Office of Medical Education

October 29 - November 04, 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.

IN THIS ISSUE:

Weekly Wire Archives

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

CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2019

• THIS WEEK - Cornerstone Training Opportunity for Upcoming Epic Upgrade (RSVP requested)*: 11/1, @6pm. By attending this class, users will have the mandatory Epic training marked as completed. Pizza will be served. Read more about the training/RSVP...
• Maine Reception for UVM Medical Alumni and Friends! 11/8, @5:30pm. If you find yourself in the Portland, Maine area on Thursday, November 8th, please join us at this reception. Thanks so much, the UVM Medical Alumni Association.
• New Resource for M3s/M4s - Ratearesidency.com*: A website that allows medical students to read reviews/communicate with one another about their experiences at different residency programs. Read more about Ratearesidency.com...
• APPROACHING TRAINING DEADLINE (deadline extended) - ACTION REQUIRED - Epic Upgrade Training Communication to Students*: In case you missed it in your email, Epic Upgrade training is now available for all Epic users.  All training must be completed by November 11th in preparation for the upgrade scheduled for the same day. Read more about this training...
• Now Accepting Applications for Class Agents! 11/19 application deadline. Class agents play several roles at LCOM; they serve as the liaison between the College and their classmates. We are looking to select three class agents for the Class of 2019, who will continue to serve as class agents post-graduation. Read more about class agents/apply...
• SEEKING INPUT - Lottery Process: The Medical Student Services Team is interested in your feedback about last winter's Advanced Integration Level lottery process. Please take a moment to respond to the survey in OASIS (open 10/22-11/4). Thank you!
• Interview Trail Resource - Swap & Snooze*: The Swap & Snooze site works by connecting medical students who are going on interviews with medical students in the area who would be willing to host them.
• International Plastic Surgery Educational Opportunity – scholarship funded: 12/15 application deadline. Provides funding for two M3/M4 students to attend the Israel Society of Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery at the Red Sea International Meeting March 6-9, 2019 (held biennially at the Red Sea, Eliat, Israel). Read more about the Slavin Scholarship... 

Back to top

Class of 2020

• THIS WEEK - Cornerstone Training Opportunity for Upcoming Epic Upgrade (RSVP requested)*: 11/1, @6pm. By attending this class, users will have the mandatory Epic training marked as completed. Pizza will be served. Read more about the training/RSVP...
• Maine Reception for UVM Medical Alumni and Friends! 11/8, @5:30pm. If you find yourself in the Portland, Maine area on Thursday, November 8th, please join us at this reception. Thanks so much, the UVM Medical Alumni Association.
• New Resource for M3s/M4s - Ratearesidency.com*: A website that allows medical students to read reviews/communicate with one another about their experiences at different residency programs. Read more about Ratearesidency.com...
• APPROACHING TRAINING DEADLINE (deadline extended) - ACTION REQUIRED - Epic Upgrade Training Communication to Students*: In case you missed it in your email, Epic Upgrade training is now available for all Epic users.  All training must be completed by November 11th in preparation for the upgrade scheduled for the same day. Read more about this training...
• Clerkship Myth or Fact: Are you competing against your flight group for Honors? Bust a clerkship myth wide open...
• OBGyn Information Session: 11/5, @4:30pm, Med Ed 302. Dr. Everett and Dr. Morris will be present to answer ALL of your questions about the process of applying to a residency in ObGyn. Add this Ob/Gyn info session to your calendar...
• University of Colorado Surgery Diversity Scholarship program*: For 4th year medical students who are interested in Surgery. The program will be offered to several eligible students in the late summer/early fall of the academic year 2019‐20. Read more about this surgery opportunity...
• International Plastic Surgery Educational Opportunity – scholarship funded: 12/15 application deadline. Provides funding for two M3/M4 students to attend the Israel Society of Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery at the Red Sea International Meeting March 6-9, 2019 (held biennially at the Red Sea, Eliat, Israel). Read more about the Slavin Scholarship...

Back to top

Class of 2021

• DEADLINE THIS WEEK - Student Location Preference Selection Period: 10/26-10/29. Students can rank their locations during this period.
• THIS WEEK - Otolaryngology Student Interest Group Event: 11/1, @5:30pm. The activity will begin with a meet and greet with current ENT residents and attendings followed by an overview of the specialty. Read more about this Otolaryngology SIG event...
• Clerkship Myth or Fact: Are you competing against your flight group for Honors? Bust a clerkship myth wide open...

Back to top

Class of 2022

• APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Upcoming SEG Election: 11/6 SEG Meeting. 11/12 submission deadline. SEG is looking to select new members  for the Class of 2022 Reps. If you would like to run in the election, you are required to attend at least one of our meetings. Read more about becoming a SEG representative for your class...
• APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Apply to be an Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) Student Representative for your class! 11/16 application deadline. Play an active role in advancing the AAMC mission of improving the nation's health, and it aims to give students a voice in academic medicine at the national level. Read more about how the AAMC OSR program and how to apply...

Back to top

WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!

• Approaching General Election: On Tuesday, November 6, 2018, we get to participate in one of the most important civic duties we have as citizens of the United States of America—the process of electing our public leaders. Read more about voting options and access UVM's TurboVote Tool... 
• The 2019-2020 FAFSA opened on 10/1. Please fill it out if you anticipate needing financial aid (loans) in the 2019-20 school year. As always, we do NOT need or use parental data on the FAFSA; please omit it. Our school code remains 003696, which appears as “Univ of Vermont and State Agricultural”. Contact MedSFS@uvm.edu with questions.
• Appealing a UVM Parking Ticket: Appeal a UVM parking citation and/or tow believed to have been issued in error...
• The 2018 Medical Education Annual Report is now available! Review our annual report...
• WeeklyWire Trivia/Challenge - Want to maybe win a thing? Visit our COM Student Activities Calendar on Dr. Larner's 100th birthday/2018 Larner Legacy Day to throw your hat in for a prize!
• New Face in Medical Communications: Medical Communications recently welcomed a new Director of Marketing Communications, Janette Shaffer. Read more about this new addition to our LCOM community...
• Hunger Resource Guide: A comprehensive guide, applicable to all students. Read tips on saving at the grocery as well as information on food insecurity. Please do not hesitate to contact Kari Brayden, our Student Financial Services Coordinator, with any questions regarding your student finances.

Back to top

LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Offer Your Home to Medical Students on the Interview Trail Using Swap & Snooze*: The Swap & Snooze site works by connecting medical students who are going on interviews with medical students in the area who would be willing to host them.

Back to top

UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

Larner College of Medicine Student Guidebook: Student leaders worked with fellow students to develop a guidebook for both academics and our surrounding communities. Explore both sections and please feel free to contribute your thoughts afterwards, using the feedback survey! This resource is for students, by students.

So, what are your SEG Representatives up to this month? Here’s a brief overview: Discussion about evaluations with Dr. Huggett and Dr. Holterman; An update on the curriculum changes to FoCS from the Social Justice Coalition; Various committee and course updates. Access full meeting minutes and/or contact SEG...

THIS WEEK - Family Medicine Grand Rounds: "Academia and Global Health: Benefits and Ethics" with Pierce Gardner, MD: 10/29, @8am. Read more about this global health educational opportunity...

THIS WEEK - Student & Community Presentation: "Academia and Global Health: Benefits and Ethics" with Pierce Gardner, MD: 10/29, @noon. Read more about this global health educational opportunity...

THIS WEEK - LCOM Celebrating Excellence in Research: 10/29-10/30. Read more about the celebration and associated events (including how to RSVP) on our LCOM Student Activities Calendar. Celebration highlights include:

• “Serendipity and Science: Chance Encounters that Shaped a Career”: Mon, 10/29, 12-1pm, in Med Ed 200). Presented by the 2018 Medical Alumni Association Distinguished Graduate Alumni Award winner Nicholas H. Heintz, M.S.’77, Ph.D.’79, a UVM professor emeritus of pathology and laboratory medicine.
• 2018 Dean’s Excellence in Research Awards: Tue, 10/30, 4–6:00pm, Davis Auditorium (UVMMC). 4-5pm: “The State of Research at the College” and awards with Senior Associate Dean for Research Gordon Jensen, M.D., Ph.D. 5-6pm: “Canines, Cancer, and Comparative Genomics” presentation with National Institute for Health Distinguished Investigator Elaine Ostrander, Ph.D.

THIS WEEK - LCOM Peer Support Group: 10/30, @noon. 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! The Wellness Committee invites all students to our monthly group on Tue, 10/30 (Med Ed 302-303), 12-1pm. Questions? Please contact Olivia Larkin. Get the support group on your calendar...

THIS WEEK - Office Trick or Treating at the Office of Medical Student Education Suite N100: 10/31, all day. We, at OMSE, LOVE when Halloween falls on a weekday! Read about this fun OMSE event/get it on your calendar...

THIS WEEK - Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series – Urology with Dr. Peter Holoch: 10/30, @noon. Read more about the AAMC Fall Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series/review the full schedule...

THIS WEEK - The Wellness Environment Build Your Brain Speaker Series - "The Neuroscience of Adversity" with Dr. Stacy Drury, MD-PhD: 10/31, @noon. Read more about this UVM Wellness Environment opportunity...

THIS WEEK - Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series – Obstetrics & Gynecology with Dr. Elise Everett: 11/1, @noon. Read more about the AAMC Fall Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series/review the full schedule...

THIS WEEK - Seminar – “Transforming Clinical Trials with Digital Biomarkers” with Dr. Shyamal Patel: 11/2, @1pm. Pizza & refreshments will be served. Read more about this presentation, sponsored by the Department of Electrical & Biomedical Engineering...

THIS WEEK - Otolaryngology Student Interest Group Event: 11/1, @5:30pm. The activity will begin with a meet and greet with current ENT residents and attendings followed by an overview of the specialty. Read more about this Otolaryngology SIG event...

THIS WEEK (TICKETS ON SALE ALL WEEK) - Student Council Presents: Annual Halloween Dance! Saturday, 11/3, @10pm, at ArtsRiot. Always well-attended by all classes and a ton of fun! There will be a cash-bar, a DJ, and a costume contest with prizes. Tickets sold during the lunch hour in the Given Courtyard the week leading up to the dance - $10 in advance; $12 at the door. Read more about the Halloween Dance/get it on your calendar...

APPROACHING RSVP DEADLINE - Design Thinking Workshop Series Intro Session: 11/5 RSVP deadline. 11/7 event, @noon. Interested in healthcare innovation? Into to a lunch time workshop series to teach the principles of design thinking: empathy, define, ideate, prototype and test. Read more about this upcoming unique lunch time workshop series/RSVP...

A Conversation with Ta-Nehisi Coates: 11/6, @5pm. Coates’s book  offers a timely exploration of both the lived experience of race and the structural consequences of racism, weaving together individual experiences and broad insights. Tickets are free but limited in quantity. Read more about this unique lecture opportunity with Ta-Nehisi Coates...

LCOM Student Education Group (SEG) Meeting: 11/6, @5:30pm. Add the meeting to your calendar...

LCOM Student Council Meeting: 11/7, @5pm. Add the meeting to your calendar/connect remotely...

Maine Reception for UVM Medical Alumni and Friends! 11/8, @5:30pm. If you find yourself in the Portland, Maine area on Thursday, November 8th, please join us at this reception. Thanks so much, the UVM Medical Alumni Association.

Community Medical School Fall 2018 presents "Pumps, Sensors & Meds, Oh My! Treatments for Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes": 11/13, @6pm. Free and open to the public. Read more about the November Community Medical School session...

Back to top

RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP

SUPPORT STUDENT RESEARCH - Complete this Survey - HPV Knowledge in Medical Students: Medical students at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are conducting a national research survey with the purpose of identifying knowledge gaps in HPV education in medical students across the US. Read more about the HPV knowledge survey and/or complete it...

THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - Laurence H. Coffin Award for 2019*: 10/31 application deadline. A $5,000 stipend to help support the individual’s yearlong commitment to his or her project. A work product is expected or publication. A faculty sponsor is required. Read more about the Coffin award...

THIS WEEK - Cornerstone Training Opportunity for Upcoming Epic Upgrade (RSVP requested)*: 11/1, @6pm. By attending this class, users will have the mandatory Epic training marked as completed. Pizza will be served. Read more about the training/RSVP...

THIS WEEK - UVM Health Network Medical Group 2018 Integration Summit*: 11/3, in Stowe, VT. All LCOM students can attend for free! In this day-and-a-half event taking place November 2-3, you'll Hear from national thought leaders on everything from rethinking how we deliver healthcare. Read more about the 2018 Integration Summit...

THIS WEEK - UVM 2018 Translating Identity Conference (TIC): 11/3, @8am. Explores a wide array of topics in discourses regarding gender and transgender identities, expressions, communities, and intersections; it is a free, student-centered, non-profit conference that seeks to reach the University of Vermont, the Burlington community, and the nation as a whole. Read more about TIC...

APPROACHING TRAINING DEADLINE (deadline extended) - ACTION REQUIRED - Epic Upgrade Training Communication to Students*: In case you missed it in your email, Epic Upgrade training is now available for all Epic users.  All training must be completed by November 11th in preparation for the upgrade scheduled for the same day. Read more about this training...

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 about the Jaspers Award opportunity...

Consider starting a Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Residents and Medical Students (RAMS) Chapter at Your School*: Reach out to Dr. Mario Trabulsy if you are interested. Read more about what starting a chapter involves... 

Join the VERMONT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD* as a Medical Student and earn a monthly stipend of $2,300 in addition to a $250,000 Student Loan Repayment. Read more about the Vermont Army National Guard opportunity...

Back to top

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