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CLASS INFORMATION
Class of 2018
- THIS WEEK - Your Crash-Course in Residency Finances*: 3/14. At Vermont National Country Club, with hor d’oeuvres and refreshments. Learn to get a leg up on your finances as you prepare to transition into residency. Read more...
- THIS WEEK - SUBMISSION DEADLINE - LCOM Pulse Yearbook Information: 3/15 submission deadline. Each member of the Larner College of Medicine co2018 is allotted a half-page space for a photo assemblage in the Pulse Yearbook. Contact Eric Schmidt with questions. Templates are available. Read more...
- THIS WEEK - Student Council Match Week Events: Check out the fun things Student Council has planned for your class, this match week...
- THIS WEEK - Class of 2018 Match Day Eve Dinner hosted by the UVM Medical Alumni Association: 3/15. Read more...
- THIS WEEK - Match Day: 3/16. Please be aware that there are several IMPORTANT pieces of information you should be aware of PRIOR to this event. Learn the "need to knows"...
- APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Commencement Student Speaker Speech: 3/19 submission deadline. With Match Week and Commencement in our sights, it is time to start planning for the important selection of the Class of 2018 student graduation speaker. If you are interested in being considered for this role, read more...
- SIGN UP NOW! Student Panel Opportunities and Specialty Luncheon: Prep for practice starts next week! Participate in a few student panels and a lunch and discussion during this year's Preparation for Practice course. $5 Amazon GC for each person, per session they support! Sign-up using our online sign-up (there are 2 sign-up tabs – one for the panels and one for the luncheon). Read more in Emma's email to the class...
- MANDATORY EXIT LOAN COUNSELING: It is time to sign up for a mandatory small group session on loan counseling (if you owe debt). Read more/Sign up...
- 16th Annual LGBTQAwards & Rainbow Graduation: 4/6 award nomination deadline. 4/6 student speaker application deadline. 4/20 RSVP deadline. Recognizes and celebrates the achievements of undergraduate and graduate students, staff and faculty who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer, and asexual community. Read more...
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Class of 2019
- THIS WEEK - PPD Clinic: Students planning to do Extramural rotations may need recent PPDs in order to be compliant with host institution requirements. Please sign up online if you plan to attend, and contact Emma Faustner with any questions.
- Taking Your End of Clerkship CSE on 3/24, 3/25, 3/31, 4/7, 4/8, or 4/14 and want a later date?* Slots are available on 4/15, 4/21, 4/22, 4/28, and 7/28. Scrambling to reschedule a CSE and desperately looking to swap with someone taking the exam on one of the days listed above, in bold; brownies and endless gratitude for anyone willing to switch! Please email talia.kostick@med.uvm.edu if you are interested.
- University of Rochester Visiting Clerkship Program*: 5/1 application deadline. Read more...
- Visiting Elective in Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins for URM Students*: 4/15 application deadline. Read more...
- Cincinnati Minority Visiting Clerkship Rotations*: 5/15 application deadline. The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s will be hosting a minority visiting clerkship for several of their residency programs. They will offer a stipend for travel and housing up to $1,000. Read more...
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Class of 2020
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - FY18 Freeman Foundation Legacy Medical Scholarship: 3/26 application deadline. For up to 6 members of co2020 who demonstrate a passion for, and commitment to, meeting the health care needs of Vermonters, particularly in rural and underserved areas. $6,000 in the current 2017-2018 academic year (amount may vary based on number of applicants). Read more...
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Class of 2021
- APPLICATION DEADLINE THIS WEEK - Apply now to be a 2018 Gold Student Summer Fellow*: 3/16. Complete a project related to community health in either a research or service capacity; granted for projects focused on cultural competency issues, relationship-centered medicine, and public health concerns in underserved populations. Read more...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Summer 2018 Larner College of Medicine Diversity & Inclusion Internship: 3/26 application deadline. Learn more about how diversity, inclusion and principles of social justice can positively influence medical education, and about strategies for incorporating these principles into the culture and curriculum. Read more...
- Lead Teaching Assistant and Teaching Assistant Opportunities This Summer: We are looking for 2 Lead Teaching Assistants and 4 Teaching Assistants for the UVM Summer Health and Medicine Academy. Read more...
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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!
- COMIS Footprints System: the College of Medicine IT/IS team is happy to assist you with your technology. If you have any questions, or are experiencing "tech tears"/issues, please feel free to visit them at the help desk or call 802-656-7300
during regular office hours, or you can also submit a footprint to the COMIS electronic helpdesk - Proof of Enrollment: "Proof of Enrollment" (often needed for ski passes, discounts on car insurance, etc.) is obtained through the UVM Registrar's Office, via your myUVM portal. Instructions on how to retrieve your "Proof of Enrollment" can be found at the Registrar's Office Enrollment Verifications webpage. 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): Submit your request to the Office of Medical Student Education. Please indicate whether you need an electronic format, a hardcopy, or both, and where the letter should be sent.
- NBME Update - New Score Scale for the Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Exam*: Beginning 06/01/2018, the NBME will report scores for the Emergency Medicine Advanced Clinical Examination on a new score scale. Read more...
- COM Student Activities Calendar: Anyone can view the activities calendar online, or, if you are in our community,
you can view it on Outlook and even subscribe to it on your mobile device. Contact OMSE with any questions. - Addressing barriers for hijab-wearing women*: Informing you of a national campaign a medical students is spearheading to raise awareness about hijab in the operating room. Read more...
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Larner COMcares
THIS WEEK - Here to Help Clinic Prep: 3/16. Looking for volunteers/classmates to help us to prepare for the events at Saturday's Here to Help Clinic. Read more/sign-up...
THIS WEEK - Here to Help Clinic Set-up/Support/Clean-up: 3/17. Looking for volunteers/classmates to help us to prepare for the events at Saturday's Here to Help Clinic. Read more/sign-up...
2018 Special Olympics Vermont Winter Games*: 3/19-3/20. A terrific volunteer experience helping out our medical team and athletes and also for you to experience the joy of Special Olympics and Unified Sports. Read more...
Volunteer with Med Mentors for Health Career Exploration Day: 3/24. Nearly 100 students from six area high schools attend a presentation on careers in health care by Vermont AHEC, breakout sessions put on by other SIGs, and interaction with a panel of health professionals. Read more...
March for Our Lives*: 3/24. Created by, inspired by, and led by students across the country who will no longer risk their lives waiting for someone else to take action to stop the epidemic of mass school shootings that has become all too familiar. Read more...
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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES
Piano in Student Lounge: The Wellness Committee and OMSE organized the repair and tuning of the piano in the student lounge. If you use it, please do so with care and make sure to thank Dr. Zehle for her financial support, and the staff at OMSE for their time in helping us have a functional piano again. Please do not hesitate contact any of your Wellness Representatives with any questions or ideas.
What are your Student Council Representatives up to this month? Brief overview: Update from your associate dean for students (WCHN info, responses to student feedback, Match Week, and more), Match Week event planning, co2020 president-elect election outcome, and a SIG finance request reviewed. Read more (i.e. contact info/expanded highlights/meeting minutes)...
- Class of 2020 President-Elect: Student Council is thrilled to announce the election of the Class of 2020 President-Elect, Ava Bakhtyari. Ava will serve as the President-Elect during her third year and subsequently as the President of Student Council during her fourth year. Read more in the full class-wide mailing...
THIS WEEK - RSVP DEADLINE - LCOM Washington DC Alumni Event: 3/12 RSVP deadline. Read more...
THIS WEEK - RSVP DEADLINE - LCOM Dean Search Interview Luncheons: 3/12 RSVP deadline. Participate in the finalist’s interviews for the Dean of the Larner College of Medicine. The Search Committee would like the candidates to meet with medical and graduate students over lunch during their on-campus interviews. Read more…
THIS WEEK - Surgery SIG Case Student: 3/13. A lunchtime session (pizza served) with the affable and experienced Dr. Tim Lee as he walks us through an interesting surgical case study of his choice. Read more...
THIS WEEK - IM SIG Presents "IM Residency Panel": 3/14. Learn about the different sub-specialties IM offers and how you can prepare for a competitive residency in one of them! The panel includes Residency Directors and Fellows in GI, Pulm-Crit and Cardiology! And yes, we will have food (something better than pizza!). Read more...
THIS WEEK - Office of Primary Care Primary Care Series - "Why I Chose Family Medicine": 3/14. A panel of M4s share about why they have chosen Family Medicine and the paths they have taken. Food provided. Read more...
THIS WEEK - Dana Medical Library Workshop - "PubMed: Advanced Search Strategies": 3/14. Learn how to turn your so-so PubMed searches into virtual powerhouses by exploring sophisticated strategies and techniques. We'll discuss finding full-text, author searching, and setting up email alerts in MyNCBI. Bring your questions and stumpers! Read more...
THIS WEEK - Graduate College Defense - "Identification and Characterization of Gatase1-like Arac-family Transcriptional Refulators in Burkholderia Thailandensis" with Adam Nock: 3/14. Read more...
THIS WEEK - Path. Grand Rounds - "Acantholytic Squamous Cell Carcinoma: a review of the literature": 3/14. Read more...
THIS WEEK - LCOM Medical Student Yoga Class: 3/14. Mats and blocks are provided; all levels encouraged to join! Read more...
THIS WEEK - VENUE CHANGE - Your Student Council Proudly Presents "The Annual LCOM Talent Show": 3/14. With Prizes! $100 VISA Gift Card for 1st place. $25 for 2nd, $5 for 3rd. Free PIZZA and non-alcoholic drinks! Win money and entertain others! We've updated the venue to the Grand Maple Ballroom! Read more...
THIS WEEK - SEG Town Hall: 3/15. Students from all classes are invited to join the Student Education Group (SEG) for lunch and an open discussion. Contribute any questions or comments you have here and bring your thoughts to the Town Hall! Read more...
THIS WEEK - Match Day for the Class of 2018! 3/16. Read all about the big day on the Event webpage...
APPROACHING NOMINATION DEADLINE - Call for Nominations for Global Health Awards: 3/19 nomination deadline. This is an open invitation to submit nominations for two Global Health awards, which will be given in conjunction with the Global Health Celebration on April 17 & 18, 2018. Read more...
APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Apply to Join the Early Career Advisory Committee: 3/19 application deadline. Tasked with identifying and addressing the needs of our Early Career scientists and involving them in Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) activities. Read more...
Dan & Carole Burack Lecture: "Why Words Matter: Lessons from Neuroanatomy": 3/21. Will outline a computational brain architecture that places the physical regulation of the body at the core of all experiences and perceptions. Read more...
Dan & Carole Burack Lecture: "Cooperation in the Face of Complexity: The Future of Water Governance": 3/22. Considers the future of water governance as the effects of climate change are being felt in regions all across the world. Read more...
Surgery Senior Major Scholarly Project Paper Presentation: 3/29. 13 Surgery Senior Majors (co2018) present throughout the morning. Followed by a luncheon and prizes for the top three research projects. Read more...
Microbiology & Molecular Genetics Seminar: "DNA Damage within Chromation: Break it to Shape": 4/4. Read more...
16th Annual LGBTQAwards & Rainbow Graduation: 4/6 award nomination deadline. 4/6 student speaker application deadline. 4/20 RSVP deadline. Recognizes and celebrates the achievements of undergraduate and graduate students, staff and faculty who identify as part of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans*, queer, and asexual community. Read more...
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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP
APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Call for Submissions to Share your Work in Global Health! 3/19 submission deadline. Participants are invited to submit a poster about global health work or research. Read more...
Women in Medicine Scholarships*: 4/1 application deadline. Four, $5,000 LGBTQ Leadership Scholarships available for female medical students enrolled in in their first, second or third year of allopathic, osteo- pathic, or naturopathic med. schools. Read more...
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ARTS & PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES
APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Call for Submissions to Share your Work in Global Health! 3/19 submission deadline. Participants are encouraged to submit a brief reflection piece (1-2 pages) on their experiences working overseas and/or up to five photographs that represent their work in global health. Read more...
Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest*: 3/31 submission deadline. Asks medical and nursing students to engage in a reflective writing exercise that illustrates an experience where they or a team member worked to ensure that humanism was at the core of care. Cash prizes! Read more...
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* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed