Office of Medical Education

September 06 - 12, 2021

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IN THIS ISSUE:

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CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2022

• THIS WEEK - Virtual Open House for Ophthalmology*: 09/08, 5:30-6:30pm CT, via Zoom (RSVP required). The University of Oklahoma and Dean McGee Eye Institute is holding a virtual open house for students who want to learn more about our ophthalmology residency program...
• THIS WEEK - Indiana University Dermatology Meet and Greet*: 09/09, 7:30-8:30pm EST, virtual (registration required). Please see the event flier for registration and more information about the IU Dermatology program. Please contact Kelli Cassidy with questions.
• THIS WEEK - Residency Application Town Hall Meeting: 09/10, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Your Deans for Students and I will be holding a town hall meeting for the class to address questions you have about the residency application process, including the new ERAS Supplemental Application for IM, Derm, and General Surgery programs.
• THIS WEEK - University of New Mexico School of Medicine Residency Fair (Recruiting Residency Program Participants)*: 09/10 registration deadline. 10/05, 3:30-5pm MDT, virtual. No charge for this event; it is an excellent opportunity to meet and engage with some enthusiastic and eager medical students. If you are interested in participating, please complete this survey by Friday, September 10th...
• Panelists Needed - Step 1 Flashcard and Retention Strategies: 09/29, 12-1pm, via Zoom. This remote noontime session is the first in the annual M2 Step 1 Support Series. Sign up to join several of your M3 and M4 colleagues to share insights, reflections, and wisdom with co2024 M2's on all things flashcards and spaced repetition for Step 1 prep on September 29th, 12pm-1pm...
• Transcripts for ERAS: Do you need a transcript uploaded to ERAS?...
• Larner Medicine Issue: August 25, 2021 | Volume III, Issue 16 recently "hit the shelves." This issue highlights some incredible LCOMcares work members of the Class of 2022 are doing with Outright Vermont and Bridges to Health!  Check out the latest issue of Larner Medicine...
• Informational Series - Postgraduate Physician Scientist Training Opportunities: 09/13, 8-9:30pm, via Zoom (registration required). Exclusively for students to get more information about research residencies generally, individual specialties, individual programs, the application process, and to directly ask their questions to PSTP directors and administrators, trainees and fellows who are in, or have recently completed research residencies...
• Beaumont's Department of Emergency Medicine, located in Royal Oak, Michigan, will be holding a virtual Meet and Greet for any EM interested students: 09/15, 7-8pm EST. Beaumont EM faculty and residents will be available to share experiences and answer any questions that your students might have before applications are due...
• University of Chicago Medical Center’s Virtual Residency Showcase 2021*: 09/18. Learn more about the U of C’s residency training programs and the institution’s robust Diversity Initiatives...
• UCLA-Olive View Psychiatry Residency Program Virtual Meet-and-Greet*: 09/18, 11am-12:30pm (probably PT-does not say), via Zoom.  Contact Iljie Fitzgerald with any questions.
• Diversity in Internal Medicine Session - University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency Program*: 09/21, 5-6:30pm MST, virtual (registration required).
• Residency specialty and/or ERAS updates:
  • From the AAMC - Everything you need to know about the supplemental ERAS® application: The trial residency application applies to three competitive specialties — dermatology, general surgery, and internal medicine. Here’s key information for medical students and residency programs...
  • ERAS update - the Supplemental Application: 09/01 email from Emma Faustner, Advanced Integration and Residency Placement Coordinator - Information and resources about the ERAS Supplemental Application...
  • Important Update on the Supplemental ERAS Application for students applying into internal medicine, dermatology, and general surgery...
  • Dermatology - APD: AAMC wants to make you aware that the Association of Professors of Dermatology (APD) have released guidance regarding the 2021-2022 residency application cycle. 
  • The above recommendations are also listed on the ERAS 2022 Participating Specialties and Programs webpage and in the ‘ERAS Specialties with Additional Information Report’ (located at the top of the page). Refer to this page throughout the season, as this page will be updated as specialty requirements are shared. If you learn of new requirements that are not included on the ERAS page, please send them to Amy Addams.
• Clinical Level Students: A "day-0 test" is required starting 08/22, and testing should be done within a week of that date. If you are out of state at this time, please ensure you test within the week prior to re-entering Vermont Clinical Curriculum and/or returning to the Burlington area and submit a testing exemption for the period you are away. Sign-up for testing slots via CoVerified (appointments are required).
• Radiation Oncology Virtual Education Rotations (ROVER) for medical students (virtual clerkship)*: Begins 6/25 @3pm, via Zoom with Gastrointestinal Malignancies (pre-sign-up required). An interactive summer series of virtual case-based discussion sessions across cancer disease sub-sites. Via Zoom. Final virtual rotations: September 17, 2021: Genitourinary Malignancies.

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Class of 2023

• THIS WEEK - Pathology Masters Program Informational Meeting: 09/08 @5pm, via Zoom (RSVP to receive meeting link). The application period for the 2021 Program is now open to all MS3’s. An exceptional one-year opportunity to work closely with and learn from enthusiastic faculty and resident staff in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine...
• Panelists Needed - Step 1 Flashcard and Retention Strategies: 09/29, 12-1pm, via Zoom. This remote noontime session is the first in the annual M2 Step 1 Support Series. Sign up to join several of your M3 and M4 colleagues to share insights, reflections, and wisdom with co2024 M2's on all things flashcards and spaced repetition for Step 1 prep on September 29th, 12pm-1pm...
• Clinical Level Students: A "day-0 test" is required starting 08/22, and testing should be done within a week of that date. If you are out of state at this time, please ensure you test within the week prior to re-entering Vermont Clinical Curriculum and/or returning to the Burlington area and submit a testing exemption for the period you are away. Sign-up for testing slots via CoVerified (appointments are required).
• AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Medical Student Scholarships: 04/01/22 nomination deadline. Five $5000 scholarships available. For students who have shown leadership in efforts to eliminate inequities in medical education and health care; should also demonstrate leadership initiative in addressing educational, societal, and health care needs of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. Contact the Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion should you feel you may be a good candidate for this award.

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Class of 2024

• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - LIC Application: The application is due September 07...
• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - Campus Change: Campus change applications will be due September 10th.
  • Policy 518.00 - Clinical Campus Site Assignment
  • Campus Change Form
• Join the LCOM Mentors Program! Designed for medical students that are from groups underrepresented in medicine, the program (“LCOM Mentors”) pairs undergraduate medical students with faculty members and/or residents who have common interests and goals...
• Clerkship Information, Dates, and Deadlines: We wanted to inform you of a series of informational meetings and deadlines that will address many of your questions about the Clerkship Level of your medical education...
  • Site Exemption: Due September 20, 2021.
    
  • “How the Lottery Process Works”: 10/11, 1-2pm, via Virtual Room (link available in VIC Calendar).
  • “Clerkship Information Meeting – Kickoff meeting to Planning Your Clerkship Year”: 10/11, 5-7pm, hybrid event (CT students in Med Ed 100/Virtual and VT students in Med Ed 200/Virtual).
  • “The Clerkship Flight Lottery”: 10/14, 1-2pm, hybrid event (Med Ed 300/Virtual)
  • COMMISSAR (online) – VT Campus Students Only: Opens 10/20 @12pm and Closes 10/25 @9am, all online.
  • Academic Services: Foundations Level accommodations will expire at the end of Foundations and do not roll over into the clinical levels.
    

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Class of 2025

• THIS WEEK – MANDATORY Fall 2021 Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series! 09/09 @12pm, via Zoom. Fall 2021 AAMC Careers in Medicine Series Begins with a REQUIRED intro session via Zoom...
• White Coat Ceremony - Important Information: Ticket registration closes 09/29. The day will begin with our annual Mindfulness Lecture at 10am, followed by the formal White Coat Ceremony taking place at 1:00 PM in the Ira Allen Chapel. Guests must RSVP by registering for tickets...
• ANNUAL REMINDER/ACTION NEEDED - Annual Mandatories: 09/30 completion deadline. Medical students must complete annual mandatories training at the beginning of each academic year in order to maintain access to UVMMC systems...
• Medical Student Leadership Lunch & Learn Series Sessions: Did you miss the Lunch & Learn Series Sessions? No worries! The session recordings have been posted to your VIC Calendar (session 1 passcode: LunchNLearn1!, session 2 passcode: LunchNLearn2!, session 3 passcode: LunchNLearn3!)
• Join the LCOM Mentors Program! Designed for medical students that are from groups underrepresented in medicine, the program (“LCOM Mentors”) pairs undergraduate medical students with faculty members and/or residents who have common interests and goals...
• co2025 Note Taker Needed (Paid): $18/hr. Student Accessibility office seeks co2025 student to take class notes and submit to myACCESS Portal for students with designated accommodations...
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - 2021 AAMC Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) - Your Voice Matters: Oh no! As of 08/24, only 57% of your class had responded, placing us with the bottom 62 schools out of 155 in participation rates. We hope you will consider completing this important survey! Didn't receive the survey? Please contact msq@aamc.org for your personalized survey link. The survey is not mandatory; however, your feedback is incredibly important to us; please consider completing your MSQ, today...

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WEEKLY UVM Larner Med FYIs

• THIS WEEK - UVM Offices Closed Monday, September 06: 09/06, all day. UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Education, are closed in observance of Labor Day. Offices will re-open on Tuesday, September 07, at 8am. Please plan accordingly and we apologize for any inconvenience.
• UVM Housing Resource: With the tight housing market, the Office of Student and Community Relations has created and shared a Housing Resource sheet (PDF) for anyone seeking housing. There is also a link at the bottom about rental scams, as they have become more prevalent in the housing market.
• NEWLY RELEASED – Larner Social Media Guidelines: 09/02 Student Council email announcement - "Over the past several months OME Digital Content Manager Michelle Bookless, in collaboration with the LCOM Communications Task Force, has developed Social Media Guidelines for LCOM Medical Student Interest Groups & Leadership Groups..."
• Calling All Student Musicians/Composers: 09/30 submission deadline. Admissions is looking for a student-composed 3 min. upbeat music piece for “pause” times on Zoom interview days. Preferably music that relieves stress as applicants hop in/out of Zoom rooms. Send all recordings to the Larner Medical Student Admissions Team...
• Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Action Plan Status Report: 08/31 on actions taken in response to UVM community concerns about sexual harassment and misconduct...
• Introducing the LCOM Anti-Racism Task Force: 8/31 email on behalf of MEAR - "The Medical Education Anti-Racism Task Force (MEAR) has begun its work and would like to take some time to introduce ourselves and our mission to you..."
• Women in Stem Network: A UVM graduate student-led group with a focus on gender equality in the STEM fields and an emphasis on community building. If you are interested in joining this community...
• University Event Services - Event Space Updates & Guidance for Fall 2021: Some updates with you about guidelines for fall event planning at UVM as well as some exciting changes to event spaces that have recently occurred; you will also find reminders and updates to event planning procedures...
• Welcome Back from the UVM Dining Catering Team! We are asking for kindness and flexibility when planning catering for your events over the next month. Please review our catering procedures and policy updates...
• Safe Computing Practices: We encourage safe computing practices that can protect individuals, their personal information as well as their intellectual property. Here are some resources to help you:
  • This video provides detailed information that pertains to safe computing practice (must be signed into your UVM Office Exchange to access the video – NOT MED)...
  • Two quick hints for success: "Don’t share your passwords with anyone at any time" AND "Think before you click on a link embedded in an unexpected email"
  • When in doubt, contact the Information Security Office, and forward the suspicious emails as an attachment with full headers to abuse@uvm.edu
• Medical Student Activities Calendar: Did you know we have a student activities calendar, designed to host medical-student specific events and deadlines? You can view the activities calendar in Outlook (once you are set up with your MED accounts), online, or even subscribe to it on your smartphone...
• UVM Larner Med in a Time of COVID - Special Reports, Information, & Resources:
  • Hosting Events with Food: Per 09/02 communication from the Deans, catered events are discouraged as they generate large crowds which challenge safe distancing. When considering if you should host food for your event:
    • Take the information you have at the time to make the best decision to mitigate transmission of COVID-19. 
    • Each event will be situational:
      • Guidelines at that moment are…
      • Boxed meals whenever possible
      • Outside events are always preferred/safer
      • If inside, folks who are eating should be able to maintain 6 feet physical distancing
  • Fall Semester Start & Key Pandemic Operational Reminders: 09/02 email from Deans Page & Jensen - "... Please take a moment to review the key practices supporting our ability to continue in-person operations amidst these challenging times..."
  • UVMMC-related Reminders for all LCOM Students: 08/27 email sent at the request of the UVM Medical Center Associate Chief Medical Officer for Quality...
  • The Vermont Foodbank is offering a food box program called Full Plates VT, which distributes food boxes made up of meat, produce and other fresh and shelf-stable items at drive-through style distributions throughout all fourteen counties in Vermont. The program will run through September 2021. Learn more about Full Plates VT....
  • Message to UVM Students – Welcome Back! 08/25 email from President Garimella - "... As we return to a more traditional campus experience, we offer some advice as there remains uncertainty about COVID-19..."
  • Free Testing Available to all UVM Students at the UVM Davis Building Testing Center (Davis Center first floor): Sign-up for testing slots via CoVerified and appointments are required (sign-in with your NetID@uvm.edu email address and password). Testing Center Hours...
  • All students are encouraged to take advantage of the Davis Center free testing throughout the semester, and all students are highly encouraged to test within seven days from returning from travel outside of Vermont, regardless of vaccination status.

