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November 12 - 18, 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 

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Class of 2020

  • THIS WEEK - RSVP DEADLINE - Surgery Residency and the Surgery Major Program Informational Session*: 11/12 RSVP deadline for 11/27 event.  Any members of the class of 2020 who are interested in learning more about applying for surgical residency and the Surgery Senior Major program are invited to attend. Pizza provided. Read more about the surgery session/RSVP...
  • THIS WEEK - DEADLINE - ACTION REQUIRED - Identify Subspecialty Advisor in OASIS: 11/15. Rising Advanced Integration students must identify their subspecialty advisor in OASIS to be eligible to participate in the upcoming lotteries. Read more about this upcoming curriculum deadline...
  • International Plastic Surgery Educational Opportunity – scholarship funded: 12/15 application deadline. Provides funding for two M3/M4 students to attend the Israel Society of Plastic & Aesthetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery at the Red Sea International Meeting March 6-9, 2019 (held biennially at the Red Sea, Eliat, Israel). Read more about the Slavin Scholarship...

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Class of 2021

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Class of 2022

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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!  

  • WeeklyWire Submission Deadline TEMPORARY CHANGE: In light of the Thanksgiving Holiday, submissions for the 11/26 issue of the WeeklyWire will be due by 7am, Wednesday, 11/21. Get this temporary WeeklyWire deadline your calendar...
  • UVM Offices Closed: 11/22-11/23. All UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Student Education, are closed on Thursday and Friday, November 22 & 23, in observance of Thanksgiving. Please plan accordingly. Read more about UVM Administrative Holidays...
  • Interested in Purchasing a Ski/Ride Pass this Year? Some passes have great discounts for students; however, they require proof of enrollment. The UVM Registrar's Office provides this to you via your myUVM portal. Instructions are under the Registrar's Office Enrollment Verifications webpage. Turnover is usually within minutes! Please contact the UVM Registrar with any questions.
  • WeeklyWire Reading Rockstars Weekly Movie Ticket Drawings - no more hidden surveys: Many thanks to those of you who played these past few weeks. All of our tickets have now been allocated. However, we have a pickup deadline of 11/29. All tickets not claimed will be re-issued via random drawing from last week's submissions; we had a whopping 77 of you! Thanks for playing!

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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

No announcements were submitted for the LCOMcares section of this issue.

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

THIS WEEK - “Meet and Eat” with the UVM Department of Anesthesia: 11/12, meet outside of Med Ed 200 @5:15pm. For all students of every class, and the department wants to welcome anyone who wants to know more about Anesthesia! Pizza of all kinds provided! Read more about this Anesthesia Interest Group-hosted event...

THIS WEEK - Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series – Radiation Oncology with Dr. Christopher Anker: 11/13 @noon. Read more about the Careers and Medicine Specialty Panel Series and review the full schedule...

THIS WEEK - Community Medical School Fall 2018 presents "Pumps, Sensors & Meds, Oh My! Treatments for Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetes": 11/13, @6pm. Free and open to the public. Read more about the November Community Medical School session...

THIS WEEK - The Wellness Environment Build Your Brain Speaker Series - "Cannabis and the Brain" with Alan Budney, PhD: 11/14 @noon. Free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Read more about this brain series presentation...

THIS WEEK - Dan & Carole Burack President's Distinguished Lecture Series - "Transformations to Sustainability: What does science have to do with it?" with Amy Luers, PhD: 11/14 @4pm. Free and open to the public. Read more about this week's Burack Lecture...

THIS WEEK - Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series – Neurosurgery with Dr. Bruce Tranmer: 11/15 @noon. Read more about the Careers and Medicine Specialty Panel Series and review the full schedule...

Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series – Careers Advising Tools for Success with Dr. Christa Zehle: 11/20 @noon. Get this introduction to Careers in Medicine resources presented by our very own Associate Dean for Students and Clinical Pediatrician, Dr. Christa Zehle on your calendar...

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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP

Yale School of Medicine Q-Med Healthcare Conference*: 3/30-3/31, 2019. Aims to engage and inspire future LGBTQI+ leaders in health care in the areas of research, clinical care, education, and policy/advocacy. Read more about the Q-Med Conference...

UC Irvine Urology Research Fellowship Opportunity for Medical Students*: 2/15 application deadline. A highly competitive, one-year research fellowship under the mentorship of two of the most prolific academic urologists. Read more about this urology fellowship opportunity...

Call for Nominations - 2019 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award ($1000)*: 12/7 nomination deadline. If you know a remarkable woman who fosters humanism in the healthcare arena and has advanced, through her scholarship, advocacy, leadership or work, the well-being of vulnerable or underserved populations, nominate her today...

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ARTS & PUBLICATIONS

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS - 2019 Red Wheelbarrow: 01/30/2019 submission deadline. LCOM's literary and visual arts magazine, The Red Wheelbarrow, is looking for submissions in the literary and visual arts: prose, poetry, reporting, personal essays, photography, painting, graphic design, drawing and 3-D art. Read more about this publication opportunity/how to get involved...

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

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Questions or comments?
Want to submit to the Wire?
Email your posting to the Office of Medical Student Education.

Deadline for submissions is 
7:00 AM EST, on Fridays,
for inclusion in the upcoming Monday issue.

PLEASE NOTE: In light of the Thanksgiving Holiday, the deadline for our 11/26 issue will be 7am, on Wednesday, 11/21.

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!