Welcome – The Eastern Campus would like to extend a warm welcome to Christa Schwoerer, B.A., M.Ed., as our new Manager of Student Services. She is stepping into this role, as long-time manager Jane Horst is transitioning to a part-time position. Christa’s email address is Christa.Schwoerer.m@wvumedicine.org. Please join us in welcoming her to the Eastern team!

Thank you to all of the MS3 students for your help with the MS1 Eastern Campus tour last Friday. Everything ran smoothly, and the students seemed to enjoy their visit!

Important Dates:

Peds Grand Rounds is broadcast from Morgantown every Wednesday 8-9 am. The first Wednesday is at the board room on the 8th floor of BMC. Remaining sessions held at the ED conference room in ED of BMC. If you are on a Pediatrics Week, please plan to attend.

BMC Tumor Board –Thur. Aug. 8^th, 12-1pm, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: “Lung Carcinoma” presented by Dr. Sam Wanko (Hem/Onc) and Dr. Ryan Livengood (Pathology).

JMC Tumor Board – Wed., Aug. 7^th, 12-1pm, in JMC 1^st Floor Conference Room. Topic: “Invasive Lobular Carcinoma” presented by Dr. Sam Wanko (Hem/Onc) and Dr. Tiffany Harper (Pathology).

Grand Rounds – Mon., Aug. 19^th, 12-1pm, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: “Rotator Cuff Reconstructions…A to Z” presented by Dr. David Richards (Orthopedics/Sports Med).

Faculty Development – Wed., Aug. 21^st, 12:30-2pm, in HFFM Conference Room (Harpers Ferry). Topic: “Billing and Coding for Outpatient Office Visits” presented by Dr. Richard Ward (Family Med).

Lunch & Learn – Fri., Sept. 6^th, 12-1pm, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: “Medicated Assisted Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder out of the Emergency Department” presented by Dr. Owen Lander – Medical Director, Ruby Memorial Hospital.

Health & Resiliency Program Yoga (formerly Karma Yoga) – Wednesdays, May 8^th-Dec. 18^th, 5:00-7:00pm, in Eastern HSC Mountaineer Room. Free sessions for employees and medical students to promote wellness. Supplies are limited; if you have yoga equipment, you are encouraged to bring it to the classes.

Volunteer/Community Service Opportunities

Stepping Stones/Good Samaritan Free Clinic – Volunteers needed every Wednesday at 5pm and first Tuesday of each month at 5pm. New location: 601 S. Raleigh Street, Martinsburg. To volunteer or for additional information: Cosby Potter-Davis – cosby.davis@comcast.net

Fun Volunteer Opportunity – Jefferson County Community Ministries Food Pantry, 238 W. Washington Street, Charles Town. 3^rd Saturday of each month, beginning at 10am. Volunteers will work with Dr. Maddie Humerick, Chef Scott, and others to assist the food pantry patrons to improve their nutrition status with monthly cooking demonstrations. Help needed with setup, tear-down, cooking process, and interacting with patrons. For additional information, contact: Dr. Audreanna James (audreanna.james@wvumedicine.org). Link to sign-up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Oy08qTrHUmH-kuVsJOEJvtsf-K-wHhkgqtYLoiZDs9U/edit#gid=0.

Volunteers Needed – Chronic illness group and their support system is looking for speakers to give 45-minute presentations on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Meetings held 9-10:30am in the Dorothy McCormack Center, 2^nd floor conference room. Topics can be health-related, inspirational, supportive, educational about coping mechanisms, sharing a story/experience, or a fun activity. Contact Debbie Maiorano at 540-535-5145 or deborahmm@aol.com if interested in volunteering.

Jefferson County African-American Heritage Festival – Sat., Aug. 17^th, 10:30am-6:00pm. Volunteers needed to assist with free screenings and offering information. If interested, contact Dana DeJarnett (dana.dejarnett@wvumedicine.org) at BMC Wellness Center.

MS4 Class of 2020

VSAS Transcripts – If you need a transcript for VSAS, please contact Eastern Student Services office.

MS3 Class of 2021

IT Issues – If you are experiencing issues with anything technology-related (i.e. Citrix, Epic, internet), please notify Eastern Student Services office so an IT support ticket can be submitted on your behalf. Do not go directly to the BMC IT office for assistance, as all support must be tracked through the support ticket system.

Nau Module – Just a reminder, you must complete an IV start on a patient in either BMC’s Same-Day Surgery or the ER. This procedure will be graded by supervising staff. The grade forms to be used are located in your mailboxes in the Student Study Area, so please be sure to stop and pick them up this week.