* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed
CLASS INFORMATION
Class of 2019
- APPROACHING APPLICATION 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...
- Call for UVMMC Lockers (Baird) & Pagers: We are welcoming students from co2021 into the Clerkship year soon and will provide them with pagers and UVMMC lockers. Please review your rotation schedule from now through April; contact Jacqueline Drouin if you will no longer need your pager or locker. You can turn pagers into Given Courtyard, N-112. Thank you so much!
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Class of 2020
- APPROACHING APPLICATION 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...
- UVMMC Emergency Medicine Residency Program Informational Session: 12/12 @ 4pm. For anyone who is interested in a career in EM, this is a session on how to set up your 3rd and 4th year of medical school for a successful match. This will involve a general discussion with tips for success in matching into any EM residency. Read more about the EM session...
- AMAF Physicians of Tomorrow Scholarship Program*: 1/7/19 nomination deadline. Self-nominations welcome! Rising M4s can apply for a $10,000 scholarship. Each medical school is allowed 2 nominations per category unless otherwise noted and a student can only be nominated in one category. Read about the AMAF scholarship opportunity...
- AMAF Leadership Development Institute Applications Open 3/1*: 4/30 application deadline. Offers rising M4s a unique opportunity to gain individualized insight into the skills needed to foster their careers and the future of medicine. Selected recipients receive paid travel expenses to all LDI activities. Read more about AMAF LDI/add opening date to your calendar...
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Class of 2021
- THIS WEEK - Step 1 Support Series Session IV - Health & Wellbeing with Dr. Lee Rosen: 12/3 @noon, in Med Ed 200. Dr. Lee Rosen will lead a session focused on maintaining well-being as you prep for your Step 1 exam from noon – 1:00 – Lunch provided! RSVP/Add this session to your calendar...
- UVMMC Emergency Medicine Residency Program Informational Session: 12/12 @ 4pm. For anyone who is interested in a career in EM, this is a session on how to set up your 3rd and 4th year of medical school for a successful match. This will involve a general discussion with tips for success in matching into any EM residency. Read more about the EM session...
- Special Present for You! The Medical Student Services Team want you to know we are thinking of you and believe in you as you further develop your Step 1 study plans. We left you a token of our support in your given mailbox! Access your mailbox number and access information under your OASIS Academic History...
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Class of 2022
- THIS WEEK - APPLICATION DEADLINE - Apply to be your Class Representative for the Committee on Advancement: 12/7 deadline. The committee works to ensure that the academic standards of the College of Medicine are maintained and upheld. Elected students are full voting members and serve over the course of their medical education. Read more about this opportunity...
- 2019 Summer Research Trainee Program (SRTP): 01/25/19 application deadline. Attracts college and medical students from around the nation to MGH. Inspires students who are underrepresented in medicine (URM)* to consider careers in academic medicine by immersing them in cutting-edge research opportunities. Read more about SRTP...
- Health Equity Student Internships (Paid) at the Vermont Department of Health: Read about a stipend program in Health Equity at the Vermont Department of Health...
- Summer 2019 Medical Student Research Program in Diabetes and Obesity*: 1/28 application deadline. Allows students to conduct research under the direction of an established scientist in the areas of diabetes, hormone action, physiology, islet cell biology or obesity at an institution with one of the NIDDK-funded Research Centers. Read more about this NIDDK research opportunity...
- LCOM Summer Research Fellowship: first deadline is 2/4. The Larner College of Medicine offers some funding for students to engage in research. Read more about fellowship opportunities in COMET (sign into comet first), COMET >> Student Affairs Lounge >> Summer Opportunities >> UVM LCOM Summer Research Fellowship...
- CVRI Summer Research Fellowships for Cardiovascular-Related Research: first deadline is 2/4. Interested in doing a cardiovascular-related research during summer 2019? CVRI funds a limited number of summer research fellowships and in addition to the fellowship stipend provides $1,000 to each mentor for research supplies and expenses. Read more about the CVRI program...
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WEEKLY FYIs FROM OMSE - WE ARE HERE TO HELP!
- For information on the learning environment or to share praise, concerns or ideas related to the learning environment in a confidential, neutral setting, please contact the Director of the Learning Environment, Dr. Nathalie Feldman (provides impartial independent dispute resolution and mediation services in a manner that respects and protects the personal privacy of those involved). Dr. Feldman has Drop-In Meetings OR report an accolade (praise) or concern online using the password "climate1802"
- UVM Office Closures: 12/24/18 - 01/01/19. All UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Student Education, are closed beginning Saturday 12/22/18 through 01/01/2019 for holidays and winter break, re-opening 7:30AM, on Tuesday, January 02, 2019. We apologize for any inconvenience. Read more about holiday closures/get this closure on your calendar...
- Winter Break Voucher Request Deadline: To request vouchers for Step 1, Step 2 or Clinical Mastery Subject practice exams, please email Student Services and indicate which practice voucher you are requesting (mastery vouchers specify subject). Please request any voucher you may want to use over the holiday break no later than Thursday, 12/20, at 3:30 PM.
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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
THIS WEEK - Schweitzer Fellowship Informational Meeting: 12/5 @ noon. Please come and learn about an exciting interdisciplinary community service fellowship opportunity open to Larner UVM COM students. Pizza provided! Read more about this unique community service-directed fellowship program and informational session...