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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:

• Music in the Barn Summer Concert Series*: Wednesday Evenings @ 7:00PM Richmond, VT. Join local musicians for an evening of music in a magical barn in Richmond, VT. Intimate folk and classical music concerts 15 min from Burlington at the historic West Monitor Barn. Sept 1, Cricket Blue. For tickets and more info...
• UVM Catamount Educational Farm Apple and Vegetable Sales: 09/10, 10am-4pm. Every Friday through 11/5, 10am-4pm, at the UVM Catamount Educational Farm. Masks are required. Weekly updates on apple varieties will be posted on their FB page. For departmental and other bulk orders, please fill out their online order form or email the UVM Catamount Educational Farm.
• Climbing SIG Climbs at Metro: 09/10, 4-6pm, at MetroRock (click here for more event info). Climb with the Climb SIG! Come get to know and climb with the LCOM climbing community. All levels and new climbers are welcome! Some equipment provided. Fill out this form if you are plan on joining...
• Support Person Creemee Night! 09/10, 6-8pm, at Burlington Bay. The Wellness Committee is treating you and your support person through medical school to a celebratory creemee...
• Outdoor Family Weekend*: 09/12, at Stillwater State Park, in Groton. $175 per family (up to 8 members). Experts will teach courses in a wide variety of outdoor pursuits such as knowledge of plants and animals, water sports, mountain biking, fishing, marksmanship, and outdoor cooking...

ADDITIONAL WELLNESS RESOURCES/INFORMATION:

• The Vermont Foodbank is offering a food box program called Full Plates VT, which distributes food boxes made up of meat, produce and other fresh and shelf-stable items at drive-through style distributions throughout all fourteen counties in Vermont. The program will run through September 2021. Learn more about Full Plates VT....
• Thank you for Reading your WeeklyWire! Drawing entry form closes at midnight, 09/06. You spotted a random WeeklyWire Reading Rockstar Drawing opportunity. Enter to win a free small creemee at the Burlington Bay (coupons do not expire and/or can be gifted to a Larner friend if you win!)...
• Free Testing Still Available to All Current Students, Regardless of Vaccination Status: Any current students remaining in the area who are not covered in the required testing categories are encouraged to continue taking advantage of COVID-19 testing at the UVM COVID-19 Testing Center. Sign-up for testing slots  via CoVerified and appointments are required (sign-in with your NetID@uvm.edu email address and password).  Testing Center Hours...
  • All students are encouraged to take advantage of the Davis Center free testing throughout the semester, and all students are highly encouraged to test within seven days from returning from travel outside of Vermont, regardless of vaccination status.
• Students who are not fully vaccinated, or who fall under an approved COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption, must continue UVM Surveillance Testing, testing every seven days at the UVM Davis Center testing hub, and these students must continue to mask indoors and when six-feet physical distancing is not possible outdoors. Schedule via CoVerified (appointments required).

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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.

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO LCOMcare:

• Larner Medicine Issue: August 25, 2021 | Volume III, Issue 16 recently "hit the shelves." This issue highlights some incredible LCOMcares work members of the Class of 2022 are doing with Outright Vermont and Bridges to Health!  Check out the latest issue of Larner Medicine...

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

THIS WEEK:

• MON, Sep 06: No UVM/UVM Larner Med community events posted for this day.
  • UVM Offices Closed Monday, September 06: 09/06, all day. UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Education, are closed in observance of Labor Day. Offices will re-open on Tuesday, September 07, at 8am. Please plan accordingly and we apologize for any inconvenience.
• TUE, Sep 07: 
  • RECURRING - TUESDAYS:
    • Monthly Student Education Group (SEG) Meeting: 09/07, 6-7:30pm, via Zoom. Occurs the first Tuesday of every month. Comprised of students dedicated to and actively involved in the improvement of the medical school curriculum. All students welcome. 
    • EKG learning opportunity for M3 and M4 students: Every Tuesday starting, in McClure 601A Conference Room (with a Zoom option coming soon!), starting around 4:30 PM.
• WED, Sep 08:
  • Pathology & Laboratory Medicine RESEARCH DAY: 09/08, 8am-4pm, via Zoom. All students welcome. Presentations on COPD, Covid-19: unique features and long-haulers...
  • Pathology Masters Program Informational Meeting: 09/08 @5pm, via Zoom (RSVP to receive meeting link). The 2021 Program is now open to all MS3’s. All students are welcome to attend the info session! An exceptional one-year opportunity to work closely with and learn from enthusiastic faculty and resident staff in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine...
  • RECURRING - WEDNESDAYS:
    • Pediatric Grand Rounds - “Vitamin K Administration after Birth: Evidence, Efficacy, and Effectiveness (EEE-K!)”: 09/08, 8-9am, via Zoom. Occurs every Wednesday.
    • Statistical Consulting Services Available at Dana: 2-4pm on Wednesdays. Maria Sckolnick, Statistical Design and Data Specialist, has both walk-in and by-appointment sessions available, based out of Dana Medical Library's Main Conference room (room 105)...
• THU, Sep 09: 
  • Fall 2021 Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series - Kicks off with the Series Intro Session - "Career Advising Tools for Success" (CATS): 09/09, 12-12:50pm, via Zoom. Mandatory for M1s/co2025s. Open to all students.   Presented by the Deans for Medical Students; explore different specialty opportunities during this series...
  • Prism Center Welcome Celebration & Open House: 09/09, 4-6pm, in the Living/Learning C Building. Explore Prism Center’s new space in Living and Learning while enjoying some cider donuts (GF & vegan, too)!
  • RECURRING - THURSDAYS:
    • Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds: Thursday mornings at 7:00 am September - June (except third Thursday of the month).
    • Statistical Consulting Services Available at Dana: 8am-12pm on Thursdays. Maria Sckolnick, Statistical Design and Data Specialist, has both walk-in and by-appointment sessions available, based out of Dana Medical Library's Main Conference room (room 105)...
• FRI, Sep 10: 
  • Larner Student Council Annual Student Leaders Training (Mandatory for SIG Leaders; Advisors' Attendance Encouraged): Two offerings - choose one - 09/10, 12-1pm, via Zoom OR 09/17, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Student Council M2 Chairs of Student Leadership and Finance will present this training, going over the privileges and responsibilities of SIGs, important policies and logistics regarding event planning, etc. with consultants on hand to answer and curveball questions...
  • Personal Finance BOOK CLUB: 09/10, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Occurs the second Friday of every month. 
  • FIRST Friday Webinar - "Money Management for Entering Medical School Students": 09/10, @2pm ET, via webinar (registration required). Free. Register for this upcoming webinar where we will explain common sense approaches to borrowing wisely and managing monies during medical school...
  • Climbing SIG Climbs at Metro: 09/10, 4-6pm, at MetroRock (click here for more event info). Climb with the Climb SIG! Come get to know and climb with the LCOM climbing community. All levels and new climbers are welcome! Some equipment provided. Fill out this form if you are plan on joining...
  • Social Justice Coalition (SJC) Book Club Discussion: 09/10, 5:30-7:30pm, via Zoom. Join SJC for a discussion of Harriet A. Washington's "Medical Apartheid"! Discussion will be focused on chapters 2, 7, 8, 10, and 13; all are welcome to attend!
  • Support Person Creemee Night! 09/10, 6-8pm, at Burlington Bay. The Wellness Committee is treating you and your support person through medical school to a celebratory creemee...
  • Look at Larner Med Student/Faculty Mixer: 09/10, 6-7:30pm, in Med Ed 100 (RSVP required). Come meet both current medical students and participants in the first Look at Larner pipeline event for pre-medical students from underrepresented backgrounds...
  • RECURRING - 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.
    • UVM Catamount Educational Farm Apple and Vegetable Sales: 09/10, 10am-4pm. Every Friday through 11/5, 10am-4pm, at the UVM Catamount Educational Farm. Masks are required. Weekly updates on apple varieties will be posted on their FB page. For departmental and other bulk orders, please fill out their online order form or  email the UVM Catamount Educational Farm.
• SAT, Sep 11 - SUN, Sep 12: No UVM/UVM Larner Med community events posted for these days.

UPCOMING:

• Gender Equity Education Series - Lessons Learned from COVID-19 in Vermont - "Essential at Work and Home: Women and COVID-19": 09/13, 12-1pm, via Zoom. 
• DesignMED SIG Meet and Greet: 09/14, 12-1pm, in Med Ed 200. Meet the current DesignMED leaders and members! Find out more about the SIG, what we do, and why it’s the best SIG in town. And there will be PIZZA! Fill out this form so we know how much to get...
• Fall 2021 Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series - Vascular Surgery with Dr. Danny Bertges: 09/14, 12-12:50pm, via Zoom.
• Fall 2021 Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series - Family Medicine with Dr. Anya Koutras: 09/16, 12-12:50pm, via Zoom.
• Larner Student Council Annual Student Leaders Training (Mandatory for SIG Leaders; Advisors' Attendance Encouraged): 09/17, 12-12:50pm, via Zoom (second and final offering of this training, this semester). 
• Don’t miss out on campus events hosted by UVM’s Identity Centers! Make meaningful connections, explore who you are, and enjoy some free food! Everyone is welcome at these kickoff events.
  • Interfaith Center Welcome Party: 09/14, 4-5:30pm, 400 S. Prospect Street. Grab a creemee and learn more about the cool opportunities at the Interfaith Center as we celebrate the new school year!
  • WAGE Welcome to Campus: 09/15, 4-6pm, 34 S. Williams Street. Hang out in the Women and Gender Equity Center’s awesome backyard for some games, food, and fun!
  • Mosaic Center Campus Welcome: 09/17, 4-6pm, in the Living/Learning Center E Building. Celebrate the return to campus with food and fun at the Mosaic Center for Students of Color!
• SAVE THE DATE - UVM Larner Med's 4th Annual Clothing Swap: Swap is 09/21, 8am-4:30pm and 09/22, 8am-3pm, in HSRF 400. You do not have to donate clothing to participate! Donations can be dropped off in HSRF 400 starting at 8am, on 09/20 and through until the end of the swap. All are welcome - donate items and/or bring a reusable bag [or two] and don't hold back...
• SAVE THE DATES - Dean’s Excellence in Research Celebration: 10/25 - 10/27, via Zoom.

DROP-IN MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE:

• Dean for Medical Education
• Deans for Students (preclinical, clinical, CT Campus)
• Director of Student Well-being/Well-being Advisor
• Director of Academic Achievement
• Director of Learning Environment
• Student Financial Services
• Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Drop-ins (COMING SOON!)

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

THIS WEEK:

• Citizens Scholarship Opportunity: Occurring through 06/30/22. Giving away $2,500 every month to students and parents. No essays, no report cards—just a couple easy steps and you’re entered...
• Personal Finance BOOK CLUB: 09/10, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Occurs the second Friday of every month.
• FIRST Friday Webinar - "Money Management for Entering Medical School Students": 09/10, @2pm ET, via webinar (registration required). Free. Register for this upcoming webinar where we will explain common sense approaches to borrowing wisely and managing monies during medical school...

UPCOMING:

• AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education: 01/28/22 nomination deadline. Individuals or teams of two individuals may be nominated. Prize of $10,000. Honors an individual or a team of two individuals whose contributions have had a demonstrable impact on advancing medical education. As the AAMC’s most prestigious honor, the AAMC Award for Excellence in Medical Education recognizes the highest standards in medical education...
  
• AAMC Award for Distinguished Research in the Biomedical Sciences: 01/28/22 nomination deadline. Prize of $10,000. The AAMC has awarded this prize since 1947. Honors an individual or a team of two individuals for outstanding research in the basic or translational sciences...
• AAMC Herbert W. Nickens Award: 04/01/22 nomination deadline. $10,000 prize. Is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to promoting justice in medical education and health care equity in the United States...
• AAMC Spencer Foreman Award for Outstanding Community Engagement: 04/01/22 nomination deadline. A commemorative crystal piece and a prize of $10,000. Presented annually to an AAMC-member medical school or teaching hospital with a long-standing, major institutional commitment to partnering with the community it serves to identify and address community needs...

