Office of Medical Education

September 17 - 23, 2018

The WeeklyWire is an official communication tool of the Larner College of Medicine. Student feedback led to its development and continues to inform iterative improvements. All non-curriculum-related email communications are directed through the Wire to help support manageable email inboxes for our students; it's your one-stop-shop for all med school happenings outside of the classroom! Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Medical Student Education with any questions.

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Weekly Wire Archives

 * = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed 

CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2019

• THIS WEEK - FIRST Friday Webinar Series - The Cost of Interviewing for Residency*: 9/19.  Gain insight on the general funding options available to cover expenses incurred during the interview process and hear an analysis of data related to interviewing costs. Read more/review the full FIRST Friday Series schedule...
• THIS WEEK - Class-wide Residency Application Bonfire Celebration, brought to you by your LCOM Wellness Committee: 9/22. A bonfire event held in celebration of fourth years submitting applications for residency. Catch up with classmates you haven’t seen in a while and make some s’mores. Feel free to bring friends, significant others, or family. Read more about the bonfire celebration on the COM Student Activities Calendar...
• Pediatric Interview Prep Session with Dr. First: 9/26. To help prepare 4th year students for pediatric residency interviews. Prep session event details and downloadable calendar event file...
• INPUT REQUESTED - Seeking Sample Study Schedules and Student Tips and Tricks for USMLE Step 1: 10/1 submission deadline. If you have a study schedule, resources, or any tips and tricks you would like to share with our members of the class of 2021, we would love to formally compile them for our upcoming Step 1 Support Series Sessions. Please submit any items to studentCOMservices@med.uvm.edu.
• 2019 Main Residency Match Welcome Newsletter: In case you missed it or lost it in your email, Emma shared the welcome letter, regarding the 2019 Main Residency Match Program...
• ERAS Interview Season Tips from the ERAS Advisory Committee Chairs*: Dr. Zehle wanted to share a recent ERAS communication with members of the class of 2019, as you approach your residency interview season.
• APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Global Health Elective Now Accepting Applications! 10/1 application deadline. We are now accepting application for the Spring/Summer 2019 Global Health electives for first-year and fourth-year students! Read more...
• Stamford Hospital Internal Medicine Residency Program*: A regional referral center in Fairfield County, CT, a suburb of NYC, and a major educational affiliate of Columbia. Read more about the Standford program...
• For Students Applying to Residency in PM&R - HonorHealth Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Accreditation*: HHRH provides rehabilitation programs through comprehensive physical medicine and rehabilitation services. Read more about HonorHealth...
• Information about the Texas STAR (Seeking Transparency in Application to Residency) survey data for applying for residency: In case you missed it in your email, please review our communication regarding the Texas STAR survey data...

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Class of 2020

• INPUT REQUESTED - Seeking Sample Study Schedules and Student Tips and Tricks for USMLE Step 1: 10/1 submission deadline. If you have a study schedule, resources, or any tips and tricks you would like to share with our members of the class of 2021, we would love to formally compile them for our upcoming Step 1 Support Series Sessions. Please submit any items to studentCOMservices@med.uvm.edu.
• Thanksgiving Holiday: Clerkship Students are for Thanksgivings Break (begins at 6pm the preceding Wed. through Mon. the morning after Thanksgiving Day). Rotation 6 starts 11/26. For more information on Clerkship Holidays and Vacations, please view the handbook policy and the Class of 2020 academic calendar with vacation dates.

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Class of 2021

• THIS WEEK - SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Summer Researchers - Merit Award Opportunity: 09/17 submission deadline. All students working under an LCOM Summer Research Fellowship are required to submit a final report. Although students who obtain funding via other means are not required to submit a final report, all those who submit a report will be eligible for a $500 Summer Research Merit Award. Read more about the summer research merit award opportunity...
• Doctors in Training (DIT) Informational Session*: 9/27. Come grab FREE DINNER and USMLE TIPS! A DIT course will be raffled off at the dinner if 30+ students attend! Read more in the DIT event details, on the activities calendar...
• USMLE Step 1 Resources: The Medical Student Services Team has some helpful resources and information regarding USMLE available in COMET, under the Student Affairs Lounge >> USMLE (must be signed into COMET to use the hyperlink), including information regarding your registration authorization form. We will update this space as more items become available.
• SAVE THE DATES! OMSE Step 1 Support Series (Contact the Medical Student Services Team, with any questions):
  • STEP1 Saturday School: Next session is 9/22, 9:30-11AM. Review NBME-style questions, work through the problems, and ask questions. Attend 4+ of the 10 sessions for best results. Contact Dr. Lee Rosen or Maggie Johnston co2019 with questions and/or Sign up to indicate you are interested in Saturday School via our Google Doc...
  • Student Informational Panel: 10/8. In-person/remote attendance. Composed of members of the class of 2020. Questions may be submitted anonymously in advance. We will also revisit some key content from the May informational session. Read more about the informational panel or add it to your calendar…
  • How to Build a Step 1 Study Schedule: 11/13. At this “Schedule Poster Session” members of the class of 2021 will have the opportunity to review sample step 1 study schedules and discuss the schedule development with the authors. Add the How to Build a Schedule event to your calendar…
  • "How to Do Questions": 01/10/19. Students will work in small groups on actual NBME exams with successful third and fourth year students. This session will focus on opportunities to practice strategies for answering different types of questions. Read more about the Step 1 Dinner and Questions event and/or sign-up…
• PANELISTS WANTED! LCOM Summer Opportunities Informational Session: 10/22 application deadline. How did you spend your summer between first and second year? Would you be available and happy to participate in a student panel on summer opportunities? Panel is a Friday, 11/16/18, lunch-hour event. Read more about the Summer Opportunities Panel event and apply...
• Interested in joining the tutoring team? The first years are heading in to some of the most demanding blocks in FoCS, and we’ve had an unprecedented number of requests for tutoring, which we are doing our best to meet. Read more about the tutoring program...

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Class of 2022

• USMLE Program's M1 Acknowledgement Letter*: Please review this welcome from Humayun Chaudry, president of the Federation of State Medical Boards, and Peter Katsufrakis, president of the National Board of Medical Examiners...
• Interested in research?* Dr. Ryan Jewell, Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, is looking for a first year Medical Student to assist with a longitudinal research project in the surgical field. Please email Jonathan.Borden@med.uvm.edu for more information.
• Interested in Surgery? Enroll in the Surgical Subspecialty Shadowing Program!* Specialties include Neurological Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Urology, and ENT. Interested? Review associated tasks and the sign-up...
• APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Global Health Elective Now Accepting Applications! 10/1 application deadline. We are now accepting application for the Spring/Summer 2019 Global Health electives for first-year and fourth-year students! Read more about the Global Health application process and program...

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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!

• THIS WEEK - Med Ed classrooms are undergoing an update with new readers/locks: 9/10-9/18. All LCOM Students will still have access to these rooms using their CatCard.  The CatCard is embossed and will unlock the rooms with a tap of the card! View the schedule for replacing the locks on the activities calendar... 
• THIS WEEK - OMSE Office FYI - Staff Appreciation Time: 9/17. The Office of Medical Student Education encourages all staff to attend their Staff Appreciation Luncheon on Monday, 11:30am - 1pm. Thus, the office will be open with limited staffing during this time. Please plan accordingly. Read the full office posting in the events calendar...
• New Learning Environment Confidential Reporting Form: We want to hear from you about your learning environment. To simplify the process, we have created an easy way to acknowledge an act of kindness or share a concern related to behaviors you experience or witness in the learning environment. Learn more in the full email from your Director of the Learning Environment...
• Accessibility Achievements - UVM has a new map! UVM contracted with Concept3D to update its campus map. The interactive platform brings many improvements and enhancements to all who wish to get around campus, or who want to learn about it!

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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

THIS WEEK - University of Vermont Childrens Hospital Spirit Team 5k Fun Run/Walk*: 9/23. All are welcome. Feel free to come in costume, coordinate your outfit with your department and/or family - enjoy time with our team! Read more and access the 5k registration page link in the event details, on our activities calendar...

Support the upcoming Mental Health Panel: 10/15. The Wellness Committee is currently looking for student volunteers to join our bi-annual Mental Health Panel. It aims to create an opportunity for classmates to share their personal stories and strip away at stigma associated with mental health experiences. Interested? Questions? Contact Olivia Larkin at olivia.larkin@med.uvm.edu. Read more about the panel event...

Student Council's LCOMcares quarterly event will be this next month - Support Special Olympics Vermont Fall Games: 10/19 - 10/21. Students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to sign up and reach out to Emily Vayda or Naira Goukasian if you need to coordinate rides or have questions. Read more about the Student Council October community service event...

Support the Arts! And pop into the cinema for the next new releases. You did it! Your found our weekly drawing for our WeeklyWire reading rockstars. Enter via our LimeSurvey for your chance to win a free ticket to the Roxy Cinema...

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

L.L. BEAN Larner College of Medicine Apparel COMING SOON! Brought to you by your Student Council: There has been a slight delay in the order, stay tuned for details soon. These limited edition products are ONLY available for a set time only so don’t wait! The LL Bean order will be replacing the Patagonia order this year. Read more in the activities calendar Fall Pop-up Event details…

Connect with your Wellness Committee: The Wellness Committee is here to provide confidential peer support, advice, or further resources whenever you need. In addition to reaching out to us individually in person or by email, you can also reach us at our committee email: StudentWellnessCommittee@med.uvm.edu. Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.

First Founding Chapter of the UVM American Association of Neurosurgical Sciences (AANS) Announced! Membership includes free online resources and online subscription to the Journal of Neurosurgical Publication Group, discounted registration fees for annual conferences, mentoring opportunities, and more. Want to become a member (FREE)? Send Katherine Callahan your name, mailing address, email, and expected graduation date.

Careers in Medicine Fall Specialty Panel Series - Family Medicine: 9/18. Lunch will be provided! Read more about the Family Medicine informational session and add it to your calendar...

THIS WEEK - Dan & Carole Burack President's Distinguished Lecture Series - "Cooperation in the Face of Complexity: The Future of Water Governance" with Mark Lubell, Ph.D.: 9/18. Read more about the Burack lecture series... 

THIS WEEK - Launch of the 2018-2019 Dining with the Deans Monthly Luncheons! 9/19. Join Dean Zehle and Dean Jeffries to promote positive collaboration between the students and members of the administration. This month’s special guest is Karen Lounsbury, Ph.D., professor of pharmacology and our Director of Foundations. Read more about the Dean's luncheon and/or SIGN UP…

THIS WEEK - UVM Office of Primary Care & AHEC - Primary Care Series "Why Oral Health Matters in Overall Health: Oral Health and Fluoride Varnish in Primary Care": 9/19. Lunch will be provided, please bring a beverage! Read more about the AHEC Primary Care Series event...

THIS WEEK - FIRST Friday Webinar Series Schedule Released! First up? - "The Cost of Interviewing for Residency"*: 9/19.  Gain insight on the general funding options available to cover expenses incurred during the interview process and hear an analysis of data related to interviewing costs. Read more about the FIRST Friday webinar and review the full Series schedule...

THIS WEEK - Careers in Medicine Fall Specialty Panel Series - Psychiatry: 9/20. Add the Psychiatry panel to you calendar and/or review the full Careers in Medicine series schedule...

THIS WEEK - Tasty Thursday: 9/20. Join the Wellness Committee for Tasty Thursday in the Student Lounge on Thursday September 20th, during the noon-hour. Enjoy fresh produce and snacks! Please contact Olivia Larkin with any questions. Add the September Tasty Thursday to your calendar...

THIS WEEK - MEDWAR Race*: 9/22, Douglas State Forest, in MA. An adventure race for medical professionals. MEDWAR race event details...

LCOM Peer Support Group: 9/24. All students welcome. A nonjudgmental, non-academic, confidential meeting for students to share their experiences and listen to those of their peers. Lots of food will be provided! Read more about the LCOM Peer Support Group...

UVM Children’s Hospital Pediatric Resource Fair*: 9/26. The UVM Children’s Hospital Advocacy Creativity Team is sponsoring our Second Annual Resource Fair.  The focus this year is to create resiliency and reduce the Impact of Adverse Childhood Expeiences (ACES).  All faculty, staff, students are welcome to attend. Read more in the resource fair event details, on the activities calendar...

Vermont AHEC’s Health Care Workforce Recruitment & Networking Day: 9/26. Come ask Vermont’s hospitals and other health care employers about clinical rotations, electives, internships, job shadowing, research projects, careers, and more! It’s never too early to network, network, network! Read more about the Vermont AHEC Networking Day...

Fall Community Medical School - "Cannabis: How it Affects the Body & the Brain": 10/2. Free and open to the public, takes place in Carpenter Auditorium from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., and includes a Q&A session. Read more about Community Medical School...

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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP

THIS WEEK - 2018 Northeast Regional EM Medical Student Symposium*: 9/15. Are you interested in learning more about Emergency Medicine? Do you want to hear EM physicians talk about hot topics like physician wellness, free open access medical education, ultrasound, and more? Read more about the Emergency Medicine Symposium...

THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - LCOM student wanted for BME Pilot Project (part-time)*: 9/15 application deadline. A nine-month, part-time position that offers an exciting opportunity for engaging in a collaborative research project focused on developing new wearable technologies for tracking biomechanical indicators of fall risk in persons with Multiple Sclerosisduring daily life. Read more about the BME pilot project...

THIS WEEK - REGISTRATION DEADLINE - BNGAP Northeast Regional Academic Medicine Career Development Conference*: 9/21 registration deadline. 9/27-9/28 conference. Inclusive regional conference is part of a national initiative to encourage medical trainees to consider careers in academic medicine. Read more about the conference, including objectives, in the calendar posting...

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

THIS WEEK - SUBMISSION DEADLINE - American Medicine Call for Letters to the Editor from Student and Resident Authors*: 9/17 submission deadline. Academic Medicine is seeking original submissions for our Letters to the Editor feature from medical students, residents, and fellows on the topic of trust in health professions education. Read more about American Medicine's call for letters...

Annual William Carlos Williams Poetry Contest*: 12/31 submission deadline. The competition is open to students attending colleges of medicine or osteopathy in the United States and Canada. Cash prizes and the editors of the Journal of Medical Humanities will review the winning poems and consider them for publication. Read more about the poetry contest in the activities calendar event details...

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* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed