Office of Medical Education

October 24 - 30, 2022

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Weekly Wire Archives

IN THIS ISSUE:

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CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2023

• THIS WEEK - 2022-2023 MATCH - UNM School of Medicine Diversity Nights*: 10/25, 8-10pm EDT (6-8pm MDT), virtual event (registration required). For all medical students and residents who are participating in the 2022-2023 MATCH, are underrepresented in medicine, or anyone who would like to learn more about the diverse people and programs of the University of New Mexico School of Medicine and our residency and fellowship programs...
• THIS WEEK - SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES: 10/28 application deadline.
  • The Mark Beers, MD '82 Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Scholarship is awarded to a student who has or has had a medical condition that influenced their decision to become a physician...
  • The David Tormey, MD Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Scholarship is awarded for accomplishment in the face of adversity during medical school...
  • Harriet P. Dustan, MD '44 Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Provides scholarship(s) for M3/M4 students who have clearly demonstrated a commitment to a career in medicine, to the College of Medicine, to academic and professional excellence, and to community service...
  • Alfred J. Swyer, MD'44 Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Scholarship(s) are awarded annually to those M3/M4 students with a strong academic ranking and who demonstrate a combination of financial need and promise as a physician...
  • Winokur Family Endowment Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. For M3/M4 students who are pursuing a career in Primary Care and who have demonstrated compassion and respect for patients and peers and sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic differences...
• THIS WEEK - "Fridays with the OMA" Residency Informational Sessions at Tulane University School of Medicine - Ob/Gyn: 10/28, 1-2pm EST, via Zoom (registration required).
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Global Health Electives: 10/31 application deadline. Applications for the GH elective are accepted until 10/31; complete the application form online.  Watch the recording of the GH informational session. Contact Dilyara Nurkhametova, the GH Coordinator, with any questions.
• Step 1 Study Schedule Mentors Needed: 11/17, 12-1pm, MedEd100. Share your approach and advice with M1's on building a dedicated Step 1 Study Schedule at our Study Schedule info fair...
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP)*: 01/06/23 application deadline. 11/10 info session, at 2pm (more info coming soon). A unique, year-long residential research training program which seeks to attract talented, research-oriented medical students to the NIH intramural campus in Bethesda, MD...

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Class of 2024

• THIS WEEK - SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES: 10/28 deadline.
  • Harriet P. Dustan, MD '44 Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Provides scholarship(s) for M3/M4 students who have clearly demonstrated a commitment to a career in medicine, to the College of Medicine, to academic and professional excellence, and to community service...
  • Alfred J. Swyer, MD'44 Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Scholarship(s) are awarded annually to those M3/M4 students with a strong academic ranking and who demonstrate a combination of financial need and promise as a physician...
  • Winokur Family Endowment Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. For M3/M4 students who are pursuing a career in Primary Care and who have demonstrated compassion and respect for patients and peers and sensitivity to cultural and socioeconomic differences...
• REMINDER - Do NOT to wear strong scents (perfumes, colognes) during SP encounters or on the clinical wards: We have had reports of migraines or allergic reactions in both the Sim Center and the Clinical Wards as a result of the strong scents. The rooms are very small and the ventilation is poor. Medical Student Handbook Policy 640.00 General Guidelines for Medical Student Appearance...
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Seeking interest in LCOM nominations to serve on the national Liaison Committee on Medical Education: 11/01 nomination deadline. Unique leadership opportunity...
• UPCOMING - Surgery Senior Major Info Session: 11/02, 5-6pm, in MedEd200. Learn about the requirements and the benefits of pursuing the Surgery Senior Major with a pizza dinner. Our faculty will be presenting with a Q/A to follow.
• Step 1 Study Schedule Mentors Needed: 11/17, 12-1pm, MedEd100. Share your approach and advice with M1's on building a dedicated Step 1 Study Schedule at our Study Schedule info fair...
• Advanced Integration Course Browsing Period: Starting 10/17. Check out the Advanced Integration course catalog!...
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP)*: 01/06/23 application deadline. 11/10 info session, at 2pm (more info coming soon). A unique, year-long residential research training program which seeks to attract talented, research-oriented medical students to the NIH intramural campus in Bethesda, MD...

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Class of 2025

• THIS WEEK - Flight Swap: 10/26 deadline. As a reminder, students who do not have an approved local site exemption will be permitted to swap flight groups until 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 26. As always, we are happy to answer any questions: The Clerkship Team
• Spotlight on Primary Care Series: AHEC Scholars Informational Session: 11/02, 12-1pm, MedEd100. **AHEC Scholars-Eligible Activity** Are you already an AHEC Scholar, but still have questions? Not an AHEC Scholar yet, but might be interested? Join us to have your questions answered!...
• Step 1 - Williston Testing Center Dates: Many new dates recently opened at the Williston VT Step 1 testing center, including January 28, January 30, February 4, February 6, February 11, February 13, February 18, February 25, February 27, March 6, and Match 11. Explore what is currently available...
• Step 1 Question Skills & Practice: Multiple Sessions (remote). Sign up for any of the upcoming Step 1 Question Skills Practice Group Sessions...
• Clerkship Year Information: As part of the recent Clerkship Informational Meeting, the Clerkship Team provided you with a TON of resources and information regarding both the CT and VT clerkship rotations and experience. You can revisit the resources and information here, in the PDF version of the 10/12 emails and included attachments/resources...
• The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP)*: 01/06/23 application deadline. 11/10 info session, at 2pm (more info coming soon). A unique, year-long residential research training program which seeks to attract talented, research-oriented medical students to the NIH intramural campus in Bethesda, MD...

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Class of 2026

• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - Apply to be an AAMC OSR Representative! (a national-level networking and leadership opportunity): 10/28 application deadline. This is a prestigious position available to one student from your grade. That one student will represent the Larner College of Medicine class of 2026 in the AAMC organization.
• THIS WEEK - MSK 2023 Medical Student Summer Research Fellowship Information Session*: 10/28, 11am-12pm, via Zoom. For students who have an interest in careers as physician scientists in the field of oncology or related biomedical sciences...
• M1 Study/Review Workflow Skills Sessions: Date/time/location determined with tutor facilitator (sign-up required). Open to all: Leverage the science of learning in your pre-clinical session prep and content review workflows, small skills group led by near peer tutor Dario Vanegas (co2025)...
• New FoCS Content Review Group: Multiple Oct-Dec (typically in MedEd309). A new collaborative learning group is open to M1's and facilitated by peer tutor Rich Vuong (co2025).  Feel free to drop-in for a session…
• Spotlight on Primary Care Series: AHEC Scholars Informational Session: 11/02, 12-1pm, MedEd100. **AHEC Scholars-Eligible Activity** Are you already an AHEC Scholar, but still have questions? Not an AHEC Scholar yet, but might be interested? Join us to have your questions answered!...
• White Coat Lost and Found Items: Any items left after your White Coat Ceremony are with lost and found at the front desk, in OME (Given N100). There were several water bottles and a few coats and umbrellas left. Contact Liz Dohrman, Larner Events Manager, with any White Coat questions.
• Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony in the News: Friday’s medical Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony garnered several local media placements, including the following stories: WAMC Northeast Public Radio |  WCAX-TV/Channel 3
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Acquire a valid driver’s license & access to a car: 11/01 deadline. Students must have and maintain a valid driver's license and/or access to a car while enrolled as a UVM medical student. Travel to clinical sites is a requirement of the LCOM curriculum.
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Join the All Larner Medical Student Facebook Group - "UVMLarnerMed Future Docs": Your class-specific group will be discontinued/archived in early-November. Please join the all-med student Facebook Group should you wish to continue to receive Larner updates via the Facebook platform...
• Peer Tutoring Available to All Students: With two new in-person group offerings for M1's through the Peer Tutoring Program...
• Summer Oncology Research Fellowship (SORF) at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles*: 01/08/23 application deadline. 
• Summer Research Opportunity - The Campagna Scholarship*: 01/18/23 application deadline. One applicant will receive $5000 for support of travel and living expenses in Portland Oregon to perform a research project under the supervision of a chosen research mentor...
• Mass General Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP): Applications will open 11/01. 01/22/23 application deadline. Pairs accepted students with an MGH faculty preceptor to provide guidance and mentorship in a new or ongoing research project...
• UNC-Chapel Hill Medical Students Training in Aging Research (MSTAR) summer program: 01/22/23 application deadline. Provides medical students with an enriching experience in aging-related research and geriatrics...

