Lecture Schedule – WVU Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute and the Department of Orthopedics at BMC presents NEUROMUSCULOSKELETAL CME Series. Registration is Required, Presented via Microsoft Teams.

Email Chasidy Darfus chasidy.shumaker@wvumedicine.org one week prior to receive the invite

September 15, 12pm – “Interventional Spine and Pain Management”

Shoji Ishigami, MD, PhD & Leslie Foster, DO Interventional Spine and Pain Management WVU Medicine BMC

November 17, 12pm – “Degenerative Hip & Knee Problems”

Brad Wright, MD Chief of Orthopedic Surgery WVU Medicine BMC

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

MS3 Class of 2023

SHELF EXAM SCHEDULE

June 8, 8:30am-12:00pm: Pediatrics Shelf Exam – Jacques

June 8, 8:30am-12:00pm: Surgery Shelf Exam – Nau

June 13, 8:30am-12:00pm: OB/GYN Shelf Exam – Jacques

June 13, 8:30am-12:00pm: Psychiatry Shelf Exam – Nau

June 16, 8:30am-12:00pm: Family Med Shelf Exam – Jacques

June 16, 8:30am-12:00pm: Internal Med Shelf Exam – Nau

*End-of-semester luncheon with Deans and Clerkship Directors on Thursday, June 16th, 12:00-1:30pm, in the Mountaineer Room after exams. Please RSVP to Michelle by June 13.

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. If you need assistance following up with a preceptor for an H&P, please contact Michelle Alder (alderm@wvumedicine.org).

3. Please remember to return your Textbooks, Knot Tying Boards, and Desk Keys to Student Services when you come to take your exams.

MS3 Class of 2024

MIDTERM SCHEDULE

June 10, 10:30am-12:00pm: Pediatrics Midterm Exam

June 17, 9:00am-12:00pm: Family Med Midterm Exam

SHELF EXAM SCHEDULE

June 17, 9:00am: Surgery Shelf Exam

June 17, 9:00am: OB/GYN Shelf Exam

August 5, 1:00pm-3:00pm: Pediatrics Shelf Exam

August 12, 1:00pm-4:00pm: Family Med Shelf Exam

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.

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.

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

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.

Good to know:

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.

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.