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April 25, 2025 Issue

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WeeklyWire 04/18/2025

FOR ALL MEDICAL STUDENTS

Community Connections
  • Important Safety Advice: Download the CatSafe App (powered by LiveSafe): A MUST HAVE safety tool that can be used on/off-campus; send messages and report incidents, connect with critical safety and emergency resources, use SafeWalk (peer2peer virtual escort). Visit this link for more information... Contact Kiersten Tavares, Larner Medical Student Services.
  • Optional External Surveys for Medical Students: Survey is currently open. Optional external Drexel medical student survey on specialty choice: Dear UVM Medical Students, We are conducting a research survey titled "Analysis of the factors and timeline that contribute to a medical student's specialty choice." Your participation in this study will provide valuable insights into the activities that are important to medical students to help them find the right specialty. The survey will take approximately 5 minutes to complete, and your participation is entirely voluntary and anonymous. Regards, Diego Compte Cristina Martel Drexel University College of Medicine| MD Student | Class of 2028 
  • Constellate to be discontinued July 1: Constellate, the text-analysis platform from ITHAKA, will be discontinued as of July 1. If you have datasets or notebooks saved in Constellate that you want to keep, you have until the end of June to download them. For more details contact UVM Libraries. 
  • The Endies 2025! Friday, May 16th, 7-11 pm at ECHO. Join us for a beautiful night of food, beverages, great music, and dancing as we celebrate the Class of 2025 as well as all your hard work and achievements this year! All LCOM students, faculty, staff and plus ones are welcome. Cocktail attire encouraged. Tickets are required for all attendees and must be reserved by May 2nd. Visit the link for ticket pricing and additional information. For more details contact Angela Mueller, Student Council Chair of Communications co2028. 
  • Housing Opportunity: Starting May or June. Recently renovated 2 bedroom, 1 bath unit at RiverWatch Condominiums. 15-minute walk from the school and hospital campus. Unit amenities include dishwasher, in-unit washer/dryer, and a balcony. There is also a community pool. Water and gas, trash and compost are included; electricity and Wi-Fi are set up by tenants. Plenty of street/lot parking, including one garage space for the unit. Rent is $1,850/month. Pets are allowed but require a separate application and a $200 fee per year per pet. If you are interested in applying for the unit, please contact the landlord, Michael Harrington. 
  • There have been many changes in federal immigration policy since January 2025.  Notably, certain areas (schools, hospitals, churches) are no longer exempt from immigration enforcement.  Students and faculty have asked appropriate questions on how these changes impact us at the University and in our clinical training environments The Vermont Medical Society has put together a helpful site with resources to answer many of your questions: Resources to Assist you and Your Patients with Immigration Enforcement, Flow sheet for interacting with immigration enforcement.  As learners in the clinical environment, you should immediately contact your supervising attending physician if you are approached by immigration enforcement agents.
  • Leadership Update - Newly Appointed Aequitas Health Honor Society (AHHS) Faculty Co-Advisor: Please join us in welcoming Dr. Katie Menson as our newly appointed AHHS Faculty Co-Advisor. Dr. Menson will co-lead our AHHS chapter alongside Dr. Katie Wells, the Director of Social Medicine. For more information, contact Kiersten Tavares, Medical Student Services Coordinator. 
  • New episode of Green Mountain Medicine Podcast: Click here to listen to Dr. Jennifer Covino on this month's episode of Green Mountain Medicine Podcast. On this episode of GMM, we are joined by pediatric hospitalist Dr. Jennifer Covino. We discuss mascots, hospital snacks, and the schedule of a pediatric hospitalist. Tune in for even more here. 
  • Visible Body Suite Trial: Dana Health Sciences Library is running a trial of the updated Visible Body Suite including Human Anatomy Atlas. Set up your account today to explore on desktop or in the app. Contact UVM Libraries for more details. 
  • Volunteer at Kids Fest: 4/26, 10AM-1PM, YMCA Burlington. The event includes fun activities and education focused on health and safety for children and families in the Burlington area. The UVM Children’s Hospital is a partner, and they give out bicycle helmets to children. This link includes a flyer with details and volunteer sign up form. Medical students who sign up to volunteer should indicate that they are medical students in question 9 on the form. 
  • Musical Brain Initiative: April Visit. MedEd 202 4/26/25 1-2 PM., MedED 202.  Read More Here… 
  • Help Thank Larner Donors, Eat Free Pizza: 4/28 from 12- 1 pm, Given Courtyard, right outside the Medical Communications office (S100). Read More Here… 
  • Dean Zehle Drop-In Meetings - Sign Up: 4/30, 12-1PM. These drop-ins are provided for students to connect with the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education. We protect student drop-in sessions to ensure our students are able to discuss any issues arising or concerns and to ensure your dean is always accessible to you. You can up. Please contact Colleen Case, the Executive Assistant to the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education, if you have any questions or concerns. 
  • Coffee/Tea with Dean Zehle: 5/2,7:30AM-8:15AM, Given Courtyard. 
  • Monthly Student Education Committee (SEC) Meeting: 5/6, 5:30-7:30PM via zoom. The Student Education Committee is comprised of students dedicated to and actively involved in the improvement of the medical school curriculum. Representatives from each class meet once a month with the Interim Senior Associate Dean of Medical Education, Dr. Christa Zehle, to discuss a variety of issues pertaining to the student experience within the Vermont Integrated Curriculum (VIC). Read More Here… 
  • Monthly Student Council Meeting: 5/7, 5-7PM, Med Ed 203 or zoom. Read More Here… 
  • Passover Celebration-Exploring Passover Stories through Song: 5/8, 5-7:30PM, Gathering Hall in UVM Interfaith center. Read More Here… 
  • Health Care Counselors needed: 7/6-7/11, South Hero, VT. Come be a part of a fantastic opportunity to help type 1 diabetics have a safe and fun summer!  All Counselors are provided with on camp housing and meals. Read More Here… 
  • Join the Larner COM Class of 2029 Facebook Group: August 1, 2025 We’re excited to invite you to the Larner College of Medicine Class of 2029 Facebook group. To ensure this group remains exclusive to accepted and current students, it is only accessible by invitation. Please visit the link for the invitation link.  

Career Counseling Opportunities
  • Pediatrics Grand Rounds - “Practical Strategies for Trauma Informed Care”: 4/30, 8-9 AM Hybrid Event Davis and Zoom. 
  • Hematology and Oncology Grand Rounds: 5/6, 8-9 AM HSRF 400 "Revolutionizing Care: The Management of Acquired Hemophilia A in 2025" - Dr. Jacqueline Poston, UVM. For more information, email Whitney Feininger.  
  • 6th Annual Otolaryngology Virtual Chautauqua: Every Thursday from May 8, 2025, through July 10, 2025 from 7:30 to 9:00 PM EDT. The University of Buffalo will sponsor talks by otolaryngologists geared to prepare students for otolaryngology rotations and content. There is a student-organized question bank, a research co-op, and a case report contest. Read More Here… 

Research Opportunities
  • Random Chats About Data - "AI Supported Data Analysis": 4/29, 11:30AM-12:30PM Dana Health Sciences Library Classroom. Are you working with data? Would you like to expand your knowledge about methodology? Do you wonder how to translate text book advice for real world research and messy data? Read More Here… 
  • 2025 AMA Research Challenge: Deadline July 16, 2025 $10,000 grand prize at largest research event for medical students, residents, and IMGs! The American Medical Association is accepting abstracts for the 2025 AMA Research Challenge—the largest national, multi-specialty research event for medical students and residents—and the winner will receive a $10,000 grand prize! Submit an abstract to the AMA Research Challenge - the largest research event of its kind - for the opportunity to showcase your research, enhance your CV, and win a $10,000 grand prize presented by Laurel Road. Submission is free for AMA members. Learn more or submit an abstract at ama-assn.org/researchchallenge. Additional info and resources are available on the website. For details, contact Dr. Renee Stapleton.

Scholarship Opportunities
  • Application Deadline Pisacano Scholars Leadership Program: 5/1. The PLF will award up to 10 scholarships with a maximum value of $28,000 each for the 2025-2026 academic year for students with dedicated interest in Family Medicine. Read More Here… 

co2028

  • Call for M1 Tutors Open: OME is currently accepting Tutor Interest Form submissions until 10am on May 30th to identify a balanced cohort of co2028 active peer tutor candidates, covering a comprehensive set of pre-clinical services and content specialties. Note: The peer tutoring program has a limited number of active spaces to fill for an August 2025 start (n=11).  For more information, please refer to the introduction of the Tutor Interest Form. 
  • Application Deadline Seeking Nominations for new co2028 LEAP Committee Rep: 4/27. The LEAP Committee is seeking nominations for representatives from the Class of 2028, submit a letter of interest to Lindsey Gleason by 4/27. Read More Here… 
  • Application Deadline Medical Education Working Group looking for Student Rep: 04/28/2025. Join the Curriculum Committee Working Group. Medical Education Thematic Working Group is looking for a Student Rep- deadline Monday, April 28th at 12PM. The Thematic Working Group is a working group of the Medical Curriculum Committee (MCC) and is looking for a class representative from the class of 2028. The Charge of this group is to review the location (horizontal and vertical integration), quantity, and quality of thematic content in the curriculum, (ex. reproductive rights, EBMs, Palliative Care, etc.) and making recommendations for curriculum improvements to the Medical Curriculum Committee. Topics change quarterly at the recommendation of the working group and/or MCC, and meetings are held monthly. If interested, please forward a paragraph/statement of interest to Colleen Case no later than Monday, April 28 at noon. For additional information regarding this working group, please contact Colleen. 
  • OME Summer Internship Opportunities: Summer, 2025. Various teams are looking for students to apply for this paid internship. This summer there are opportunities to work with the Foundations, Admissions, Student Services, and the Learning Environment teams in the Office of Medical Education. For more information, please see the attached advertisement. 
  • APPLICATION DEADLINE Jumpstart VIC Summer Teaching Assistants Needed: 4/21. Course Runs July 14th - August 1st, 2025. Two paid positions available to help run TBL sessions in Jumpstart VIC. Read More Here…

co2027

  • Application Deadline Extended-Mildred Reardon Medical Student Scholarship: 5/2. The Vermont Medical Society’s Education and Research Foundation (VMSERF) is now accepting applications for the Mildred Reardon scholarship, which awards $10,000 to a University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine third year student committed to practicing medicine in Vermont. Read More Here… 
  • Exciting Opportunity! NBME is recruiting students to participate in pilot study of a new patient-centered communication learning tool being developed for medical students. They are specifically looking for students who are getting ready to start their clerkships or have just started their clerkship rotations. Study Details: Students are eligible if they are getting ready to start their clerkship or have just started their first clerkship before August 2025. Participation: Two 20–30-minute sessions, 1-2 weeks apart, followed by a 5–10-minute survey. The first session begins in mid-April. Incentive: Each student will receive a $75 gift card as a token of appreciation. For more information email Dr. Elise Everett, Assistant Dean of Clerkship Curriculum and Professor ObGyn. 
  • Shelf Exam Success Recommendation Checklist: A compiled Academic Achievement list of tips, strategies, and considerations for co2027 shelf exam preparation planning: Link to Checklist.  This checklist can also be found along with other resources in the Clerkship Academic Success Planning page of the Academic Achievement Commons.  The checklist covers all things clerkship shelf: question bank, voucher requests, timing of self-assessments, supplemental resources. 
  • Shelf Resources: A reminder that the Dana Library has some e-book and print books that may be helpful for shelf exams, test-taking and developing clinical knowledge: The Subject Exam link has supplemental resources for each clinical rotation (e.g., Case Files series, Step-up series); the Step 2 Exam link has an e-book "Test-taking Strategies for the USMLE Step 2".  Want to learn more about strategically approaching NBME clinical knowledge questions? Take a look at the Unlocking Assessments NBME Video Series.

co2026

  • Step 2 CK Vouchers: Advanced Integration level students can request an OME purchased NBME Step 2 CK Self-Assessment (CCSSA) voucher by emailing studentcomservices@med.uvm.edu.  Once redeemed, students can request a follow-up voucher (maximum 2). 
  • Marian Regional Medical Center Accepting Upcoming 4th Yr Medical Student Applications for Sub-Internship Rotations: Application Deadline 4/30. Read More Here…

co2025

  • Residency Relocation Loans: Doc2Doc is a lending solution built by doctors, for doctors. We get the financial hurdles you face from Match Day to residency and beyond. Whether it's moving costs, debt consolidation, or unexpected expenses, our tailored loans can help! Doc2Doc is a lending solution built by doctors, for doctors. We get the financial hurdles you face from Match Day to residency and beyond. Whether it's moving costs, debt consolidation, or unexpected expenses, our tailored loans like Match Day Relocation, In Training Loans, and Practicing Loans are here to help. With a quick 5-minute application, no prepayment penalties, and easy funding, Doc2Doc has your back. Visit the website to learn more. For more information, contact Shubhankar Joshi. 
  • Rainbow Graduation 2025! Rainbow Graduation is a time to celebrate our graduating community members at the close of their time at the University. This year, join us for the 24th annual Rainbow Graduation at UVM! All attendees must RSVP by Monday, April 28th by filling out this form. If you are a graduating student, RSVP by Friday, April 18th. Additionally, if you are graduating and would like to speak at Rainbow Graduation, apply here! We want to celebrate graduating students of all levels — graduate, undergraduate, and more! Celebrate in community, and know that as always, everyone is welcome. If you have any questions, please email prism@uvm.edu.
  • Commencement Guest Tickets: May 1, 2025, 12 PM Tickets will be available online to degree candidates only beginning Friday, March 28 to Thursday, May 1 at 12:00 P.M. (EDT). Each degree candidate is eligible to receive up to six tickets. You will receive an email from Academic_Ceremonies@uvm.edu in your UVM email (NOT your MED.UVM.EDU) account on Friday, March 28. The email will include a link to the University of Vermont University Tickets web page where you will be asked to log in with your UVM Net ID and password. Once logged in, degree candidates will be able to reserve their tickets and print them out at any time and/or send them to their family and friends. Students will have the option to request up to two additional tickets via a waiting list. Wait list tickets will be distributed after the initial ticket deadline of May 1 has passed. Please contact Liz Dohrman with questions about commencement guest tickets 
  • Honors Night for the Class of 2025: Tuesday, May 13, 4:00 PM, Grand Maple Ballroom, Davis Center. All members of the Class of 2025 are invited to celebrate your time at the Larner College of Medicine. Read More Here… 

 

Have a great weekend. stay dry out there! 🙂☔🌂

Karen George, MD, MPH (she/her)
Associate Dean for Students
Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science
Larner College of Medicine, Office of Medical Education
University of Vermont
Given Courtyard N-100
89 Beaumont Ave.
Burlington, VT 05405 
karen.george@med.uvm.edu

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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.