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WEEKLY UVM Larner Med FYIs

• THIS WEEK - Vermont Department of Health – Walk-in Flu & COVID-19 vaccine clinics: Tue/Wed, 9am-3pm, Davis Center Fireplace Lounge (1st floor). For all interested UVM community members—faculty, staff, and students. Pre-registration NOT required. Check out the full schedule and what vaccines are available on the Walk In Vaccine Clinics resource, on the VT DOH website...
• THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - Annual Larner Med Apparel Sale: 10/24 order deadline. Great news Larner community, it's time to check out this year's LCOM apparel sale, hosted via our UVM Bookstore in partnership with L.L. Bean...
• THIS WEEK - Firestone Research Building Opens! Building access opens on 10/24 and a Grand Opening Celebration is on 10/27. Read more about the new building features and access in recent emails from your Dean's Office...
• THIS WEEK - UVM Dining in Person Focus Groups: 10/24 - 10/27. Free refreshments. You and anyone you bring will receive 20 retail points. Are you an ON or OFF campus student?  Do you have a meal plan or maybe you don't? We want YOU to have an impactful role, a seat at the table, and know your voice is heard when it comes to your UVM Dining experience and opinions...
• THIS WEEK - AAMC presents Monitoring, Maintaining and Improving Your Credit Score: 10/28 @2pm EDT, AAMC Webinar (registration required). Join us as we discuss the necessary steps to take to monitor, maintain and improve your credit score...
• COMIS Update - Commons Migration Postponed: The migration of Commons resources migration to the new platform would not complete within an acceptable amount of time. As such, COMIS restored access to the original resources. COMIS will have an update for the community soon.
• New faces at ODEI: We are excited to welcome two new employees in the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (ODEI) who started on 10/10: Emily Iamarino (new Events and Programs Coordinator) and Krista Koeller (new Program Specialist)...

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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:

• Vermont Department of Health – Walk-in Flu & COVID-19 vaccine clinics: Tue/Wed, 9am-3pm, Davis Center Fireplace Lounge (1st floor). For all interested UVM community members—faculty, staff, and students. Pre-registration NOT required. Check out the full schedule and what vaccines are available on the Walk In Vaccine Clinics resource, on the VT DOH website...
• Dana Classroom Low Sensory Hour: 10/24, 12-1pm, Dana Medical Library Classroom. Additional offering: 10/31, 12-1pm. Enjoy dim lights and a peaceful, relaxing mindfulness video...
• RECURRING WELLNESS ACTIVITIES:
  • Tea Time Tuesdays with UVM Interfaith Center: Every Tuesday, 9-10am, UVM Interfaith Center (on Redstone Campus next to blue water tower). Craving an opportunity to just sit and chat with  others? Join us for bagels, a beverage (not just tea!), and informal conversation. Drop by. The entire UVM community is welcome!
  • QT Meditation Circle: Every Tuesday, 5:30-6:15pm, UVM Living/Learning, C170. For undergrads, grads, staff, and faculty who identify as Queer, Trans, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Asexual or those that fall in between or expand beyond these categories. Join student mindfulness facilitators for this weekly meditation circle. No experience with meditation is needed!
  • ADHD Executive Functioning Skills Group for Medical Students: Tuesdays @5:45pm, in person (advance sign-up required for location information). Will be weekly, Tuesday evenings, for 8-10 weeks. FREE. A diagnosis of ADHD is not required to participate.
  • "Spiritual Practice - Connect" with UVM Interfaith Center: Tuesdays, 7:30-8:30pm, UVM Interfaith Center (on Redstone Campus next to blue water tower). This inclusive spiritual gathering is an opportunity to pause in the midst of your busy week and spend some quality time connecting - with yourself, others, and the sources of support that are meaningful to you.
  • UVM/UVMMC Event/Offering - Kaiut Yoga for Chronic Conditions: Thursdays 9-10 a.m., on Zoom (free, sign-up required), offered through UVM Medical Center. For more information or to register, email Julia Oshea.
  • Let's Talk! CAPS Drop-In - Meet Walter: Every Thursday, 2:30-4pm, Living/Learning C180. Let’s Talk at the Prism Center is intended for LGBTQIA+ identified students. Simply drop into the Prism Center in C180 and sign up on the whiteboard for one of the afternoon’s open spots (C181 is the pink room right through the kitchen).

UPCOMING:

• Wellness Space for Larner Students of Color: 10/31, 12-1pm, HSRF200. How are things going? Join Dr. Marissa Coleman and the staff of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for light snacks and good conversation. Co-Sponsored by ODEI, APAMSA, SNMA, LMSA and NAAMA.
• UVM/UVMMC Event/Offering - Mindfulness Tools for Health and Wellbeing for ALL Cancer Patients, Caregivers, Providers. Virtual meetings 5:00-6:30pm 1st Wednesday of each month (Next one is 11/02; free, sign-up required). All offerings Mindfulness Tools offerings are free. For more information or to sign up, contact Donna Smith.
• CVRI-VT ECAC proudly presents Art and the Heart! 11/03, 5-7pm, UVM Fleming Museum (61 Colchester Avenue Burlington, VT 05405). Join the CVRI community for an evening of open reflection on art, science, and humanistic inquiry in medicine...
• Gold Writing Workshop - "The Write Prescription: Telling Stories to Process the Pandemics of COVID-19 and Racism": Fridays, 11/04, 11/11, 11/18, and 12/02, 11am-2pm, via Zoom. The workshop is free, held virtually on Zoom, and limited in size. Each participant is expected to attend all four sessions. This workshop is particularly focused on supporting healthcare professionals and students.
• Call for Proposals for the 2023 Wellness in Healthcare Workshop Series: 11/30 submission deadline. Supported with funds ranging from $500 to $2,500. Possible formats for the workshop include narrative writing, art creation, performance/improv, music, facilitated processing groups, and breakout discussions...

ADDITIONAL WELLNESS INFORMATION/RESOURCES:

• Diaper Resources: The Junior League of Champlain Valley Diaper Bank in Vermont is providing free diapers to parents in the UVM community. If you are a new parent, have an infant or toddler and would like support in minimizing the cost of diapers, please send the size and quantity you need to the UVM Graduate Student Parents group.  
• Thank you for Reading your WeeklyWire! 8am, 10/31 deadline to enter. Nicely done! You spotted a random WeeklyWire Reading Rockstar Drawing opportunity. Enter to win coupon for a free small creemee at the Burlington Bay (coupons do not expire and you have the option to gift it to a Larner friend if you aren’t around the area anytime soon/creemees aren’t your thing/you just want to spread some anonymous joy and kindness)...

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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.

THIS WEEK:

• Support local VT youth with a grilled cheese! 10/24, 11am-2pm, FeelGood station in the Davis Center (1st floor, near the tunnel). Proceeds will benefit local non-profit Water Wanderings, whose mission is to empower young people through inclusive community building, outdoor adventure, and environmental education that nourishes resilience and integrity.

UPCOMING:

• Red Cross Blood Drive & Table Discussion presented by your Medical Student Council Community Service Chairs: 11/04.
  • Blood Drive: 11/04, 10am-3pm, UVMMC. Blood donations needed! A blood drive and round table discussion on donations with snacks!
  • Table Discussion: 11/04, 12-1pm, HSRF 200. We recognize that due to some Red Cross policies not everyone can donate. Our round table will discuss and highlight the history of transfusions and blood donation, as well as the danger/pitfalls of exclusionary donor selection...

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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...

THIS WEEK:

• MON, Oct 24:
  • DEADLINE - Annual Larner Med Apparel Sale: 10/24 order deadline. Great news Larner community, it's time to check out this year's LCOM apparel sale, hosted via our UVM Bookstore in partnership with L.L. Bean...
    
