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.

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:

Jefferson County - Bill Lewis, MD - Harpers Ferry Family Medicine Phone: 304-535-6343

https://doctors.wvumedicine.org/?FindADoc%5Bquery%5D=William%20Lewis

Berkeley County - 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

MS4 Class of 2025

MATCH Celebration - March 21 at the Purple Iris in Martinsburg, WV. Guests may begin arriving at 11:30am, with the celebration starting at 12:00pm. RSVP to alderm@wvumedicine.org by March 10 with the names of your guests that will be attending.

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

Reception to follow at the Alumni Center

MS3 Class of 2026

Eastern Campus Student Wellness Ski Weekend - February 28-March 2, 2025, ski weekend with Deans and Faculty at Wisp Ski Resort in Deep Creek, MD

MIDBLOCK FEEDBACK:

Friday, March 7, 8:00am: Peds

Friday, March 7, 8:00am: FM

MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE:

Friday, February 28, 9:00am-12:00pm: Peds

Friday, February 28, 10:30am: FM Calibrate Assessment #2 (remote, not proctored)

SHELF EXAM SCHEDULE:

Friday, February 28, 9:00am-12:00pm: OBGYN

Friday, February 28, 9:00am-12:00pm: Surgery

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

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

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

MS2 Class of 2027

White Coat: March 15, 2025 at 1pm at CAC

M3 Bootcamp: April 22 - April 25, 2025 (More information to come)

Important Dates:

AOA Day: March 28, 2025 with annual address and induction starting about 4:30

SAVE THE DATE: Research Symposium & Faculty Development Research Weekend – Friday, April 4, 2025 – additional details will be posted when the schedule has been finalized.

GHHS induction: Saturday, April 26, 2025

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.

Blood pressure and glucose screening - February 12 and Feb 19 from 1-3pm at Housing Authority apartment buildings.  Staff needed for each site.  This can only be done on your own time. Time from rotations cannot be approved. Contact Dana M. DeJarnett dana.dejarnett@wvumedicine.org

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

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.

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

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