Office of Medical Education

September 13 - 19, 2021

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IN THIS ISSUE:

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CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2022

• THIS WEEK - Informational Series - Postgraduate Physician Scientist Training Opportunities: 09/13, 8-9:30pm, via Zoom (registration required). Exclusively for students to get more information about research residencies generally, individual specialties, individual programs, the application process, and to directly ask their questions to PSTP directors and administrators, trainees and fellows who are in, or have recently completed research residencies...
• THIS WEEK - Beaumont's Department of Emergency Medicine, located in Royal Oak, Michigan, will be holding a virtual Meet and Greet for any EM interested students: 09/15, 7-8pm EST. Beaumont EM faculty and residents will be available to share experiences and answer any questions that your students might have before applications are due...
• THIS WEEK - The Cost of Applying and Interviewing for Residency: 09/17, @2pm, via Webinar (registration required). Will provide attendees with the most recent costs experienced by the last graduating class and provide advice and strategies on how to obtain your best results, while strategically managing the total cost...
• THIS WEEK - UAB URiM Diversity Mixers September 17th and 24th*: 09/17, 5-6pm, via Zoom (registration required) & 9/24, 5-6pm via Zoom (registration required). This mixer will not affect any potential application if they choose to attend or not but a way for 4th year students to ask some questions about UAB and Birmingham, AL...
• Radiation Oncology Virtual Education Rotations (ROVER) for medical students (virtual clerkship)*: Begins 6/25 @3pm, via Zoom with Gastrointestinal Malignancies (pre-sign-up required). An interactive summer series of virtual case-based discussion sessions across cancer disease sub-sites. Via Zoom. Final virtual rotations: September 17, 2021: Genitourinary Malignancies.
• THIS WEEK - University of Chicago Medical Center’s Virtual Residency Showcase 2021*: 09/18. Learn more about the U of C’s residency training programs and the institution’s robust Diversity Initiatives...
• THIS WEEK - UCLA-Olive View Psychiatry Residency Program Virtual Meet-and-Greet*: 09/18, 11am-12:30pm (probably PT-does not say), via Zoom.   Contact Iljie Fitzgerald with any questions.
• NRMP 2022 Main Residency Match Registration: On Wed., 09/15, @ 12 pm ET, registration will open for the 2022 Main Residency Match conducted by the National Resident Matching Program® (NRMP®). NRMP is a separate organization and thus requires a separate registration by applicants. If you intend to participate in the Main Residency Match, we encourage you to review the resources at nrmp.org for registration, eligibility, and participation information.
• Addiction Medicine (Med 2560) - AHEC Scholars- Eligible Activity: 11/1/21 - 11/12/21. AHEC Scholars Enrollees, Class of 2022, If you have not yet met the requirements to be designated an AHEC Scholar upon graduation, this is an opportunity to do so...
• Panelists Needed - Step 1 Flashcard and Retention Strategies: 09/29, 12-1pm, via Zoom. This remote noontime session is the first in the annual M2 Step 1 Support Series. Sign up to join several of your M3 and M4 colleagues to share insights, reflections, and wisdom with co2024 M2's on all things flashcards and spaced repetition for Step 1 prep on September 29th, 12pm-1pm...
• Diversity in Internal Medicine Session - University of Colorado Internal Medicine Residency Program*: 09/21, 5-6:30pm MST, virtual (registration required).
• Residency specialty and/or ERAS updates:
  • SUO/AADO/OPDO - UPDATED Statement on Virtual Interviews: In light of the growing concerns around the evolving pandemic and the recent Coalition for Physician Accountability recommendations for the upcoming recruitment cycle, SUO/AADO/OPDO strongly urges all residency programs to conduct only virtual interviews for the 2021-2022 residency selection season. These recommendations are now listed on the ERAS 2022 Participating Specialties and Programs webpage.
  • From the AAMC - Everything you need to know about the supplemental ERAS® application: The trial residency application applies to three competitive specialties — dermatology, general surgery, and internal medicine. Here’s key information for medical students and residency programs...
  • ERAS update - the Supplemental Application: 09/01 email from Emma Faustner, Advanced Integration and Residency Placement Coordinator - Information and resources about the ERAS Supplemental Application...
  • Important Update on the Supplemental ERAS Application for students applying into internal medicine, dermatology, and general surgery...
  • The above recommendations are also listed on the ERAS 2022 Participating Specialties and Programs webpage and in the ‘ERAS Specialties with Additional Information Report’ (located at the top of the page). Refer to this page throughout the season, as this page will be updated as specialty requirements are shared. If you learn of new requirements that are not included on the ERAS page, please send them to Amy Addams.

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Class of 2023

• Panelists Needed - Step 1 Flashcard and Retention Strategies: 09/29, 12-1pm, via Zoom. This remote noontime session is the first in the annual M2 Step 1 Support Series. Sign up to join several of your M3 and M4 colleagues to share insights, reflections, and wisdom with co2024 M2's on all things flashcards and spaced repetition for Step 1 prep on September 29th, 12pm-1pm...
  
• Clinical Level Students: A "day-0 test" is required starting 08/22, and testing should be done within a week of that date. If you are out of state at this time, please ensure you test within the week prior to re-entering Vermont Clinical Curriculum and/or returning to the Burlington area and submit a testing exemption for the period you are away. Sign-up for testing slots via CoVerified (appointments are required).

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Class of 2024

• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - Student Council Chair of Community Service Position: 09/17 submission deadline. If interested, please submit a paragraph of interest to the Student Council no later than 4pm EST, Friday 9/17; we will run a class election, and then the elected chair will officially begin in their role and responsibilities at the next council meeting...
• LCOM Summer Opportunities Info Session Panelists Wanted! 10/18 application deadline. How did you spend your summer between first and second year? Are you available and happy to participate in a student panel on summer opportunities on Friday, November 12, @Noon?...  
• Larner Student Council Annual Student Leaders Training (Mandatory for SIG Leaders; Advisors' Attendance Encouraged): 09/17. CANCELLED. The recording from the 09/10 session has been posted to the Class of 2024 VIC calendar and to the Student Council Learning Commons Documents Hub, under the Helpful Links section.
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Deadline to Rescind Clinical Campus Change Request: 09/22 withdrawal deadline. This pertains to all members of co2024 who have submitted a clinical campus change request, regardless of clinical campus site assignment...
• Join the LCOM Mentors Program! Designed for medical students that are from groups underrepresented in medicine, the program (“LCOM Mentors”) pairs undergraduate medical students with faculty members and/or residents who have common interests and goals...
• Clerkship Information, Dates, and Deadlines: We wanted to inform you of a series of informational meetings and deadlines that will address many of your questions about the Clerkship Level of your medical education...
  • APPROACHING DEADLINE - Site Exemption: Due September 20, 2021.
    
  • “How the Lottery Process Works”: 10/11, 1-2pm, via Virtual Room (link available in VIC Calendar).
  • “Clerkship Information Meeting – Kickoff meeting to Planning Your Clerkship Year”: 10/11, 5-7pm, hybrid event (CT students in Med Ed 100/Virtual and VT students in Med Ed 200/Virtual).
  • “The Clerkship Flight Lottery”: 10/14, 1-2pm, hybrid event (Med Ed 300/Virtual)
  • COMMISSAR (online) – VT Campus Students Only: Opens 10/20 @12pm and Closes 10/25 @9am, all online.
  • Academic Services: Foundations Level accommodations will expire at the end of Foundations and do not roll over into the clinical levels.
    

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Class of 2025

• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - 2021 AAMC Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ) - Your Voice Matters: HOLY COW! Y'all boosted class participation by an entire 25%! That's incredible... Thank you so much! We are almost to a 75% class participation rate. Think we can break 80?? There's still time for some of the hold outs... we hope you will consider completing this important survey! Didn't receive the survey? Please contact msq@aamc.org for your personalized survey link. The survey is not mandatory; however, your feedback is incredibly important to us; please consider completing your MSQ, today...
• White Coat Ceremony - Important Information: Ticket registration closes 09/29. The day will begin with our annual Mindfulness Lecture at 10am, followed by the formal White Coat Ceremony taking place at 1:00 PM in the Ira Allen Chapel. Guests must RSVP by registering for tickets...
• ANNUAL REMINDER/ACTION NEEDED - Annual Mandatories: 09/30 completion deadline. Medical students must complete annual mandatories training at the beginning of each academic year in order to maintain access to UVMMC systems...
• Medical Student Leadership Lunch & Learn Series Sessions: Did you miss the Lunch & Learn Series Sessions? No worries! The session recordings have been posted to your VIC Calendar (session 1 passcode: LunchNLearn1!, session 2 passcode: LunchNLearn2!, session 3 passcode: LunchNLearn3!)

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WEEKLY UVM Larner Med FYIs

• Reminder about resources for mental health and support: 09/10 email from Dean Lee Rosen, Interim Associate Dean for Students & Director of Student Well-being - "In recognition of National Suicide Prevention Day, I am taking an opportunity to remind you of the mental health and academic support resources available here..."
• UVM Housing Resource: With the tight housing market, the Office of Student and Community Relations has created and shared a Housing Resource sheet (PDF) for anyone seeking housing. There is also a link at the bottom about rental scams, as they have become more prevalent in the housing market.
• NEWLY RELEASED – Larner Social Media Guidelines: 09/02 Student Council email announcement - "Over the past several months OME Digital Content Manager Michelle Bookless, in collaboration with the LCOM Communications Task Force, has developed Social Media Guidelines for LCOM Medical Student Interest Groups & Leadership Groups..."
• Calling All Student Musicians/Composers: 09/30 submission deadline. Admissions is looking for a student-composed 3 min. upbeat music piece for “pause” times on Zoom interview days. Preferably music that relieves stress as applicants hop in/out of Zoom rooms. Send all recordings to the Larner Medical Student Admissions Team...
• Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Action Plan Status Report: 08/31 on actions taken in response to UVM community concerns about sexual harassment and misconduct...
• Introducing the LCOM Anti-Racism Task Force: 8/31 email on behalf of MEAR - "The Medical Education Anti-Racism Task Force (MEAR) has begun its work and would like to take some time to introduce ourselves and our mission to you..."
• Women in Stem Network: A UVM graduate student-led group with a focus on gender equality in the STEM fields and an emphasis on community building. If you are interested in joining this community...
• UVM Larner Med in a Time of COVID - Special Reports, Information, & Resources:
  • University Event Services - Virtual & Hybrid Event Support Update: Event planners, as we come out of this past year and quickly ramp back up to full speed, we are asking that you anticipate and communicate with as much notice as possible on events you are involved in that may have technical equipment and staffing needs...
  • Reminder - Critically Important UVM Requirement - Indoor Mask: Wearing masks is a key strategy for reducing the transmission of COVID-19 among vaccinated and unvaccinated people alike—and the data are clear: masking reduces transmission by 70%. Whether you’re in residential halls, the Davis Center, an indoor athletic facility or library, or any other building on campus, you must wear a mask. Doing so supports our community’s safety and health and builds on the incredible success you, our students, showed you could create last year.
  • COVID-19 Guidelines: We invite you to review the UVM COVID-19 Guidelines for information on the protocols and expectations for students and employees who test positive or are identified as a close contact, and refresh your understanding of the definitions of quarantine, isolation and close contact...
  • UVM’s weekly testing results are posted every Monday.
  • Hosting Events with Food: Per 09/02 communication from the Deans, catered events are discouraged as they generate large crowds which challenge safe distancing. When considering if you should host food for your event:
    • Take the information you have at the time to make the best decision to mitigate transmission of COVID-19. 
    • Each event will be situational:
      • Guidelines at that moment are…
      • Boxed meals whenever possible
      • Outside events are always preferred/safer
      • If inside, folks who are eating should be able to maintain 6 feet physical distancing
  • Fall Semester Start & Key Pandemic Operational Reminders: 09/02 email from Deans Page & Jensen - "... Please take a moment to review the key practices supporting our ability to continue in-person operations amidst these challenging times..."
  • UVMMC-related Reminders for all LCOM Students: 08/27 email sent at the request of the UVM Medical Center Associate Chief Medical Officer for Quality...
  • The Vermont Foodbank is offering a food box program called Full Plates VT, which distributes food boxes made up of meat, produce and other fresh and shelf-stable items at drive-through style distributions throughout all fourteen counties in Vermont. The program will run through September 2021. Learn more about Full Plates VT....

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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 or reach out to one of your Larner College of Medicine Wellness Committee representatives.

THIS WEEK:

• Music in the Barn Summer Concert Series*: Wednesday Evenings @ 7:00PM Richmond, VT. Join local musicians for an evening of music in a magical barn in Richmond, VT. Intimate folk and classical music concerts 15 min from Burlington at the historic West Monitor Barn. Sept 15, Eclectica String Quartet. For tickets and more info...
• UVM Catamount Educational Farm Apple and Vegetable Sales: 09/10, 10am-4pm. Every Friday through 11/5, 10am-4pm, at the UVM Catamount Educational Farm. Masks are required. Weekly updates on apple varieties will be posted on their FB page. For departmental and other bulk orders, please fill out their online order form or email the UVM Catamount Educational Farm.

ADDITIONAL WELLNESS RESOURCES/INFORMATION:

• The Vermont Foodbank is offering a food box program called Full Plates VT, which distributes food boxes made up of meat, produce and other fresh and shelf-stable items at drive-through style distributions throughout all fourteen counties in Vermont. The program will run through September 2021. Learn more about Full Plates VT....
• Free Testing Still Available to All Current Students, Regardless of Vaccination Status: Any current students remaining in the area who are not covered in the required testing categories are encouraged to continue taking advantage of COVID-19 testing at the UVM COVID-19 Testing Center. Sign-up for testing slots  via CoVerified and appointments are required (sign-in with your NetID@uvm.edu email address and password).  Testing Center Hours...
  • All students are encouraged to take advantage of the Davis Center free testing throughout the semester, and all students are highly encouraged to test within seven days from returning from travel outside of Vermont, regardless of vaccination status.
• Students who are not fully vaccinated, or who fall under an approved COVID-19 Vaccine Exemption, must continue UVM Surveillance Testing, testing every seven days at the UVM Davis Center testing hub, and these students must continue to mask indoors and when six-feet physical distancing is not possible outdoors. Schedule via CoVerified (appointments required).

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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:

• UVM Larner Med's 4th Annual Clothing Swap: Swap is 09/21, 8am-4:30pm and 09/22, 8am-3pm, in HSRF 400. You do not have to donate clothing to participate! Donations can be dropped off in HSRF 400 starting at 8am, on 09/20 and through until the end of the swap. All are welcome - donate items and/or bring a reusable bag [or two] and don't hold back...

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

THIS WEEK:

