WeeklyWire 09/20/2024
Hello Everyone!
Happy Fall! The Weekly Wire is on temporary pause, so I will keep you updated with important announcements over the next few weeks. There is a lot happening this week so please take a minute to scroll through the announcements that apply to your class.
FOR ALL MEDICAL STUDENTS
Student Performance Night: Calling all artists/musicians/comedians! The (now) annual and event will be on Friday, October 4th from 7:00 - 9:00 PM in the Hoehl Gallery at the Larner College of Medicine. This
event is sponsored by the Jandl ‘79 and Parker ’73 Endowments, Wellness Committee, and LCOM Music SIG. Sign up here if you are interested in sharing your wellness outlet with the Larner Community. All are welcome, light snacks will be served.
Optimizing Your Finances During Residency 10/22/2024 @ 2:00 Join Financial Advisor, Stephen Mark Cardinal, FSCP®, hosted by the AAMC FIRST Team for an informative webinar on navigating and optimizing your finances as you transition
from Medical School to Residency and beyond. Register HERE.
Contact ryan.gates@med.uvm.edu with any questions.
OurVoice: Substance Use Disorder Panel. Monday, September 23rd, 12-1pm, MedEd 100. The OurVoice project is putting on a panel to increase awareness around substance use disorders on Monday, September 23rd from 12-1pm
in MedEd 100. Multiple panelists will be sharing their experiences navigating the healthcare system while living with a substance use disorder Contact Arya Kale, Stefa Obando, and Jake Reigle with any questions. Public zoom link for viewing
HERE
Look @ Larner Student Hosting Thursday Oct 24th to Saturday Oct 26th. Are you interested in participating in Look at Larner? Apply HERE to be a Student Host! Contact ayanna.linton@med.uvm.edu (Admissions Coordinator) with questions.
Flu Shot Season is here. This is to remind you that flu shots are required for all students. Check out this link for flu shot clinics through the Center for Health and Well-Being.
For M1s and M2s (co2028 & co2027)
REMINDER: Please complete annual mandatories training by 9/30/24 in order to maintain access to University of Vermont Medical Center information systems. In accordance with Joint Commission hospital accreditation standards, all medical
students must complete annual mandatories training at the beginning of each curriculum level
in order to maintain access to University of Vermont Medical Center information systems. These mandatories are made available through the UVMMC Cornerstone platform and should be completed within the first month of enrollment in any academic year. You cannot participate in activities in a clinical setting (including DIV and shadowing sessions during PCR) if mandatories are not completed. Please complete your
Foundations Year 1 or Year 2 mandatories by September 30, 2024. Questions should be directed to the UVMMC IS Service Center, 802-847-1414. You can find your M# and more information on your “Admissions/Entering Student Data” academic
history tab in OASIS. Once your M# has been assigned, contact the IS Service Center at 802-847-1414 for your initial password. Your default PIN is the last 4 digits of your UVM 95#. Once you have completed your assigned mandatories, please complete
the required attestation in OASIS. Instructions with screenshots are available for M1 and M2
students. Contact julia.m.oconnor@med.uvm.edu with any questions.
M2 STUDENTS (co2027)
Step 1 Plan? READ ON! Please join MSST for M2 Step 1 Info Session on September 26th 1pm Med Ed Center 200 to hear information from faculty and Medical Student Services Team on Step 1 planning, registration,
support, wellness, resources, policy, and timeline. Submit any questions you might have about Step 1 or USMLE planning using this form and the MSST team will aim to address these during the session.
Clerkship Lottery: The clerkship lottery is officially open. Here are the details:
- LCOM-CT: Flight group ranking window is open from 12pm Friday, 9/20 through 12pm Monday, 9/23.
- LCOM-VT: Flight group ranking window is open from 12pm Tuesday, 9/24 through 12pm Wednesday, 9/25.
All LCOM M2 students will be able to see their assigned flight group in OASIS on 9/26. At this time, students will be able to swap flight groups with other students at your assigned campus only. The flight group trading window runs from 12pm Thursday, 9/26 through 12pm Monday, 10/1. VT
Site exempt students are not eligible to swap their flight group. Refer to the email from Justine King in OME for directions on ranking your flight group and then swapping the flight group.
M2s to M4s (co2027 & co2025)
Are you interested in Anesthesiology? Please join members of the Anesthesiology Department and guest Dr. Michael O’Reilly on October 3 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. in HSRF 200 for an informal Q&A session with medical students. Dr.
O’Reilly will be on campus Oct. 2-4 for the investiture ceremony honoring Gabe Tharp as the inaugural holder of the Michael O’Reilly, M.D., M.S., Green and Gold Professorship in Anesthesiology.
Dr. Michael O’Reilly is an executive on the Health Team at Apple, Inc., working on Special Projects. In addition, he is Clinical Professor of Anesthesiology at Stanford University and an Adjunct Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
at the University of Michigan. He previously served as Vice President for Medical Technology at Apple, and before that was Executive Vice President for Medical Affairs and Chief Medical Officer at the Masimo Corporation. Dr. O’Reilly earned
both his MS degree and MD from UVM (Class of 1990) and completed his residency training in Anesthesiology at the UVM Medical Center. He built an impressive career in academic and clinical medicine and research at Michigan before transitioning
into the medical technology sector.
M4 STUDENTS (co2025)
Application to Residency Deadlines and important reminders! Please pay attention to these important reminders.
- Programs will start reviewing applications in ERAS next Wednesday, September 25 at 9am ET. It
is strongly suggested that you submit complete applications prior to the release. All applications submitted to programs in ERAS between 9am on 9/4 and 9am on 9/25 will be time-stamped for 9:00 am on 9/25. Applications submitted after that
will be time-stamped in real time.
- All MSPEs will be uploaded over the next few business days prior to the 9/25 release, across all platforms. You do not need to wait for the MSPE in order to submit your applications, the MSPE will be auto-attached to your applications
when it is uploaded.
- Regarding Program Signals: Remember that you must assign program signals in the Programs menu on the Saved Programs page BEFORE submitting your applications to programs accepting program signals. Once you have applied, you
can no longer send a signal to that program. For a demo of this process, please watch the MyERAS Program Signals Update video.
- Authorize the release of your USMLE transcript in ERAS (Documents tab > Additional Documents).
- Med School Transcripts for any/all of the application platforms must be requested through the UVM Registrar’s Office. If you haven’t already, please see the online instructions for requesting a transcript for
Emma Faustner to upload.
- NRMP Registration is open. 66 of you have already registered with the NRMP (the Main Match)!
If you are participating in the Main Match and haven’t registered yet, please do so before 11:59 pm EST on January 31, 2025 to avoid extra fees.
- Don’t forget to add your NRMP ID to ERAS (Application tab > Personal Information > Match Information). This helps programs find you easily for ranking.
INFORMATION ON INTERNAL MEDICINE RESIDENCY AT MAYO CLINIC: As the world’s first integrated, multispecialty group practice and a leader in clinical care, research and education, Mayo Clinic trains residents in a highly supportive and
collaborative environment that fosters the highest standard of medical care. Mayo Clinic established one of the world’s first formalized physician training programs in 1915; since that time, the Internal Medicine Residency has had a long
track record of transforming great medical students into outstanding physicians, educators, and scientists.
- ~100% ABIM board pass rate
- Robust primary care experience including:
- Longitudinal care for local residents (population ~144,000)
- Diverse local communities (35% minority enrollment in Rochester public schools)
- Large underserved populations including immigrants, refugees, and patients with limited English proficiency
- Dedicated primary care track with additional mentorship, research, and clinical opportunities
- Strong productivity (average 4.8 peer-reviewed publications/resident; national average 0.6)
- Excellent fellowship match (>80% match into one of their top 3 program choices)
- 3-year longitudinal educator development program
- Broad array of clinical and non-clinical electives including Mayo International Health Program elective and medical journalism elective through ABC News in New York
- Longitudinal Point of Care Ultrasound curriculum and procedural rotation
- Health equity curriculum including didactics, integrated clinical experiences, and opportunities for regional and national advocacy
Our curriculum includes daily didactic sessions on clinical care and structured programs to develop our residents as educators and life-long learners. From our involvement in IPASS to ensure safe hand-offs to our participation in PACER to enhance
interprofessional education in primary care, our program is at the forefront of innovation in graduate medical education as we prepare physicians to practice in the future healthcare system. Furthermore, our residents have vast opportunities
to participate in cutting-edge basic and clinical research with leaders in their fields.
We would like to encourage senior medical students interested in a career in Internal Medicine or its subspecialties to consider a visiting clerkship at Mayo Clinic (https://college.mayo.edu/academics/visiting-medical-student-clerkships/) as
well as to apply for our residency program (https://college.mayo.edu/academics/residencies-and-fellowships/internal-medicine-residency-minnesota/).
Have a great weekend!
Karen
Karen George, MD, MPH (she/her)
Associate Dean for Students
Office of Medical Student Education
Larner College of Medicine at The University of Vermont