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CLASS INFORMATION
Class of 2023
- THIS WEEK - Important Message from Dean Page and Dean Zehle - GQ Mandatory Virtual information session:02/14, at 4 PM via zoom. The GQ is the most important tool available for medical schools to gain insight and feedback from their graduating students and is a vital aid in our process of continuous quality improvement of our educational program.
- Class of 2023, the recording link and passcode for the last R3 meeting: are located on the Learning Commons Residency Application Resources link page (LCOM sign-in required). The slides are also available
in the Learning Commons.
- AAMC FIRST - Home Financing for Graduating Medical Students and Residents: 02/22 @3pm, Webinar (free; registration required).Will explain the “ins and outs” of obtaining the best home financing for graduating medical students and residents…
- Match-week Peer Assistance for SOAPing Students: 03/13 - 03/17, week of Match. Your Medical School Student Council and Wellness Committee have partnered to create a peer-assistance program for students in the SOAP during the match week.
- Entering Advanced Integration Checklist: Completion of the checklist is due 03/17.
We have deployed a requirement checklist for your class to complete prior to entering Advanced Integration. Co2024 please attend to these items by 03/17.
- Locker Return IMPORTANT Co2023: No longer using your Baird locker? Please let us know if you are finished with your locker by emailing Catherine Daniel.
We are welcoming new students to Clerkships in March, and we will need to provide them with pagers and UVMMC lockers. Contact Catherine Daniel with any questions.
- Pager Return IMPORTANT Co2023: Please return your pager if no longer needed! Please bring your pager to Catherine Daniel at the OME suite (Given N100). Students who do not return their pager will be charged a replacement fee as per the Medical Student Handbook policy.
Contact Catherine Daniel with questions.
- SAVE THE DATE: Friday, March 17, MATCH DAY for the Class of 2023: 03/17, 11:45 - 1:00 PM, Hoehl Gallery. The Match Day Celebration will also be live-streamed for friends and family members who wish to watch the proceedings from afar. The live stream link will be shared as the event date approaches.
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Class of 2024
- Immunization forms for Extramural: Urgent attention is needed now. Important updates to the immunization form process for Extramural rotations.
- THIS WEEK - PRS Virtual Curriculum 2023 registration: The dates of the course will be February 6 - June 4, 2023 (17 weeks). Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Virtual Curriculum (PRSVC) for medical students register for this year's course is now open and we would greatly appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with your MS3s and MS4s who may be interested in enrolling.
- THIS WEEK DEADLINE - VT AHEC Scholars Medical Student Incentive Scholarship/Loan Forgiveness Program - Application now open: 02/15 application deadline. For students who are pursuing family medicine, internal medicine adult primary care, pediatrics primary care, obstetrics-gynecology, or psychiatry, and who are committed to future practice in rural Vermont...
- THIS WEEK DEADLINE - David and Eleanor Ignat Scholar Incentive Scholarship/Loan Forgiveness Program: 02/15 application deadline. This program was established in 2022 by the Founding Donors, David and Eleanor Ignat, and the University of Vermont Foundation.
- THIS WEEK DEADLINE - Freeman Foundation Medical Legacy Scholarship: 02/15 application deadline. All medical specialties are eligible to apply. Typical awards range from $6,000-$10,000...
- THIS WEEK - VSLO student webinar Updated Advisor Resources; Upcoming Student Webinar: 02/16 at 7:00 pm, Via Webinar. We hope you will encourage your students to join us to hear directly from a panel of Host institutions and gain an understanding of their review and decision-making processes.
- THIS WEEK DEADLINE - 2023 AMAF Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship Program: 02/17, Application Deadline. The AMA Foundation offers $10,000 tuition-based scholarships to rising final-year medical students.
- LCOM Dean's Medical Student Research Fellowships (DMSRF) 2023-24: 03/06 at 5 pm application deadline. This one-year program is designed to occur during a leave from the 4th year of medical school (July 1 through June 30)
- AAMC Virtual Specialty Forum - Get your specialty questions answered!: 03/23, 1 - 4 Pm, Virtual event online registration required. This annual event hosted by the Careers in Medicine® program works to provide equitable access to specialty exposure, where medical students can view resources, chat with specialty representatives and AAMC staff, as well as attend a live
presentation with residents about their specialty choice.
