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. Please wear a mask and ensure proper hand sanitizing when utilizing the activities.

For information on COVID-19 updates: https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/coronavirus

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, register as “WVU Student Health Guarantor Account” 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.

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 and topics. If you need to call in, the number is 646-558-8656 and then it will ask you to enter the meeting ID 678 188 7494#.

The zoom link for Grand Rounds every week is https://wvumdtv.zoom.us/j/6781887494

Volunteer/Community Service Opportunities

Community Service Hours – 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, since opportunities are limited due to COVID-19 restrictions.

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 sign up through the website at goodsamaritanfreeclinic.org or for additional information: Karen Newell at karenlnewell@goodsamaritanfreeclinic.org

ACS (American Cancer Society) –Website is www.relayforlife.org/berkeleywv

Looking for Relay for Life teams. Information contact Penny Horner 607-423-4311 penny.horner@cancer.org

Relay for Life of Berkeley County - Saturday, June 4, 2022 @ Martinsburg High School

Important Dates:

Burnout Prevention, Stress Management and Building Resilience – Lunch provided both dates

Friday, February 25 at BMC 8^th floor Classroom 11a-12p and 12p-1p.

Wednesday, March 16 at JMC 1^st floor Conference Room 11a-12p and 12p-1p.

Guest Speakers: Jeremy Speer, MSW, LGSW-Stigma Reduction Coordinator, Therapist and

Avery Bowman, MD-Trauma Sensitive Yoga Instructor

to register sign in to NETLEARNING and enroll under the title “EAST BMC JMC Brunout Prevention, Stress Management and Building Resilience”.

Gain an understanding of the link between wellness and burnout prevention, identify sources of stress and their impact on the workplace, and learn evidence-based techniques to manage stress. Participants will also have the opportunity to practice stress management interventions that promote self-care.

Taco ‘BOUT YOUR HEALTH Tuesday – Women’s Network visit www.womensnetworkwv.com

Tuesday, February 22. Join WVU Medicine Dr. Stephanie McGraw, PsyD Psychologist via Zoom at 12n-1p “Self-Care is Not Selfish” Free & Open to the public, registration required https://conta.cc/3HNZFu3

Upcoming Events:

March 22 – Cindy Santmier – “Advanced Directives”

April 26 – Lisa Poland – “Dental Health”

May 24 – Drs. Humerick/Lorenzetti – MedCHEFS Cooking Demo (6:00 PM at Community Garden)

1. Development and Research Weekend – Friday, April 1, 2022. All WVU medical students, residents and faculty (not just Eastern Campus) are invited to submit their scholarly work to our annual Research and Development Weekend Poster Contest. All abstracts will be peer- reviewed and not all are accepted for presentation.

Items of interest may include: 1. Case report studies (unusual presentations of common diagnoses or usual presentation of uncommon diagnoses) which have a learning component for others 2. Original research in the community arena of medical issues a. new educational formats and outcomes b. new ways of doing a techniques/procedures or outcomes of community involvement and education c. clinical practice innovations and outcomes 3. Quality improvement projects (e.g. chart reviews done to discover areas of possible improvement in clinical practice - a. uncover the percentage of heart failure patents are on ACE’s inhibitors in a practice, and if less than standard of care- what can be done to improve care b. the percentage of new mom’s breast feeding and what can be done to improve that number c. post-op complications due to catheter infections – what can be done to reduce that number Abstracts were due by February 14, 2022. If you are doing a project, the bulk of the research should be done by then to allow for a description of the outcomes in your abstract. There are cash awards for the top place winners, beginning with $500 for first place, and top winners are invited to explain their posters to the attendees as part of the Saturday conference. Be thinking now of what you may want to put on your poster- and more than one person may be on the poster (several students; faculty and student; resident and student etc.) it may depend on number of charts reviewed or data analyzed. Our research assistants – Carla Toolan carla.toolan@wvumedicine.org and Nathan Fiore nathan.fiore@wvumedicine.org - available by appointment to help. Dr. Eggleston met with the class to explore their initial ideas in August- so contact the Eastern campus Student Services Deans if you have an idea and they will help refer you to an interested Faculty member who may share your passion.

Abstract Submission Links

Original Research

https://uhpwvu.wufoo.com/forms/w1cpkis91fzvjm6/

Research in Progress

https://uhpwvu.wufoo.com/forms/p1ms73pj0wjukrk/

Programs or Projects

https://uhpwvu.wufoo.com/forms/x1riyyb41xztg3i/

Case Reports

https://uhpwvu.wufoo.com/forms/zki7r4t1s6tnsr/

Educational Initiatives

https://uhpwvu.wufoo.com/forms/z12o3kne1j6xiii/

MS3 Class of 2023

V-Scans – Eastern Campus has been loaned 8 ultrasound V-Scan portable machines for student use during your rotations – 2 scanners each for Family Med, Internal Med, Pediatrics, and Surgery. The units are available for checkout in the Student Services office. Please contact Michelle (alderm@wvumedicine.org) or Annette Jamison annette.jamison@wvumedicine.org to sign out a unit for use on rotation.

4^th year schedules - Please Finalize your schedules and email to Michelle Alder alderm@wvumedicine.org

Case Logs – Be sure that your procedure logs in E-value are updated and that all your cases have been logged to date. Remember…case log completion is a requirement for passing your third-year clerkships.

Midterm Exam Schedule 2022

1. March 11 Pediatrics (Jacques) & Surgery (Nau) 9:00am-10:30am
2. March 25 OBGYN (Jacques) 9:00am-10:30am
3. March 25 Internal Med Quiz #1 (Nau) 8:00am-9:00am
4. April 1 Family Med (Jacques) 9:00am-12:00pm
5. April 29 Internal Med Quiz #2 (Nau) 9:00am-10:00am

MS4 Class of 2022

Match Day Celebration – Friday, March 18^th, at Purple Iris in Martinsburg. Schedule is as follows:

11:00am – Arrival/social hour

12:00pm – Envelope distribution with lunch to follow

Guests are limited. Please RSVP to Michelle Alder (alderm@wvumedicine.org) by Mar. 14^th if you plan to attend.

Graduation – Commencement ceremony scheduled to be held in person Friday, May 13^th, 7:00pm, at the Creative Arts Center in Morgantown. Arrival time: 6:15pm. Reception to follow at the Erickson Alumni Center, hosted by the Alumni Office. Please refer to the following regularly for updates and additional details:

MD Commencement Page

University Graduation page

To Do List:

• Check your Degree Works Log on to your Degree Works page. You want to ensure that you will be meeting all Graduation requirements. This includes all courses and the 100 hours of Community Service. Please double check your own transcripts this week!

• Apply for Graduation beginning January 18, you must APPLY for graduation with the University. You will find the instructions to apply via STAR through the registrar’s website. Be prepared to provide a mailing address for your diploma when completing the form. You will receive an automated email once your graduation application has been approved.

• Watch Email for More Details We will send more details, hooding information, regalia ordering, etc as we can firm up plans. This also includes Campus Match ceremonies, so please be mindful of checking your emails regularly.