October 11th 2016 - #16-41
SoM Community News and Happenings
STUDENT ORGANIZATION HAPPENINGS: Check out this announcement link which contains all the many upcoming Student Organization activities. Remember to RSVP accordingly.
WVU Women of Color Luncheon – Wednesday, October 12th, 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM. Mountainlair Ballrooms. Tickets $17 in advance. SEE FLYER
GLOBAL HEALTH WEEK October 17-21 – ALL STUDENTS INVITED! SEE FLYER
WELLNESS EVENT in MORGANTOWN – ALL STUDENTS INVITED! Come mingle with your fellow professional school students at the 2nd Annual Professional School Halloween Costume Party at JAMESON'S (21+). Dress up in your best costume and enjoy some delicious food and great dancing with a DJ. Friday October 28, 9PM. RSVP Here Jameson's Halloween Party
WELLNESS EVENT in MORGANTOWN – ALL STUDENTS INVITED! M3 Morgantown hosting a Pig Roast at Krepps Park. Friday, October 21st, 4-9 pm.
WELLNESS EVENT EASTERN CAMPUS – ALL STUDENTS INVITED! Halloween & Bowling Party, Friday, October 28, 6-9 pm Shepherd University Student Union. Costumes welcome. Bring socks. RSVP to Michelle Alder.
WELLNESS WORKSHOP SERIES: University workshops open to all students, designed to help students develop strategies to managing stress and anxiety.
ALL STUDENTS – FLU SHOT REQUIREMENT: School of Medicine policy requires all MD students to have season flu vaccines at your own expense. You’re CastleBranch (aka Certified) account will be available to receive this verification beginning October 1st. The deadline is December 1st. Failure to complete this requirement WILL prohibit you from patient contact.
14TH ANNUAL MICHAEL E. DEBAKEY Medical Student Poetry Awards competition. Deadline January 31st.
HHMI RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES FOR M2 AND M3 STUDENTS.
CALL FOR POSTERS ABSTRACTS FOR THE WV TRAUMA SYMPOSIUM IN FEBRUARY 2017 – SEE FLYER
Events
Calendar | Office of Student Services | School of Medicine | WVU Health Sciences Center
HSC DIVERSITY WEEK: October 10-14.
HSC GLOBAL HEALTH WEEK: October 17-21.
WELLNESS EVENT: Morgantown M3 Pig Roast, Friday, October 21.
WELLNESS EVENT: Eastern M3 Halloween Bowling Party, Friday, October 28.
WELLNESS EVENT: Morgantown Campus M2 Halloween Costume Party, Friday, October 28.
CLASS OF 2017 MATCH WEEK: March 13-17. Match Day – March 17!!!
CLASS OF 2018 WHITE COAT CEREMONY: Saturday, March 18, 10-1 pm, Morgantown Event Center.
CLASS OF 2017 GRADUATION/INVESTITURE: Friday, May 12, 6:00 pm, Creative Arts Center.
What’s Happening – Morgantown
This link contains the details of the Organization activities listed by date here.
PAIG: October 13, noon, room 1905
RADIOLOGY INTEREST GROUP: October 13, noon, room 1909
AMWA: October 14, noon, room 1905.
PATHOLOGY INTEREST GROUP: Friday, October 14, noon, room 2165.
PsychIG & MILITARY MEDICINE IG: October 14, noon, room 1394.
CATALYST: October 14 Cheat Lake Elementary.
EMIG: October 14, noon, Sim Center.
Project REACH: October 15, Bridge Day, Fayetteville, WV
SIGN: Sunday, October 16th, team walk.
ORTHOPEDIC INTEREST GROUP: Splint Workshop October 20, CHANGE OF TIME - to 4:30-6:30 PM in John Jones Rooms B&C
MS4 Class of 2017
DEBT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING SERVICES survey has been sent to you under separate cover. Please help us improve our efforts and reply to this survey no later than Tuesday, October 18.
GRADUATION WEEKEND: As announced, the MD Graduation/Investiture Ceremony will take place Friday, May 12, 6:00 pm, Creative Arts Center. Final details for the events surrounding this special occasion are still being confirmed.
MS3 Class of 2018
WVU PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY RURAL HEALTH SCHOLARS TRACK: Interested in a position with WVU Peds Residency Program Morgantown? Contact Dr. Emily Nease for an application. Completed application deadline January 31st.
DEBT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING SERVICES survey has been sent to you under separate cover. Please help us improve our efforts and reply to this survey no later than Tuesday, October 18.