- Extramural Opportunities in FM and ObGyn: 04/30, application deadline. Marian Regional Medical Center (MRMC) is now accepting 4th year Medical Student applications for Family Med and ObGyn Sub-Internship Rotations
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Class of 2025
- THIS WEEK DEADLINE - VT AHEC Scholars Medical Student Incentive Scholarship/Loan Forgiveness Program - Application now open: 02/15 application deadline. For students who are pursuing family medicine, internal medicine adult primary care, pediatrics primary care, obstetrics-gynecology, or psychiatry, and who are committed to future practice in rural Vermont...
- THIS WEEK DEADLINE - Requirement Checklist - VT Campus Co205 please complete the CLK: N95 OSHA Mandatory Questionnaire: 02/16 complete required checklist. Please
complete the CLK: N95 OSHA Mandatory Questionnaire first as the processing time is 10 business days. Completion of the checklist and the site-specific academic history requirements is due by February 16, 2023. If you haven’t signed up
for Scrub Training and Mask Fitting please
do so as soon as possible.
- AAMC Virtual Specialty Forum - Get your specialty questions answered!: 03/23, 1 - 4 Pm, Virtual event online registration required. This
annual event hosted by the Careers in Medicine® program works to provide equitable access to specialty exposure, where medical students can view resources, chat with specialty representatives and AAMC staff, as well as attend a live presentation
with residents about their specialty choice.
- Co2025 Step-1 study Reserved rooms: The Office of Medical Education has reserved some quiet study space for our M2s, during the dedicated Step 1 Study Period (Jan 28-March 12): Please reference the recently sent email with the reserved Step-1 study Rooms Schedule Here
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Class of 2026
- THIS WEEK - SJC Elections (CT campus) - Co2026: 02/11 - 02/25, election period. Social Justice Coalition is looking for a representative for the CT campus! If you love being involved in LCOM if you love working with other groups, and if you want to make a difference during your time at LCOM.
- THIS WEEK DEADLINE - LCOM Medical Student Summer Research - Pre-Proposal Co2026 Submission: 02/13, submission deadline. Submit the pre-proposal form electronically to Amir Sadick Must be submitted as a single PDF document with the file name “2023_SummeResearch-PreProposal_studentlastnamestudentfirstname”.
- THIS WEEK DEADLINE - 2023 NYU/ Bellevue Emergency Medicine Summer Medical Student Fellowship for Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine*: 02/15 application deadline. We encourage URM students who are interested in EM to apply to our 4-week Summer Fellowship. We are offering 5 funded positions, including NYU housing & travel to New York City.
- Mandatories Updates Co2026 - Complete annual mandatory training through the UVMMC Cornerstone platform: 02/22, Deadline for completing the checklist. Prior to the launch of DIV, we must verify that each student has completed these mandatories.
- AHEC Funded IPE Summer Project - Prevention of Firearm Injury: 02/22, Application deadline. Vermont Area Health Education Center (AHEC) will sponsor 2 medical students with a stipend of $1500 to perform summer work on interprofessional projects related to the prevention of firearm injury.
- AHEC Summer Projects 2023: 02/22, application deadline. Summer Projects in 2 tracks - Research/QI and Education -Mentoring - $1,500 Stipend AHEC Scholars eligible activity.
- The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) Mentorship Opportunity for URiM M1 Students*:02/24, Application Deadline. This program is specifically designed to provide Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) first-year medical students the opportunity to participate in an in-person, all-expenses-paid, two-week mentorship program at the ABEM headquarters (East
Lansing, Michigan) June 5-16, 2023.
- 2023 Gold Student Summer Fellowships*: 03/20, application deadline. The grant award includes a stipend for a single project of up to $4,000 for a 10-week period. Proposals are selected based on a set of criteria that includes quality and quantity of patient interaction, methodology, and more.
- AAMC Virtual Specialty Forum - Get your specialty questions answered!: 03/23, 1 - 4 Pm, Virtual event online registration required. This
annual event hosted by the Careers in Medicine® program works to provide equitable access to specialty exposure, where medical students can view resources, chat with specialty representatives and AAMC staff, as well as attend a live presentation
with residents about their specialty choice.
- Summer Research Scholarship in Neurosurgery for Black Medical Students*: 04/01 Application Deadline. The purpose of the award is to provide a neurosurgical-based research fellowship for Black students attending medical school or post–graduate training (Master's or Ph.D.), who wish to gain research experience in the fields of neuroscience
and neurosurgery, and have early exposure to the field of neurosurgery.
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WEEKLY UVM Larner Med FYIs
- UVM Offices Closed on Monday 02/20: UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Student Education, are closed in observance of President's Day.
- Winter Bike to Work Day: Winter Bike to Work day is about getting out and getting active. Here are a few ways to enjoy...
- Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ODEI) - Join the Gender Equity Listserv: Want to keep up to date on Gender Equity events and initiatives? Join the Gender Equity Listserv.
- Medical Student Council Newsletter: | Dec 2022 - Jan 2023 Edition. Check Out...
- The Graduate Writing Center is open: The Graduate Writing Center is open for both in-person and online appointments.
- Proof of Enrollment: The UVM Registrar's Office provides "Proof of Enrollment" (often needed for ski passes, discounts on car insurance, etc.), via your myUVM portal. Instructions are under the Registrar's Office Enrollment Verifications web-page.
Turnover is usually less than one business day! Please contact the UVM Registrar with any questions.
- Need Something Call a "Letter of Good Standing" (different from proof of enrollment)? Email a request to Medical Student Services. Please indicate whether you
need an electronic format/hardcopy/both and where to send the letter.
- Reminding about mental health resources, and WellConnect in particular: Here’s a summary of what WellConnect offers. Read more in this recent email from Dr. Lee Rosen Director of student Well-being.
- Free COVID Tests are Back! The federal government is again offering free at-home COVID-19 tests mailed directly to your home! Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 at-home COVID-19 tests...
- FREE New York Times Subscription for UVM Students, Staff, and Faculty: You must use your UVM email address to create an account and then go to nytimes.com and login to start reading; the account may need to be reactivated
via the library link, periodically. Start exploring free NYtimes content, now…
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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:
- Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care: Feb, 13 - 17. Solidarity
Week for Compassionate Patient Care is a weeklong recognition event. GHHS chapters, medical schools, and patient care institutions from across the country promote activities to celebrate their dedication to ensuring compassionate, patient-centered
care.
UPCOMING:
- Healthcare Burnout Symposium: Feb 23 - 25, in Los Angeles, CA.
Learn how to productively & proactively discuss the factors that impact wellness
- New Year, More YOU 9-week online Group Yoga Therapy series:starting February 26, 2023. Participants will unlearn and unwind negative and harmful ideas and tendencies around self-change and learn how to connect to self and inner knowing with kindness and compassion.
- Help Plan Student Performance Night: TBD. Are you musically inclined and interested in helping plan a coffeehouse/student performance night this February? Please contact Chellie Nayar and James Fanning with a Short email indicating your interest.
- RECURRING:
- Kaiut Yoga for Chronic Conditions: Thursdays 9-10 a.m. on Zoom, offered through UVM Medical Center. For more information or to register, email Julia Oshea.
- Mindfulness Tools for Health and Wellbeing for ALL Cancer Patients, Caregivers, Providers: 01/04. Virtual meetings 5:00-6:30 pm 1st Wednesday of each month. All offerings Mindfulness Tools offerings are free. For
more information or to sign up, contact Donna Smith.
ADDITIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING INFORMATION/RESOURCES:
- FREE online and on-demand yoga classes for Essential Workers: Practices like yoga, including holding postures, breathwork, and meditation, offer easy, accessible, and intentional ways to re-energize and nourish yourself.
- LGBQTIA+ Health Summit: Presented by the Vermont Pride Center, Outright Vermont, & Out in the Open on April 22, 2023. Call for Proposals due February 10, 2023.
- Online Feldenkrais classes: Donation-based classes designed for all.
- Med Students with Kids – Burlington Parks & Rec - Summer camp registration is open*: Burlington Parks, Recreation & Waterfront offers a variety of summer camps with something for everyone – from sports, STEM and chess to outdoor exploration and adventure…
- Scholarships are available: Find out about BTV summer camp scholarships for Burlington residents for up to 50-100% off of camp fees. Read our scholarship policy or call 802-864-0123 for more information.
- THE WASHINGTON POST: Seasonal affective disorder can last for months. Here are the signs.
- Free Yoga Series: The UVM Campus Rec Yoga School is looking for people who would like to host a FREE 6-week yoga series with a yoga teacher in training: If interested, please email
John McConnell, Director of the UVM Yoga Teacher Training.
- Free COVID Tests are Back! The federal government is again offering free at-home COVID-19 tests mailed directly to your home! Every U.S. household is eligible to order 4 at-home COVID-19 tests...
- Online Oncology Yoga classes: for more information or sign up Email Geri-Ann Higgins
- The Trauma Survivors Network (TSN): is a national community of patients and families looking to connect with one another after a serious traumatic injury. The UVM Medical Center TSN is committed to supporting traumatic injury
survivors and their families as they navigate the road to recovery. Learn more...
- UVM Mindfulness: UVM offers many free opportunities to support undergrads, graduate students and staff. Learn more...
