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

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.

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-2021/

Above is the link that has the schedule of speakers and topics.

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

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#.

Important Dates:

Community Mini-Med School Online Lecture – Tuesday, September 21^st at 7:00 pm Tune in to WVU Medicine Berkeley and Jefferson Medical Centers Facebook page. “Depression in Older Adults”

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 karenlnewell@goodsamaritanfreeclinic.org

Day of Caring – Tuesday, September 14 - WVU Medicine Berkeley and Jefferson Medical Center will be participating in Day of Caring. Volunteers are needed for the Promise Neighborhood Initiative Garden of Promise in Martinsburg to do general garden maintenance including refurbishing raised beds, landscaping, garden maintenance and fence work. Day of Caring is a community service project that you can participate in on work time with supervisor approval and no overtime incurred. Depending on how many sign up, we may take on another project and/or add a project in Jefferson County. Please let me know if you would like to help and if you would like to work on the garden project or if you would like to participate on a project in Jefferson County. Contact Dana DeJarnett 304-264-1287, ext. 31814 or dana.dejarnett@wvumedicine.org

MS4 Class of 2022

ERAS Notes - Students - please see the note from ERAS regarding upcoming dates! Your MSPEs and Transcripts will be uploaded before September 29:

On Wednesday, September 1 at 9 a.m. ET, 2022 residency applicants may begin submitting their applications to programs. Residency programs may begin reviewing applications and Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPEs) on Wednesday, September 29 at 9 a.m. ET. Applications submitted on or before September 29 at 9 a.m. ET will display an application date of “September 29” to programs. Applications submitted after September 29 will display the actual application date.

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 Christa (christa.schwoerer.m@wvumedicine.org) or Michelle (alderm@wvumedicine.org) to sign out a unit for use on rotation.

Fall Midterms

Jacques Module

Friday, September 24 **OB/GYN MIDTERM EXAM** @ 9a-1030a Multimedia Classroom

Friday, October 1 **FM MIDTERM EXAM** @ 9a-12n Multimedia Classroom

Nau Module

Friday, September 24 **IM QUIZ #1** @ 8a-9a Mountaineer Room

MID SEMESTER CONFERENCE WITH CLERKSHIP DIRECTORS ARE SCHEDULED FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8