Eastern Happenings - March 3, 2026

March 3, 2026 Student Services MOTW News

What’s Happening - Eastern

Ski Trip Wellness Weekend 2026

Thanks to all the Students from Eastern and Morgantown Campuses who attended the ski trip

wellness weekend last weekend. There was great attendance, and fun was had by all!

Special thanks to Cody Dunham, Kate Schwartzman, Darby Criss and Christina Mounzer (Charleston culinary student) for spending five hours on Tuesday, February 24 helping to prepare for the mini med school and speaking to the audience about the dishes they prepared.

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 Roushini Manjunath rm00053@mix.wvu.edu with questions or 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

Important Information:

Eastern Student Services

Hours are Monday – Friday from 8:00am - 5:00pm. Please stop by to enjoy a cup of coffee/tea or just 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 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: 304-974-5000 ext 246011 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 2026:

Important CAPS Research Deadlines:

March 12, 2026; Proposal deadline: March 5, 2026, 12p (form must be uploaded by NOON on 3.5.26 to be reviewed) rotation starts March 16^th or after

MATCH Celebration – Friday, March 20 at The Sycamore at Stonebridge 1959 Golf Course Rd, Martinsburg, WV 25405. Guests may begin arriving at 11:00am, with the celebration starting at 11:30am. RSVP to Brystal Morgan brystal.morgan@wvumedicine.org by March 2 with the names of your guests that will be attending.

Awards Convocation: Thursday, May 14, 2026 (more information to come)

Graduation Day: Friday, May 15, 2026

Breakfast (more information to come)

Ceremony/Investiture will take place at 4pm at the Coliseum

Reception to follow at the Erikson Alumni Center

MS3 Class of 2027:

MIDBLOCK FEEDBACK

Friday, March 6, 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM: FM/Peds

Friday, March 27, 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM: IM

MIDTERM EXAM SCHEDULE

Friday, March 27, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM: IM QUIZ #1

Friday, April 17, 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM: IM QUIZ #2

SHELF EXAM SCHEDULE

Friday, April 17, 9:00am: Peds

Friday, April 24, 9:00am: FM/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