  • Family Medicine Grand Rounds - “Screening Breast Ultrasound and Breast Density": 10/24, 8-9am, via Zoom.
  • UVM Larner Med Communications Task Force Check-in: 10/24, 12-12:45pm, via Zoom. Open to Larner Community to anyone passionate about communications and/or has ideas for improving communications across the College.
  • Dana Classroom Low Sensory Hour: 10/24, 12-1pm, Dana Medical Library Classroom. Additional offering: 10/31, 12-1pm. Enjoy dim lights and a peaceful, relaxing mindfulness video...
• TUE, Oct 25:
  • CMB Seminar - “The potential of Toxoplasma gondii myosin A as a drug target”: 10/25 @11:30am, in-person in UVMMC Davis Auditorium / via Zoom.
  • Careers in Medicine Fall 2022 Specialty Panel Series - Emergency Medicine with Dr. Katie Dolbec: 10/25, 12-12:50, via Zoom.
• WED, Oct 26:
  • Pediatrics Grand Rounds - Lead Poisoning in Vermont: 10/26, 8-9am, Davis Auditorium & via Zoom. Occurs every Wednesday.
  • MMG Seminar - “Understanding hantavirus pathogenesis through innate immune activation”: 10/26, 9:30-10:30am, MedEd200.
• THU, Oct 27:
  • Grand Opening and Dedication of The Firestone Medical Research Building: 10/27, at 11am, UVM Larner College of Medicine Vermont Campus.
  • Careers in Medicine Fall 2022 Specialty Panel Series - Ophthalmology with Dr. Brian Kim: 10/27, 12-12:50pm, MedEd200.
• FRI, Oct 28:
  • SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES:
    • NEW! Vayda Scholarship for MD students with Musical Passion: 10/28 application deadline. Provides assistance to one or two of our MD students who demonstrate talent of music, and who might find inspiration to include music into their experience of becoming a physician...
    • Carlos G. Otis, MD'37 Medical Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Provides financial assistance to needy and deserving students at the College of Medicine who are residents of Vermont and intend to enter the field of Family Practice...
    • Martin J. Koplewitz, MD '52 Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Provides financial support to needy and deserving students in the College of Medicine who show compassion and great personal interest in patients...
  • 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.
  • Annual Larner Imbasciani-DiSalvo LGBTQ Health Equity Lecture - Addressing the Health Needs of Sexual and Gender Minority Populations in the United States: 10/28, 11am-12:30pm, via Zoom.
  • Vermont Lung Center Seminar - “Informed Assent Discussions About CPR in Seriously Ill Patients”: 10/28, 12-1pm, HSRF300.
• SAT, Oct 29 - SUN, Oct 30: No community-wide events posted for this day. 

UPCOMING:

• Office Trick or Treating at the Office of Medical Education: 10/31, 8am-4:30pm, various locations around Larner-VT campus (pick up a map at OME). Meet OME faculty & staff and wander our cubes and offices of HOOORRRROORRRR! We know most have you have discovered the magic of our student snack bin, at this point, but here’s your change to load up on the “good stuff” (as in the totally horrible, wonderful stuff)...
• Sign-up to be on the Autopsy Shadow Program Email List: 10/31 sign-up deadline. The autopsy shadow program is starting up again! Please sign up via our Google Form with your email to be involved in updates about the program…
• Dean’s Excellence in Research Celebration: Mon, 10/31 - Wed, 11/02. The Dean's Celebration of Excellence in Research is an annual three-day event highlighting the research being conducted by faculty and students at the University of Vermont and the University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine...
• Wellness Space for Larner Students of Color: 10/31, 12-1pm, HSRF200. How are things going? Join Dr. Marissa Coleman and the staff of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for light snacks and good conversation. Co-Sponsored by ODEI, APAMSA, SNMA, LMSA and NAAMA.
• NEGEA 2023 Annual Conference Call for Abstracts: 11/01 submission deadline. The NEGEA invites abstracts for interactive workshops, oral abstract presentations, and posters for the 2023 annual conference...
• Careers in Medicine Fall 2022 Specialty Panel Series - Orthopedic Surgery with Dr. Jenny Lisle: 11/01, 12-12:50pm, MedEd200.
• Monthly Student Education Committee (SEC) Meeting: 11/01, 5:30-7pm, via Zoom. All members of the community are welcome to attend.
• Pediatrics Grand Rounds - TBD: 11/02, 8-9am, Davis Auditorium & via Zoom. Occurs every Wednesday.
• Using APA Style - A Graduate Writing Center Workshop: 11/02, 2:30-3:45pm, 302 Howe Memorial Library, UVM-VT Main Campus. Come learn about, or sharpen your skills with, American Psychological Association (APA) Style mechanics, in-text citations, references, and more! Writers at all levels of familiarity with APA Style are welcome to participate in this workshop. 
• Monthly Medical Student Council Meeting: 11/02, 5-7pm, MedEd203 / via Zoom. All members of the Larner Community welcome.
• First Nations Collective Keynote - Combating Settler Colonial Injustice: Performativity, Possibility, and Land Acknowledgements in Academia: 11/02, 5-6pm, Davis Center, Livak Ballroom. 
• UVM/UVMMC Event/Offering - Mindfulness Tools for Health and Wellbeing for ALL Cancer Patients, Caregivers, Providers. Virtual meetings 5:00-6:30pm 1st Wednesday of each month (Next one is 11/02; free, sign-up required). All offerings Mindfulness Tools offerings are free. For more information or to sign up, contact Donna Smith.
• Careers in Medicine Fall 2022 Specialty Panel Series - Neurology with Dr. Noah Kolb: 11/03, 12-12:50pm, MedEd200.
• CVRI-VT ECAC proudly presents Art and the Heart! 11/03, 5-7pm, UVM Fleming Museum (61 Colchester Avenue Burlington, VT 05405). Join the CVRI community for an evening of open reflection on art, science, and humanistic inquiry in medicine...
• Good Morning Coffee/Tea - Student Lounge: 11/04, 7-8am, outside the Larner-VT Student Lounge (C122). Drop by for some morning coffee and/or tea every other Friday and meet with your Dean.
• Red Cross Blood Drive & Table Discussion presented by your Medical Student Council Community Service Chairs: 11/04.
  • Blood Drive: 11/04, 10am-3pm, UVMMC. Blood donations needed! A blood drive and round table discussion on donations with snacks!
  • Table Discussion: 11/04, 12-1pm, HSRF 200. We recognize that due to some Red Cross policies not everyone can donate. Our round table will discuss and highlight the history of transfusions and blood donation, as well as the danger/pitfalls of exclusionary donor selection...

