- THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - Reserve Your Commencement Tickets: noon EST, 5/7 reservation deadline. You get up to 6 tickets (you do not need a ticket). After the deadline, tickets will no longer be available for reservation, and remaining tickets will be released to students on the waitlist. Read more/Reserve Your Tickets...
- THIS WEEK - Attention Graduates! Register for the Webinar: You've Matched! Now What? Preparing Financially and Professionally for Residency*: 5/11. Read more/register...
- NOW AVAILABLE - Senior Week Events Sign-up: Events are posted to the COM Student Activities Calendar and details are being added to our Google Doc Sign-up for all events (multiple tabs on the bottom. Sign-up, now! Please contact Stephanie Brooks with any questions.
- Email Accounts: Students retain their COM email address for one year following their graduation. COMTS suggests students configure their COM email with a forwarding rule via Outlook Web Access as soon as they get a new [professional] email address. If you have questions, use https://comis.med.uvm.edu/footprints or call (802) 656-7300
. - APPROACHING DEADLINE - Pick up your commencement regalia: 5/18. If you requested to have your graduation regalia delivered to the LCOM Mailroom, and have not picked it up yet, please do so. Read more...
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Class of 2019
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Fall/Winter Global Health Elective (Oct. 2018 - Fe 2019): 5/14 application deadline. Applications for the fourth-year elective are accepted 3 times per year and should be submitted at least 6 months prior to desired travel dates. Read more...
- AAMC Careers in Medicine® Residency and Fellowship Program Search*: Now includes an expanded level of program detail within the profiles of thousands of residency programs. Students are encouraged to use their research on specialties and programs as a starting point for conversations. Read more...
- The USC Keck School of Medicine Diversity in Medicine Visiting Student Clerkship Award*: Program provides a stipend of $2,000 to each recipient to help defray the costs of an away rotation. Read more...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - OHSU Diversity Program for Visiting Students*: 5/15 application deadline. Provides $1200 and mentoring/networking for fourth-year students. Read more...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Cincinnati Minority Visiting Clerkship Rotations*: 5/15. Read more...
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Class of 2020
- No announcements were submitted for this class.
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Class of 2021
- THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - I-Trep Summer Biomedical Entrepreneurship Course: 5/8 application deadline. Interested in biomedical entrepreneurship? Apply to be in an intensive summer course on “Biomedical Entrepreneurship,” from June 14th to 22nd at UVM. Read more...
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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!
- UVM Gender-Inclusive Restrooms: There are many gender-inclusive, single-user, lockable restrooms on-campus. Most of them are simply marked “Restroom.” Gender inclusive facilities like these are available to and benefit everyone. Read more...
- UVM Offices Closed 5/28: In honor of the Memorial Day Holiday, all UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Student Education, are closed Monday, 528. We will re-open on Tuesday, 5/29, at 8 AM.
- Welcome Donna O'Malley as Interim Director at Dana Medical Library: Read the full memo regarding this appointment...
- Student Learning Commons Space Transition from Google Docs Folder: Running your student group out of Google Docs? Please transition this content to our LCOM-supported Learning Commons Space (yellow L). takeout.google.com will allow you to download all of your google data and convert them to office files for your new Commons Space. Please contact Zach Silberman, Student Ambassador and all-around rockstar, with any questions.
- Student Learning Commons Space: Are you a student governance or interest group leader and ran into technology challenges when launching your online collaborative Learning Commons Space (yellow L)? Please feel free to submit a footprint with our stellar COMTS team outlining your challenges.
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LCOMcares - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Here to Help Clinic - Meal Prep Support: 5/18. Help Max chef up something yummy on Friday May 20 (1-4) that will be served at the clinic the next day. Read more/sign-up...
Volunteer at the Here to Help Clinic: 5/19. Make Connections - Come to the Clinic Saturday May 19 (anytime between 10:30-3) at the First United Methodist Church (21 Buell Street). Read more/sign-up...
Here to Help Clinic Dark Sock Drive: There will be a box in the student lounge to collect socks for the homeless folks in the area. Socks are often the first thing to wear out, and dark is better than white at hiding stuff. Please contact Shae or Lauren with any questions.
Volunteer at Medical Reunion 2018: 6/8 - 6/10. Alumni from the last 60+ years will be on campus for this special weekend. In addition to a great networking opportunity, all volunteers will receive a Dr. Moo tote bag and have the option of getting breakfast and a free picnic lunch on Saturday, June 9. Read more/sign-up to support this event...
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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES
SEG Update: So, what are your SEG Representatives up to this month? A brief overview: Welcomed new committee reps to the team and explained responsibilities; Discussion with Dr. Tania Bertsch re: Clerkship Committee, latest evaluations, and how SEG can contribute; Update on Neural Sciences course feedback. More details and contact info available on our webpage...
THIS WEEK - Intubation and Ultrasound Skills Clinic: 5/7. Hosted by your Anesthesia Interest Group. Pizza will be served! Read more/get it on your calendar...
THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - I-Trep Summer Biomedical Entrepreneurship Course: 5/8 application deadline. Interested in biomedical entrepreneurship? Apply to be in an intensive summer course on “Biomedical Entrepreneurship,” from June 14th to 22nd at UVM. Read more...
THIS WEEK - DesignMed presents "How may we... design a work schedule to prevent physician burnout?" 5/8. Join us and learn how healthcare systems are designing for the millennial physician. Lunch will be provided! Read more...
THIS WEEK - You're Invited: Cardiovascular Research Institute Annual Reception and Recognition Gala: 5/9. Read more...
THIS WEEK - LCOM Medical Student Yoga Class: 5/9. Led by instructors from the community, mats and blocks are provided, and all levels are encouraged to join! Read more...
THIS WEEK - Naloxone (Narcan) Training:* 5/10. Want to know what you can do to personally help with the opioid epidemic? Carry naloxone (the treatment for opioid overdose) with you and learn how to use it. Learn about Narcan and how to administer it at this event. Read more...
THIS WEEK - Wellness Mindfulness Session: 5/10. Free Retreat… for your mind! A 30-min session led by the director of the UVM Center for Health and Wellbeing. Relax your neuronal firing and clear your pre-test anxiety with us! Read more/add to your calendar...
THIS WEEK - RSVP DEADLINE - Reception in Honor of Veronica Rooks, M.D. '93, 2018 Service to the Medicine and Community Alumni Award Recipient: 5/11 RSVP requested. 5/18 event. The UVM Medical Alumni Association invites you and your guest to this reception. Read more...
Dana Medical Library Workshop - Introduction to Zotero: 5/15. Will teach you how to add references to your library, manage those references, and automatically insert citations into your paper and build your bibliography. Read more...
Final Dining with the Deans for the 2017-2018 Academic Year: 5/16. This month's special guest is Dean Morin, Dean of the Larner College of Medicine, who has announced he will retire in June, 2018. Read more/sign-up...
Tasty Thursday: 5/17. Join the Wellness Committee in the student lounge, and enjoy some fresh produce and snacks! Add it to your calendar...
TICKETS ON SALE NOW! Join us for the End of Year Banquet - The Endies: 5/17. Every class has a reason to celebrate the end of the school year with the UVM Larner College of Medicine! Join us for the End of Year Banquet - The Endies - a night filled with delicious food, drinks, dancing, “Endy” awards and nostalgia. Read more/buy your ticket...
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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP
THIS WEEK - American Osler Society-AOS International History of Medicine Meeting*: 5/13 - 5/16, at U-Pitt. AOS will waive the registration costs for medical students and residents. Read more...
VT Army National Guard Loan Repayment Program*: Join as a Medical Student and earn a monthly stipend of $2,200 in addition to a $250,000 Student Loan Repayment. Read more...
International Comics and Medicine Conference 2018*: 8/16 - 8/18, in Vermont. This year’s Comics and Medicine Conference invites participants to share and reflect upon how graphic medicine works. Read more...
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Invitation to Publish with BAOJ Urology and Nephrology*: 5/20 submission deadline. Submit 2-Page Opinion/Mini Review, Editorial, Short Communication, etc. Read more...
For Sale*: Panasonic Microwave oven (huge and basically new), round dining room table. Email Peter Hyson for prices and pictures!
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