- RSVP DEADLINE - The 16th Annual LGBTQAwards & Rainbow Graduation: 4/20 RSVP deadline. Read more/register...
- COMMENCEMENT REGALIA IS IN! Please come pick it up. Please pick up your Graduation Regalia in the mailroom if you haven’t already. ~ Pat Alberts, COM Mailroom (802-656-2573
) - Don't Lose Your Mail! Please take a few minutes to download and complete a forwarding address form and email it/or drop it off to Pat Alberts, in the Given Mailroom, so they can forward your given-box mail. Questions? Contact Pat Alberts with any questions.
- Mayo Clinic Hiring Short-Term Help - apply ASAP!* 4/29-5/26 project period. Urgently hiring graduating M4s with Epic EHR experience (aka, UVM Class of 2018) for a short-term project to help Mayo docs learn how to use Epic before they implement it this summer. Read more for compensation and contact info...
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Class of 2019
- FREE FOOD EVENT - Provide input on your clerkship experiences: 4/24 & 5/1. Read more/sign-up...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Doolas Scholarship opportunity in Surgery at Rush University Medical Center*: 4/30 application deadline. Designed for highly qualified students from racial and ethnic groups that have been historically underrepresented in medicine. Provides mentoring, networking, and stipend. Read more...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - UConn Visiting Externship for Students Underrepresented in Medicine (VESUM): 4/30 application deadline. Read more...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - URM pediatric externship at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, OH*: 4/30 application deadline. Read more...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Underrepresented in Medicine Senior Scholarship Program for Pediatrics at University of Alabama School of Medicine*: 5/1 application deadline. Read more...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - University of Rochester Visiting Clerkship Program*: 5/1 application deadline. Read more...
- Harvard Medical School Visiting Clerkship Program*: Read more...
- Larner Endowed Loan Fund: 5/5 opt-in deadline. You may opt into receiving a $5,400 loan. Does not accrue interest during school, the 9 month grace period after graduation, or during an optional 39 month residency deferment. After this, a fixed 5% rate is instated during repayment. This saves borrowers a considerable amount relative to unsubsidized Federal loans. Read more...
- POLICY FYI - OASIS/Curriculum Evaluations: Students must provide an end-of-course evaluation for required 4th year courses; failure to do so will result in a grade of incomplete, which will not be satisfied by filling out the evaluation once it is past due. Read the email from the Director of Curricular Evaluation and Assessment for more information...
- Visiting Student Opportunities at Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine in Kalamazoo, Michigan*...
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Class of 2020
- Larner Endowed Loan Fund: 5/5 opt-in deadline. You may opt into receiving a $5,400 loan. Does not accrue interest during school, the 9 month grace period after graduation, or during an optional 39 month residency deferment. After this, a fixed 5% rate is instated during repayment. This saves borrowers a considerable amount relative to unsubsidized Federal loans. Read more...
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Class of 2021
- SUMMER OPPORTUNITY - LCOM Summer Medical School Prep Program: Dr. Paula Tracy needs to recruit 4-5 TA’s to help facilitate the scheduled elements of the program and serve as mentors to program participants. Read more...
- Larner Endowed Loan Fund: 5/5 opt-in deadline. You may opt into receiving a $5,400 loan. Does not accrue interest during school, the 9 month grace period after graduation, or during an optional 39 month residency deferment. After this, a fixed 5% rate is instated during repayment. This saves borrowers a considerable amount relative to unsubsidized Federal loans. Read more...
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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!
- DID YOU KNOW? - Med SFS Back on Campus: Kari Brayden is on campus, now (no longer working remotely). Stop into OMSE (N107) if you have SFS questions and wish to discuss them in person; appointments are highly encouraged but not required. Contact Kari at MedSFS@uvm.edu or Kari.Brayden@med.uvm.edu. We are excited to offer in-person SFS services!
- NBME Comprehensive Clinical Science Examination Timing, Length Changes, and Prometric Price Increase: Effective May 8, 2018. Read more...
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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES
THIS WEEK - Surgery SIG Suture Clinic: 4/16. Dr. Tim Lee and a handful of surgery residents will help us learn and improve our suture and knot tying skills. We will be serving pizza starting at 6pm and then move onto the skills practice. Read more...
THIS WEEK - LCOM Medical Student Yoga Class: 4/18. Led by instructors from the community, mats and blocks are provided, and all levels are encouraged to join! Read more...
THIS WEEK - LCOM Global Health Day: 4/18. More details forthcoming (visit the Global Health webpage). Contact Audree Frey, the Global Health Coordinator, with any questions.
THIS WEEK - RSVP DEADLINE - Convocation of Thanks: 4/19 RSVP deadline. Honor those who made anatomical gifts to UVM and contributed to our courses over the last academic year. Light refreshments will be served. Read more...
Research Laureate Dr. Gary Stein - "The Cancer-Compromised Genome”: 4/23. Read more...
April Dining with the Deans Luncheon: 4/23. This month's special guest is Dr. Jan Gallant, Associate Dean for Admissions. Read more/sign-up...
Dana Medical Library Workshop - Introduction to EndNote for Mac Users: 4/25. This workshop will teach you how to export citations from popular online databases, manage those citations, and automatically insert them into your paper or manuscript. Read more...
APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - LCOM Travel Awards: 4/30 application deadline. Established to support students who would like to travel to conferences, alternative learning opportunities or similar events. Read more...
Community Medical School Series: The Microbiome: How it Keeps you Healthy...Or Not! 5/1. Learn what we currently know about the human microbiome, how it is connected to digestive and overall health, how it may be related to various diseases and how we can use it to potentially treat diseases. Read more...
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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP
THIS WEEK - UVM Cancer Center Research Symposium: 4/20. Focuses on Cancer Control in a Rural Environment and will host three national speakers. Read more...
APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - LCOM Travel Awards: 4/30 application deadline. Established to support students who would like to travel to conferences, alternative learning opportunities or similar events. Read more...
APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Kenneth and Bessie Ladeau Trust Scholarship Opportunity*: 4/30 application deadline. Aids in-state ("VT resident") medical students preferably interested in cardiology or oncology, who have demonstrated financial need. If no VT residents apply, the trustees may consider NH residents. Read more...
American Osler Society-AOS International History of Medicine Meeting*: 5/13-5/16. AOS will waive the registration costs for medical students and residents: meals will be free up to but not including dinners-that would be on their own. Read more...
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* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed