Office of Medical Education

February 28, 2025 Issue

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WeeklyWire 02/28/2025

FOR ALL MEDICAL STUDENTS

Community Connections 

• Advising Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Medicine: You are invited to participate in a research study about the recruitment and advising process for medical school students. Specifically, we are asking for people willing to share their experiences identifying as underrepresented in medicine. The objective of this study is to understand the nature of the advice that historically underrepresented medical students receive during their time of study as premedical and medical students. Please read more here.. For more details, contact Dr. Leila Amiri, Dean for Admissions.
• New Affinity Group Sign Up: The Middle Eastern and North African Medical Students Association is kicking off its activities for the spring semester! If you are interested in joining for future events, please fill out the  following Google form to receive updates. For more details, contact David Rezapour.
• Ramadan Meal Accommodations & Suhoor and Iftar Snack Station: Mar 03 - Mar 29. Snack station will be in Davis Center Fireplace Lounge. A snack station for students to grab snacks for pre-dawn and evening meals in a welcoming and supportive environment. Check out additional events and UVM Dining Accommodations provided over the course of the Ramadan Month. For more details email UVM Interfaith Center. 
• Monthly Student Education Committee (SEC) Meeting: 3/4 5:30-7:30 PM, Join Zoom Meeting.  SEC 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). The group’s responsibility is to act as a liaison with faculty to provide a unified student point of view, and to appropriately bring pertinent educational issues to the attention of faculty and course directors. SEC is charged with reviewing course evaluations written by students at the close of each Foundations course and presenting that data to the Foundations Committee, which oversees the pre-clinical portion of the curriculum. Information.  Email SEC Representative Chellum Nayyar.
• Celebration of Gender Equity: March 6, 12:00-1:30, MedEd 200 Sullivan Classroom. Join us to honor members of the LCOM community for their contributions to gender equity and for a keynote lecture with Charity Clark, Attorney General of Vermont. Olive Gallmeyer, Events & Programs Coordinator 
• Application Deadline 3/4 Bolton Valley Ski and Ride Night: Tuesday, March 11th 2025 4-10pm, Bolton Valley Resort. Come ski and ride with the Medical School at Bolton Valley!  Beginner and experienced skiers welcome. Thank you to Student Council, The Office of Inclusive Excellence, and the Wellness Committee for helping to fund this initiative to get students on the slopes! We are offering to cover rental equipment for students and subsidized ticket prices!  Pease RSVP using the form linked by March 4th to reserve your ticket! 
• SAVE THE DATE - Medical Education Curriculum Retreat: June 25 and 26, 8a-noon; Location TBD. Please save the date. Wednesday, June 25, 2025: 8am – 12pm and Thursday, June 26, 2021: 8am – 12pm In-Person with remote link upon request For more information contact The Office of Medical Education at 802-656-0722 or email Colleen Case, EA to SADME. 
• Rental Apartment Availability: 3-bed, 1-bath Apt Available June 1. Cozy, Quiet Apartment Available Across Street from Davis Center! A 3-bedroom, 1-bath apartment in my house is available beginning June 1, 2025. You'd be living a chill, peaceful life in a cozy spot right across the street from the Davis Center. We are less than a five-minute walk from the bus stop and a ten-minute walk from the medical school and hospital. The main UVM campus is also therefore nearby, with bike paths, the large university green, undergrad libraries, student health, CAPS, the greenhouse, Interfaith Center, and many additional dining options. Rent and utilities will be $2600/month, inclusive of water, gas, garbage, and recycling. Two pairs of washers and dryers are on the lower level (quarters required), and we have ample heat in the winter. Tenants would have the entire second floor of a house divided into three units. I and two other women live on the ground floor, and there is one male in the attic, all quiet, friendly twenty-somethings. Parking is provided behind the building (away from the street), and the unit is accessible by both a common stairwell and a private entrance in the back. Please feel free to message or text/call me anytime at 216.218.1057 if you wish to touch base about the home before reaching out to the landlord. Per him, no smoking or pets are permitted. To proceed with your rental application, contact Brian French and/or 802-863-0125 ext 34, and please mention you saw this in the medical school newsletter.

Career Counseling Opportunities

• New procedure for ADA accommodations letters... Starting next academic year (AY 2025-26, August), accommodations letters issued to medical students by UVM's Office of Accessibility Services (OAS) will be active only for the curricular level they are issued for. A meeting with the OAS representative (Dr. Laura Clemmons) is needed to determine eligibility for an upcoming curriculum level. As a reminder, at any point during an academic year, medical students can pursue ADA accommodation eligibility or submit new or amended ADA letters to OME/Dr. Moynihan. Reach out to Dr. Laura Clemmons for questions or to proactively schedule appointments in anticipation for upcoming curricular levels: lclemmon@uvm.edu.
• New episode of Green Mountain Medicine Podcast: Click here to listen to Dr. Michelle Dorwart on this month's episode of Green Mountain Medicine Podcast. On this episode of GMM, we are joined by family medicine physician Dr. Michelle Dorwart. We discuss ideal Vermont adventures, favorite medical historical figures, and healthcare reform. Tune in for even more here.
• Pediatrics Grand Rounds - “Prenatal Findings: A Roadmap for Postnatal Assessment of Hydronephrosis”: 3/5, 8-9 am, Hybrid Event  In person in Davis Auditorium (UVMMC) or Via Zoom (passcode required)PASSWORD: pedsgr. For more details contact Penny Marchessault 
• Pediatrics Grand Rounds - “TBA”: 3/12, 8-9 am, Hybrid Event  In person in Davis Auditorium (UVMMC) or Via Zoom (passcode required)PASSWORD: pedsgr. For more details contact Penny Marchessault 
• AHEC Spotlight Series: Primary Care in Rural Vermont (a panel discussion): 3/12,12-1pm Med Ed 200. Participants will learn about delivery of Primary Care in a Rural Setting,  Challenges of Practicing Primary Care in a Rural Setting, Benefits of Practicing Primary Care in a Rural Setting .Contact: Jennifer Gaudreau, CPRP, Office of Primary Care and AHEC Program. 

Research Opportunities

• CVRI_ Call for Applications: Early Career Advisory Committee: Application deadline 3/31. The CVRI Board of Directors is requesting applications for new members for its Early Career Advisory Committee, which is tasked with identifying and addressing the needs of our Early Career scientists and involving them in CVRI’s cardiovascular-related activities. Read More Here… 
• The Lucey Prize: Deadline 4/4. The “Jerold and Ingela Lucey Early Career Investigator Prize for Innovations in Infant or Child Health.” This is a prize to be awarded for completed or near-completed work within the past three years and not to fund a research proposal. The prize will be a monetary award, paid directly to the recipients, along with an award plaque. The recipients shall be selected based on merit for their work exploring new horizons in neonatology and/or other areas of pediatrics. The prize awarded includes $1500 to each level awardee or their team and will be distributed at a Pediatric Grand Rounds May 28, 2025.. Read More Here… 

Scholarship Opportunities

• Application Deadline The Richard L. Byyny Fellow in Leadership Award : 3/11. Recipients will receive a $30,000 fellowship to be used for further development of their leadership skills through a specific year-long project. Read More here… 
• Application Deadline Hope Babette Tang Humanism in Healthcare Essay Contest: 3/12. Six winners (three medical students and three nursing students) will receive a monetary award ($1,000 for first place, $500 for second place, and $250 for third place). Their essays will be published in Academic Medicine, the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, and The Journal of Professional Nursing, of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.  Read More Here…

M1 STUDENTS (co2028)

• Application Deadline- Summer Emergency Medicine Fellowship: 3/1. Please apply to be a part of the four-week Emergency Medicine Fellowship this summer. The UVM Department of Emergency Medicine is pleased to sponsor the Emergency Medicine (EM) Summer Medical Student Fellowship for the upcoming 2025 year, designed for LCOM students to complete in the summer between their M1 and M2 years. 1st year medical students with a budding interest in emergency medicine are encouraged to apply. The goal of this pre-clerkship clinical summer fellowship is to provide the student with early exposure to the complex, fast-paced, and high-volume nature of emergency medicine as it applies to the Emergency Medicine Physician. This will provide rising M2 LCOM students with the opportunity to gain early exposure to the rigors of a clinical rotation in emergency medicine, providing valuable experience to bring to their 4th year core and extramural rotations in Emergency Medicine and ultimately improving students' success on residency applications. Please email Michael.Greenberg@med.uvm.edu,  Shannon.Wasley@med.uvm.edu, Oliver.Koch@med.uvm.edu, and   Anastasia.arvin-diblasio@med.uvm.edu with the following information to apply: - Current CV - 1-2 paragraphs explaining your interest in the fellowship (Letter of Intent) Deadline for the first round of applications is March 1st and deadline for the second and final round of applications is March 31st. 
• ATTENTION REQUIRED: Before starting your DIV clinical sessions the week of 3/3/25, you are responsible for ensuring that you are up to date with immunization requirements. Please visit your CastleBranch portal to check your compliance status and review any action items that need your attention. Students who are not in compliance will receive a follow-up communication. You must be in compliance in order to start your DIV preceptor sessions. Thank you for your attention to this important requirement.

M2 STUDENTS (co2027)

• As a reminder, support during Step 1 dedicated study is still available...Whether on campus or remote, the Medical Student Services Team wants you to know that we are here to help and advice during the dedicated weeks of Step 1 study.  Please reach out to (or grab a drop-in with) Drs Moynihan, Rosen, George, Dolbec, and Holterman if you're encountering any barriers to daily progress, uncertainty about your plan, or struggle navigating setbacks. While there are many ways forward, we strongly encourage you to include ongoing engagement with a question bank (sets > review of sets), daily structure, barrier identification/removal, and — above all — self-care and belief in your ability to find progress in the weeks ahead. 

M3 STUDENTS (co2026)

• Entering Advanced Integration Checklist: Please complete now! Please log into OASIS and complete the Entering Advanced Integration Checklist. We have deployed a requirement checklist for your class to complete prior to entering Advanced Integration. Please attend to these items by March 18. If you have questions, or any issues while completing the checklist, please let us know. 
• Application Deadline AMA Foundation's Leadership Development Institute: 3/14. Please read more here… 
• The Global Health Program Introductory Meeting: March 10th, from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM EST and will be held online via Zoom, will provide an overview of Global Health at UVM, focusing on opportunities for M4 medical students. The application deadline for the Global Health Elective is March 30, 2025, and applications can be submitted online. For more information, visit the Nuvance Health website or contact Dilyara Nurkhametova via email. 
• Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital - FREE! Education Program Showcase: 4/10 Spots are filling up fast for the FREE Education Program Showcase on Thursday, April 10th from 2-5pm, taking place on the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital campus in St. Petersburg, Florida. This event will explore our diverse healthcare training programs including: Physician Residency and Fellowships. We welcome all interested students and administrators to attend. To register, please visit this website. For more details, contact Julie Dill.  

M4 STUDENTS (co2025)

• Match Rank List: For those applying in the main match, you have until 3/5/25 to finalize your rank list in NRMP. Don’t forget to make sure that you are certified by 3/5/25. 
• Application Deadline Commencement Student Keynote Speaker: 03/10 submission deadline. Submit your drafted speech to be considered for the Commencement Student Keynote Speaker...Submit you drafted speech, now, for consideration… Please contact Medical Student Services with any questions. 

Kind regards,
Karen

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