MATCH DAY WATCH PARTY on March 20^th at 12pm in G119. Complete the survey at the following link to RSVP by Friday, March 6 for Qdoba! https://forms.gle/z3a2Z1c11mpKcxQc9.

HOUSING FOR INCOMING STUDENTS: If you have an open room and would like to advertise to the incoming Class of 2024, please complete this form. Questions? Chrissi Baker

ULTRAFEST Saturday, March 28 from 8-3pm. Form a team of 3 to compete in an ultrasound competition with prizes.

NEW PROVIDER for BWell! for Medical students, Dr. Jen Randall-Reyes.. Confidential, private appointments for initial assessments, triage and brief interventions for students experiencing life stress, mental illness or problems with alcohol or substance use. Email for an appointment or call (304) 293-1111. Appointments will be held in Suite 1256, HSC South. Visit the BWell SOLE site for more information.

SAVE THE DATE Van Liere Research Conference will be held April 2-3, 2020. For more information and to submit proposals visit go.wvu.edu/vanliere

MS4 Class of 2020

Morgantown Match Day on Friday, March 20 at 10:30am in the Mountain Lair. Match Day Tickets are available for pickup in Christina’s office! Everyone will receive three tickets for the event. If you are in need of extra tickets, check with your classmates to see if anyone will not be using all of their tickets. After all students have picked up their tickets, a few extras may be released.

MAY COMMENCEMENT DATE UPDATES. Regalia orders have been submitted to the HSC Bookstore. Regalia will arrive at the Bookstore early April. The Bookstore CANNOT accept credit card payments over the phone. You can either pay by check or pay with a Barnes and Noble gift card. Questions – please contact Chuck Bowers at the HSC Bookstore – 304-293-4849. Graduation Application is due March 6th! You can find instructions to apply at the Registrar’s Webpage. The May 2020 Graduation Ceremony will be Friday, May 15 @7pm in the Creative Arts Center. A reception will immediately follow at the Erickson Alumni Center.

IRB-approved national survey study about the medical student perception of Radiation Oncology as a specialty. Attached is additional information about the study. The survey link is https://forms.gle/uR4QoF7Fa3sVJ8kA6

MS3 Class of 2021

Getting to Residency 1.0 will be held after mid-block on Monday, March 30^th from 4-5:30pm in 1905. This meeting is the first in our career counseling series. At this meeting, you’ll be given a booklet as your guide to the Match processes.

The WVU Department of Family Medicine is pleased to announce that the applications for its innovative Rural Scholars Program are now available. This program is designed for students committed to making rural/small town Family Medicine in West Virginia a career. Qualified MS III’s are eligible for a $10,000 stipend for their fourth year and facilitated admission to WVU’s Morgantown Family Medicine Residency. The Rural Scholars Program allows for an enhanced primary care experience in the 4th year curriculum as well as early integration into the residency experience. Deadline for application is April 1, 2020. Please contact Holly Maroon at maroonh@wvumedicine.org if you would like more information or an application.

MS2 Class of 2022

Have a great Spring Break!

Lots of dates and upcoming to-do’s!!! Please review all below

• CHARS AND MORG -March 15: Non-Surgical Elective Request Forms are due to Student Services for Blocks 1-3 - more info on this below

• March 17: White Coat Meeting led by Alumni Office @12pm in 1905. Lunch will be provided.

• March 20: White Coat Rehearsal @3pm at Creative Arts Center

• March 21: White Coat Ceremony @3pm – STUDENT LINE UP AT 2:00

White Coat Ceremony will be Saturday, March 21^st at the Creative Arts Center beginning at 3pm with a reception to follow at Erickson Alumni Center. A block of hotel rooms is available at a special WVU rate at Hilton Garden Inn at the Suncrest Towne Center at $104.00 per night. Use this link to get the group rate.

Community and Rural Rotation Support (CARRS) Applications for Blocks 1-3 is open and closes on April 3, 2020. Review CARRS requirements, projects and mentors and apply for the $75 per day stipend at http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/icrh/students/carrs-program. If you have Family Medicine in Blocks 4-6, that application process will begin in the Fall. Questions, contact Jacquelynn A. Copenhaver at jacopenhaver@hsc.wvu.edu

MS1 Class of 2023

2020 Trauma & Acute Care Surgery Summer Externship information and application. Deadline is March 15.

Department of Family Medicine and WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health Summer Externship Program! This program offers a dynamic orientation (June 9-11) at HSC followed by a three-week (June 15-July3) clinical experience in a private physician’s office, a group practice and/or hospital setting. Students are pain a stipend (1,500 for a 4-week urban externship or 1,800 for a 4-week rural site) The application survey is available under the “Assessment Tools” tab on the Family Med: Summer Externship Program site. Applications are due by March 30. Contact Holly Maroon at maroonh@wvumedicine.org or 304-581-1642 with questions.

Message from My MD-to-BE: As you know, our schools invests in providing you with a number of support services, including My MD-to-Be and Early Alert. Please complete this 3-minute anonymous survey by Saturday of this week, to help us continue improving the wellness services we provide to you.