Congratulations to MS3 Charleston Student Tyler Harper and wife Cady on their new arrival

For Charleston Happenings on Campus please click the link:
https://www.facebook.com/WVUCharlestonCampus/

Tumor Board – Every Monday at NOON room 2000 Lunch Provided

Community Service February-

Manna Meal - St John’s Episcopal Church, a local soup kitchen providing free meals to those in need. WVU MS3/MS4s and Faculty provide: (1) Blood Pressure screening and medical advice, 11:30 am – 1pm. (2) Meal prep, 9 am – 11am. Last Saturday of every month, or TBA. (3) Manna Meal garden, helpers always welcome, seasonal hours, TBA.

For more details and RSVP, contact student Co-Leaders Kelly Simmons MS4, Tommy Casto MS4 and Abhishek Yadav MS4.

CHASM (Charleston Homeless and Street Medicine) Rounds meet every other Tuesday evening, 5:30 – 7pm.

WVU M3/M4s and Faculty provide Blood Pressure screening and medical advice at 3 local homeless shelters: Roark-Sullivan Lifeway Center, Union Mission Mens’ Shelter, and YWCA Sojourners Women and Children’s Shelter. For details and RSVP, contact student Co-Leaders Joe Marshalek MS4 or Evan Vance MS3.

Events around town:

https://events.charlestonwv.com/

CLASS OF 2020

RANKING DEADLINE – February 26, 2020 9:00 PM www.nrmp.org

If you have any questions/concerns about your rank list please make an appointment to meet with one of the deans to discuss.

Charleston’s GQ Week will be March 9th (The week before the BIG WEEK)

The Graduation Questionnaire (GQ) will be open to our graduating Doctors on Valentine’s Day, February 14. AAMC will email you a unique link to the GQ. We can’t stress enough how important it is to complete the GQ, which gives us valuable information for our future. We are having GQ activities the week of March 9th including drawings for prizes and gifts. To make sure that you are eligible for the drawings, bring documentation (GQ confirmation email from AAMC) that you completed the GQ to the student services office. You will be eligible to win prizes (e.g., gift cards) as we draw names throughout the week. While your responses remain anonymous, we are able to monitor completion rates. (Detailed information about incentives will be emailed to you)

Match Day – Friday, March 20th - PLEASE watch for emails from Rachael Trout regarding this event. If you are from another campus and have plans to attend Charleston please email Rachael Trout ASAP. ratrout@hsc.wvu.edu

MAY COMMENCEMENT DATE UPDATES. Graduation Application is open! You can find instructions to apply at the Registrar’s Webpage. The May 2020 Graduation Ceremony will be Friday, May 15 @7pm in the Creative Arts (Book hotels now)

Class of 2021

Scheduling for 4th year items due to Charissa Davis - cddavis@hsc.wvu.du

• Rural forms due : Wednesday, February 26th

• Schedules due : Friday, March 13th

WVU-CHARLESTON FAMILY MEDICINE RURAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM application deadline will be MARCH 31, 2020.

Interviews will be scheduled in April. Questions? Contact Telista Snyder. 304-388-4630, Telista.snyder@hsc.wvu.edu

or Dr. Bors at kbors@hsc.wvu.edu

CAMC/WVU INTERNAL MEDICINE, PEDIATRICS AND PSYCHIATRY RURAL HEALTH SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS

Application Deadline MARCH 31, 2020. Questions? Please contact the individual clerkships.

For application email Jennifer Weiss Jennifer.weiss@camc.org

The WVU Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce that the applications for its innovative Rural Scholars Program are now available. This program is designed for students committed to making rural/small town Family Medicine in West Virginia a career. Qualified MS III’s are eligible for a $10,000 stipend for their fourth year and facilitated admission to WVU’s Morgantown Family Medicine Residency. The Rural Scholars Program allows for an enhanced primary care experience in the 4th year curriculum as well as early integration into the residency experience. Deadline for application is April 1, 2020. Please contact Holly Maroon at maroonh@wvumedicine.org if you would like more information or an application.