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May 08 - 14, 2023


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 2023

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Class of 2024

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Class of 2025

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Class of 2026

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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.

Do you have any suggestions on the ways the Wellness Committee can address the wellbeing needs of the LCOM community? You can provide them anonymously via the Wellness Committee digital suggestion box! We will monitor responses every few weeks.

THIS WEEK:

  • Free Movie Tickets at Merrill's Roxy Theater: Each week, during undergrad fall and spring semesters, on Monday morning (beginning at 8 AM) and Wednesday afternoon (beginning at 12 PM), stop by the Department of Student Life on the 3rd floor of the Dudley H. Davis Center and snag a ticket. Be sure to bring your UVM ID! Program ends May 12, and it will restart August 28.
  • The Poetry Experience*: 05/27, 1-3pm, Fletcher Free Library (Pickering Room), Burlington, VT. Looking for a space to be creative and share poetry? Check out The Poetry Experience at the Fletcher Free Library for a local writing and sharing space! Check out this link for specific meeting dates...
  • RECURRING:
    • TEA TIME TUESDAYS! Every Tuesday, 9–10 am, UVM Interfaith Center (on Redstone Campus next to blue water tower). Craving an opportunity to just sit and chat with others? Come to our first Tea Time Tuesday of the year for bagels, a beverage (not just tea!), and informal conversation. Drop by anytime. The entire UVM community is welcome! For questions contact interfaith@uvm.edu.
    • Spiritual Practice - Connect: Tuesdays, 7-8pm, 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. Includes time for open discussion, as well as a chance to try on a spiritual practice for cultivating awareness and connection.
    • Kaiut Yoga for Chronic Conditions: Thursdays 9-10am, via Zoom. Offered through UVM Medical Center. For more information or to register, email Julia Oshea.
    • Hot Tea; Warm Reads: Thursdays, this spring, 5-6:30pm, Prism Center (Unity Lounge, 3rd floor Davis Center across from Bookstore). Decompress your spring evenings with a hot beverage and uplifting read aloud from stories centering intersectional identities, hope, and healing.  No  RSVP required. For questions contact Elyse.
    • SPIRITUAL PRACTICE - Friday Jummah Prayer: Fridays, 12:30–1:30pm, UVM Interfaith Center (on Redstone Campus, next to blue water tower). Gather weekly with other Muslims on campus for prayers and a Khutbah (aka sermon). Co-hosted by UVM Interfaith Center and the Muslim Student Association. For questions contact interfaith@uvm.edu.

UPCOMING:

  • The ADA National Network presents "Mental Health First Aid in the Workplace"*: 05/16 @2pm, Virtual (free; registration required). Learn what Mental Health First Aid is and how it prepares you to manage mental health challenges. The workshop will provide an over of training, and introduce an action plan for managing mental health challenges.

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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. Consider the following opportunities independently and carefully after looking into the organization and their safety practices.

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UPCOMING:

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO LCOMcare:

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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:

UPCOMING:

  • Medical Curriculum Committee (MCC) Monthly Meeting: 05/16, 5-7pm, via Zoom (registration required). All members of the Larner community are welcome to attend.
  • Pediatrics Grand Rounds - “Safety and Efficacy of Proton Pump Inhibitors in Preterm Infants with Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease”: 05/17, 8-9am, UVMMC Davis Auditorium / via Zoom.
  • UVM Biomedical Engineering Research Conference: 05/17, 12-1pm, HSRF 400. This interdisciplinary research conference is intended to bring together the rich pool of faculty and students participating in BME-related research here at UVM.
  • CVRI Journal Club - "Deciphering the super relaxed state of human β-cardiac myosin and the mode of action of mavacamten from myosin molecules to muscle fibers": 05/17, 12-1pm, HSRF 400. Lunch provided.
  • Social Justice Coalition (SJC) Monthly Meeting! 05/17, 5:30-7:30pm, MedEd206 / via Zoom. SJC is having our May Monthly Meeting May 17th! Please pop in on Zoom or come join us in MedEd 206 as we discuss what we are working on, hear questions, and come up with new projects. Food will be provided!
  • Career Development Workshop - CVRI Norman R. Alpert Visiting Professor - "Integrating Academic Scholarship, Biotech Entrepreneurship and Personal Life in One Lifetime": 05/18, 12-1pm, HSRF 400 (Zoom available on request).
  • Students / Dean Zehle Coffee/Tea/Cocoa Invitation: 05/19, 7:30-8:15am, Given Courtyard - Outside N100. Come and join Coffee and/or Tea on Dean Zehle! Stop by to have a chat, catch up, share a story; whatever you’d like to talk about – or simply feel free to grab a beverage and head off to start your day!
  • May Monthly MSST Meet - Coffee/Tea and Breakfast Yummies: 05/19, 7:30 - 9am, outside the Larner-VT OME Suite (Given Courytard N100). Join us for a morning social in collaboration with Coffee/Tea with the Dean! Your Medical Student Services Team will be on hand to meet you and answer any questions you have. Light grab & go breakfast items will be available while supplies last. 
  • Medicine Grand Rounds - CVRI Norman R. Alpert Visiting Professor - "Myosin, The Exquisite Nanomachine: Basic Mechanisms to Therapies": 05/19, 8-9am, UVMMC Davis Auditorium / Via Zoom.
  • You're invited to The Endies! - Larner Medical Student End of Year Banquet & Celebration: 05/19, 6-10pm, ECHO, Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, 1 College St, Burlington, VT 05401. Medical students attend for free ($10/guest ticket). Join us for a beautiful night of food, beverages, great music, and dancing as we celebrate the class of 2023...
  • Gender Equity Education Series - Safety in all its Forms - "Anti-Oppression Facilitation Skills: Removing Barriers to Participation and Disagreement": 05/24, 12-1pm, via Zoom.

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:

ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, AWARDS, & FINANCE RESOURCES:

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Non-LARNER CAREER EXPLORATION, RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

UPCOMING:

ADDITIONAL CAREER/RESEARCH/LEADERSHIP/FELLOWSHIP RESOURCES/INFO:

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

UPCOMING:

  • The Poetry Experience*: 05/27, 1-3pm, Fletcher Free Library (Pickering Room), Burlington, VT. Looking for a space to be creative and share poetry? Check out The Poetry Experience at the Fletcher Free Library for a local writing and sharing space! Check out this link for specific meeting dates...
  • Academic Medicine - Call for Letters to the Editor From Trainees - Mentorship Matters: Submit your letter one week only between June 12 and June 16. Academic Medicine is seeking original submissions for its Letters to the Editor feature from medical students, residents, fellows, and trainees in other health professions on the topic of why mentorship has mattered in your professional journey.

ADDITIONAL 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...

Burlington Off-campus Living Guide: Includes information to help off-campus students have successful experiences off campus. Check out the 6th edition of the UVM Off-Campus Student and Community Relations (OSCR) Off Campus Living Guide....

Landlord/Tenant and Housing Questions and Issues: Please contact OSCR (802-656-9405)

Lost & Found

Lost something? Email the Office of Medical Education (OME) a description of the item. OME 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 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.