GETTING TO RESIDENCY (GTR) 0.5, Monday, October 24, 4:30-5:30 pm; all campuses. ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.
SPECIAL M4 OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: The national Boy Scout Jamboree will be at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia. Students may elect to provide medical care at the camp as a rotation from July 15 to 29. See Wilderness Medicine in the M4 course catalog. Questions should be addressed to Dr. Werntz cwerntz@hsc.wvu.edu.
MS2 Class of 2019
Y2Q WEEK now!!!! Stop by Student Services with your confirmation of completion and be included in the daily drawing! Currently your class = 67% completion. Remember, 100% completion = $500.00 available for class event!
EASTERN CAMPUS DINNER MEETING: Please save the date of Monday, Nov. 7, 4:00pm to 6:30pm for dinner and to meet with your Eastern Campus Deans, Dr. Rosemarie Lorenzetti and Dr. James Brown and your future campus mates. Will be discussing career plans and housing information. A location is tba. Look forward to seeing everyone in November.
Step 1 Question Bank offer.
M3 CALENDAR: The Class of 2019 Third Year Academic Calendar has been approved by the SoM Curriculum Committee and posted to the Handbook: SOLE – WVU MD Degree Handbook – Calendars – M3 – 2017-2018. The January class meeting date re: M3 scheduling will soon be announced.
SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY: Volunteers needed to help with a speech therapy gross anatomy lab being coordinated by Dr. Klinkhachorn for undergrad students in the Dept. of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD). Community service hours for your time. The current proposed date for this lab is MONDAY, November 14 from 1:30-2:30pm. Interested? Kimberly Meigh.
CLASS OF 2019 WHITE COAT CEREMONY: Saturday, March 18, 10-1 pm, Morgantown Event Center.
MS1 Class of 2020
M2 CALENDAR: The Class of 2020 Second Year Academic Calendar has been approved by the SoM Curriculum Committee and posted to the Handbook: SOLE – WVU MD Degree Handbook – Calendars – M3 – 2017-2018. A January class meeting date re: Summer Externships will soon be announced.
2017 CAMC Summer Research Externship Program – Opportunity for 1st year Medical Students
“MY FIRST PATIENT” LECTURES, room 1905, 4-6 pm: Oct 17 – Team Work
EASTERN CAMPUS DINNER MEETING: Please save the date of Monday, Nov. 7, 4:00pm to 6:30pm for dinner and to meet with your Eastern Campus Deans, Dr. Rosemarie Lorenzetti and Dr. James Brown and your future campus mates. Will be discussing career plans and housing information. A location is TBA. Look forward to seeing everyone in November.
What’s Happening – Charleston
KANAWHA COMMUNITIES THAT CARE is a non-profit organization that is involved with many awareness events in the community regarding drug and alcohol use. Questions? Michelle Angeline.
MS4 Class of 2017
DEBT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING SERVICES survey has been sent to you under separate cover. Please help us improve our efforts and reply to this survey no later than Tuesday, October 18.
GRADUATION WEEKEND: As announced, the MD Graduation/Investiture Ceremony will take place Friday, May 12, 6:00 pm, Creative Arts Center. Final details for the events surrounding this special occasion are still being confirmed.
MS3 Class of 2018
DEBT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING SERVICES survey has been sent to you under separate cover. Please help us improve our efforts and reply to this survey no later than Tuesday, October 18.
WVU PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY RURAL HEALTH SCHOLARS TRACK: Interested in a position with WVU Peds Residency Program Morgantown? Contact Dr. Emily Nease for an application. Completed application deadline January 31st.
SPECIAL M4 OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: The national Boy Scout Jamboree will be at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia. Students may elect to provide medical care at the camp as a rotation from July 15 to 29. See Wilderness Medicine in the M4 course catalog. Questions should be addressed to Dr. Werntz cwerntz@hsc.wvu.edu.
What’s Happening – Eastern
EASTERN PANHANDLE MEDICAL SOCIETY - Wed. Oct. 12, Holiday Inn, Martinsburg, WV. Speaker: Seth Eberhardt, DPM, Center for Orthopedic Excellence. “Everything you wanted to know about the foot and ankle”. 6:00pm – Registration and Meet and Greet. 6:30- Lecture, 7:30pm Dinner. Please rsvp for dinner 304-671-3837. Or email horstj@wvumedicine.org
WELLNESS - October 28TH, 6-9 PM – Wellness Halloween & Bowling Party, Shepherd University Student Union. Costumes welcome. Bring socks. RSVP to Michelle.