• MON, Sep 13: 
  • Public Health SIG Discussion Series: 09/13, 12-1pm, in Med Ed 201 or via Zoom. Come join the Public Health SIG in MedEd room 201 to discuss the public health ramifications of climate change...
  • Gender Equity Education Series - Lessons Learned from COVID-19 in Vermont - "Essential at Work and Home: Women and COVID-19": 09/13, 12-1pm, via Zoom. 
• TUE, Sep 14: 
  • "Small and Mighty - Brain Capillaries in Health and Disease": 09/14, 10am-12pm, via online webinar (registration required). Co-organized by Osama F. Harraz, PhD, UVM Dept of Pharmacology. At this webinar, national and international speakers will share the latest in their research...
  • DesignMED SIG Meet and Greet: 09/14, 12-1pm, in Med Ed 200. Meet the current DesignMED leaders and members! Find out more about the SIG, what we do, and why it’s the best SIG in town. And there will be PIZZA! Fill out this form so we know how much to get...
  • Fall 2021 Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series - Vascular Surgery with Dr. Danny Bertges: 09/14, 12-12:50pm, via Zoom.
  • Interfaith Center Welcome Party: 09/14, 4-5:30pm, 400 S. Prospect Street. Grab a creemee and learn more about the cool opportunities at the Interfaith Center as we celebrate the new school year! Don’t miss out on campus events hosted by UVM’s Identity Centers! Make meaningful connections, explore who you are, and enjoy some free food! Everyone is welcome at these kickoff events. 
  • Thank you for Reading your WeeklyWire! Drawing entry form closes at 7am, 09/20. You spotted a random WeeklyWire Reading Rockstar Drawing opportunity. Enter to win a free small creemee at the Burlington Bay (coupons do not expire and/or can be gifted to a Larner friend if you win!)...
  • RECURRING - TUESDAYS:
    • Monthly Student Education Group (SEG) Meeting: 09/07, 6-7:30pm, via Zoom. Occurs the first Tuesday of every month. Comprised of students dedicated to and actively involved in the improvement of the medical school curriculum. All students welcome. 
    • EKG learning opportunity for M3 and M4 students: Every Tuesday starting, in McClure 601A Conference Room (with a Zoom option coming soon!), starting around 4:30 PM.
• WED, Sep 15:
  • WAGE Welcome to Campus: 09/15, 4-6pm, 34 S. Williams Street. Hang out in the Women and Gender Equity Center’s awesome backyard for some games, food, and fun! Don’t miss out on campus events hosted by UVM’s Identity Centers! Make meaningful connections, explore who you are, and enjoy some free food! Everyone is welcome at these kickoff events. 
  • RECURRING - WEDNESDAYS:
    • Pediatric Grand Rounds - “Simple Clinical Care to Reduce Dental Caries”: 09/15, 8-9am, via Zoom. Occurs every Wednesday.
    • Statistical Consulting Services Available at Dana: 2-4pm on Wednesdays. Maria Sckolnick, Statistical Design and Data Specialist, has both walk-in and by-appointment sessions available, based out of Dana Medical Library's Main Conference room (room 105)...
• THU, Sep 16:
  • Fall 2021 Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series - Family Medicine with Dr. Anya Koutras: 09/16, 12-12:50pm, via Zoom.
  • RECURRING - THURSDAYS:
    • Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Grand Rounds: Thursday mornings at 7:00 am September - June (except third Thursday of the month).
    • Statistical Consulting Services Available at Dana: 8am-12pm on Thursdays. Maria Sckolnick, Statistical Design and Data Specialist, has both walk-in and by-appointment sessions available, based out of Dana Medical Library's Main Conference room (room 105)...
• FRI, Sep 17:
  • Larner Student Council Annual Student Leaders Training (Mandatory for SIG Leaders; Advisors' Attendance Encouraged): 09/17. CANCELLED. The recording from the 09/10 session has been posted to the Class of 2024 VIC calendar and to the Student Council Learning Commons Documents Hub, under the Helpful Links section.
  • Mosaic Center Campus Welcome: 09/17, 4-6pm, in the Living/Learning Center E Building. Celebrate the return to campus with food and fun at the Mosaic Center for Students of Color! Don’t miss out on campus events hosted by UVM’s Identity Centers! Make meaningful connections, explore who you are, and enjoy some free food! Everyone is welcome at these kickoff events.
  • RECURRING - 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.
    • UVM Catamount Educational Farm Apple and Vegetable Sales: 09/10, 10am-4pm. Every Friday through 11/5, 10am-4pm, at the UVM Catamount Educational Farm. Masks are required. Weekly updates on apple varieties will be posted on their FB page. For departmental and other bulk orders, please fill out their online order form or  email the UVM Catamount Educational Farm.
    • Personal Finance BOOK CLUB: 09/17, 12-1pm, via Zoom (rescheduled from last week). Typically occurs the second Friday of every month.
• SAT, Sep 18 - SUN, Sep 19: No UVM/UVM Larner Med community events posted for these days.

UPCOMING: 

• UVM Larner Med's 4th Annual Clothing Swap: Swap is 09/21, 8am-4:30pm and 09/22, 8am-3pm, in HSRF 400. You do not have to donate clothing to participate! Donations can be dropped off in HSRF 400 starting at 8am, on 09/20 and through until the end of the swap. All are welcome - donate items and/or bring a reusable bag [or two] and don't hold back...
• Dining with the Deans Series Begins! 09/20, 12-1pm, in Med Ed 302/303 or via Zoom (RSVP required; space is limited both in-person and in the "Zoom room" to support quality conversation). Join some of your Medical Education Deans to promote positive collaboration between the students and members of the administration over a Sugar Snap-catered lunch; this month's special guests are from ODEI...
• Fall 2021 Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series - Internal Medicine with Dr. Halle Sobel: 09/21, 12-12:50pm, via Zoom.
• Monthly Medical Curriculum Committee Meeting: 09/21, 5-7pm, via Zoom. Open to everyone in the Larner community; Zoom registration required.
• Fall 2021 Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series - Radiation Oncology with Dr. Chris Anker: 09/23, 12-12:50pm, via Zoom.
• Good Morning Coffee & Tea With Dean Zehle: 09/24, 7-7:55am, Outside the student lounge and via Zoom. As long as UVM guidelines permit, this will be held in person, however, we are providing a Zoom link for those who would like to join in the conversation or ask a question (or two 😊).
• Recurring Monthly Medical Student Services Open Forum/Town Hall: 09/24, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Join to talk through things that may be on your mind and receive support from MED SFS and peers...
• Ceremonial Groundbreaking - Celebrating the Construction of The Firestone Medical Research Building: 09/30, 1:30-2:45pm, in HSRF 100 (Hoehl Gallery). Kindly RSVP at uvmfoundation.org/firestone by 09/24.
• CVRI Journal Club - article by Nadia Sutton, MD: 09/29, 12-1pm, in UVMMC Baird 1 or via Zoom. Please join us as we review an article by Nadia Sutton, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Professor , Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Michigan...

DROP-IN MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE:

• Dean for Medical Education
• Deans for Students (preclinical, clinical, CT Campus)
• Director of Student Well-being/Well-being Advisor
• Director of Academic Achievement
• Director of Learning Environment
• Student Financial Services
• Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Drop-ins (COMING SOON!)

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

THIS WEEK:

• Citizens Scholarship Opportunity: Occurring through 06/30/22. Giving away $2,500 every month to students and parents. No essays, no report cards—just a couple easy steps and you’re entered...
• Personal Finance BOOK CLUB: 09/17, 12-1pm, via Zoom (rescheduled from last week). Typically occurs the second Friday of every month.
• The Cost of Applying and Interviewing for Residency: 09/17, @2pm, via Webinar (registration required). Will provide attendees with the most recent costs experienced by the last graduating class and provide advice and strategies on how to obtain your best results, while strategically managing the total cost...
  

UPCOMING:

• Recurring Monthly Medical Student Services Open Forum/Town Hall: 09/24, 12-1pm, via Zoom. Join to talk through things that may be on your mind and receive support from MED SFS and peers...
• Michael E Weintraub Esq Scholarship: 10/01 application deadline. All students welcome to apply. A $1,000 Scholarship opportunity!...

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RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

THIS WEEK:

• Informational Series - Postgraduate Physician Scientist Training Opportunities: 09/13, 8-9:30pm, via Zoom (registration required). Exclusively for students to get more information about research residencies generally, individual specialties, individual programs, the application process, and to directly ask their questions to PSTP directors and administrators, trainees and fellows who are in, or have recently completed research residencies...
• DEADLINE - Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Award for Excellence in Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Medical Education and Patient Care: 09/14 nomination deadline. $2,000 cash award. Recognizes medical schools that demonstrate exemplary leadership, innovation, and engagement in fostering an inclusive culture that transforms the ideals of inclusion, diversity, and equity into successful programs that support medical student, house staff, and faculty diversity in service to the community...

UPCOMING:

• Virtual Rally for Medical Research*: 09/23. Brings together a broad coalition of stakeholders representing millions of patients and advocates to raise awareness for the urgent need for continued investment in the National Institutes of Health and medical research...
• Call for Nominations for the 2022 NBME Hubbard Award: 09/24 nomination deadline. To recognize and celebrate individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of assessment in medical education...
• 2nd Annual Medical Student Radiology Symposium - UA College of Medicine-Phoenix*: 10/02 & 10/03, via Zoom (pre-registration required). Free to attend, open to medical & pre-medical students.
• Register Now - Gold Foundation, AAMC humanism in medicine lecture - “Humanism: A Hidden Catalyst for Medical Innovation": 10/07 @3pm, free virtual event (registration required). Join Dr. Burke Harris and past Jordan J. Cohen lecturer, Dr. Rana Awdish, for a fireside chat to explore how our most human experiences can be a hidden catalyst for medical innovation...

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

UPCOMING:

• Protein Report 2021 Student Essay Contest: 09/24 submission deadline. $1500 cash prize and some other non-cash prizes. Organized by Protein Report, an online website dedicated to advancing public understanding of protein and the business, science, and culture of how protein is produced, distributed, and consumed around the world...
• AMA Journal of Ethics Essay and Art of Medicine Contests: 5pm EST, 09/24 submission deadline. Both contests have a prize of $5,000! Learn more and submit to the AMA Journal of Ethics Essay Contest or AMA  Art of Medicine Contest!
• Calling All Student Musicians/Composers: 09/30 submission deadline. Admissions is looking for a student-composed 3 min. upbeat music piece for “pause” times on Zoom interview days. Preferably music that relieves stress as applicants hop in/out of Zoom rooms. Send all recordings to the Larner Medical Student Admissions Team...

ADDITIONAL ARTS & PUBLICATION NEWS:

• NEW! Larner Medicine Issue: Larner Medicine | September 8, 2021 | Volume III, Issue 17 recently "hit the shelves." This issue highlights Larner engagement in the recent Burlington Pride parade and festival!  Check out the latest issue of Larner Medicine...

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