voluntary guidance and other resources to assist in the transition of 2021 medical school graduates into their first post-graduate year of medical education and training...
• Match Day messages from the academic medicine community*: In a new Match Day video, several voices from across academic medicine offered newly matched MDs words of guidance and well wishes for the years of residency training ahead...

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Class of 2022

• THIS WEEK - Opportunity to Support Research - Perceptions of Plastic Surgery: Opportunity runs 04/11-04/24. This study has been reviewed and approved by OMSE. We are looking for medical students willing to participate in a research study about the perceptions of plastic surgery; this survey is anonymous and if you complete the survey you can chose to be entered in a raffle to win a gift card...
• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE (extended) - Required checklists for COVID-19 and entering Advanced Integration: 04/15 completion deadline (extended - was originally 03/31). We have deployed 2 required checklists for you to complete prior to entering into Advanced Integration...
• FREE Ben and Jerry's Pint of Ice Cream! There is a coupon for a Free pint of BEN AND JERRY'S in your Given mailbox! It expires on July 31, 2021, so make sure you snag it sooner rather than later...
• AAMC Career Planning Resources:
  • New AAMC Students and Residents Website is Live! It has a whole new snazzy look, improved search functionality, maintenance alert and major news banners, and more...
  • Conducting Interviews During the Coronavirus Pandemic
  • Match resources from AAMC's Careers in Medicine
  • Residency Explorer comparison tool
  • AAMC Report on Residents
• AAMC Informational Series - Post-graduate Physician Scientist Training Opportunities: 4/21, 8-9:30pm, via Zoom (registration required). A virtual discussion series for students interested in applying to research residencies...
• Univ. of S. Alabama Visiting Student Diversity Scholarship*: 05/01 application deadline. Will provide a $1,500 stipend towards travel, food, and housing. The mission of this program is to expose medical students underrepresented in medicine (URM) to the General Surgery training program at USA...
• University of Washington School of Medicine Diversity Sub-Internships*: UW Medicine located in the Pacific Northwest (Seattle) currently offers 17 diversity sub-internships that can take place at one or several of its area hospitals including: Seattle Childrens’ Hospital, UW Medicine-Montlake and Northwest, Harborview, VA Puget Sound and several WWAMI regional sites...
• ERAS 2022 Timeline for Residency Applicants: The ERAS 2022 Timeline was released on 04/02. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Emma Faustner, your Advanced Integration and Residency Placement Coordinator, with any questions.
  
• Step 2 CK Voucher Information (Instructions for Access): 03/31 email from Dr. Tim Moynihan, Director of Academic Achievement, outlining the program and process for accessing the voucher...
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center Visiting Elective Program for URM Students*: 06/15 application deadline. A visiting elective in the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins for medical students who are underrepresented in pediatrics...
  

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Class of 2023

• THIS WEEK - Opportunity to Support Research - Perceptions of Plastic Surgery: Opportunity runs 04/11-04/24. This study has been reviewed and approved by OMSE. We are looking for medical students willing to participate in a research study about the perceptions of plastic surgery; this survey is anonymous and if you complete the survey you can chose to be entered in a raffle to win a gift card...
• ACTION REQUIRED – Given Locker Clean Out: 7/1 is the deadline to clean out your Given lockers. Failure to do so will result in a $50 cleaning fee...
• FREE Ben and Jerry's Pint of Ice Cream! There is a coupon for a Free pint of BEN AND JERRY'S in your Given mailbox! It expires on July 31, 2021, so make sure you snag it sooner rather than later...
• Clerkship Wellness Cup Has Begun! Spark some friendly competition between flight groups and hopefully remind us all to make time for self-care during this busy but exciting time...

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Class of 2024

• THIS WEEK - Opportunity to Support Research - Perceptions of Plastic Surgery: Opportunity runs 04/11-04/24. This study has been reviewed and approved by OMSE. We are looking for medical students willing to participate in a research study about the perceptions of plastic surgery; this survey is anonymous and if you complete the survey you can chose to be entered in a raffle to win a gift card...
• Belated 1 on 1 Entrance Interviews: Have you ever met one on one with Student Financial Services?...
• Medical Spanish Course - This Summer! June 21 - July 16. Learn the Spanish you'll need for medical/health work online this summer – no previous experience necessary...
• White Coat Investor Ambassador Program: One of the leading sources of financial advice for aspiring and current physicians. Become an ambassador for the White Coat Investor, and we can earn free books...
• NEW! - Larner Medicine Issue: Larner Medicine | April 7, 2021 | Volume III, Issue 7 recently "hit the shelves." Class of 2024 medical student Shubhankar “Shubi” Joshi was highlighted in the Accolades & Appointments section! Check out the latest issue of Larner Medicine...
• Local Global Health Summer Elective: 04/30 application deadline. The Global Health Program is pleased to announce our Migrant Farmworker Health Initiative - a new elective offered this summer! This is a 6-week elective focused on understanding principles of Global Health applied locally here in Vermont...

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WEEKLY UVM Larner Med FYIs

• Coffee/Teatime Returning (virtually) on April 30! Friday April 9 and Friday April 23 sessions cancelled. The Coffee/Tea Virtual Coffee Hour was recently cancelled, but it will be back...
• New AAMC Students and Residents Website is Live! It has a whole new snazzy look, improved search functionality, maintenance alert and major news banners, and more...
• Printing in the Student Lounge:
  • New Printer in the Student Lounge! Shout out to Chelsey Stack, our super hero OMSE front desk representative, who recently facilitated a major upgrade on the student lounge printer. It's soooo shiny and new...
  • Public Computer Kiosk Returns! We know a handful of students pop over from clinical to print and the removal of the student lounge kiosks in an abundance of caution, early in the pandemic, caused challenges. We are thrilled to share our incredible COMTS team has set up a swanky new kiosk for our medical students.
  • Printing from your Personal Tablets: COMTS also recently updated and posted instructions on how to connect your tablets to the new printer as well! These are posted around the student lounge for convenient access.
• Sally Kerschner’s Retirement Recognition Membership*: Available through 05/31. A discounted/free membership to the VT Public Health Association (VtPHA). - note, VtPHA offers a student membership of $20 as a standard category...
• UVM-VT Campus Safety & Security: The University uses a holistic and community-centric model to promote the safety and security of everyone on campus. As UVM community members, the goal of University Police Services is to be available should you ever need help or support...
• Timing of 21/22 Financial Aid Packages: Wondering when your financial aid award letter will upload?...
• Scholarship Opportunity - Were You Born in VT? Please contact Medical Student Financial Services if you were born in Vermont. We may have a scholarship/grant opportunity for you if you meet the criteria. Please note, funding is limited, and an award is not guaranteed. Thank you! 
• Yearly Updates to SEG Bylaws: 04/22 feedback submission deadline. Yearly updates have been made to the SEG Bylaws...
• Email Scam Alert: There has been a recent uptick in the number of email scams targeting members of the UVM community and we ask that you continue to be vigilant...
• AAMC Tools and Resources for First-Generation Medical School Students
• A Message from the Graduate Writing Center: The Graduate Writing Center is hiring for Fall ’21-Spring ‘22 (6-10hrs/wk, $15/hr), they are also here to help with your current and end-of-semester writing projects, and students are also invited to schedule time for writing via their Friday Afternoon (Virtual) Graduate Writing Retreat...
• Computer Crashing When you Attempt to Print in the Student Lounge? Anyone experiencing their computer crashing while trying to print in the Student Lounge, please call the COMTS Help Desk (802-656-7300), or submit a Footprints request to fix the issue.
• UVM Larner Med in a Time of COVID - Special Reports, Information, & Resources:
  • UVM Travel Policy Addendum - Summer 2021 Guidelines for Review and Approval of University Travel by UVM Students, Faculty, and Staff: This message is to notify you that the student travel section of the most recent addendum to the existing UVM Travel Policy has been amended...
  • Advice on Airport Layovers During COVID-19 from Dr. Jan Carney: As people become vaccinated, widespread travel will become feasible again. To reduce risk of COVID-19 infection during airport layovers, studies show that distancing and doubling up on mask wearing are the two most important factors...
  • UVM-VT COVID-19 Testing Updates:
    • Testing Center Hours Update: In order to keep our community safe, twice-weekly testing will continue through the end of the semester. Beginning the week of April 05, the testing center will be closed on Saturdays (Saturday hours discontinued). View the latest UVM-VT COVID-19 Testing Center hours and updates...
    • Parking for COVID-19 Testing: Additional parking is available for students driving to the Davis Center—you may park in the Jeffords lot with pay-by-cell payment between 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
    • Exemption from 2nd Weekly Testing for fully vaccinated students now available "through end of semester": The exemption form was just updated to allow a single exemption form submission for exemption from second weekly testing through the end of the semester (May 23). Students must continue to test every seven days and will be monitored for compliance with seven-day testing.
      • "Reason" field: "I’ve completed a full COVID-19 Vaccination cycle (2 doses and 2+ weeks out from second dose), and I am requesting exemption from second weekly testing. I will continue to test every seven days, per University COVID-19 testing protocols."
  • Clinical Shadowing Update (10/14 WeeklyWonders announced shadowing discontinued under COVID-19): The learner re-entry committee recently met to discuss the ability to accommodate clinical shadowing or outside learners and due to COVID-19 space limitations, it was determined that this is not something the medical center can accommodate at this time. The committee does consider requests for exemptions by submitting the following (submit c/o Medical Student Services):
    • Specific nature of the request and timeframe
    • Approval from sponsoring department to ensure in compliance with space occupancy expectations
    • Impact on other learners in that environment
    • Ability to meet COVID-19 guidelines to ensure student, patient and faculty/staff safety (PPE, physical distancing, avoidance of COVID-19 patients or PUI)
  • Additional Parking Options for COVID-19 Testing: To provide more convenient parking for access to the Davis Center for COVID-19 testing, students may park in the Jeffords lot with pay-by-cell payment from 7 a.m.–3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. See the testing center parking guidelines...

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COMMUNITY WELLNESS

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 or reach out to one of your Larner College of Medicine Wellness Committee representatives.

THIS WEEK:

• The Farmers to Families food box program continues in April for the following dates/towns (pre-register at their website): 4/12: Bethel, 4/13: Brattleboro, 4/14: North Hero. 4/15: Hartford. 4/16: Springfield
• UVM Bias Response Team Community Gathering - Graduate Community: 04/14, 12-1:30pm, virtually (registration required). To create a space where people can share personal perspectives and the impact of recent events while coming together as a broader community. Skilled facilitators will serve as guides to support communities in conversations and reflections.

UPCOMING:

• Keep an Eye Out - "Catamount Connections" otherwise known as “random acts of in-person fun and opportunities for socializing”—are appearing at various campus locales every week this spring. Next time we might be in your neighborhood with pop-up activities featuring gastronomical treats and new ways to hang out outdoors. View the myriad of scheduled events this spring on UVM Bored...
• The Gold Foundation & MindfulnessPractice Presents "Mindful Practice Workshop": 04/28 - 05/01 (registration required; early bird price ends 4/10). This retreat-like workshop is designed to improve the quality of care that clinicians provide while improving their own resilience and well-being...
  

ADDITIONAL WELLNESS RESOURCES/INFORMATION:

• AAMC Medical Student Well-Being Resources
• New Episode of Larner Stories Project Now Available! Ep. 3 features Lauren Struck (MD 22’) who, at age 45 took the bold step of starting medical school after a successful career in education. With her husband and 2 children by her side, she’s successfully endured med school’s highs and lows...
• UVM-VT Campus Safety & Security: The University uses a holistic and community-centric model to promote the safety and security of everyone on campus. As UVM community members, the goal of University Police Services is to be available should you ever need help or support...
• Catamount Kudo: Navigating life in a pandemic can be rough, and it can be easy to think about all the things we’re bummed about losing. But UVM Bored is helping us discover things we’ve gained. Share your Catamount Kudo, and read more kudos here.
• The FairShare CSA program is open to all those who already receive 3SquaresVT or WIC, or whose incomes meet these guidelines (PDF). Sign up today for free, fresh produce for income eligible households, July through October. For more information or to sign up, contact Hannah Baxter (802-660-0440 x120). 
  
• Need help paying for childcare? The First Steps Scholarship Program is here to help Burlington families pay for high-quality childcare. Your child does not have to attend a program in Burlington and you may be awarded scholarship funds that will go directly toward your child care tuition payment, along with help to secure additional state support...
• GOLD HUMAN InSIGHT WEBINAR - How can we build resilience in this challenging time? Learn from Johns Hopkins & DAISY nursing leaders (webinar recording): Speakers explore how various dimensions of resilience can be resources to meet the challenges of their everyday practice and how meaningful recognition of extraordinary compassionate care delivered in this environment fuels and leverages resilience...
• UVM COVID-19 Student Testing Protocol: All students who are on-campus/in-person (UVMMC and/or UVM-VT) and/or who live in Burlington, South Burlington or Winooski and who do not have a testing exemption must engage in UVM COVID-19 surveillance testing (Green & Gold Promise;  verify your permanent address reflects your real location in myUVM).
  • Schedule Your Test with CoVerified: We all hate waiting in lines. Fortunately, there’s an app for that. The best way people can help us keep lines shorter is by making an appointment via the CoVerified app before showing up.
  • Parking for COVID-19 Testing: Additional parking is available for students driving to the Davis Center—you may park in the Jeffords lot with pay-by-cell payment between 7 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday.
  • Vermont Travel Guidelines: All students must still continue to adhere to state and local health and safety guidelines, including travel and quarantine requirements. If you enter a travel-mandated quarantine and you are not experiencing any symptoms, you can secure your day-seven test via the Davis Center clinic (counts as a UVM surveillance test, too!).
  • Vaccine Information for the UVM Community: A new web page, Vaccine Information for the UVM Community, provides guidance on UVM policies during this time when some in our community are vaccinated but many still are not. This page will be updated as more vaccine information becomes available.
    • Updated Guidelines For Fully Vaccinated Medical Students: The University has reviewed the current COVID-19 guidelines and has approved the following for vaccinated medical students...
  • UPDATED - Exemption Requests: If you are away and will therefore miss the 7-9 day testing window, you must submit a temporary exemption request. If you fall under "required to test" guidelines and still feel you should be exempt, please include extenuating circumstance in your exemption request form to help expedite processing.
    • One request can cover multiple weeks! Exemption should end the day you plan to return to campus.
    • You must use your netID@uvm.edu email address/Outlook account to enter the UVM portal and sign-into the request tool (UVM Credentials); this might require you to log out of your MED Outlook or open a guest window/profile in Chrome to use a browser without your remembered MED credentials.
    • You cannot step onto VT/UVMMC campus(es) during an exemption window. However, an exemption will not block you from testing at the Davis Center. 
    • Approved exemptions include:
      • Temporary Exemption (set personalized start & end date) - make sure to submit one if/when you will not be able to complete your day-seven surveillance test: 
        • "I am enrolled in clinical rotations occurring outside of Chittenden County and do not live in Burlington, Winooski, or South Burlington. I will not physically visit the UVM or UVM Medical Center campus(es)."
        • "I will miss testing due to essential travel or extenuating circumstances: (briefly describe circumstances)"
        • "I am stepping onto the UVM-VT and/or the UVMMC campus(es), and I am not living, meeting or socializing with any student, faculty or staff who is going to either campus(es) during this exemption period."
      • NEW! Exemption from 2nd Weekly Testing for fully vaccinated students ("through end of semester" option; students must continue to test every seven days): "I’ve completed a full COVID-19 Vaccination cycle (2 doses and 2+ weeks out from second dose), and I am requesting exemption from second weekly testing. I will continue to test every seven days, per University COVID-19 testing protocols."
  • UVM Weekly Testing Report

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LCOMcares - WAYS TO HELP/VOLUNTEER

We are sharing opportunities and needs in the State of Vermont. The University of Vermont has not vetted or researched these opportunities and cannot warrant or recommend one opportunity over another. It is your sole responsibility to thoroughly evaluate any volunteer organization or opportunity before engaging. Please practice physical distancing and follow the established guidelines to keep yourself and your community safe. Consider the following opportunities independently and carefully after looking into the organization and their safety practices.

THIS WEEK:

• UVM Cares - Food Recover Network: 04/16, 1-3pm, Davis Center (registration required). Join the Civic Engagement team and Food Recovery Network to help carry and load food that will then be transported to local community partners in the Greater Burlington area, and ultimately, contribute to Food Recovery Network at UVM’s mission to fight food waste and feed people...

UPCOMING:

• UVM Cares - Food Recover Network: 04/23, 1-3pm, Davis Center (registration required). Join the Civic Engagement team and Food Recovery Network to help carry and load food that will then be transported to local community partners in the Greater Burlington area, and ultimately, contribute to Food Recovery Network at UVM’s mission to fight food waste and feed people...

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

THIS WEEK:

• ALL 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. See this week's spotlight recommendation and to enter our PRIZE RAFFLE...
• MON, Apr 12 - TUE, Apr 13: No UVM/UVM Larner Med community events posted for these days.
• WED, Apr 14:
  • UVM Bias Response Team Community Gathering - Graduate Community: 04/14, 12-1:30pm, virtually (registration required). To create a space where people can share personal perspectives and the impact of recent events while coming together as a broader community. Skilled facilitators will serve as guides to support communities in conversations and reflections.
• THU, Apr 15:
  • UVM Virtual Student Research Conference: 04/15, all day. 300+ students await...
  • Academic Reorganization brainstorm: 04/15, 12-2pm, virtual (pre-register by 4/13). A campus-wide brainstorming session where all members of our community will have the opportunity to gather both collectively and in small groups to generate and share creative ideas for a durable, innovative University of Vermont for the future...
• FRI, Apr 16:
  • Vermont Center for Cardiovascular & Brain Health Conference (VCCBH) Conference - “Hyperaldosteronemia: a hidden risk factor for cognitive impairment.” with Masayo Koide Ph.D.: 04/16, 9-10am, via Zoom.
  • Virtual Presentation - The Economic Value of an MD Degree- SPECIAL AAMC GUEST! 04/16, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Please join us for this incredible opportunity to welcome Senior Education Loan Analyst Jay Youngclaus from the AAMC...
  • UVM Cares - Food Recover Network: 04/16, 1-3pm, Davis Center (registration required). Join the Civic Engagement team and Food Recovery Network to help carry and load food that will then be transported to local community partners in the Greater Burlington area, and ultimately, contribute to Food Recovery Network at UVM’s mission to fight food waste and feed people...
• SAT, Apr 17 - SUN, Apr 18: No UVM/UVM Larner Med community events posted for these days. 

UPCOMING:

• IHSO Presents "An Interprofessional Discussion on TransHealth": 04/21, 6:30-7:30pm, via Zoom (registration required).
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Yearly Updates to SEG Bylaws: 04/22 feedback submission deadline. Yearly updates have been made to the SEG Bylaws...
• APPROACHING REGISTRATION DEADLINE - UVM Rainbow Graduation: 04/22 registration deadline. A ceremony to celebrate LGBTQIA2S+ graduates at the University of Vermont. This year’s theme is “Sunny Days Ahead,” which sheds light on orienting ourselves towards the future, hope, and optimism...
• CVRI Sobel Visiting Professor - "The Role of Revascularization in SIHD; a Deep Dive into ISCHEMIA" with Judith Hochman, MD: 04/23, 8-9am, via Zoom.
• CVRI Sobel Visiting Professor - "A Career in Clinical Investigation" with Judith Hochman, MD: 04/23, 11am-12pm, via Zoom.
• Recurring Monthly Medical Student Services Open Forum/Town Hall: 04/23, 12-1pm, via Zoom.
• UVM Cares - Food Recover Network: 04/23, 1-3pm, Davis Center (registration required). Join the Civic Engagement team and Food Recovery Network to help carry and load food that will then be transported to local community partners in the Greater Burlington area, and ultimately, contribute to Food Recovery Network at UVM’s mission to fight food waste and feed people...
• SJC/Wellness Book Club Discussion: 04/23, 5-7pm, via Zoom. Join the Social Justice Coalition for a discussion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?"...
• UVM Larner Med Communications Task Force Check-in: 04/26, 12-12:45pm, via Zoom. Open to Larner Community to anyone passionate about communications and/or has ideas for improving communications across the College...
• Gender Equity Education Series - "Shining the Light on Gender Bias in Scientific Publishing: an Editor’s Experience" with Dr. Cushman: 04/28, 12-1pm, via Zoom webinar.
• Professionalism Week Kick-Off & Awards Ceremony: 05/04 @4:30pm. Save the date! Zoom link to be provided soon, via the Professionalism Week events page...
• REGISTRATION NOW OPEN - Professionalism Grand Rounds and Workshop (as a part of the first Annual Larner College of Medicine Professionalism Week): Designed to support medical/academic groups seeking to support professionals in their efforts to improve and enhance professional behavior and accountability in addressing unnecessary variations in behavior and performance that undermine quality of care and patient and learner safety.
  • Professionalism Grand Rounds - Promoting Professionalism with Vanderbilt's "Cup of Coffee" Model: 05/06, 7:30-8:30am, via Zoom (registration required). 
  • Professionalism Week - Vanderbilt "Cup of Coffee" Workshop: 05/06, 9am-12pm, via Zoom (registration required). 
• Integrative Pain Management Conference: 05/07, 9-4pm, online with enduring material for continuing education. All health care professions welcome. Designed to help providers understand non-pharmacologic and non-opioid pharmacologic approaches to pain management and best practices in team-based care...
• Call for Submissions - The Red Wheelbarrow: 05/30 submission deadline. All students are invited to submit! Whether it's poetry, prose, photography, drawing, 3D or digital art, we invite you to submit your pieces for consideration for the 2021 edition; view the submission guidelines...

RECURRING EVENTS:

• WEDNESDAYS: Pediatric Grand Rounds: Wednesday mornings, 8-9am, via zoom. View the April 2021 Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule...
• THURSDAYS: Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds: Thursday mornings at 7:00 am September - June (except third Thursday of the month).
• FRIDAYS:
  • WeeklyWire Submission Deadline: Fridays, no later than 7am (unless noted otherwise). Want to submit to the Wire? Submit your posting using our WeeklyWire Online Submission Form.
  • Personal Finance Book Club: 2nd Friday of the month. View the reading line up and/or RSVP...
  • Monthly Medical Student Financial Services Open Forum/Town Hall: 4th Friday of the month. Optional opportunity for a casual and friendly Medical Student Financial Services Support Group; join to talk through things that may be on your mind and receive support from MED SFS and peers...
• DROP-IN MEETINGS (Remote meetings only, until further notice):
  • Dean for Medical Education 
  • Deans for Students (preclinical, clinical, CT Campus) and/or Director of Well-being
  • Director of Academic Achievement
  • Director of Learning Environment
  • Well-being Advisor
  • Student Financial Services
    

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STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES (Scholarships, Awards, & Finance FYIs)

THIS WEEK:

• DEADLINE - NEGSA GSA/OSR Conference Grants for Medical Students: 04/12 application deadline. NEGSA will be offering grants to medical students from the Northeast region to cover registration costs for the 2021 AAMC Group on Student Affairs (GSA) and Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Spring Meeting (April 14-17), should they need it...
• Virtual Presentation - The Economic Value of an MD Degree- SPECIAL AAMC GUEST! 04/16, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Please join us for this incredible opportunity to welcome Senior Education Loan Analyst Jay Youngclaus from the AAMC...

UPCOMING:

• Recurring Monthly Medical Student Services Open Forum/Town Hall: 04/23, 12-1pm, via Zoom.
• 2021 NHSC Loan Repayment Programs application cycle now open: 05/06 application deadline. 
  • The NHSC Loan Repayment Program (NHSC LRP) awards up to $50,000 in exchange for a two-year commitment to provide primary medical, dental or mental/behavioral health care at approved sites in high-need, underserved areas.
  • The NHSC Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program (NHSC SUD Workforce LRP) provides up to $75,000 in exchange for a three-year commitment to health care professionals who provide substance use disorder (SUD) treatment services.
  • Providers in rural communities may apply to the NHSC Rural Community Loan Repayment Program (NHSC Rural Community LRP), which awards up to $100,000 for three years of service. 

ADDITIONAL SFS INFORMATION:

• Scholarship Opportunity - Were You Born in VT? Please contact Medical Student Financial Services if you were born in Vermont. We may have a scholarship/grant opportunity for you if you meet the criteria. Please note, funding is limited, and an award is not guaranteed. Thank you! 
• Timing of 21/22 Financial Aid Packages: Wondering when your financial aid award letter will upload?...
• Need help paying for childcare? The First Steps Scholarship Program is here to help Burlington families pay for high-quality childcare. Your child does not have to attend a program in Burlington and you may be awarded scholarship funds that will go directly toward your child care tuition payment, along with help to secure additional state support...

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RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

THIS WEEK:

• DEADLINE - NEGSA GSA/OSR Conference Grants for Medical Students: 04/12 application deadline. NEGSA will be offering grants to medical students from the Northeast region to cover registration costs for the 2021 AAMC Group on Student Affairs (GSA) and Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Spring Meeting (April 14-17), should they need it...
• 2021 AAMC Graduate Student Affairs (GSA) and Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Spring Meeting: 04/14-04/17, virtual event (registration required). This meeting will connect stakeholders who share a mission to support learners throughout their education and career development...
• UVM Virtual Student Research Conference: 04/15, all day. 300+ students await...

UPCOMING:

• Integrative Pain Management Conference: 05/07, 9-4pm, online with enduring material for continuing education. All health care professions welcome. Designed to help providers understand non-pharmacologic and non-opioid pharmacologic approaches to pain management and best practices in team-based care...
• 37th Women in Medicine Conference*: 05/14-05/16 (register by 04/15 and save $50). For lesbian and other sexual minority female physicians and medical students. The yearly conference is a forum for discussion of front-line research on women's health issues, as well as lesbian, bisexual, gender-queer and transgender women's issues...
• 28th Annual Stanley M. Kaplan Essay Award*: 06/30 submission deadline. Winner will receive a cash prize of $500 and two runners-up will be awarded $250 each. Entries may include topical essays, case reports, review articles, or original research that was conducted in medical school for which the student was first author...
• Medical Spanish Course - This Summer! June 21 - July 16. Learn the Spanish you'll need for medical/health work online this summer – no previous experience necessary...

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

UPCOMING:

• Call for Submissions - The Red Wheelbarrow: 05/30 submission deadline. All students are invited to submit! Whether it's poetry, prose, photography, drawing, 3D or digital art, we invite you to submit your pieces for consideration for the 2021 edition; view the submission guidelines...
• 28th Annual Stanley M. Kaplan Essay Award*: 06/30 submission deadline. Winner will receive a cash prize of $500 and two runners-up will be awarded $250 each. Entries may include topical essays, case reports, review articles, or original research that was conducted in medical school for which the student was first author...

ADDITIONAL ARTS & PUBLICATION NEWS:

• New Episode of Larner Stories Project Now Available! Ep. 3 features Lauren Struck (MD 22’) who, at age 45 took the bold step of starting medical school after a successful career in education. With her husband and 2 children by her side, she’s successfully endured med school’s highs and lows...
• NEW! - Larner Medicine Issue: Larner Medicine | April 7, 2021 | Volume III, Issue 7 recently "hit the shelves." Class of 2024 medical student Shubhankar “Shubi” Joshi was highlighted in the Accolades & Appointments section! Check out the latest issue of Larner Medicine...
• MedPageToday — "Back From the Brink, Med Student's Plea Brings Promise of Change": Check out this article, featuring Christopher Veal, a member of the Larner Med Class of 2021...
• "Black in the Ivory: Writers Confront Racism" event co-hosted with Bellevue Literary Review (event recording): Brought together six physician-writers on for an exploration of how writing can – or cannot – confront racism in academia and healthcare...
• "COVID 19 Diaries from UAB International Visiting Medical Students": This is a volume that archives, for future generations of medical and social researchers, eye-witness accounts from young doctors who were on the frontlines during this worldwide crisis that has forever changed the face of higher education...
• Open Call for Voices - Shame in Medicine: The Nocturnists, in collaboration with the Shame and Medicine Project and The Shame Conversation, is creating an audio documentary storytelling series exploring the subject of Shame in Medicine...

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