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March 07 - 13, 2022

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 WeeklyWire to help support manageable email inboxes for our students; it's a one-stop-shop for all med school happenings outside of the classroom!

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CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2022

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Class of 2023

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Class of 2024

  • THIS WEEK - TESTING DEADLINE - Important updated information about your return to the Vermont campus: Mandatory COVID-19 Testing - ALL co2024 students must obtain a test on 03/09 and a subsequent day-5 PCR test (test on 03/14) and must receive a negative result from both tests prior to returning to in-person activities/curriculum (schedule via CoVerified; walk-ins are not permitted).

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Class of 2025

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WEEKLY UVM Larner Med FYIs

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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:

UPCOMING:

ADDITIONAL WELL-BEING RESOURCES:

  • New Fleming Museum exhibitions explore topical storytelling in new ways: This spring presents two new evocative exhibitions, UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage and Dark Goddess: An Exploration of the Sacred Feminine. Also continuing work with The Fleming Reimagined with a newly reinstalled Storytelling Salon and an all-new space for our popular Learning Studio.
  • Food Security - VT Everyone Eats Voucher Program: Learn more & register and review the list of Distribution Sites. 
  • DownDog - FREE for all Students, Faculty, and Staff FORRREEEVERRR*: Free access to Yoga, HIIT, Mindfulness apps, and MORE! All DownDog apps are free for students and teachers now, indefinitely. This will automatically apply to our current student and teacher users. New users with .edu emails will automatically have access. Students or teachers (K-12 or college) can also apply on our schools' page to get access...
  • UVM COVID-19 Mandatory Testing (VT-Campus): All medical students are required to complete a day-0 and day-5/6/7 test prior to returning to in-person curriculum, and all faculty, staff, and students are encouraged to continue surveillance testing twice weekly. Students with approved COVID-19 vaccine and/or booster exemptions are required to test every seven days. UVM testing and requirements on the UVM FORWARD - COVID-19 Information and Service Center...
    • If you are symptomatic, please do not go to public testing centers. Contact UVM Student Health Services at 802-656-3350 to schedule a test or reach out to your Primary Care Physician.
    • Students not local to Chittenden County: Simply submit an exemption from testing for the weeks in January they are away, and plan to test when they return to the area. As a reminder, the testing exemption form can only be accessed/used with UVM credentials (NOT MED credentials).
    • If you tested positive for COVID-19 within the past 90 days, DO NOT FILL OUT AN EXEMPTION REQUEST: Please call Student Health Services at 802-656-3350 (ext #1) to report your positive result if you have not already done so; SHS will add you to a testing exemption list.

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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:

  • 2022 Healing the Heart of Healthcare virtual conference - Facilitate Interactive Grief Workshop: 05/05-05/07 virtual conference. Small, intimate groups will be prompted by facilitators to reflect, write, and share individual reflections and discover personally useful coping tools they can draw on in the future. Sign up to be a facilitator...

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO LCOMcare:

  • Volunteer with Burlington Writers Workshop (BWW): Do you have a great skill set you would like to share with Burlington Writers Workshops, or are you just looking for something to do in your spare time? Either way, BWW is always looking for great talent to help us run our organization. As non-profit, everything we do is by the willing participation of our volunteers...

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

UVM always has a TON of event opportunities flying around. The list below was hand-picked/designed for our medical student community (also check out the Larner Medical Student Activities Calendar anytime for the latest and greatest list of events). Students may also explore the UVM Bored? Calendar for even more opportunities open to all UVM students...

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UPCOMING:

DROP-IN MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE:

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

Our Medical Student Financial Services begin with prospective students and continue through the curriculum to commencement. We advise students on various aspects such as financing their medical education, loan debt management matters, and financial wellness. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Assistant Director of Medical Student Financial Services, Ryan Gates, with any questions.

UPCOMING:

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Non-LARNER CAREER EXPLORATION, RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

THIS WEEK:

UPCOMING:

ADDITIONAL CAREER/RESEARCH/LEADERSHIP FELLOWSHIP RESOURCES:

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ARTS & PUBLICATION 

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Housing Opportunities

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). Don't hesitate to ask housing contacts if they would consider lowering the advertised rate to secure a graduate student; it never hurts to ask!

Explore housing opportunities & housing support resources via the UVM Off-campus Housing Site...

UVM Off-Campus Housing Resource List: This resource, developed out of the UVM Office of Student & Community Relations (OSCR) includes many helpful resources for Burlington Area housing (UVM/MED credentials required)...

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.