May 10th 2016 - #16-19
SoM Community News and Happenings
TODAY: DID YOU VOTE in today’s WV Election Primaries? Polls are open until 7:30 pm.
Thursday: GO FOR THE GOLD! WELLNESS – OLYMPICS! Thursday, May 12th, 1-4 pm. All Students invited to enter a team for friendly competitions. Contact Faiz Ahmed by May 11th. Sponsored by Class of 2019.
Friday: ALL STUDENTS INVITED to the School of Medicine Awards Convocation: Friday, May 13th, 5 pm. Fukushima.
CONGRATULATIONS to our Chair of Admissions, Dr. Mark Paternostro, recipient of the Vice President's Award for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching. http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/news/story?headline=wvu-to-honor-health-sciences-faculty-and-staff_0
CHANGES COMING TO THE HSC CAFETERIA:
WVU GUEST NETWORK UNAVAILABLE after May 15. Students should stop using the WVU.Guest wireless network and instead connect all personal devices to the secure WVU.Encrypted network using WVU Login credentials. Questions? ITSHelp@mail.wvu.edu or (304) 293-4444.
SPECIAL COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Saturday, June 4. The Sports Medicine Center and the WVU Heart Institute will be sponsoring free sports physicals with EKGs; 300 physicals last year! Primary care, orthopedic surgery, and cardiology faculty will be on hand to conduct portions of the physicals - a good opportunity to work with faculty and residents of those departments. Medical students from all levels are welcome. Healthworks Rehab and Fitness on June 4, 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Email Dr. Matthew Lively.
SURVEY OPPORTUNITY: As announced in class emails, all students are invited to participate in a nationwide Robert Wood Johnson Medical School survey: https://rutgers.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0cDKZankVqpKOPz
CONNECT WITH CLAY: Wednesday, May 18. WVU Provost Joyce McConnell attending.
SUMMER FEE ASSESSMENTS are viewable through your account through MIX/STAR. PAYMENT DEADLINE = May 20
FINANCIAL AID FOR SUMMER is viewable through your account in MIX/STAR.
HOUSING FOR INCOMING STUDENTS? http://goo.gl/forms/1ctfrwbPm3. Questions? Leigh Pratt.
ALL STUDENTS enrolling for Summer/Fall/Spring 2016-2017 are required to have updated PPDs loaded in their CastleBranch (formerly Certified) health record accounts no later than June 1, 2016.
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH! Mark your calendars now! The Gold Humanism Honorary Society will again host this year’s Back to School Bash! Friday, August 28, Krepps Park, 6 pm. ALL STUDENTS…. ALL CAMPUSES… invited.
Events
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WELLNESS – OLYMPICS: Thursday, May 12, 1-4 pm. HSC Memorial Gardens.
AWARDS CONVOCATION: May 13, 2016. 5 pm. Fukushima Auditorium.
GRADUATION WEEKEND CLASS OF 2016: May 13-15, 2016.
WELLNESS – CHARLESTON CAMPUS: June 18, Whitewater Rafting.
CLASS OF 2018 BOOTCAMP! June 27-July 1, 2016.
CLASS OF 2020 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: August 1-August 5, 2016.
BACK TO SCHOOL BASH: Friday, August 19, 2016. Krepps Park.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TAILGATE: October 1, 2016
What’s Happening – Morgantown
ORTHOPEDIC INTEREST GROUP meeting Wednesday May 11 at noon in room 1107. James Ohliger, Class of 2016, soon to be ORTHOPEDIC RESIDENT. He's going to provide all of his tips and tricks to landing an orthopedic resident spot.
RURAL HEALTH INTEREST GROUP meeting Thursday, May 12, noon HSC 1905, as Angela Godejohn, MD, discusses Women’s Health in the Rural Setting. Please RSVP for lunch to absheppard@hsc.wvu.edu by Monday, May 9, 3 pm.
MS4 Class of 2016
GRADUATION LAST UPDATE EMAIL sent Monday, May 9th.
Friday, May 13, 10:40am-1:00pm Investiture Rehearsal and brunch, Waterfront place Ballroom. Required attendance.
Friday May 13- 5:00pm Awards Convocation, Fukushima Auditorium, Morgantown Campus. (all invited)
Sunday, May 15, 8:30am-10:00am, Investiture & Commencement, Morgantown Event Center. (Free Parking) Line-up begins 8:00 am. Reception thru 11:30 am; hors d’oeuvres served.
MS3 Class of 2017
UPLOADING YOUR PPD through CastleBranch will be done as an uploaded document to your document manager on which you loaded all previous paper health records Summer 2014. Deadline June 1.
SCHEDULING FOR GTR2 will be conducted through Interview Broker. Christina will send out instructions in the near future. Questions? Christina Politte. CV/Personal Statement/GTR2 Request form will be required up to one week prior to the meeting.
SAMPLE CVs AND PERSONAL STATEMENT can be found in the SOLE – WVU MD Degree Handbook – Student Resources – Career Counseling.
GETTING TO RESIDENCY PRESENTATIONS FOR YOUR REVIEW: The GTR 1 ppts are available for your 24/7 view – remember all those wonderful graphs re: Match results! SOLE – SOM: Student Services Information – Site Content – Career Planning.
MS2 Class of 2018
M3 MORGANTOWN CAMPUS BOOTCAMP DRAFT SCHEDULE.
THE COMMITTEE ON ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS will review your class’ performance on Wednesday, May 18th. Be on alert through your MIX account and your FOLIO account for this time-sensitive information. Contact Student Services or your Dean on Call as needed.
MS1 Class of 2019
SEEKING PEER ADVISORS sign up here: http://goo.gl/forms/5ndDco1cOj. Questions? Leigh Pratt.
What’s Happening – Charleston
MS4 Class of 2016
GRADUATION LAST UPDATE EMAIL COMING THIS WEEK to an email near you.
Friday, May 13, 10:40am-1:00pm Investiture Rehearsal and brunch, Waterfront place Ballroom. Required attendance.
Friday May 13- 5:00pm Awards Convocation, Fukushima Auditorium, Morgantown Campus. (all invited)
Sunday, May 15, 8:30am-10:00am, Investiture & Commencement, Morgantown Event Center. (Free Parking). Line-up begins 8:00 am. Reception thru 11:30 am; hors d’oeuvres served.
MS3 Class of 2017
UPLOADING YOUR PPD through CastleBranch will be done as an uploaded document to your document manager on which you loaded all previous paper health records Summer 2014. Deadline June 1.
SAMPLE CVs AND PERSONAL STATEMENT can be found in the SOLE – WVU MD Degree Handbook – Student Resources – Career Counseling.
GETTING TO RESIDENCY PRESENTATIONS FOR YOUR REVIEW: The GTR 1 ppts are available for your 24/7 view – remember all those wonderful graphs re: Match results! SOLE – SOM: Student Services Information – Site Content – Career Planning.
What’s Happening – Eastern
COMMUNITY SERVICE: Sports Physicals- Students needed. Dr. Cicchino is coordinating the community sports physicals for local High School athletes. The physicals will be on Tu. Jun 7, Wed. Jun. 8 and Thu. Jun 9, from 5:00-6:30-6:30-8:00pm at the Dorothy McCormack Center. There are up to 200 students per night. This is a great way to practice doing physicals. Please email horstj@wvumedicine.org if you can help.
STEPPING STONES: Volunteers needed - Street Rounds- Tu. Immanuel’s House, Mon. reserve a time wvusteppingstones@gmail.com
MS4 Class of 2016
GRADUATION LAST UPDATE EMAIL COMING THIS WEEK to an email near you.
Friday, May 13, 10:40am-1:00pm Investiture Rehearsal and brunch, Waterfront place Ballroom. Required attendance.
Friday May 13- 5:00pm Awards Convocation, Fukushima Auditorium, Morgantown Campus. (all invited)
Sunday, May 15, 8:30am-10:00am, Investiture & Commencement, Morgantown Event Center. (Free Parking) Line-up begins 8:00 am. Reception thru 11:30 am; hors d’oeuvres served.
GRADUATION REMINDER: Review your FOLIO. Follow-up with faculty on missing evaluations to avoid degree posting delays.
MS3 Class of 2017
EASTERN PANHANDLE MEDICAL SOCIETY: Wed. May 11, “WVSMA: Working for You”, Holiday Inn, Speaker Paula Taylor, MD, president, WVSMA. 6:30-7:30 pm lecture, 7:30-Dinner and Meeting. Rsvp to bshepperd@wvumedicine.org .
UPLOADING YOUR PPD through CastleBranch will be done as an uploaded document to your document manager on which you loaded all previous paper health records Summer 2014. Deadline June 1.
PLEASE GO TO EVALUE and sign off that you have reviewed your conference summary. Please do this for each clerkship. All your conferences are available to be reviewed.
GETTING TO RESIDENCY PRESENTATIONS FOR YOUR REVIEW: The GTR 1 ppts are available for your 24/7 view – remember all those wonderful graphs re: Match results! SOLE – SOM: Student Services Information – Site Content – Career Planning.
SAMPLE CVs AND PERSONAL STATEMENT can be found in the SOLE – WVU MD Degree Handbook – Student Resources – Career Counseling.
CUSHING - Please complete the Cultural Diversity, and inclusiveness learning unit in SOLE. Core Content/Diversity before the end of the semester.
PSYCH COMMUNICATION UNIT - Learning Space- Friday, 11:30-1:00pm. Schedule will be forwarded.
MANDATORY STUDENT PRESENTATION FOR COMMUNITY MINI MED SCHOOL: Tuesday, May 17th, from 6:30 to 9:00pm. All students will be divided into 3 groups, and each group will presenting their recipe from the MedChefs curriculum. More information to come.
UPCOMING EDUCATIONAL EVENTS AT BMC:
May 12th Tumor Board – TBD Noon 8th floor classroom
May 13th Surgical M&M - Hemorrhagic Shock and Mass Transfusion Joe and Darrin Noon 8th floor classroom
May 16th Grand Rounds – Mobility in the ICU, Dr. Wilson Associate Professor, Skewes Family Chair in Trauma Surgery, Department of Surgery WVU Medicine Morgantown Noon 8th floor classroom
May 19th Tumor Board – TBD Noon 8th floor classroom
May 25th Physician Symposium – “Recognition and Treatment of Large MCA Strokes” and “Surgical Management of Atrial Fibrillation” Matthew Smith MD, MS, Director, Neurocritical Care, WVU Medicine and Murtaza Dawood, MD, Assistant Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery University of Maryland 530pm Purple Iris
May 26th Tumor Board – TBD Noon 8th floor classroom
May 26th OB M&M - Urological Emergencies Sam, Julianna and Kelly 5:30pm-7:00pm Multi-Media Classroom Robert C. Byrd Health Science Center
M3 EASTERN STUDENTS UPCOMING SEMESTER DATES:
May 27-Fri. Medicine Quiz #2
Exam Finals- Jun. 6 through Jun. 17th.
Jun. 17, Fri- End of Semester, Lunch with the Deans.