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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS
THIS WEEK - LCOM Apparel Order Live! 12/10 order deadline. This year, we have an assortment of LL Bean products embroidered with the Larner College of Medicine Logo. A range of vests, fleeces and bags are available, starting at $37. Read more about the apparel order/go shopping...
THIS WEEK - Honors Societies @LCOM: AOA & GHHS Information Session (remote attendance option added!): 12/5. Join us for a light breakfast and hear from our new faculty councilors as they present on the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS) and the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society Larner College of Medicine chapters. Read more about the honors societies/add this session to your calendar...
THIS WEEK - Office of Primary Care & AHEC - Primary Care Series "Social Work and Case Management in Primary Care": 12/5. Lunch will be provided, please bring a beverage! Read more about the OPC/AHEC session...
THIS WEEK - LCOM Student Council Meeting: 12/5 @5pm. Meetings are open to the community, and community members. Read more about the monthly Student Council meetings...
THIS WEEK - Speaking Up: Bringing Justice to Sexual Abuse Survivors with Rachael Denhollander: 12/6 @5:30pm. She was only 15 when Larry Nassar sexually abused her. 16yrs later, she was the 1st woman to press criminal charges and publicly reveal she was one of the many victims of the USA Gymnastics team doctor. Now she educates and advocates. Read about this UVM guest speaker/secure tickets...
THIS WEEK - UVM Prism Center Presents "Home for the Holidays": 12/7 @4pm. The holidays can be tough. We’re here for you. Come celebrate the end-of-semester in community. Enjoy crafts, games, and food. Read more about this Prism Center Event/add it to your calendar...
THIS WEEK - FIRST Friday Webinar Series - You Bought What? Using Behavioral Economics to Better Understand and Improve Your Financial Decisions*: 12/7 @2pm. Discusses our relationship with $$, why smart people sometimes make unhealthy financial decisions, tools to explore beliefs around money, & making the most of financial aid. Read more about this FIRST Friday event...
THIS WEEK - AMWA’s Annual Holiday Cookie Exchange: 12/7 @ 5:30pm, at Dr. Paula Tracy's house. Come check out her legendary holiday decorations, and bring your favorite holiday cookie to swap! All are welcome! See the Facebook group or email uvmamwa@gmail.com for sign-up and directions. Add this cookie exchange to your calendar...
Winter Driving Course with Lt. Gary Scott: 12/10 @noon. Do you feel uncomfortable driving in the snow? Nervous about driving this winter? No worries! Come learn how to prepare yourself to drive this winter! Learn the basics of driving in snowy conditions. Read more about the winter driving course/add it to your calendar...
December Dining with the Deans: 12/12 @noon. This week's special guest is Dr. Jan Gallant, the Associate Dean for Admissions and an Associate Professor of Radiology-Pediatrics. Read more about Dining with the Deans/Sign-up...
Inaugural Student Leadership Town Hall: 12/19 @ 6pm. Join representatives from each of the student leadership groups (Student Council, Wellness, OSR, SEG, DACDI and the Curriculum Committee) for our 1st Town Hall session to promote bidirectional communication between students and student leadership groups. Read more about this community engagement opportunity...
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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP
THIS WEEK - NOMINATION DEADLINE - 2019 Pearl Birnbaum Hurwitz Humanism in Healthcare Award*: 12/7 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...
APPROACHING NOMINATION DEADLINE - UVM's George V. Kidder Outstanding Faculty Award*: 12/14 nomination deadline. Awarded since 1974 to honor excellence in teaching, is presented annually to one full-time faculty member. Read more about the Kidder award/nominate a faculty member...
Health Equity Student Internships (Paid) at the Vermont Department of Health: Read about a stipend program in Health Equity at the Vermont Department of Health...
FREE SKI PASS OPPORTUNITY For Supporting Research*: Dr. Adam Shafritz is looking for people to help conduct research at Sugarbush resort (they provide free ski passes for students that perform research that day), and for assistance with orthopedic/injury research. Please contact Dr. Shafritz if you are interested.
Opportunity to Engage in Wet Bench Animal Research*: Dr. David Carr is looking for assistance with wet bench (animal) research investigating electroacupuncture’s effectiveness for gestational diabetes (focuses: OB/GYN, endocrinology, neuro). Please contact Dr. Carr if you are interested.
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ARTS & PUBLICATIONS
APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Karl Jaspers Award 2019: 12/15 deadline. Given for the best paper related to the subject of philosophy and psychiatry. Carries a cash prize of $350 and recognition in AAPP publications. Read more about this writing award...
ACLM Student Writing Competition in Law, Medicine and Bioethics: 01/15/19 submission deadline. Every year, the American College of Legal Medicine (ACLM) presents an award for the outstanding original paper on legal medicine. Cash prizes of up to $1000 awarded. Read more about the ACLM writing competition...
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...
Memmy Award Competition: 03/15/19 submission deadline. A national music video contest for student-produced videos from students in the health professions with the top entries receiving a monetary award for their school’s health sciences library - 1st place: $1,500, 2nd place: $1,000, 3rd place: $500. Read more about the Memmy's...
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* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed