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CLASS INFORMATION
Class of 2019
- APPLICATION DEADLINE (extended) - National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program*: 12/27 application deadline. Up to $120K in Loan Repayment for Graduating Medical and Dental Students. Read more about this loan repayment program opportunity...
- DEADLINE - Schedule all Graduation Requirements in OASIS: 01/01/19 deadline. Please take a moment to confirm that OASIS reflects all course requirements needed for graduation. In accordance with Policy 565.45 Graduation Degree Requirements. Contact Emma Faustner with any questions. Add the academic deadline to your calendar...
- Commencement FYIs: It’s almost 2019 and that means Commencement will be here before you know it! A few notes as we head into the winter break (please contact Michelle Bookless, PR & Events Manager, with any questions):
- Commencement will be held on Sunday, May 19, 2019 from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm in the UVM Ira Allen Chapel.
- Be aware: Area hotels, AirBnBs, bed & breakfasts fill up fast, so encourage your out of town guests to book accommodations as soon as possible.
- UPCOMING - Order your regalia between January 7 and February 4. When you return from Winter Break, a link to order your regalia via the UVM Bookstore, as well as details regarding shipping, pricing, and regalia options will be provided. Get the regalia ordering period on your calendar...
- Call for Nominations - Class-selected Senior Awards: 2/11 nomination deadline. Each of you will have received an individual invitation email, inviting you to participate in the nomination process via LimeSurvey (if you didn’t, if could be in your junk folder). You can nominate for any and all categories for which you are inspired. Read more about this nomination survey...
- Call for Submissions - Yearbook Half-Pages: 03/01/2019 submission deadline. Each member of the Larner College of Medicine Class of 2019 is allotted a half-page space for a photo collage in the Pulse Yearbook. Read about how you submit your personal half-page for the Class of 2019 LCOM Yearbook...
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Class of 2020
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Class of 2021
- APPROACHING DEADLINE - Clerkship Checklist: 01/15 deadline. Includes submitting an N95 form to Student Health Services for mask fitting, the Certiphi background check, and Driver’s License Training (for those going to West Palm Beach). Students complete the checklist in OASIS, and we've provided step-by-step instructions. Read more about this Clerkship deadline...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Become a Student Member (Full Voting Member) of the UVM Board of Trustees: 01/15 application deadline. Each year, a committee of students, incorporated by the Vermont State Legislature in the 1970s, is charged with selecting one student to serve a two-year term as a full voting member of the Board. Read more about this leadership opportunity...
- Step 1 Support Series: Dinner and NBME Questions: 01/10 @ 5:30pm. Work in small groups on actual NBME exams with successful third and fourth year students. Read more about this event/sign-up...
- Check Out Dana Medical Library’s Books and E-books to Support Step 1 Preparation! Second year medical students have their sights set on the upcoming USMLE Step 1 exam. Dana has a wide variety of books to support students in preparing for Step 1. Read more about the available Dana Medical Library Step 1 resources...
- Foundations Award Celebration: 01/24/19. An annual event honoring the commitment of the faculty, staff, standardized patients, and teaching assistants who supported students during the Foundations curriculum and celebrates the achievements of the students as they transition from the classroom to the clinic. Read more about the Foundations Celebration...
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Class of 2022
- APPLICATION DEADLINE - Summer Ethical Leadership Fellowship*: 12/28 application deadline. Fellowships at Auschwitz for the Study of Professional Ethics (FASPE) is an intensive, two-week study program in professional ethics and ethical leadership taking place in Berlin, Krakow, and Oswiecim (the location of the former Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz). Read more about this fellowship opportunity...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - AOA Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship: 01/07 self-nomination deadline. To foster the development of the next generation of medical researchers. $5,000 award and up to $1,000 additional funding available for travel. Read more about the Kuckein Fellowship opportunity and how to apply…
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - American Urological Association Summer Medical Student Fellowship: 01/10 application deadline. A chance for outstanding medical students to pursue urology research by engaging them in summer research fellowships alongside world-class urologic scientists. Read more about this summer research opportunity...
- APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - Become a Student Member (Full Voting Member) of the UVM Board of Trustees: 01/15 application deadline. Each year, a committee of students, incorporated by the Vermont State Legislature in the 1970s, is charged with selecting one student to serve a two-year term as a full voting member of the Board. Read more about this leadership opportunity...
- Don’t forget to vote for our class of 2022 Advancement Committee Representative. One member of our class will sit on the committee for all four years of medical school with other students and faculty. Please vote by 1/11. Thank you! ~Student Council
- The Cancer in the Under-Privileged, Indigent, or Disadvantaged (CUPID) - Summer Translational Oncology Program*: 01/23 application deadline. A mission to address the impending shortage of practicing oncologists within the US, and to cultivate an interest in cancer treatment and research among a diverse body of compassionate medical students. Read more about CUPID...
- 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...
- Culinary Medicine Teaching Kitchen Medical Student Practicum*: 01/21 application deadline. The four sessions will run from 3-6 pm on February 19, March 6, March 27 and April 8 over the course of MD 556: NMGI. Read more about this medical elective opportunity...
- Himalayan Health Exchange 2019 International Health Expeditions*: Himalayan Health Exchange will organize the following medical/dental camps in the remote Trans- Himalayan regions of north India and Indo-Tibetan Borderlands in 2019. Read more about this unique international opportunity...
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WEEKLY FYIs - WE ARE ALL HERE TO HELP!
- THIS WEEK - 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...
- THIS WEEK - TEMPORARY WIRE SCHEDULE CHANGE - Updated Submission Deadline & Two-week Issue: In light of the Winter Break, our 12/24 issue (12/21 submission deadline) will be a 2-week issue (12/24/18 - 01/06/19). We will return to a regular schedule with the 01/04/19 Friday submission deadline.
- SAFETY & SECURITY - Please Do not Leave Personal Belongings Unattended and Please Secure Your Homes for Break: In case you missed it, please review this email from Medical Student Services regarding community safety and security. It includes a really great infographic on winter break tips, as well as other recommendations.
- NBME Update - USMLE Holiday Score Reporting Schedule & Evidence-Based Interprofessional Professionalism Assessment Tool Profiled in New Journal Article*: Review this NBME December Update...
- Announcement/Warning: ADMISSIONS INTERVIEW DAY: 01/09 @ 8am. Some of the Med Ed Center rooms will be in use periodically throughout the day and there will be cow bells ringing throughout the morning.
- Student Financial Services (SFS) Update on Spring Direct Deposits/Refunds: 01/07/19 receipt of funds. When UVM reopens post-break, 01/02/19, we will receive financial aid disbursements from the Dept. of Education. SFS will need a few business days to process direct deposits to your banks. Goal will be to have living expenses send by 01/04 to hit accounts by 01/07.
- New Member of ODI: The Office of Diversity & Inclusion (ODI) was excited to officially announce the appointment of Anne Dougherty, M.D., as their new Gender Equity Liaison...
- MLK Day-Curriculum Calendars FYI: Martin Luther King Jr Day will be observed on Monday, January 21, 2019. Thank you to Dr. Raszka who, in mid-December, noticed this was not captured accurately on our online academic calendars. Apologies for any confusion!
- Pro Tip: To ensure you are viewing the latest and greatest, online, please regularly empty cached images.
- Proof of Enrollment: The UVM Registrar's Office provides "Proof of Enrollment" (often needed for ski passes, discounts on car insurance, etc.), via your myUVM portal. Instructions are under the Registrar's Office Enrollment Verifications webpage. Turnover is usually less than one business day! Please contact the UVM Registrar with any questions.
- Need Something Call a "Letter of Good Standing" (different from proof of enrollment)? Submit a request to Medical Student Services. Please indicate whether you need an electronic format/hardcopy/both and where to send the letter.
- "Doctor" Your CV: Want to update your CV to reflect a more medically-inclined candidate? Helpful CV resources, including fun sample templates, are available under COMET >> Lounge >> Student Affairs >> Residency Application (note, the hyperlink will only work if you are already signed into COMET)...
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LCOMcares: VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS
UVM Surgery Seminar - "Intracellular Calcium Release through IP3R Contributes to Secondary Axonal Degeneration" with Dr. Pelisch, from the Kentucky Spinal Cord Injury Research Center: 01/03 @ 9am. Add the surgery seminar to your calendar...
Office of Primary Care & AHEC - Primary Care Series "The Business of Practicing in Primary Care ": 01/9/19 @ noon. Lunch will be provided, please bring a beverage! Read more about this Primary Care series session...
MythBusting ADHD in Children*: 01/09 @ noon. Join us to learn more about ADHD in children. The panel will discuss signs and symptoms, treatment options, and dispel some common myths about this prevalent disorder. Read more about this ADHS educational opportunity...
LCOM Student Council Meeting: 01/09 @ 5pm. Meetings are open to the community, and community members. Read more about the student council meeting/add it to your calendar...
2019 MLK Celebration, Education & Learning Series Keynote Speaker Announced: 01/22/19 @4pm. Renowned activist, civil rights leader, community organizer and 2018 Maryland gubernatorial candidate Benjamin Jealous outlines what it will take to secure true equality for all Americans and to empower the next generation to lead toward a better future. Get the MLK Week event on your calendar...
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RESEARCH, FELLOWSHIP, AWARDS, & SCHOLARSHIP
APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - AOA Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship: 01/07 self-nomination deadline. To foster the development of the next generation of medical researchers. $5,000 award and up to $1,000 additional funding available for travel. Read more about the Kuckein Fellowship opportunity and how to apply…
APPROACHING APPLICATION DEADLINE - HIV Vaccine Research Grants for Medical Students - Seeking African American/Black and Latino/a medical students interested in HIV vaccine research*: 01/08 application deadline. Grant recipients will be mentored by HVTN-affiliated investigators while conducting research projects in areas of basic, clinical, behavioral and social science. Read more about this HIV research grant opportunity...
SEEKING NOMINATIONS - 2019 Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Awards (faculty and/or student): 01/28 submission deadline. For an outstanding medical student currently on track to graduate in May 2019 and an outstanding physician faculty member. Recipients receive GHHS induction and cash award. Read more about the Tow Award, including award criteria and how to nominate...
NIH Intramural Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP)*: 01/11 application deadline. Year-long program that fosters and promotes workforce diversity training of future biomedical researchers, especially those likely to engage in research to advance the understanding of minority health & health disparities among medically underserved populations. Read more about the NIH opportunity...
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ARTS & PUBLICATIONS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Annual William Carlos Williams Poetry Contest*: 12/31 submission deadline. The top three poets will be awarded $300, $200 and $100 respectively. In addition, the three winners will be invited to visit NEOMED on April 26, 2019, to read their poems. All travel expenses paid by NEOMED's sponsoring department. Read about the WCW Poetry contest...
SUBMISSION DEADLINE - AOA Pharos Student Poetry Contest: 01/04/19 submission deadline. Designed to encourage medical students to write effective poetry. Authors do not need to be part of AOA! Cash awards of $600 for first place, $350 for second place, and $200 for third place. Read more about the AOA poetry contest...
APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - AOA Helen H. Glaser Student Essay Award: 01/15 submission deadline. To encourage medical students to write creative narratives or scholarly essays relevant to medicine. Cash awards of $2,000 for first place, $800 for second place, and $550 for third place. Read more about the Glaser Essay contest…
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