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

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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.

THIS WEEK: 

• 2022 AAMC Awards Recognition Event: 10/26, 4-5:15pm, virtual event (registration required). A virtual celebration of our academic medicine colleagues who are making significant advances in medical education, cutting-edge patient care, groundbreaking research, and outstanding community engagement...
• SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINES - OPEN TO ALL MED STUDENTS: 10/28 deadnline.
  • NEW! Vayda Scholarship for MD students with Musical Passion: 10/28 application deadline. Provides assistance to one or two of our MD students who demonstrate talent of music, and who might find inspiration to include music into their experience of becoming a physician...
  • Carlos G. Otis, MD'37 Medical Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Provides financial assistance to needy and deserving students at the College of Medicine who are residents of Vermont and intend to enter the field of Family Practice...
  • Martin J. Koplewitz, MD '52 Scholarship: 10/28 application deadline. Provides financial support to needy and deserving students in the College of Medicine who show compassion and great personal interest in patients...
• AAMC presents Monitoring, Maintaining and Improving Your Credit Score: 10/28 @2pm EDT, AAMC Webinar (registration required). Join us as we discuss the necessary steps to take to monitor, maintain and improve your credit score...

ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES:

• RESEARCH STUDIES - COME COMPENSATION PROVIDED IF YOU QUALIFY & PARTICIPATE*:
  • Nutrition Intervention Study ($1000 if you qualify and complete study)
  • Are you planning on becoming pregnant using Assisted Reproduction in 2022 (up to $250)
  • Polio Vaccine Research Study (up to $1225)
  • Asthma and weight loss study (multiple opportunities with various compensations)
  • Evolution of lung disease ages 25 - 35 (up to $350)
  • ACL and Meniscus Knee Study (up to $550)

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Non-LARNER CAREER EXPLORATION, RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

THIS WEEK:

• 2022 AAMC Awards Recognition Event: 10/26, 4-5:15pm, virtual event (registration required). A virtual celebration of our academic medicine colleagues who are making significant advances in medical education, cutting-edge patient care, groundbreaking research, and outstanding community engagement...
• Celebrating the role of arts and humanities in medical education: 10/28, 1-2:30pm, Virtual Event (registration required). Participants will take part in an interactive arts and humanities exercise, learn from other educators about their curricula, and engage in discussions about ways to enhance evaluation efforts for continuous improvements.

UPCOMING:

• NEGEA 2023 Annual Conference Call for Abstracts: 11/01 submission deadline. The NEGEA invites abstracts for interactive workshops, oral abstract presentations, and posters for the 2023 annual conference...
• International Conference on the Future of Health Professions Education in Miami*: 11/02-11/04, all day, Miami, FL. 
• Call for Proposals for the 2023 Wellness in Healthcare Workshop Series: 11/30 submission deadline. Supported with funds ranging from $500 to $2,500. Possible formats for the workshop include narrative writing, art creation, performance/improv, music, facilitated processing groups, and breakout discussions...
• Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation Fellowship - Information Session for Medical Students: 01/11/23 application deadline. The award provides an annual stipend and allowance. Spend a year conducting intensive work in a biomedical research facility in the United States...

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

UPCOMING:

• CVRI-VT ECAC proudly presents Art and the Heart! 11/03, 5-7pm, UVM Fleming Museum (61 Colchester Avenue Burlington, VT 05405). Join the CVRI community for an evening of open reflection on art, science, and humanistic inquiry in medicine...

ADDITIONAL ARTS & PUBLICATION:

• UVM/Larner:
  • Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony in the News: Friday’s medical Class of 2026 White Coat Ceremony garnered several local media placements, including the following stories: WAMC Northeast Public Radio |  WCAX-TV/Channel 3
  • Professor of Psychiatry Julie Dumas, Ph.D., was featured in a segment, titled “The Link Between Menopause and Alzheimer’s,” on “Bloom” – a nationally-syndicated daily health & lifestyle TV show broadcast from Tampa, Fla., via WFLA-TV...
  • An article titled “Indian kids at high risk of death after injury” in India’s The Telegraph, features comments from study coauthor Stas Amato, M.D., UVM clinical instructor and general surgery resident, and lead author Ajai Malhotra, M.D., UVM professor of surgery and chief of acute care surgery...
  • An article published on PHYS.ORG, titled "Investigating gender equity: Researchers analyze gender distribution of institutional leadership roles," and written and distributed by Elsevier, features comments by Sarah Schlein, M.D., UVM associate professor of emergency medicine and Wilderness Medicine Fellowship director...
    • Schlein is also a lead investigator on two related studies published in the current issue of the journal Wilderness & Environmental Medicine...
  • UVM In the News - Policy & Humanitarian Law: RSENR 2022 graduates publish research on International Committee of Red Cross blog...
  • Larner Medicine: The Larner Medicine | October 12, 2022 | Volume IV, Issue 20 recently "hit the shelves." Check it out...
  • VERMONT BUSINESS MAGAZINE features UVM & UVMMC Community Members: Hospital leaders make health and hygiene kits for refugees...
• Academic Medicine Podcast:
  • The Value of Hope: Norshima Nashi, a consultant in the Division of Advanced Internal Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the National University Health System in Singapore, reflects on the importance of preserving hope for patients, no matter how serious the situation is...
  • How Is Residency? Life as a COVID-19 Intern: Michelle I. Suh, a second-year resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, reflects on how her intern year was shaped by the COVID-19 pandemic...
  • Nephrotic Nightmares: Tom Fouché, a fourth-year medical student at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine in Chicago, Illinois, reflects on his dual identities of provider and patient and how not keeping them separated makes him a better physician...
• the Nocturnists - "Shame in Medicine: The Lost Forest"*: 
  • Episode 6: "The Mistake": As clinicians, we have algorithms for everything from arrhythmias to hypoxia – but very few of us have plans for what to do, and how to deal with our shame, after we harm a patient by medical error. In their latest episode, the Nocturnists explore the experiences of shame and error...
  • Episode 5: "Indoctrination"*: In medical culture, shame is often wielded as a teaching tool. We shame learners for not knowing, for forgetting, for making mistakes. When does this serve us? When is it harmful? Is there a better way? Listen to the episode...
• Recent AAMC Publications - AAMCNews:
  • The cost of surviving gun violence: Who pays? Most shooting victims survive, but many face a long ordeal of pain and medical care that collectively costs patients, hospitals, and governments billions of dollars each year. Can the financial impact affect firearm policies and medical practices?...
  • How the South defines America: Author Imani Perry, JD, PhD, explores the American South’s complex legacy of racism and resistance...
  • Male contraception in a post-Roe world: With the end of federal protection of the right to abortion, men are stepping up to prevent pregnancy. That’s led to an uptick in vasectomy visits and increased interest in a “male pill.” What lies ahead?...

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