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, 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.

Eastern Student Health Provider Reminders:

Primary Care

tell the scheduler you are a medical student. If ANY trouble getting scheduled, call Tonya in our office and she can facilitate. You do NOT need to tell her 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/Fax:304-821-1470

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

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.

Sports Physicals & Health Fest – Thanks to all of the students who assisted with the high school/middle school sports physicals here at Eastern HSC last week. Your participation helped to make this large community event a success!!

Community Meal – Meals are on the 3rd Tuesday of June, August, December 330p-6pm at Charles Town Baptist Church 222 South Mildred Street, Charles Town, WV. Contact Dr. Humerick if interested in helping madison.humerick@hsc.wvu.edu Community Meal - prep and serve for 60-70 people. Food preparation starts around 3:30 and they can use some extra hands; serving begins at 5:30pm

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

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.

MS3 Class of 2026

MIDBLOCK FEEDBACK:

MIDTERM SCHEDULE:

SHELF EXAM SCHEDULE:

Friday, June 14, 9:00am-1:00pm: Surgery
Friday, June 14, 9:00am-1:00pm: OB/GYN
Friday, June 14, 9:00am-1:00pm: Psych
Friday, June 14, 9:00am-1:00pm: IM

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