Office of Medical Education

March 01 - 07, 2021 

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

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CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2021

• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - NRMP Match Ranking Closes on Wednesday: Ranking will close at 9pm on 03/03. Don’t wait until the last couple of hours to certify; lists that are not certified will not be entered into the Match.
• UPDATED - Class of 2021 Match Day! 03/19, 11:45am - 1:15pm, virtual event (link coming soon). This year's theme is "Tropical Island"...
• Attention LCOM Co2021! Research Study on MMI Experiences: 2/28 - 3/13. Study has been reviewed and approved by OMSE. Opportunity to provide feedback on the use of MMI in admissions and be considered for a $30 (Apple/Amazon Gift Card)...
  
• Teaching in Medicine Elective: 4/19-4/30/21 and 09/20-10/01/21. Join us to learn about teaching in medicine! We combine readings, evidence-based teaching methods, and interactive discussions for a comprehensive approach to information about careers in MedEd as you embark on the transition to residency. Email Dr. Deirdre O’Reilly for more information
• Spring 2021 Scholarship Opportunities: 03/26 application deadline. Scholarship opportunities listed below. For more information and/or instructions on how to apply... 
  • Tormey Scholarship Award: $6000. For accomplishment in the face of adversity.
  • Beers Scholarship Award: $7500. The scholarship requires the applicant to have had or have a medical condition that has influenced their decision to become a physician. 
• Please return your pager if no longer needed: Pagers can be dropped off in the green bin on Summer Griffin's desk at the OMSE suite (Given N116). Students who do not return their pager will be charged a replacement fee as per the Medical Student Handbook policy. Contact Summer Griffin with questions.
• No longer using your Baird locker? Please let us know if you are finished with your locker, using this SUPER brief form! We are welcoming co2023 students to Clerkships on 3/15, and we will need to provide them with pagers and UVMMC lockers. Thank you! Contact Summer Griffin with questions.
  

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Class of 2022

• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - Piscano Scholarship Application*: 3/1 application deadline. Designed to advance family medicine by providing well-educated, community-minded leaders in primary care...
  
• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - One-Year Medical Student Research Fellowships: 03/5 application deadline. Student(s) will receive funds to support living expenses ($32,000 total)...
• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - Research Fellowship in Pediatrics (M3 year-long): 03/05 application deadline. Research Fellowship opportunity in Pediatrics focusing on child health outcomes (year-long)...
• Attention LCOM Co2021! Research Study on MMI Experiences: 2/28 - 3/13. Study has been reviewed and approved by OMSE. Opportunity to provide feedback on the use of MMI in admissions and be considered for a $30 (Apple/Amazon Gift Card)...
• Apply to be on the Advanced Integration Sub-committee! 03/15 application deadline. This subcommittee provides an independent review of the Advanced Integration curriculum on a quarterly basis based on best practices, the medical education literature and recommendations from the LCME...
• ACTION NEEDED: Review & update contact information...
  
• Required checklists for COVID-19 and entering Advanced Integration: 03/31 completion deadline. We have deployed 2 required checklists for you to complete prior to entering into Advanced Integration...
• Apply to be a Clerkship Committee student representative for 2020-2021! 04/05 application deadline. This committee is responsible for the formalized review of each clerkship, including exam performance and student proficiency outcomes...
• Preparation for Practice will be offered in 2021! 02/18 email - "We are very excited to be offering MD-1000: Preparation for Practice this year in a virtual format. To best accommodate your busy schedules, we are offering it over two separate weeks..."

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Class of 2023

• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - Clerkship Checklist: 03/07 deadline. Please complete all items that pertain to you. There are items that everyone in the class must complete, and then there are items that are specific to each affiliate site/clinical campus...
• Apply to be on the Evaluation Sub-committee! 03/15 application deadline. This subcommittee allows for an independent review of the LCOM courses’ (Foundations, Clerkships, and fourth year requirements) evaluations based on best practices, the medical education literature and recommendation from the LCME...
• ACTION NEEDED: Review & update contact information...
• Support Research - Undergraduate Organic Chemistry: 02/21 - 03/6. Participate in a brief survey on the value of Organic Chemistry in the undergraduate curriculum...
  
• Clerkship Orientation Week: Scheduled for the week of March 22. While the majority of the sessions will be remote, all students will need to be able to be on campus the week of March 22. Please contact Jaqueline Drouin with any questions.
  • Pre-Arrival COVID-19 Testing: 3/22 deadline for co2023s (if you haven't returned/completed it yet). All UVM students, including medical students, are required to take a pre-arrival COVID-19 test prior to starting their in-person spring semester, and the online tool helps your plan your testing timeline around your planned return...
  • UVM COVID-19 Student Testing Protocol: If you currently have a temporary testing exemption in place, please ensure your end date reflects your first Davis Center Test (day-zero/return date test). You can update your exemption or submit a new one to ensure you are tracked accurately in the UVM testing compliance monitoring systems, if your most-recent exemption is no longer accurate.
• Step 1 On-Campus Study Spaces: February 1 - March 19. The Office of Medical Student Education has reserved some study spaces for the Step 1 dedicated study period in February and early March (REMINDER: Clear your cached images and files to see latest and greatest PDF - document will be updated as additional rooms are secured)...
• Apply to be a Foundations Committee student representative for 2021-2022! 04/05 application deadline. This committee is responsible for the formalized review of the Foundations level course curriculum...
• ACTION REQUIRED – Given Locker Clean Out: 7/1 is the deadline to clean out your Given lockers. Failure to do so will result in a $50 cleaning fee...

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Class of 2024

• Attention LCOM Co2024! Research Study on MMI Experiences: 2/21 - 3/6. Study has been reviewed and approved by OMSE. Opportunity to provide feedback on the use of MMI in admissions and be considered for a $30 (Apple/Amazon Gift Card)...
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Summer Opportunities with AHEC: 03/08 application deadline. Paid summer opportunities in community-based programs serving rural and underserved communities...
  
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Interested in teaching English Virtually / Abroad this Summer?* 03/14 application deadline. Learning Enterprises (LE) is an international non-profit organization that sends young adults around the world over the summer to teach English in under-resourced areas...
• Summer Student Fellowships in Cancer Research: 03/26 application deadline. The UVM Cancer Center announces a new program supporting Summer Student Fellowships in Cancer Research. A $3,000 stipend will be awarded to up to five graduate or medical school students for cancer-related research...
• Medical Curriculum Committee (MCC) Election - Apply to be the MCC representative for your medical school class! 04/05 application deadline. The MCC continuously reviews and evaluates the educational programs of the College of Medicine and oversees the Foundations and Clerkship Committees...

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WEEKLY UVM Larner Med FYIs

• CatAlert - Spring Test 2021: On Wednesday, 02/24, UVM did a campus-wide CatAlert systems test. If you were not contacted, or have no idea what this is, please visit the CatAlert page for more information and instructions how to set up your CatAlert to ensure you receive timely campus alerts/emergency information...
• PLEASE REVIEW: New/Revised Policies & Procedures Approved by the Medical Curriculum Committee Since March 2020...
• How to Update Your Pronouns Used: Information providing used pronouns to our UVM student records systems and instructions how to update your pronouns is available on the UVM Office of the Registrar “Preferred Name and Pronoun” page...
• Graduate Writing Center: The best way to move from thinking (and worrying) about a writing project is to schedule time for it; You can do that through the Graduate Writing Center...
• Zoom Hack - Live Closed Captioning Available! Zoom rolled out an automated, live closed captioning feature. When you’re hosting any kind of zoom (webinar OR meeting), you can turn on this feature for it to kick in (visit Zoom.us; it is in your meeting settings). You only have to turn it on once in your settings and it will be on for all meetings scheduled thereafter! A lovely CC button will then be available to you and all of your attendees.
• INPUT REQUESTED - Dana Medical Library Furniture: We want your opinion! What furniture should/shouldn't return to Dana Medical Library?...
  
