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CLASS INFORMATION
Class of 2019
- ERAS - Preparing for September Early Opening! Please read the letter below from the ERAS team regarding the early opening on September 5 and how you can get ready to submit. Read more...
- How Updates to Transcripts are handled in ERAS: USMLE score transcripts do not automatically update in ERAS when a new score posts. Similarly, med school transcripts do not automatically get updated in ERAS. Read more...
- Seminar for Senior Med Students, Residents, Fellows - Selecting Your Academic Residency, Fellowship, Faculty Position*: 9/8. Are you a senior medical student thinking about an academic residency? Read more...
- Harvard Affiliated Residency Programs Showcase*: 9/2 registration deadline. Read more...
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Class of 2020
- NBME Update - New Item Formats on the Medicine Clinical Science Subject Examination Have Launched*: NBME has added short-answer questions to the Medicine clinical science subject examinations administered at both medical schools and Prometric test centers. Read more...
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Class of 2021
- ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS! The Hudson Headwaters Health Network is still accepting applications for their Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship in Glens Falls, NY. Contact Dr. Colleen Quinn, HHHN LIC Site Director, to schedule a time to visit the clinical sites. Space is limited, apply before the deadline (9/6). Send questions to jdrouin@med.uvm.edu.
- NEW! The Central Vermont Medical Center is offering four students the opportunity to be part of their inaugural Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship in Berlin, VT. Space is limited, apply before the September 6, 2018 deadline! Contact jdrouin@med.uvm.edu with any questions or to request an application.
- Spend Your Clerkship Year at the Western Connecticut Clinical Branch Campus! For more information and answers to FAQ check out the program webpage. Contact Dr. Jon Rosen, Director of Undergraduate Medical Educational Program WCHN, and the WCHN branch campus team if you would like to learn more.
- Summer Researchers - Merit Award Opportunity: 09/17 submission deadline. All students working under an LCOM Summer Research Fellowship are required to submit a final report. Although students who obtain funding via other means are not required to submit a final report, all those who submit a report will be eligible for a $500 Summer Research Merit Award. Read more...
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Class of 2022
- THIS WEEK - UVM College of Medicine Goes to the Fair - An Opportunity to Experience Vermont Culture: 8/24-9/2. An annual 10-day extravaganza with traditional agricultural competitions, musical events, Tractor Pull, fair rides and an opportunity to experience the diversity of Vermont. We have a ticket for you! Read more...
- THIS WEEK - Here to Help Clinic: We’ll be hosting our next clinic on Saturday the 25th, and cooking on Friday the 24th. Please sign up if you are interested and able to help...
- Global Health Informational Meeting: 8/27. Join us for lunch and learn about the Global Health elective! The Global Health elective gives you the opportunity to travel abroad to one of our partner institutions during the summer between your first and second year of medical school. Read more...
- Surgical subspecialty interest upon entering medical school: Over your preclinical years we will ask you to fill out a total of 3 surveys, to follow your interest in surgical specialties over time. Learn more/participate in this survey...
- COMTS FYI - VIC calendar Instructions for Mobile: Please feel free to bring any questions to our Help Desk, located in the Larner Learning Commons (M-w, 7:30am - 5pm). Updated instructions for adding the VIC calendar to your iOS or Android device...
- CCN Travel - "A Vermont insider shares her secrets"*: This is a fun piece about great food to eat and activities to do in your new home, Vermont! Check it out...
- ACTION REQUESTED - 2018 AAMC Matriculating Student Questionnaire (MSQ): As of 8/14, just over 60% of you had responded to the AAMC MSQ. Thank you so much! The feedback is greatly appreciated. The survey is open through September 15. Read more...
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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!
- Medical Student Showers: We have showers for our medical students! They are in two different locations; one is in the HSRF basement and the other is over in Stafford Hall, 4th floor. Read the email, sent when the showers were first announced, for information...
- PLEASE REVIEW - New/Revised Policies & Procedures Approved by the Medical Curriculum Committee Since Aug. 2017: The LCOM Student Handbook governs expected student roles and responsibilities; all students must be familiar with the content. We've summarized all newly-added or revised policies since August 2017 for your convenience. Questions? Contact OMSE.
- Subscribe to/verify Your Contact Information with the CatAlert System: CatAlert is UVM's rapid emergency notification system. CatAlert's goal is to help keep UVM's community informed and updated during emergency situations. Learn how to subscribe/update your information…
- NBME Update - New Item Formats on the Medicine Clinical Science Subject Examination Have Launched*: NBME has added short-answer questions to the Medicine clinical science subject examinations administered at both medical schools and Prometric test centers. Read more...
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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
THIS WEEK - Here to Help Clinic: We’ll be hosting our next clinic on Saturday the 25th, and cooking on Friday the 24th. Please sign up if you are interested and able to help...
MEDWAR Race*: 9/22. MEDWAR is an organization that puts on adventure races for medical professionals. The race will be a combination of mountain biking, running, canoeing, and wilderness medicine clinical problem solving. There are opportunities to participate in or volunteer for the race. Read more...
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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS
THIS WEEK - Tasty Thursday: 8/23. Join the Wellness Committee for Tasty Thursday in the Student Lounge on Thursday, August 23rd from 12:00 – 1:00 pm and enjoy some fresh produce and snacks! Please contact Olivia Larkin with any questions. Add to your calendar...
APPLICATION DEADLINE THIS WEEK - Student Representatives to the UVM Presidential Search Committee: 8/24 application deadline. We have now been asked to submit three nominations for consideration for a graduate level student representative on the search committee. If you or someone that you know (graduate or medical student) are interested, read more...
Peer Support Group: 8/27. The Wellness Committee invites all students to this monthly group on Monday, August 27th in Med Ed 307 from 12:00 - 1:00 pm. This is a nonjudgmental, non-academic, confidential meeting for students to share their experiences and listen to those of their peers. Lots of food will be provided! Please contact Olivia Larkin with any questions! Add to your calendar...
Harvard Affiliated Residency Programs Showcase*: 9/2 registration deadline. Read more...
Fall Community Medical School Begins Sept 4! Launching with "All about Flu: The Virus & the Vaccine." It's free and open to the public, takes place in Carpenter Auditorium from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m., and includes a Q&A session. Read more...
MEDWAR Race*: 9/22. MEDWAR is an organization that puts on adventure races for medical professionals. The race will be a combination of mountain biking, running, canoeing, and wilderness medicine clinical problem solving. There are opportunities to participate in or volunteer for the race. Read more...
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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP
LCOM student wanted for BME Pilot Project (part-time)*: 9/15 application deadline. A nine-month, part-time position that offers an exciting opportunity for engaging in a collaborative research project focused on developing new wearable technologies for tracking biomechanical indicators of fall risk in persons with Multiple Sclerosisduring daily life. Read more...
Register Now! 2018 Fall Academic Medicine Career Development Regional Conf. for Diverse Med Students and Residents - DC, Albany, Houston, Chicago, Bronx*: Read more...
Laurence H. Coffin Award for 2019 Now Accepting Applications! 10/31 application deadline. Consists of a $5,000 stipend to help support the individual’s yearlong commitment to his or her project. Read more...
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* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed