What’s Happening - Eastern

Good to know:

Poster Symposium - Thanks to everyone who participated in the Eastern Poster Symposium on Friday, April 4.

Eastern Student Services

Hours are Monday – Friday from 8:00am - 5:00pm. Please stop by to enjoy a cup of coffee/tea or just to say Hi!  Don’t forget that your Student Lounge and Study areas here at the HSC Building are open for you to enjoy all hours with your badge access. Please enjoy the Keurig, Ping Pong, Foosball and much more.

Sharps Injury reminder for students – Should you experience an actual, possible, or “just not sure” blood or body fluid exposure, report it immediately to OR staff in the room, go to OR Charge Nurse for assistance. You will report to the ER for immediate follow-up. Must address within 2 hrs! When registering, DO NOT GIVE INSURANCE CARD, “tell registration that the guarantor needs to be a company bill to WVU Student Health-BMC” so it does not get charged to your insurance. Be sure to notify one of the campus Deans or Student Services Staff. The full needlestick policy is in the WVU MD Degree Handbook on SOLE.

Absent reminder for students - Please remember that you MUST coordinate with Eastern Student Services and submit a formal excused absence request if you need to be absent from a rotation or education. This is required for ANY absence as we must keep track of it for your academic record.

Eastern Student Health Provider Reminders:

Primary Care - tell the scheduler you are a medical student. If ANY trouble getting scheduled, call Student Services to facilitate. You do NOT need to tell what you need to be seen for:

Karen Miller, MD- Family Medicine, Primary Care - 5047 Gerrardstown Road, Inwood

Phone: 304-229-6343 https://doctors.wvumedicine.org/?FindADoc%5Bquery%5D=Karen%20Miller

Mental Health Services

University Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry - 2004 Professional Court Martinsburg Phone: 304-596-5780

Clinical Psychologist- Dr. Brian Creasy, PhD

Carruth Center Resources for Emergencies: https://mentalhealth.wvu.edu/

WVU Crisis Text Line: Text WVU to 741741 https://www.crisistextline.org/faq

Crisis/Urgent situations call 304-293-4431

Talkspace is an online therapy service that connects users across campuses to a dedicated, licensed therapist via private messaging and live video from a secure, HIPAA-compliant digital platform: https://carruth.wvu.edu/resources/talkspace

Important Dates:

GHHS induction: Saturday, April 26, 2025

MS2 Class of 2027:

M3 Bootcamp: April 22 - April 25, 2025 (Full schedule coming to your email this week!)

The Eastern Campus Welcomes Class of 2027

We would like to extend a warm WELCOME to the Class of 2027 medical students beginning their third-year clinical rotations at the Eastern Campus. We are so excited to have you here for Boot Camp the week of April 22-25, and we look forward to working with you over the coming year

MS3 Class of 2026:

MIDBLOCK FEEDBACK:

MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE:

Friday, April 18, 9:00am-10:30am: IM Quiz #2

SHELF EXAM SCHEDULE:

Friday, April 18, 9:00am-12:00pm: Peds

Friday, April 25, 9:00am-12:00pm: FM, IM and Surgery

REMINDERS:

1. Please remember to update your case logs in E-Value regularly. All case logs MUST be complete prior to taking the final NBME clerkship exams as part of the course requirement.

2. Make sure you are filing your required number of graded H&P’s for each clerkship in the Eastern Student Services office files that are assigned to you.

3. Please remember to return your Textbooks to Student Services when you come to take your exams.

Peds Grand Rounds

https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/pediatrics/students/pediatric-grand-rounds/schedule-2022/

Above is the link that has the schedule of speakers/topics. Call in number is 646-558-8656 and then it will ask you to enter the meeting ID 678 188 7494#. Zoom link https://wvumdtv.zoom.us/j/6781887494

MS4 Class of 2025:

Awards Convocation: Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 5pm (more information to come)

Graduation Day: Friday, May 16, 2025

Breakfast will take place at the Alumni Center (time to be determined)

Ceremony/Investiture will take place at the Coliseum at 4pm and Reception to follow at the Alumni Center

Volunteer/Community Service Opportunities: As part of your graduation requirement, you must complete 100 hours of community service.  Please remember to document what you have already completed, and plan to start early on completing any additional hours needed.

Career Day at Spring Mills Primary on Monday, May 3. The afternoon session is with Kindergarten and First grade students starts at 12:50 and runs until 2:50. The school would ideally like to have 2 different speakers, one for each grade level. Presenters should plan to arrive by 12:35 for check-in and set-up. There will be 5 groups of students rotating around every 20 minutes for each speaker. WVU Medicine give aways to the students can be provided. Contact Dana Dejarnett dana.dejarnett@wvumedicine.org  if interested

Run, Walk or Volunteer @ Harpers Ferry Half Marathon/5k on Saturday, May 17.

The event includes a Half Marathon and 5K run/walk in scenic and historic Harpers Ferry, WV. Start and finish is at River Riders. WVU Medicine and WVU Health Sciences Eastern Campus are proud sponsors!

Information on running the event is http://www.harpersferryhalf.org

WVU also has 30 first come first serve codes for free entry THXWVU25

To volunteer or for any questions contact Mark Cucuzzella MD  cucuzzellam@hsc.wvu.edu

They need people - 7am-10am Sat May 17 and - 10am –noon Sat May 17

Race t-shirts, pizza and post-race beverage for runners and volunteers to enjoy as well!

The Harpers Ferry Half Marathon is a part of the Freedom’s Run Race Series. All proceeds from both events contribute to the Freedom’s Run Grant hosted by our Eastern Area Health Education Center. Since the inaugural year, over $300,000 has been given directly back to the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia as well as neighboring communities. Just this year $75,000 was gifted to 18 organizations. With both races, they have assisted with matching grants to bring the total to over $400,000.

Community Meal – Tuesday, June 17 at 3:30-6pm at Charles Town Baptist Church 222 South Mildred Street, Charles Town, WV (meals are 3rd Tuesday of the month in June, August, and December). Food prep and serve for 60-70 people starts around 3:30 and they can use some extra hands; serving begins at 5:30pm. (There is a large parking lot across from the cemetery - turn into the parking lot and there are some white columns and double doors that lead into the back of the church.) Call Dr. Humerick at 240-405-4426 if you get lost. Contact Dr. Humerick if interested in helping madison.humerick@hsc.wvu.edu  

ACS (American Cancer Society) –Looking for a Relay for Life team www.relayforlife.org/berkeleywv contact Penny Horner 607-423-4311 penny.horner@cancer.org

HSTA- The Health Sciences and Technology Academy’s vision was founded in 1994 on the faith, resilience, spirit and commitment of individuals, communities, and universities throughout the state. HSTA is a 9th-12th grade STEM enrichment program built in West Virginia, by West Virginians, for West Virginians which encourage aspirations, opens doors, and empowers minority and underrepresented students and communities. The program focuses on increasing the number of underrepresented students who pursue degrees in Health Sciences and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, with the long-term goal of increasing the number of health practitioners & advocates in the medical field locally. www.wv-hsta.org/ Contact Aaron Ruffner HSTA Field Site Coordinator, Eastern Panhandle 540-818-0224 email: aaron.ruffner@hsc.wvu.edu

Project Linus - Eastern Panhandle Chapter provides handmade blankets to children in the Martinsburg area. Blanket Days once a month on Saturdays to collect/label blankets. Help needed w/delivering blankets to different organizations in Martinsburg. Everyone is happy to teach you how to make blankets if you are interested. Contact Sara Novotny sanovotny@mix.wvu.edu with questions or if interested in volunteering.

Stepping Stones/Good Samaritan Free Clinic –601 S. Raleigh Street, Martinsburg 304-264-4049. Volunteers needed every Wednesday at 5pm and first Tuesday of each month at 5pm. Volunteer sign up at https://www.goodsamaritanfreeclinic.org/ or Karen Newell karenlnewell@goodsamaritanfreeclinic.org