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August 27 - September 02, 2018


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 Wire to help support manageable email inboxes for our students; it's your one-stop-shop for all med school happenings outside of the classroom! Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Medical Student Education with any questions.

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* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed 

CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2019

  • THIS WEEK - REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Harvard Affiliated Residency Programs Showcase*: 9/2 registration deadline. Read more...
  • 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...

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Class of 2020

  • THIS WEEK - REGISTRATION DEADLINE - Harvard Affiliated Residency Programs Showcase*: 9/2 registration deadline. Read more...
  • Pathology Student Fellowship Informational Meeting: 9/13. An informational meeting to review the program in more detail and to answer questions. Work closely with and learn from an enthusiastic teaching faculty and resident staff & enhance facility with applied pathophysiology and laboratory medicine. Master's degree awarded at completion. Read more...

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Class of 2021

  • ANNUAL REMINDER/ACTION NEEDED - Complete Foundations Year 2 Mandatories: 9/30 deadline. In accordance with Joint Commission hospital accreditation standards, all medical students must complete annual mandatories training at the beginning of each academic year in order to maintain access to University of Vermont Medical Center information systems. Read more...
  • APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - 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.
  • APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - 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 - FREE TICKET! - co2022 Goes to the Fair - An Opportunity to Experience Vermont Culture: 8/24 - 9/2. Observe & note Vermont’s subcultures, relationships, communication patterns, values, strengths, challenges, lifestyle choices and health benefits and consequences while having an uncommonly good time! Pick up your ticket at OMSE. Read more...
  • THIS WEEK - 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...
  • THIS WEEK - SURVEY DEADLINE - Surgical subspecialty interest upon entering medical school: 8/27 survey deadline. 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...
  • ANNUAL REMINDER/ACTION NEEDED - Complete Foundations Year 1 Mandatories: 9/30 deadline. In accordance with Joint Commission hospital accreditation standards, all medical students must complete annual mandatories training at the beginning of each academic year in order to maintain access to University of Vermont Medical Center information systems. Read more...
  • White Coat Ceremony: 10/5. Plan ahead for your White Coat Ceremony; review information posted to our event webpage...
  • 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-F, 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...

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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!

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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

No postings submitted for this section, this week.

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

Big Sib/Little Sib Podcast: Be a guest on the Big Sib/Little Sib Podcast. Contact Michelle Bookless for more information...

THIS WEEK - UVM Week of Welcome (WOW) for co2022 Undergrads: 8/24 - 9/6. SO many free things and fun events offered to ALL UVM students. Check out all of the fun happenings on the horizon on the UVM Bored? Calendar...

THIS WEEK - FREE Week @ UVM Campus Rec: 8/27- 9/2. For the first week of very semester, UVM Campus Rec opens their group fitness classes to all members of the community to try any of their offerings for free! Check out the schedule. Ready to commit to classes for the spring? Buy your pass, now.

THIS WEEK - 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...

THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - Connect with Dr. Harvey J. Grill, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience at UPenn: 8/30 deadline to state your interest. Dr. Grill will be our guest Stetson Lecture on 9/14 and the Dean's Office would like to host a few medical students for a session with him 8:30-9:30am that day. If you are interested, please contact studentCOMservices@med.uvm.edu.

THIS WEEK - Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) of Vermont Annual Welcome Soiree: 8/30. An opportunity for new medical students, trainees, and faculty to meet others interested in cardiovascular research and learn about the programs and funding available through the Cardiovascular Research Institute of Vermont. Read more...

THIS WEEK - 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...

“Life and Death in Kolofata: An American Doctor in Africa” with Dr. Ellen Einterz*: 9/6. A personal account of her work in northern Cameroon where she built a flourishing hospital and a women’s economic development center despite extreme poverty conditions and conflict. Read more...

Join us for the UVM Osteoporosis Update for Primary Care*! 9/7. Attention Medical Students - Join Dr. Jennifer Kelly and other bone experts from the UVM Health Network for the first-ever Osteoporosis Update for Primary Care. Read more...

SAVE THE DATE - Fall 2018 AAMC Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series! Series launched 9/11. All sessions will be during the noon hour, and occur in the Sullivan Classroom (Med Ed 200). The series kicks off with an Introduction to the Careers in Medicine Series and website presented by our very own Associate Dean for Students. Read more...

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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP

THIS WEEK - ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE - BNGAP Northeast Regional Academic Medicine Career Development Conference, in NY*: 8/31 abstract submission deadline. 9/21 registration deadline. An inclusive regional conference is part of a national initiative to encourage medical trainees to consider careers in academic medicine. Read more...

THIS WEEK - 5th Annual Pediatric Research Forum for Medical Students*: 8/31 - 9/1. An exciting opportunity for students to share their research with peers. Read more...

APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - 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

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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.

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); thus, the Office of Medical Student Education pulls together a list of housing opportunities posted specifically for this group, so you don't miss out on a good deal. Moreover, medical students also try to keep good spaces "in the family" and are known to post to this list. Please contact the Office of Medical Education if you have any questions.

Don't hesitate to ask the contact if they would consider lowering the advertised rate to secure a graduate student; it never hurts to ask!