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

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.

MS4 Class of 2020

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

Due to the recent meeting protocol uncertainties associated with the Corona-virus, the scheduled 3/18/20 start date of the expanded "One-on-One" Meetings with a Financial Advisor, will be postponed until further notice. In the interim, I will still available to speak and you are welcome to contact me via phone at (304) 694-5646 or email at JBonasso@luttner.com, to schedule a phone conference.

MS3 Class of 2021

Getting to Residency 1.0 WILL BE POSTPONED!

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!

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

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.