• Report Summary on Our 2019-2020 Learning Environment: This is a compilation of de-identified data received from evaluations, confidential reports, and direct reports to the Director of the Learning Environment for both professionalism concerns and accolades...
• Message from Dean Page - Mental Health Support and Suicide Prevention at LCOM: Sent on 02/11 - "... I am writing to affirm the commitment of our College to each of you in promoting an environment of unwavering support for mental health..."
  • Make the Difference - Preventing Medical Trainee Suicide: Please watch this very short video that provides common-sense tools to recognize and intervene in the case of potential suicide...
  • We Burn Out, We Break, We Die - Medical Schools Must Change Their Culture to Preserve Medical Student Mental Health: The author (Chris Veal '21) explores medical student depression and suicide through the lens of personal struggles and calls for medical schools to create a culture that normalizes self-care and includes vulnerability as part of professionalism training...
• Celebrating Diverse Voices exhibition space unveiled: The inaugural exhibit honors the work and struggles of ten Black and African American alumni, faculty and honorary degree recipients. Explore the full exhibit virtually...
• UVM Larner Med in a Time of COVID - Special Reports, Information, & Resources:
  • UPDATE - Surveillance Testing Guidelines UPDATED to TWICE A WEEK: As of 03/01, all students required to test, must test every two weeks, regardless of vaccination status, and this change will be in effect through March 13th, when UVM administration will re-evaluate the process; the testing center has added weekend testing hours to support this change...
    • Who is required to test? All students who are on-campus/in-person (UVMMC and/or UVM-VT) and/or who live in Burlington, South Burlington or Winooski and who do not have a testing exemption must engage in UVM COVID-19 surveillance testing (Green & Gold Promise; verify your permanent address reflects your real location in myUVM).  Schedule tests via the CoVerified app/browser-based platform.
    • COVID-19 Vaccine: As COVID-19 vaccine distribution occurs, we recognize there are many questions. For answers to emerging questions, the university has developed a COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A page that will be updated throughout the semester. Please note, his page does not currently host vaccine availability/distribution information.
    • Exemption Requests: If you are away and will therefore miss the 7-9 day testing window, you must submit a temporary exemption request (must use UVM credentials - netID@uvm.edu). If you fall under "required to test" guidelines and still feel you should be exempt, please include extenuating circumstance in your exemption request form to help expedite processing.
  • Feeling Unwell? In the midst of cold and flu season, it can sometimes be hard to determine whether symptoms you’re experiencing are signs of a normal winter illness, or of COVID. If you are experiencing symptoms like fatigue, a fever, sore throat, cough or congestion, don’t wait for your next scheduled test. Contact Student Health Services so you can be tested as soon as possible—better safe than sorry is the mantra to follow.
  • Preventing Clinician Suicide - A Call to Action During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Beyond*: The authors critique how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the lives of clinicians, and recommend evidence-based actions to prevent clinician suicide...

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COMMUNITY WELLNESS

Be sure to review this section for any announcements regarding student wellness! If you ever have any questions about this section, it's postings, or any wellness topics, please do not hesitate to contact our Director of Student Well-being, Dr. Lee Rosen.

UPCOMING:

• 1/2 Marathon Unplugged with the Running SIG: Race is on 4/10. Join the Running SIG and sign up now for the VT Unplugged Half. Sign up on the Google Form for a reduced rate! We will sign you up if you fill out this form! You will get a reduced rate. We are raising money for Never Give Up, Ever, a charity for terminal childhood illnesses.

ADDITIONAL WELLNESS RESOURCES/INFORMATION:

• Taking Care of You: Caring for your body, mind and heart is more important than ever. UVM CHWB came up with a short video with a few tips on taking care of your mental health. If you’re looking for additional info for staying centered, want someone to talk to, or are concerned about a friend, check out our COVID-19 mental health resources page for additional support...
• New Episode of Larner Stories Project Now Available! Premiered 2/13. In this episode of the Larner Stories Project, we speak with Elizabeth Lynch (21’) who describes her struggle with an eating disorder during her early years in medical school...
• Message from Dean Page - Mental Health Support and Suicide Prevention at LCOM: Sent on 02/11 - "... I am writing to affirm the commitment of our College to each of you in promoting an environment of unwavering support for mental health..."
  • Make the Difference - Preventing Medical Trainee Suicide: Please watch this very short video that provides common-sense tools to recognize and intervene in the case of potential suicide...
  • We Burn Out, We Break, We Die - Medical Schools Must Change Their Culture to Preserve Medical Student Mental Health: The author (Chris Veal '21) explores medical student depression and suicide through the lens of personal struggles and calls for medical schools to create a culture that normalizes self-care and includes vulnerability as part of professionalism training...
• UVM COVID-19 Student Testing Protocol: All students who are on-campus/in-person (UVMMC and/or UVM-VT) and/or who live in Burlington, South Burlington or Winooski and who do not have a testing exemption must engage in UVM COVID-19 surveillance testing (Green & Gold Promise; verify your permanent address reflects your real location in myUVM). Schedule tests via the CoVerified app/browser-based platform.
  • NEW! - Surveillance Testing Guidelines UPDATED to TWICE A WEEK: As of 03/01, all students required to test, must test every two weeks, regardless of vaccination status, and this change will be in effect through March 13th, when UVM administration will re-evaluate the process; the testing center has added weekend testing hours to support this change...
  • COVID-19 Vaccine: As COVID-19 vaccine distribution occurs, we recognize there are many questions. For answers to emerging questions, the university has developed a COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A page that will be updated throughout the semester. Please note, his page does not currently host vaccine availability/distribution information.
  • Feeling Unwell? In the midst of cold and flu season, it can sometimes be hard to determine whether symptoms you’re experiencing are signs of a normal winter illness, or of COVID. If you are experiencing symptoms like fatigue, a fever, sore throat, cough or congestion, don’t wait for your next scheduled test. Contact Student Health Services so you can be tested as soon as possible—better safe than sorry is the mantra to follow.
  • Clinical Students Are Excused from the Curriculum to Complete Seven-Day Test: The Clinical Level course directors support this protocol. They are aware of the weekly requirement and support students to be excused from their curriculum for 30-minute weekly testing windows.
  • Exemption Requests: If you are away and will therefore miss the 7-9 day testing window, you must submit a temporary exemption request. If you fall under "required to test" guidelines and still feel you should be exempt, please include extenuating circumstance in your exemption request form to help expedite processing.
    • One request can cover multiple weeks! Exemption should end the day you plan to return to campus.
    • You must use your netID@uvm.edu email address/Outlook account to enter the UVM portal and sign-into the request tool (UVM Credentials); this might require you to log out of your MED Outlook or open a guest window/profile in Chrome to use a browser without your remembered MED credentials.
    • You cannot step onto VT/UVMMC campus(es) during an exemption window. However, an exemption will not block you from testing at the Davis Center. 
  • Vermont Travel Guidelines: All students must still continue to adhere to state and local health and safety guidelines, including travel and quarantine requirements. If you enter a travel-mandated quarantine and you are not experiencing any symptoms, you can secure your day-seven test via the Davis Center clinic (counts as your weekly test, too!).
  • UVM Weekly Testing Report
    

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LCOMcares - WAYS TO HELP/VOLUNTEER

We are sharing opportunities and needs in the State of Vermont. The University of Vermont has not vetted or researched these opportunities and cannot warrant or recommend one opportunity over another. It is your sole responsibility to thoroughly evaluate any volunteer organization or opportunity before engaging. Please practice physical distancing and follow the established guidelines to keep yourself and your community safe. Consider the following opportunities independently and carefully after looking into the organization and their safety practices.

UPCOMING:

• 1/2 Marathon Unplugged with the Running SIG: Race is on 4/10. Join the Running SIG and sign up now for the VT Unplugged Half. Sign up on the Google Form for a reduced rate! We will sign you up if you fill out this form! You will get a reduced rate. We are raising money for Never Give Up, Ever, a charity for terminal childhood illnesses.

ADDITIONAL LCOMcares Engagement Opportunities:

• UVM Department of Student Life Office of Civic Engagement - Service Opportunities: Subscribe to the UVM Serves monthly newsletter about service opportunities and resources in the Burlington area. CE is committed to connecting you and the UVM community to volunteer opportunities both on and off campus throughout the entire academic year.
  • Have a service opportunity that you would like to advertise in the newsletter? They can help you out with that too with their Volunteer Listing Form.
• Interested in volunteering with the COVID-19 vaccination efforts*? Christine Finley, the Director of Immunization, recommends students visit this site if they want to volunteer...
• BIPOC Business Directory*: Black-owned businesses have been especially affected by the pandemic. Previously in this newsletter we've linked to a business directory of local Vermont businesses owned by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color community members. That set of spreadsheets has now been revamped by AlliedVT into a streamlined web interface; check it out...
• HELP SPREAD THE WORD - Translated Vaccine Information: To counteract misinformation about the vaccines, the AALV, in partnership with health care providers, is sponsoring a series of online information sessions in several languages. Please connect new Americans who have questions on the COVID-19 vaccines with the appropriate information session. Additional translated materials regarding the vaccine can be found on the Vermont state website.

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

THIS WEEK:

• ALL WEEK:
  • Choosing Wisely Recommendation of the Week(s) - Choose Wisely and WIN! Join the LCOM Choosing Wisely STARS in promoting high value care in medical education. See this week's spotlight recommendation and to enter our PRIZE RAFFLE...
• MON, Mar 01: No UVM/UVM Larner Med community events posted for this day.
• TUE, Mar 02: 
  • CE @ UVM Conversation Cafe - "The Expansiveness of Womxnhood": 03/02, 12-1:30pm, in the Frank Livak Ballroom, Davis Center 4th Floor (tickets required). A conversation hour for students to discuss the expansiveness of Womxnhood and centering intersectional experiences of womxn...
  • Monthly Student Education Group (SEG) Meeting: 03/02, 6-7:30pm, via Zoom.
• WED, Mar 03:
  • Monthly LCOM Medical Student Council Meeting: 03/03, 5-7pm, via Zoom.
• THU, Mar 04: 
  • Second Annual Celebration of Gender Equity in Medicine and Science - "Bystander or Advocate? Who Do You Choose to Be?" with Diane Magrane, MD: 03/04, 5-6pm, via Zoom.
• FRI, Mar 05 - SUN, Mar 07: No UVM/UVM Larner Med community events posted for these days.
  

UPCOMING:

• UVM Larner Med Communications Task Force Check-in: 03/08, 1-1:45pm, via Zoom (passcode required). Open to Larner Community to anyone passionate about communications and/or has ideas for improving communications across the College...
• Calvin Dreams - A Book Reading and Conversation with Joy Houlder: 03/09 @7pm, via MS Teams. Joy’s book aims to provide representation for young black readers and she believes that black children deserve to dream beyond the fight for liberation, especially at such a young age...
• Good Morning Coffee/Tea With Dean Zehle: 03/12, 7-7:55am, outside the student lounge or via Zoom. Swing by for coffee/tea with Dr. Zehle. Catch up, discuss any issues or concerns, or snag a warm beverage and slowly walk away...
• Personal Finance BOOK CLUB: 03/12, 12-1pm, via Zoom. View the reading line up and/or RSVP...
• SAVE THE DATE - Class of 2021 Match Day! 03/19, 11:45am - 1:15pm, virtual event (link coming soon). This year's theme is "Tropical Island"...
• 13th Annual Blackboard Jungle Symposium (BBJ) - "Reimagining an Inclusive Community": 03/23-03/26, virtual event (registration required). Dean Page invites all members of our community to engage in this year's BBJ; the event is designed to support UVM faculty, staff and others seeking to develop their skills, knowledge and a deeper understanding of diversity to advance excellence in teaching, service and research...
• SJC/Wellness Book Club Discussion: 04/16, 5-7pm, via Zoom (registration required). Join SJC for a discussion of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community?" There will be a limited book distribution. Please complete our registration form to join and get updates...
• Call for Submissions - The Red Wheelbarrow: 05/30 submission deadline. All students are invited to submit! Whether it's poetry, prose, photography, drawing, 3D or digital art, we invite you to submit your pieces for consideration for the 2021 edition; view the submission guidelines...
  

RECURRING EVENTS:

• Pediatric Grand Rounds: Wednesday mornings, 8-9am, via zoom. View the March 2021 Pediatric Grand Rounds Schedule...
• Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds: Thursday mornings at 7:00 am September - June (except third Thursday of the month).
• FRIDAYS:
  • WeeklyWire Submission Deadline: Fridays, no later than 7am (unless noted otherwise). Want to submit to the Wire? Submit your posting using our WeeklyWire Online Submission Form.
  • Personal Finance Book Club: 2nd Friday of the month. View the reading line up and/or RSVP...
  • Monthly Medical Student Financial Services Open Forum/Town Hall: 4th Friday of the month. Optional opportunity for a casual and friendly Medical Student Financial Services Support Group; join to talk through things that may be on your mind and receive support from MED SFS and peers...
• DROP-IN MEETINGS (Remote meetings only, until further notice):
  • Dean for Medical Education 
  • Deans for Students (preclinical, clinical, CT Campus) and/or Director of Well-being
  • Director of Academic Achievement
  • Director of Learning Environment
  • Well-being Advisor
  • Student Financial Services
    

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STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES (Scholarships, Awards, & Finance FYIs)

UPCOMING:

• Personal Finance BOOK CLUB: 03/12, 12-1pm, via Zoom. View the reading line up and/or RSVP...
• OPPORTUNITY TO WIN! - Revamped Medical Student Services Website: 03/19 entry deadline. You could win $25 Amazon card for reviewing our new website...

ADDITIONAL SFS Resources/Information:

• Federal Podcast Recording - All Things Student Loan Forgiveness: A special edition of "Off The Cuff," Justin is joined by three higher education experts...
  

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RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

THIS WEEK:

• DEADLINE - 2021 Multiple Sclerosis Medical Student Mentorship Program*: 03/01 application deadline. Four week program. Students will work with neurologists and other clinicians specializing in MS (e.g., urologists, neuro-ophthalmologists, physiatrists, nurses, radiologists, rehab therapists, etc.) and observe most aspects of MS specialty care...

UPCOMING:

• APPROACHING - DEADLINE - Call for Poster Proposals to present at the 2021 Humanism & Healing Conference, hosted by GHHS: 03/08 submission deadline. Seeking posters on projects on the following themes: Conference Theme (Structural Racism and its Impact on Medicine), Caring for Underserved or At-Risk Populations, Empathy in Medical or Nursing Education, and GHHS Chapter Projects and Activities...
• APPROACHING - DEADLINE - Lucey Prize: 03/12 application deadline. $1500 prize. Awarded annually to individuals who reflect new horizons and innovations in neonatology and/or other areas of pediatrics...
• APPROACHING - DEADLINE - UVM 2021 Student Research Conference: 03/15 registration deadline. UVM’s popular Student Research Conference showcases the array of impressive independent research projects by students across the university...
• Call for Poster Abstracts - 2021 AAMC Group on Student Affairs (GSA) & Organization of Student Representatives (OSR) Spring Meeting (virtual event): 03/15 abstract submission deadline. Submissions on a wide variety of topics are welcome; encourages presentations pertaining to lessons learned from COVID-19 as well as adapting to or leveraging human and technological resources during the pandemic...
• Summer Student Fellowships in Cancer Research: 03/26 application deadline. The UVM Cancer Center announces a new program supporting Summer Student Fellowships in Cancer Research. A $3,000 stipend will be awarded to up to five graduate or medical school students for cancer-related research...

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

UPCOMING:

• Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest: 03/15 submission deadline. Monetary awards of $1,000 for 1st, $500 for 2nd, and $250 for 3rd place, and their essays will be published. Asks students to engage in a reflective writing exercise that illustrates an experience where they or a team member worked to ensure that humanism was at the core of care...
• Call for Submissions - The Red Wheelbarrow: 05/30 submission deadline. All students are invited to submit! Whether it's poetry, prose, photography, drawing, 3D or digital art, we invite you to submit your pieces for consideration for the 2021 edition; view the submission guidelines...

ADDITIONAL ARTS & PUBLICATION NEWS:

• NEW! - Larner Medicine Issue: February 24, 2021- Volume III, Issue 4 recently "hit the shelves"; check it out...
• The Nocturnists - "No Words: A Virtual Choir to Memorialize Those Lost to COVID-19"*: At this historic milestone, we at The Nocturnists created No Words, an illustrated video memorial, to honor and remember those we have lost and to acknowledge the pain of healthcare workers who have borne witness to these losses...
• We Burn Out, We Break, We Die - Medical Schools Must Change Their Culture to Preserve Medical Student Mental Health: A publication by Christopher Veal, member of the Class of 2021...
• New Episode of Larner Stories Project Now Available! Premiered 2/13. In this episode of the Larner Stories Project, we speak with Elizabeth Lynch (21’) who describes her struggle with an eating disorder during her early years in medical school...

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YOU SAID, WE DID - YOUR WORDS IN ACTION

If you receive feedback from students and put that feedback into action, please let our student community know; submit postings/updates to Medical Student Services by 7am, on Fridays. Postings are reviewed by the Office of Medical Student Education Medical Education Leadership Team on Mondays for inclusion in an upcoming issue of the WeeklyWire. Community members can also view our database of current and past “You Said, We Did” submissions, in the Learning Commons.

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