STEPPING STONES: Volunteers needed - Street Rounds- Tu. Immanuel’s House, Mon. reserve a time wvusteppingstones@gmail.com
MS4 Class of 2017
DEBT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING SERVICES survey has been sent to you under separate cover. Please help us improve our efforts and reply to this survey no later than Tuesday, October 18.
Please be sure to register for the NRMP so that you can participate in the Match! You must be registered for both.
Thank you to the Eastern MSIV students who assisted with the interviews for applicants for the School of Medicine held here last Friday. Thanks to Joe Smoot, Leila Famouri, Nick Rubenstein, Joe Hansroth and Kailey Yancey for leading tours and hosting the visiting applicants.
CAREER COUNSELING DATES:
GTR#4- Jan. 2016- Video Conference presentation available on all campuses: Match and SOAP review.
GRADUATION WEEKEND: As announced, the MD Graduation/Investiture Ceremony will take place Friday, May 12, 6:00 pm, Creative Arts Center. Final details for the events surrounding this special occasion are still being confirmed.
MS3 Class of 2018
WVU PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY RURAL HEALTH SCHOLARS TRACK: Interested in a position with WVU Peds Residency Program Morgantown? Contact Dr. Emily Nease for an application. Completed application deadline January 31st.
DEBT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING SERVICES survey has been sent to you under separate cover. Please help us improve our efforts and reply to this survey no later than Tuesday, October 18.
GETTING TO RESIDENCY (GTR) 0.5, Monday, October 24, 4:30-5:30 pm; all campuses. ATTENDANCE REQUIRED.
SPECIAL M4 OPPORTUNITY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: The national Boy Scout Jamboree will be at the Summit Bechtel Reserve in southern West Virginia. Students may elect to provide medical care at the camp as a rotation from July 15 to 29. See Wilderness Medicine in the M4 course catalog. Questions should be addressed to Dr. Werntz cwerntz@hsc.wvu.edu.
GRAND ROUNDS - Mon. Oct. 17th, 12noon-1:00pm, 8th floor classroom, “Human Trafficking”, Speaker, Katie Spriggs, BSW, Program Manager, Shenandoah Women’s Center.
TUMOR BOARDS - Every Thursday, 8th Floor class room, 12:00n-1:00pm. Different speakers and topics. Lunch provided.
IMPORTANT DATES:
October 28TH, 6-9 PM – Wellness Halloween & Bowling Party, Shepherd University Student Union. Costumes welcome. Bring socks. RSVP to Michelle.
Nov. 4, OB/Gyn practical 3:00-5:00pm Mountaineer Room 3:00-5:00pm (assigned times)
OB/Gyn mid-term conferences will be rescheduled. TBA.
Nov. 18, 9:00-10:00am, Internal Med Quiz #2
(Please note-Students on a delayed module schedule will have separate mid-term exam dates to reflect your rotation mid-points assigned individually)
Dec. 2 9:00-11:00am Cushing Module- IPE Rounding Sim Lab Mountaineer Room.
Final Exams- Dec. 5-Dec. 16th
Last Day for the Semester- Friday Dec. 16- Lunch with the Deans
CUSHING:
Surgical Morbidity and Mortality- (M & M) Student presenters for the following dates- Oct. 14, and Nov. 11. 7:30am, 8th Floor Classroom, BMC. Presentation assignments have been changed. Topic is cases involving liver disease.
JACQUES:
OB/GYN Journal Club- Oct. 17, 7:30am Classroom, on Monday. Jacques students will be assigned to present by Dr. Merzouk. Only Jacques students attend OB/Journal Club.
PEDS GRAND ROUNDS is broadcast from Morgantown every Wednesday 8-9 am. The first Wednesday is at the board room on the 8th floor of BMC. The rest of the Wednesday is at the ED conference room in ED of BMC. If you are on a Pediatrics Week, please plan to attend.
Jacques- Dental Clinic Assignments- Don’t forget your assigned date to ride along with Dr. Poland for a Peds oral health clinic.
Here are the remaining assignments- Assignments are all 8:00-12noon
Fri. Oct. 28- Ahmad
Wed. Nov. 2- Pappa
Mon. Nov. 7th – Lauren
Jefferson Medical Center- Attending Physicians:
Oct. 10-16- Dr. Cucuzzella
Oct. 17-23 Dr. Ristroph
Oct. 24- Oct. 30- Dr. Feaga
Oct. 31- Dr. Baltierra