Office of Medical Education

November 05 - November 11, 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 - 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.
• THIS WEEK - FIRST Friday Webinar Series - How to Manage Student Loans During Residency (I of II)*: 11/8, @8pm. Guidance on your most pressing concerns surrounding student loans and debt management during residency. Read more about this upcoming webinar opportunity, and future sessions...
• THIS WEEK -  FIRST Friday Webinar Series - How to Manage Your Loans During Residency (II of II)*: 11/9, @noon. Guidance on your most pressing concerns surrounding student loans and debt management during residency. Read more about this upcoming webinar opportunity, and future sessions...
• THIS WEEK - TRAINING DEADLINE - 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...
• APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - 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... 
• 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...
• 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...

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Class of 2020

• THIS WEEK - 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/access the session remotely...
• THIS WEEK - 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.
• THIS WEEK - TRAINING DEADLINE - 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...
• APPROACHING RSVP DEADLINE - Surgery Residency and the Surgery Major Program Informational Session: 11/12 RSVP deadline for 11/27 event.  Any members of the class of 2020 who are interested in learning more about applying for surgical residency and the Surgery Senior Major program are invited to attend. Pizza provided. Read more about the surgery session/RSVP...
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - ACTION REQUIRED - Identify Subspecialty Advisor in OASIS: 11/15. Rising Advanced Integration students must identify their subspecialty advisor in OASIS to be eligible to participate in the upcoming lotteries. Read more about this upcoming curriculum deadline...
• 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...
• 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...
• Clerkship Myth or Fact: Are you competing against your flight group for Honors? Bust a clerkship myth wide open...
• University of Colorado Surgery Diversity Scholarship program*: 02/01/19 application deadline. 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...

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Class of 2021

• THIS WEEK - Preliminary Clerkship Schedules and Location Trading Period: 11/2-11/9 (trading closes 11/9). Preliminary Clerkship schedules are available in COMMISSAR. Students can trade locations between sites. Read more about the trading period...
• Step 1 Support Series - How to Develop a Step 1 Study Schedule "Poster Session" and Brown Bag Luncheon: 11/13, @noon. An opportunity to review sample step 1 study schedules and discuss the schedule development with some of the schedule authors. Read more about this Step 1 Study Schedule session...
• Clerkship Myth or Fact: Are you competing against your flight group for Honors? Bust a clerkship myth wide open...

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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...
• LCOM Summer Opportunities Information Session and Panel: 11/16 @noon. Pizza luncheon provided. Read more about this summer opportunities overview session...
• Summer Opportunity - HIV Vaccine Research Grants for Medical Students (Seeking African American/Black and Latino/a medical students interested in HIV vaccine research)*: 01/08/2019 application deadline. Grant recipients will be mentored by HVTN-affiliated investigators while conducting research projects in areas of basic, clinical, behavioral and social science. Read more about this HIV vaccine research grant program...

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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!  

• THIS WEEK - Election Day: 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...
• WeeklyWire Movie Tickets Weekly Drawing: Many thanks to everyone who has participated thus far! We had some SUPER tough finds the past few weeks (only five of you found it last week)! We thought we'd make it a little easier this week... Enter for a chance to win a free ticket to the Roxy Cinema, now. Tickets are transferable to any student with a UVM ID. Thanks for reading!
• 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...
• 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...

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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

No postings were submitted for LCOMcares this week.

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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.

THIS WEEK - 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/access the session remotely...

THIS WEEK - RSVP DEADLINE - Design Thinking Workshop Series Starts THIS WEEK! 11/5 RSVP deadline for intro session (food order). 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...

THIS WEEK - Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series – Neurology with Dr. Tim Fries: 11/6, @noon. Read more about the AAMC Fall Careers in Medicine Series...

THIS WEEK - 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...

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

THIS WEEK - OneCare Vermont’s ESRD Interdisciplinary Grand Rounds*: 11/6 @5:30pm. Review the roles of interdisciplinary team members in the care of patients with end stage renal disease; Gain knowledge re: current best practices in management of end stage renal disease; Evaluate cost of care impacts at both the system and patient levels. Read more about this grand rounds opportunity...

THIS WEEK - Intro Design Thinking Meeting: 11/7, @noon. Read more about the Design Thinking meeting/add it to your calendar...

THIS WEEK - "U Okay?" - A Suicide Prevention Discussion: 11/7 @noon. Join psychiatrist Dr. Debra Lopez and the Wellness Committee for an open, honest conversation about how to most appropriately and effectively talk about suicide, recognize red flags, and help friends, family, and patients who may be affected. Pizza provided. Get the "U Okay?" session on your calendar...

THIS WEEK - The Wellness Environment Build Your Brain Speaker Series - "The Neuroscience of Music; The Harmony Project" with Margaret Martin, PhD: 11/7, @noon. Read more about this UVM Wellness Environment learning opportunity...

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

THIS WEEK - Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series – Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R) with Dr. Raiel Barlow: 11/8, @noon. Read more about the AAMC Fall Careers in Medicine panel series...

THIS WEEK - Talk/Seminar: Use of Electroacupuncture in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: 11/8 @1pm. Dr. David Carr will teach about the science behind and the clinical use of electroacupuncture with regards to the treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus. Read more about this Integrative Medicine/Health SIG event...

THIS WEEK - 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.

“Meet and Eat” with the UVM Department of Anesthesia: 11/12, meet outside of Med Ed 200 @5:15pm. For all students of every class, and the department wants to welcome anyone who wants to know more about Anesthesia! Pizza of all kinds provided! Read more about this Anesthesia Interest Group-hosted event...

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...

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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP

THIS WEEK - TRAINING DEADLINE - ACTION REQUIRED - Epic Upgrade Training Communication to Students (Students who engage in research, currently using EPIC)*: 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 Nominations - 2019 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award ($1000)*: 12/7 nomination deadline. If you know a remarkable woman who fosters humanism in the healthcare arena and has advanced, through her scholarship, advocacy, leadership or work, the well-being of vulnerable or underserved populations, nominate her today...

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...

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ARTS & PUBLICATIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - 2019 Red Wheelbarrow: 01/30/2019 submission deadline. LCOM's literary and visual arts magazine, The Red Wheelbarrow, is looking for submissions in the literary and visual arts: prose, poetry, reporting, personal essays, photography, painting, graphic design, drawing and 3-D art. Read more about this publication opportunity/how to get involved...

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