ADDITIONAL SFS INFORMATION/RESOURCES:

• Improve your credit score! Tips on how to improve your credit score while in medical school & residency...
• Medical Debt Repayment Strategies: Great article discussing 7 smart strategies for paying off medical school debt...
  

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RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

THIS WEEK:

• Pathology & Laboratory Medicine RESEARCH DAY: 09/08, 8am-4pm, via Zoom. All students welcome. Presentations on COPD, Covid-19: unique features and long-haulers...

UPCOMING:

• Informational Series - Postgraduate Physician Scientist Training Opportunities: 09/13, 8-9:30pm, via Zoom (registration required). Exclusively for students to get more information about research residencies generally, individual specialties, individual programs, the application process, and to directly ask their questions to PSTP directors and administrators, trainees and fellows who are in, or have recently completed research residencies...
• Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Award for Excellence in Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Medical Education and Patient Care: 09/14 nomination deadline. $2,000 cash award. Recognizes medical schools that demonstrate exemplary leadership, innovation, and engagement in fostering an inclusive culture that transforms the ideals of inclusion, diversity, and equity into successful programs that support medical student, house staff, and faculty diversity in service to the community...
• Call for Nominations for the 2022 NBME Hubbard Award: 09/24 nomination deadline. To recognize and celebrate individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of assessment in medical education...
• 2021 Coalition for Health Equity Conference: 10/02, 12:30 - 4pm EST, via Zoom (registration required). Will cover a range of topics on marginalized populations, such as social determinants of health, access to care, and effects of COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare delivery...
• 2nd Annual Medical Student Radiology Symposium - UA College of Medicine-Phoenix*: 10/02 & 10/03, via Zoom (pre-registration required). Free to attend, open to medical & pre-medical students.
• Register Now - Gold Foundation, AAMC humanism in medicine lecture - “Humanism: A Hidden Catalyst for Medical Innovation": 10/07 @3pm, free virtual event (registration required). Join Dr. Burke Harris and past Jordan J. Cohen lecturer, Dr. Rana Awdish, for a fireside chat to explore how our most human experiences can be a hidden catalyst for medical innovation...
• Register Now for Learn Serve Lead 2021: 11/08-11/10, virtual. Early bird registration is now open! Plan to join us for the AAMC’s premier learning and networking event: Learn Serve Lead 2021, the only meeting devoted entirely to exploring academic medicine’s challenges and opportunities. Learn Serve Lead 2021: The Virtual Experience also presents a unique opportunity for academic medicine professionals to learn from one another and build organizational capacity...
• AAMC Robert Wood Johnson Foundation David E. Rogers Award: 01/28/22 nomination deadline. Prize of $10,000. Annually recognizes a medical school faculty member who has made major contributions to improving the health and health care of the American people...
• 2022 AOA Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award: 04/01/2022 nomination deadline (nomination must be from Dean of the College). Recognizes outstanding contributions to medical education made by gifted teachers. Up to four awards will be granted each year. Each awardee will receive a $10,000 prize. Nominating institution will receive a grant of $2,500 for teaching activities, and the AΩA chapter will receive a $1,000 grant for support of its activities.

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

UPCOMING:

• Calling All Student Musicians/Composers: 09/30 submission deadline. Admissions is looking for a student-composed 3 min. upbeat music piece for “pause” times on Zoom interview days. Preferably music that relieves stress as applicants hop in/out of Zoom rooms. Send all recordings to the Larner Medical Student Admissions Team...

ADDITIONAL ARTS & PUBLICATION NEWS:

• the Nocturnists: the Nocturnists are looking for healthcare workers who are interested in contributing an "audio diary" entry about this chapter of the pandemic. They welcome stories, thoughts, reflections, rants, descriptions of life at work, life at home, or anything else you want to express...
• Larner Medicine Issue: August 25, 2021 | Volume III, Issue 16 recently "hit the shelves." This issue highlights some incredible LCOMcares work members of the Class of 2022 are doing with Outright Vermont and Bridges to Health!  Check out the latest issue of Larner Medicine...

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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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