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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:
- Here to Help December Clinic: 02/18, 11 - 2 pm, 21 Beull St. Burlington, VT 05401. The Here to Help SIG is hosting our monthly event on Feb 18th to provide free food, haircuts, clothing, and other services to our community!
- Get Your Tickets for "Rally Against Cancer" Games Winter 2023 - UVM Women’s Basketball vs. NJIT: 02/18 - 2 - 4 pm, UVM Patrick Gym. UVM Athletics' Rally Against Cancer hockey and basketball games in February benefit the UVM Cancer Center. Fans are invited to wear lavender, the universal color of support for all cancers, and will have an opportunity to bid on players' special
edition lavender jerseys. Read More...
UPCOMING EVENT:
- VCM Med Tent Volunteering - Come be a medical volunteer for the Vermont City Marathon: 0n 5/28, Vermont City Marathon. Vermont’s premiere sporting event is expecting approximately 4200 runners and will need lab personnel, EMTs, Paramedics, ATs, PTs, RNs, PA/NPs, and MD/DOs as well as non-credentialed volunteers for our medical team.
ADDITIONAL WAYS TO LCOMcare:
- Art From The Heart: a program connecting volunteers and art supplies to patients and caregivers. Free for patients at UVM Medical Center and Children's Hospital. Learn more...
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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS
UVM always has a TON of event opportunities flying around. The list below was hand-picked/designed for our medical student community (also check out the Larner Medical Student Activities Calendar anytime for the latest and greatest list of events). Students may also explore the UVM Bored? Calendar for even more opportunities open to all UVM students...
THIS WEEK:
- MON, Feb 13:
- Solidarity Week for Compassionate Patient Care: Feb, 13 - 17. Solidarity
Week for Compassionate Patient Care is a weeklong recognition event. GHHS chapters, medical schools, and patient care institutions from across the country promote activities to celebrate their dedication to ensuring compassionate,
patient-centered care.
- WED, Feb 15:
- Pediatrics Grand Rounds - "Creating an Empowerment (Decolonized) Model in Global Health: An Evolving Practice to Build Capacity, Research Methodologies, Educational Modalities, and Health Equity":
02/15, 8 - 9 am, Davis Auditorium and via zoom.
- CMB Redox Biology & Pathology Seminar - "Protein structure and function analysis of Branched Chain Aminotransferase": 02/15, 11 - 12 pm; Via Zoom.
- UVM Biomedical Engineering Research Conference: 02/15, 12 - 1 pm. In HSRF 200. This
interdisciplinary research conference is intended to bring together the rich pool of faculty and students participating in BME-related research here at UVM.
- Updates on All Things Research at UVM: 02/15, 4:30 - 6 pm, in Waterman 427. Vice
President Kirk Dombrowski hosts a Research Forum to answer any questions from faculty, staff, and researchers. The event will also be live-streamed on UVM's YouTube channel.
- Leadership & Education Program for Students in Integrative Medicine (LEAPS into IM) focuses on developing
leadership skills, Integrative Medicine education, self-care skills, and developing IM projects for students to implement at their own home schools. June 5-9th, Oceanside CA. Applications are due February 15th.
- All UVM Medical Center and UVM employees and students are welcome to participate in Academic Consortium activities. Learn more...
- THR, Feb 16:
- FRI, Feb 17:
- SAT, Feb 18:
- Sun, Feb 19: No UVM/UVM Larner Med community events posted for this day
UPCOMING:
- UVM Offices Closed on Monday 02/20: UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Student Education, are closed in observance of President's Day.
- Finding a good model – model selection, model assumptions, the goodness of fit: 02/21, 9 - 10 am, in Howe Library meeting room (Howe 001B). for a conversation about methodologies to select an appropriate model, to verify the assumptions and to assess the fit.
- Medical Curriculum Committee Meetings - Open Meetings: 02/21, 5-7 (via Zoom). The Medical Curriculum Committee holds their meetings, which are open to all LCOM stakeholders (faculty, staff, students), on the third Tuesday of every month, 5-7pm.
- Pediatrics Grand Rounds - "Pollution, Climate Change and Children's Health": 02/22, 8 - 9 am, in Davis Auditorium and via zoom.
- Green Mountain Molecular Modeling Workshop - "Molecular Modeling 101 Protein Structure Prediction": 02/22, 9 - 12 pm, HSRF 300. We are excited to invite you to the Green Mountain Molecular Modeling Workshop. Molecular modeling has become a contemporary affordable tool to study the structure-mechanism-function relationship of biomolecules, as well as to design new molecules
and materials.
- FLYNN Collaborating Public Safety: 02/23, 7 pm, at the Flynn (free event). Flynn is hosting an important conversation on public safety. This topic with respect to law enforcement is clearly something the whole country is focused on and The Flynn is hoping to provide an opportunity for some meaningful dialogue at
this special free event.
- Good Morning Coffee/Tea - Student Lounge: 02/24, 7:30-8:15 am, outside the Larner-VT Med/Grad Student Lounge. Come and join Coffee and/or Tea on Dean Zehle! Drop by to have a chat, catch up, share a story; or whatever you’d like to talk about – or simply feel free to grab a drink and head off to start your day!
- February Monthly MSST Meet- Lunch Sandwiches: 02/24, 11:30 - 12:30 pm - Outside OME (Given Courtyard N100). Join us for Lunch Sandwiches We will be on hand to meet you and answer any questions you have; however, you are also always welcome to smile, wave, and grab a sandwich.
- Thank a Resident Day: 02/24, all day. Residency is a key component of graduate medical training, offering an in-depth exposure to medical practice. It can often lead to long working hours matched with many responsibilities.
- Laura Mann Integrative Healthcare Lecture Series - "Building Integrative Oncology for the Future": 03/07, 8-9am, Via Zoom (registration required).
- Random Chats About Data - Data Organization - data cleaning, formatting, management, missing values: 03/09, 11 - 12 pm, in Dana Medical Library Classroom.
- Laura Mann Integrative Healthcare Lecture Series - "Updates in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Improving patient experiences and outcomes with integrative and collaborative care":03/13, 8-9am, Via Zoom (registration required).
- Green Mountain Molecular Modeling Workshop - "Molecular Docking": 3/29, 9 - 12 pm, HSRF 300. We are excited to invite you to the Green Mountain Molecular Modeling Workshop. Molecular modeling has become a contemporary affordable tool to study the structure-mechanism-function relationship of biomolecules, as well as to design new molecules
and materials.
- Green Mountain Molecular Modeling Workshop - "Molecular Dynamics Simulations": 04/26, 9 - 12 pm, HSRF 300. Molecular modeling has become a contemporary affordable tool to study the structure-mechanism-function relationship of biomolecules, as well as to design new molecules and materials.
- SAVE THE DATE- The UVM DEI & Flynn Partnership Featuring a Show by the ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER: 05/02 - 7:30 - 9:30 pm.
This season, the UVM Division for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is sponsoring a show featuring the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
- UVM Osher Center for Integrative Health Integrative Pain Management Conference:05/05, in the Davis Center, Burlington, VT. Early bird registration ends April 01 (students $100). Participants will learn about integrative therapies, and share best practices, current research, and policy, along with innovations in integrative approaches for chronic pain management.
DROP-IN MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE:
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STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES (Scholarships, Awards, & Finance FYIs)
Our Medical Student Financial Services begin with prospective students and continue through the curriculum
to commencement. We advise students on various aspects such as financing their medical education, loan debt management matters, and financial wellness. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Assistant Director of Medical Student Financial Services, Ryan Gates,
with any questions.
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ARTS & PUBLICATION
UPCOMING:
ADDITIONAL ARTS & PUBLICATION:
- “Aha” moments that revealed the humanity of medicine: Read Dr. Hills' beautiful story and more "aha" moments.
- Navigating the “me+we” mindset, from Dr. Ron Epstein: In a new essay, Mindful Practice co-founder Dr. Ron Epstein reflects on the role of social networks in health: "Increasingly," he writes, "I see the skills that
we need as clinicians as relational and collective, not merely individual."Read the blog post...
- UVM/Larner:
- ACADEMIC MEDICINE PODCASTS:
- The Nocturnist - "Shame in Medicine"*:
- AAMC News:
- Medical schools and veterans hospitals: Old friends make new discoveries: Since joining forces to serve wounded WWII soldiers, researchers at academic medical centers and veterans hospitals have partnered to produce innovations
in health care and knowledge, from smoking cessation and prosthetics to substance abuse and dementia. Read More...
- Vaccine Voices – Why Pediatric Vaccines Are So Important: A drop in immunization rates has opened the door to once-eliminated childhood diseases. Read More...
- The unlikely friendship between a Muslim doctor and a former Klan member: Heval Kelli, MD, fled persecution in Syria and eventually became a cardiologist in the United States. Chris Buckley fought in Afghanistan and came
home loathing Muslims. Now they’re on a mission to help heal our nation. Read More...
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