- Congratulations Doctors! You did an AMAZING job trusting your hooders - these pics are stunning (compliments to you and the photographer)! View the Commencement Photo Gallery...
- Buh-Bye WeeklyWire! You will receive the WeeklyWire to your med email address through the June 18th issue. However, if you wish to continue to receive the weekly missive, please email studentCOMservices@med.uvm.edu with your new email address and say "Please sign me up as an alumni subscriber to the WeeklyWire!" We miss you already, btw.
- University Hospital of Geneva Quality of Care Unit needs your help! An international study on emotional difficulties among healthcare professionals. You will be working as a healthcare professional, soon. Your first impressions of your job, the difficulties you will encounter with your patients, and how you will overcome them, can teach us a lot. Read more...
- Please Complete Your GQ Survey (if you have not done so already): Survey closes 6/1. We will continue drawing prizes and can ensure they get sent where you want it to land! Submit proof of survey completion to StudentCOMServices@med.uvm.edu to enter our weekly drawings. Read more...
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Class of 2019
- ACTION REQUIRED - RAD Meetings and the MSPE: If you haven’t already done so, please sign up for your Residency Application Decision (RAD) meeting with Dr. Zehle. You must also complete pre-meeting items at least ONE WEEK IN ADVANCE of your meeting. Read more...
- Are you applying for Extramurals?
- Transcripts for VSAS: Students who are applying for Extramural rotations through VSAS must remember to request a copy of their transcript from the UVM Registrar’s Office after they have submitted their applications. Applications can’t be released to programs until all required documentation is uploaded. Transcripts can be requested online via the myUVM portal.
- In the "issued to" field enter VSAS
- In the "send to email address" field enter Emma.Faustner@med.uvm.edu
- Do you need a recent criminal background check? A background check was run on you prior to starting the Clerkship Year. UVM does not do another one for Advanced Integration so if a recent one is required for extramural electives then you must get one done on your own. There are many online services to choose from. Confirmation can be forwarded to Emma if she needs to verify it in VSAS.
- New Urology Residency Training Program*: PSRTA supports three years of intensive research training embedded within urology residency and is intended to develop urologic surgeon-scientists who can effectively engage with basic scientists, successfully compete for independent research funding and ultimately lead robust research programs. Read more...
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Class of 2020
- No announcements were posted for this class.
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Class of 2021
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Aquifer (formerly MedU) Summer Project*: 6/4 application deadline. Seeking 5 to 6 first-year medical students to participate in an exciting national medical education project. Read more...
- APPROACHING SURVEY DEADLINE - Big Sib/Little Sib Match: 6/4 survey deadline. Pairing second-year students with an incoming first-year is a great way to provide new students with the best resource on campus – you! Please complete our survey to indicate your willingness to serve as a Big Sib! Read more…
- Help out a fellow student - Request for your notes: Did you use the metabolism module for studying for FOCS or NMGI? Did you take any notes on it or did you import it into OneNote? Do you know how to take screenshots or attach files? Do you want to help me make an awesome presentation? Read more...
- Big Sib/Little Sib Match: 6/4 survey deadline. Pairing second-year students with an incoming first-year is a great way to provide new students with the best resource on campus – you! Please complete our survey to indicate your willingness to serve as a Big Sib! Read more…
- Aquifer (formerly MedU) Summer Project*: 6/4 application deadline. Seeking 5-6 first-year medical students to participate in an exciting national medical education project. Read more...
- Summer Opportunity with Dr. Zehle: Are you around Burlington for the summer? Want to work with Dr. Zehle to further develop our specialty advising programming? Please contact Dr. Zehle if you are interested. Stipend available.
- Free Practice USMLE Step 1 questions*: Test yourself on 75 Kaplan USMLE step 1-style questions with explanations...
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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!
- THIS WEEK - 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. Please plan accordingly. We apologize for any inconvenience.
- THIS WEEK - Upcoming Improvements to NBME Self-Assessments:* Beginning 6/2. Examinees who complete an NBME self-assessment will see the correct answers for all questions, several changes will be made to the performance profile, and several updates to the Score Interpretation Guide for the CBSSA and the CCSSA to occur. Read more...
- Biomedical Research Complex Update: The project encompasses a new modern research facility on the medical school campus, renovating and upgrading the Given Building, and vacating and repurposing Dewey Hall. Read more...
- Eric Gagnon Appointed Director of Facilities Administration: Read more...
- The UVM Disbursement Center is coming back to campus! They have been renting offices in Colchester; however, the Travel & Expense, Accounts Payable, and PurCard teams will be on campus at 23 Mansfield Avenue as of June 6, 2018. Contact disperse@uvm.edu with any questions.
- NEW! Dana Medical Library Spring 2018 Newsletter: The library director retires, UVM libraries are running an important survey, plaque-hanging ceremony and medical history open house, and more! Read the newsletter...
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LCOMcares - VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Special Olympics Vermont seeks medical volunteers on June 2nd and 3rd!* More than 400 athletes and Unified partners from across the state will compete in basketball and bocce. They could use some more help, even if you can’t stay for a 3-hour shift, please sign up and become part of the Special Olympics Community. Read more...
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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES
Graduate student representatives for the Transportation and Parking Services Advisory Committee (TAPSAC) are collecting data to present to parking services in an effort to communicate how these adjustments will negatively impact graduate students and propose possible changes. Read more...
Please Note: The aforementioned survey was not OMSE endorsed and has not been reviewed; it is included in the WeeklyWire due to its relevance to student concerns voiced Student Services, this past year. We hope it will be a tool for positive change for our students.
THIS WEEK - Dana Medical Library Workshop - Advanced EndNote: 5/30. In this workshop, you will learn how to collaborate with others, manipulate formatting in citations and bibliographies, and harness EndNote’s functionality to better manage your literature. Read more...
THIS WEEK - LCOM Medical Student Yoga Class: 5/30. Led by instructors from the community, mats and blocks are provided, and all levels are encouraged to join! Read more...
Creemee Night: 6/6. A support System Appreciation Event, hosted by your Wellness Committee. Come by for a free creemee with anyone who is helping you through medical school—friends, family, significant others, etc. Read more/put this on your calendar...
Special Pediatric Grand Rounds: Celebration of the life of Dr. Jerry Lucey: 6/6. Join Dr. Marshall (Buzz) Land and Dr. Lewis First as they co-moderate a tribute to Dr. Lucey. Read more...
LCOM Monthly Student Council Meeting: 6/6. Read more...
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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP
THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - Master in Healthcare Quality and Safety*: 6/1 application deadline. Aims to train students in how to become operational leaders in healthcare quality, safety and informatics. Read more...
Call for proposals - Learners leading learners: The Student Programming Showcase*: 6/15 submission form deadline. ubmit a proposal for the medical student session titled “Learners leading learners: The Student Programming Showcase” at the Learn Serve Lead 2018: The AAMC Annual Meeting, to be held in Austin, TX, this fall. Read more...
Call for Submissions - Karl Jaspers Award 2018*: 12/15 submission deadline. Each year the AAPP offers the Karl Jaspers Award for a paper authored by a student, trainee, or early-career academic or practitioner. The award is given for the best paper related to the subject of philosophy and psychiatry. Read more...
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OTHER OPPORTUNITIES
CONTENT RETRACTION - Many thanks to student feedback, the ExamCircle resource advertised in the posting below, was reported as inaccurate. If you wish to become involved in the scholarly opportunity, you may; however, please do not use this as a reliable study tool. The Student Services Team will pass along any and all outside study resources (not vetted by the institution) to our SEG representatives to review and post to the WeeklyWire if found useful; these tools will be clearly posted as such.
Scholarly Opportunity - Contribute to a USMLE Question Bank*: We have been fortunate to have a number of your students become involved and some who are now members of our Editorial Review Board. Our site has over 1300 free USMLE Step 1 questions and explanations with Step 2 to follow soon. Contribute questions to this QBank as a way to help build your CVs. Read more...
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* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed