CLASS INFORMATION
Class of 2018
- DEADLINE THIS WEEK - Call for Nominations for Curriculum Committees (Medical Curriculum, Foundations, & Clerkship): Nominate a representative for the 2017-2018 year! DEADLINE: 06/14/2017. Read more...
- ERAS & Tokens: The Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) is now open for the 2018 Main Match. Tokens are sent to your MED email. If you do not see an email from ERAS in your inbox please check your spam or bulk mail folders, and if you still haven’t received it please contact Emma Faustner, and she can re-transmit. Those of you who obtained preliminary tokens to have letters uploaded early should now have full access to all ERAS functionality; if you are having any difficulty please let Emma Faustner know.
- Residency Application Season Begins - Essential Resources, News for Students & Advisors from the AAMC: AAMC wants to make you aware of some valuable resources to help advisors and students through this transitional time, and provide you with important updates that affect the entire academic medicine community. Read more...
- Students Rotating in Maine - Interest Group Invite: The Maine Internal Medicine Interest Group is a group of Tufts Maine Track students and University of New England students who are interested in Internal Medicine. They currently don't have any University of Vermont students in the group, but they'd like to change that. The Interest Group hopes to learn more about the field as they also encourage other medical students to explore their interests in Internal Medicine. If you want to learn more about Internal Medicine, they'd love to put you on their email list. They are planning a few events throughout the year, coordinated with the different school schedules. If you're interested, please fill out our brief form. If you have any questions or ideas for the group, please email us at maineIMIG@gmail.com.
- Residency Application Preparation - the MSPE and Advising with Dr. Zehle: Sign up for your Residency Application Discussion meeting with Dr. Zehle and complete your sections of the MSPE! The online MSPE system is up and running. Read more...
- Housing for EM Rotation at CVPH: Fourth-year students completing their Emergency Medicine rotation at CVPH in Plattsburgh can sign up for housing (Sign-Up Genius). Please include your start/end date in the comment section. For more questions about EM CVPH housing, email Jacqueline Drouin.
Back to top
Class of 2019
- DEADLINE THIS WEEK - Call for Nominations for the Medical Curriculum Committee (MCC): Nominate a MCC representative for the 2017-2018 year! The MCC is made up of the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and 15 faculty members as well as one student member from each class. DEADLINE: 06/14/2017. Read more...
- Students Rotating in Maine - Interest Group Invite: The Maine Internal Medicine Interest Group is a group of Tufts Maine Track students and University of New England students who are interested in Internal Medicine. They currently don't have any University of Vermont students in the group, but they'd like to change that. The Interest Group hopes to learn more about the field as they also encourage other medical students to explore their interests in Internal Medicine. If you want to learn more about Internal Medicine, they'd love to put you on their email list. They are planning a few events throughout the year, coordinated with the different school schedules. If you're interested, please fill out our brief form. If you have any questions or ideas for the group, please email us at maineIMIG@gmail.com.
Back to top
Class of 2020
- DEADLINE THIS WEEK - Call for Nominations for the Medical Curriculum Committee (MCC): Nominate a MCC representative for the 2017-2018 year! The MCC is made up of the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and 15 faculty members as well as one student member from each class. DEADLINE: 06/14/2017. Read more...
- Big Sib/Little Sib Match: One of the great programs at UVM COM is the Big/Little Match. Pairing second-year students with an incoming first-year is a great way to provide new students with a resource for answering questions, learning more about the school and potentially finding a mentor. Summer is a great time to fill with fun little surveys; please participate in the Big/Little Match Survey For Big Sibs (co2020) as soon as possible to ensure that you'll be matched with an M1 who has a similar background and interests. If you are interested in helping with the Match or have any questions, contact Student Council.
Back to top
Class of 2021 - Welcome to the WeeklyWire!
- APPROACHING DEADLINE - Pre-Matriculation Requirements: 07/01/2017 deadline. To enroll at the Robert Larner, M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, all students must complete matriculation requirements using the interactive requirements checklist in Oasis, the Online Access to Student Information and Scheduling System. Read more...
- Welcome Email from Admissions Team: In case you missed it in your email, please review your first email as a class, sent from the Admissions Team, in the Office of Medical Student Education.
- HAVEN Course NOW AVAILABLE: The HAVEN Program uses evidenced-based research to teach students about sexual misconduct. Whether you encounter misconduct or not, HAVEN will help empower you to make informed choices. HAVEN Training Part 1 must be completed by the July 1 deadline. Please contact studentCOMservices@med.uvm.edu with any questions.
- Big Sib/Little Sib Match: One of the great programs at UVMLCOM is the Big/Little Match. Pairing second-year students with an incoming first-year is a great way to provide new students with a resource for answering questions, learning more about the school and potentially finding a mentor. Summer is a great time to fill with fun little surveys; if you have not done so already, please participate in the Class of 2021 Little Sibling Questionnaire as soon as possible to ensure that you'll be matched with an M2 who has a similar background and interests. If you are interested in helping with the Match or have any questions, contact Student Council.
Back to top
LARNER COMcares Opportunities
Stefan Pierson Memorial Soccer tournament: 07/08/2017. Join us for a fun filled day on the pitch while supporting young adults living with cancer so they can conquer each day! Read more...
Are you interested in becoming an interviewer for the Larner College of Medicine? Students must be in good standing and willing to commit to participating in a training session and three interview days over the course of the season (August-February). Please email Jamie Wimble at jamie.wimble@med.uvm.edu if you are interested.
RETURNING INTERVIEWERS: Please email Jamie to confirm that you would like to participate for the 2017-2018 season so we can keep you in the loop.
Back to top
WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!
- SFS Fall 2017 Billing and Payment Update: Due to the fiscal year switchover, you will not see fall 2017 tuition and fee charges on your student accounts until approximately July 1st. A formal billing statement will then be issued in mid-July and finally, the fall 2017 payment deadline will be 8/18/17 at 4pm EDT. More information is available on the SFS website. For cash payers especially, we encourage you to wait until your bill is generated before you submit payment. Thank you. Please contact Kari Brayden, OMSE SFS Coordinator, with any questions.
- THIS WEEK - Summer WeeklyWire Schedule Begins: During the summer, the WeeklyWire will become the "Bi-WeeklyWire" and will be issued every other week between June 19 and August 14. Please note the following Submission Deadline schedule for the summer months:
- Noon, Friday, June 16 (for the June 19 - July 02 issue)
- Noon, Friday, June 30 (for the July 03 - July 16 issue)
- Noon, Friday, July 14 (for the July 17 - July 30 issue)
- Noon, Friday, July 28 (for the July 31 - August 14 issue)
- Noon, Friday, August 11 (for the August 14 - August 20 issue; returns to weekly schedule with the August 14 issue)
- COMIS FYI – Support Tech Success: Students should do weekly reboots and check for updates periodically and any of your technology to optimize technology functionality. If you have questions, use https://comis.med.uvm.edu/footprints or call (802) 656-7300.
- CALL FOR CONTENT - Submit to the Community Monitors: Students are welcome to submit announcements and events for inclusion in the weekly slideshow that displays on the monitors. Preference is given to events that are open to students, faculty and/or staff. Please send information including event name, date, time, location, contact information and any other details that would be helpful, to Roni Darragh Friday mornings, by 9 am for inclusion in the following week’s slideshow. Photo submissions warmly welcomed!
- Lost something? Email the Office of Medical Student Education (OMSE) a description of the item. OMSE and the Dana Medical Library recently joined the UVM campus-wide lost & found system and search not only the College of Medicine, but campus as a whole to see if it's been turned in. If it hasn't, the office can file a claim for the item should someone turn it in soon!
- APPROACHING EVENT - COMIS Systems Updates: 06/20/2017 - 06/21/2017. Services may be briefly interrupted as systems are restarted or modified. Read more...
Back to top
UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES
Fielding Student Interest - Infectious Diseases Student Interest Group (IDSIG): Dr. Kristen Pierce learned there is funding available for new and existing IDSIGs. The IDSIG would be geared towards students interested in learning more about a career in ID- HIV medicine, TB, Clinical tropical Medicine, Public Health, Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship, Vaccine development, Outbreak Investigation and management, to name a few. There's potential for collaboration with Global Health on certain topics/events/topics, as well! Please email Dr. Kristen Pierce if you are interested in the opportunity; they offered to serve as a faculty advisor should students decide they would like to apply for this new SIG.
COMU Courses: Your future in healthcare is waiting. Check out these programs offered through the UVM Larner College of Medicine, designed to prepare you for a career in medical or other health professional fields. Please contact Kate Albee, Marketing Coordinator, with any questions.
THIS WEEK - Upcoming AAMC Webinar - "Public Service Loan Forgiveness - What You Need To Know": Take advantage of the FIRST Friday Webinar series. Watch videos and webinars to learn about paying for medical school, repaying student loans, and more.
THIS WEEK - "Compassionate use for experimental drugs" (AMA Journal of Ethics Discussion Forum): 06/01/2017 - 06/12/2017. This month, the AMA Journal of Ethics discussion forum will explore how physicians can address the issues of compassionate use or expanded access for unproven pharmaceuticals. Read more...
Back to top
RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP
THIS WEEK - 35th Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics: 06/12/2017 - 06-30-2017. The 35th Graduate Summer Institute of Epidemiology and Biostatistics offers short, intensive courses in basic and advanced epidemiologic principles and methods as well as in specialized topic areas, such as pharmacoepidemiology and systematic reviews. Read more...
Registration is Open for the 4th Annual Pediatric Research Forum for Medical Students, September 2, 2017 in Orlando, Florida: Open to all medical students in the United States, this meeting will take place in conjunction with the annual conference of the FCAAP, which students are also welcome to attend. Read more...
Back to top
LOST & FOUND
Lost something? Email the Office of Medical Student Education (OMSE) a description of the item. OMSE and the Dana Medical Library recently joined the UVM campus-wide lost & found system and search not only the College of Medicine, but campus as a whole to see if it's been turned in. If it hasn't, the office can file a claim for the item should someone turn it in soon!
Found something? Please turn it into either the Office of Medical Student Education (Given Courtyard n100) or the Dana Medical Library (First floor of the Medical Education Center) and we will be sure to log it into the Campus-Wide Lost & Found Database.
Found items are kept up to 30 days, and then are donated to various local organizations depending on the item.
Back to top
CLASSIFIEDS
Recruiting for Vaccine Study
Carrie Lyon, a physician investigator with the UVM Vaccine Testing Center and Associate Professor in the Dept of Medicine at UVM, is currently recruiting subjects for a vaccine study and incoming and current medical students may be interested in participating. It is an inpatient study at UVM that will take place in July. Read more about this opportunity in the Vaccine Study Flyer, and please contact Professor Lyon with any questions.
Seeking a House-Sitter
We are looking for someone to help house sit/watch our animals (2 dogs, 3 cats and 2 guinea pigs) for several weeks over the summer. The dogs likely won’t be there much of the time because we’re hoping to take them with us and they spend much of their time outside with an invisible fence. The house is in Charlotte and is about 30 minutes from UVM COM and the hospital. Dates are: 6/22-6/30 and 7/29-8/10 or 11. If it would be helpful to stay longer (ie for someone who has a month long rotation), there’s a private entrance, room and bathroom so that might be an option as well. Depending on timing, we can discuss compensation as well. Please contact liz.hunt@uvmhealth.org. Thanks for considering!
Graduate students are highly sought tenants in the Burlington area and property owners often advertise specifically to them with special rates (less than would be offered to undergraduate students); thus, the Office of Medical Student Education pulls together a list of housing opportunities posted specifically for this group, so you don't miss out on a good deal. Moreover, medical students also try to keep good spaces "in the family" and are known to post to this list. Please contact the Office of Medical Education if you have any questions. Don't hesitate to ask the contact if they would consider lowering the advertised rate to secure a graduate student; it never hurts to ask!
Back to top