February 14th 2017 - #17-07
SoM Community News and Happenings
THIS WEEK! - GOLD HUMANISM HONOR SOCIETY (GHHS) Solidarity Week. Noon speaker series. Limited lunches provided.
CONGRATULATIONS to the new members of the School of Medicine honoraries: Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, and Gold Humanism Honor Society.
STUDENT ORGANIZATION HAPPENINGS: Check out this announcement link which contains the upcoming Student Organization activities. Remember to RSVP accordingly.
FACULTY VS STUDENT SPELLING BEE sponsored by Pediatric and Adolescent Interest Group (PAIG). Feb 16, 6 pm, Okey Patteson Aud. Interested? PaigWVU@gmail.com .
DEADLINE APPROACHING - FAFSA FILING: WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV . To be considered for maximum financial aid file by March 1st.
SERVICES BY WVU OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID: Remember that the HSC Financial Aid Team is a full service unit conveniently located at the HSC first floor north – across from the elevators - to assist you in many ways, eg. questions regarding the financial aid cost of attendance, student loans, grants, scholarships, and financial wellness. No appointment is necessary as we take walk-ins. You may also contact us at 304-293-3706, hscfinaid@mail.wvu.edu or visit our website at http://financialaid.wvu.edu/home/hsc-office.
SIGN UP - ANNUAL SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TALENT SHOW Monday, March 20th at 6:30pm in Okey Patteson Auditorium. Students with talents are encouraged to sign up here. Volunteers for the show may sign up here instead.
WELLNESS – MORGANTOWN CAMPUS MATCH WEEK: March 13-17. The Class of 2017 Morgantown Campus is sponsoring a week of evening activities as they celebrate the announcement of their residency program! All are invited to join them.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Earn approx. 2 hours Community Service by participating in an educational research study that targets HIV patient education during the week of March 20th. Contact Dr. Cottrell or Diane Casdorph or Jeannette Southerly.
2nd ANNUAL UTRAFEST: Saturday, April 22, 2017, 8A-3P. Register via this google form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekwPZE5446XhcRI7Hw-Qq77FH_MBh2_viXiSp1RHmehGhjCw/viewform. Questions? wvu.usig@gmail.com
VAN LIERE RESEARCH DAY: March 23-24. Abstract submission deadline = February 20.
Events
Calendar | Office of Student Services | School of Medicine | WVU Health Sciences Center
GOLD HUMANISM WEEK – February 13-17, 2016.
WELLNESS – EASTERN CAMPUS: March 3-5, Ski Weekend.WELLNESS – MORGANTOWN CAMPUS: March 13-17, Match Week.
CLASS OF 2017 MATCH WEEK: March 13-17. Match Day – March 17!!!
CLASS OF 2019 WHITE COAT CEREMONY: Saturday, March 18th, 10-1 pm, Morgantown Event Center.
ANNUAL TALENT SHOW! March 20; 6:30 pm, Okey Patteson Aud.HSC RESEARCH DAY – March 23-24, 2017.
AOA Day – March 24, 2017.
ULTRAFEST – April 22, 2017.
AWARDS CONVOCATION – Thursday, May 11, 5:00 pm, Fukushima Auditorium.
CLASS OF 2017 GRADUATION: Friday, May 12, 2017 6:00 pm, Creative Arts Center.
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TAILGATE! – October 14, 2017
What’s Happening – Morgantown
This link contains the details of the Organization activities, listed here by date.
GHHS Solidarity Week. Feb 13-Feb 17. Noon speaker series. Limited lunches provided.
SPORTS MEDICINE & ORTHOPEDIC STUDENT INTEREST GROUPS joint meeting Wednesday, 2/15, 5 pm, Fukushima Aud.
SHAPE Thursday Feb 16, 12 noon G17 Hostler Auditorium.
OB/GYN Interest Group Meeting Thursday Feb. 16th at 12pm in HSN 1107.
PAIG Spelling Bee Thursday, Feb 16, 6:00 pm, Okey Patteson Auditorium.
PHYSICIANS FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Meeting on Thursday, February 16th noon in Room 1106.
SURGERY INTEREST GROUP meetings Friday, Feb 17 noon room 2157 and Monday, Feb. 20 noon room 2157.
STUDENTS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH meeting on February 17th at noon in room 1909
INTERNAL MEDICINE INTEREST GROUP meeting February 20th room 1107 HSCN.
PATHOLOGY INTEREST GROUP: Wednesday, February 22nd in Room 2165.
OTOLARYNGOLOGY INTEREST GROUP: Thursday, February 23rd ENT Conf Room.
STUDENT INTEREST GROUP IN NEUROLOGY: Thursday, Feb 23, noon G287 (John Jones).
SURGERY INTEREST GROUP simulation events 2/23 & 3/23 5:30 pm STEPS.
MINDFUL PHYSICIAN: Sunday, Feb 26, 3-5 pm. The Wow Factory.
MS4 Class of 2017
AAMC GRADUATION QUESTIONNAIRE email link coming to all today! Save your email verification of participation for next week’s Morgantown Campus event.
PREPARING FINANCIALLY FOR RESIDENCY SEMINAR: Available to all on each campus. RSVP accordingly.
STEP 2 CS SCORES: Remember as the last CS scores are posted, you have to go into ERAS and “release” the scores, even though you had previously “authorized” the scores.
ONE-ON-ONE STUDENT LOAN DEBT MANAGEMENT COUNSELING from the Financial Aid HSC Office. Schedule a meeting to review your personalized student loan portfolio with repayment options by calling HSC Financial Aid, 304-293-3706.
MS3 Class of 2018
GETTING TO RESIDENCY PART 1- The Paperwork (aka M4 Orientation): Mark your calendars – Monday, April 24, 4-6:30 pm, multi-campus presentation. Career Counseling designed for the education and enhancement of our graduating students’ knowledge in the areas of applying, interviewing, and ranking their choices for residency training – remember GTR 0.5 this past fall? ATTENDANCE REQUIRED. Please plan accordingly.
SURGERY CONFERENCE OPPORTUNITY. See email last week from Dr. Thomay for details. App Deadline February 24.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for Family Medicine Commitment: The Pisacano Leadership Foundation (PLF). Deadline March 1st. Questions? Jane Ireland, 888-995-5700, etc. 1249.
MS2 Class of 2019
ALL CAMPUSES – NON-SURGICAL ELECTIVE REQUESTS form should be emailed to Christina Politte.
ALL CAMPUSES – Summer Registration instructions will be coming to you this week from your clinical campus Student Services Office. Thank you for completing the process ASAP.
MORGANTOWN AND CHARLESTON THIRD YEAR SCHEDULES have been verified in the SOLE module.
WHITE COAT IMPORTANT DATES REMINDER:
- Monday, March 13, noon, lunch meeting, 1905 HSCN. Ceremony information. All participants strongly encouraged to attend.
- Friday, March 17, 3:30-4:30 pm, rehearsal Morgantown Event Center. All ceremony participants required to attend.
- Saturday, March 18, 10-1 pm, Ceremony, Morgantown Event Center.
MS1 Class of 2020
NEED A WVU TRANSCRIPT? Need a WVU transcript for a summer experience application – Request Transcript online. Registrar hours at HSC 12:30-4 pm, room 1168-E (around the corner from Kavanaugh’s).
NEED A LETTER OF GOOD STANDING for a summer experience? Remember to submit the request and all details/deadlines to this email address, StudentServicesMedicine@hsc.wvu.edu .
What’s Happening – Charleston
HARM REDUCTION CLINIC: Wednesdays, 10-3:30. Kanawha Charleston Health Dept. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1POrU5dCdrwCu7AqtV82EBUSqh3P2u0DTEOvVC5CdEdQ/edit#gid=0.
MANNA MEAL: Saturday, February 18, from 11:30 until 1:00 PM. St. John's Episcopal Church 1105 Quarrier Street.
MS4 Class of 2017
AAMC GRADUATION QUESTIONNAIRE email link coming to all today! Save your email verification of participation in your Campus GQ celebration.
PREPARING FINANCIALLY FOR RESIDENCY SEMINAR: Available to all on each campus. RSVP accordingly.
STEP 2 CS SCORES: Remember as the last CS scores are posted, you have to go into ERAS and “release” the scores, even though you had previously “authorized” the scores.
MS3 Class of 2018
WVU-CHARLESTON FAMILY MEDICINE RURAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM application deadline will be MARCH 31, 2017. Interviews will be scheduled in April. Questions? Contact Telista Snyder: 304-388-4630, or Dr. Bors.
GETTING TO RESIDENCY PART 1- The Paperwork (aka M4 Orientation): Mark your calendars – Monday, April 24, 4-6:30 pm, multi-campus presentation. Career Counseling designed for the education and enhancement of our graduating students’ knowledge in the areas of applying, interviewing, and ranking their choices for residency training – remember GTR 0.5 this past fall? ATTENDANCE REQUIRED. Please plan accordingly.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for Family Medicine Commitment: The Pisacano Leadership Foundation (PLF). Deadline March 1st. Questions? Jane Ireland, 888-995-5700, etc. 1249.
What’s Happening – Eastern
MINI MEDICAL SCHOOL - Tuesday, Feb. 21, RCB Auditorium, “The discovery of Blood Pressure”, Speaker, George harris, MD, Chair of the Family Medicine Department, Eastern Campus, 7:00pm- “21st Century Cardio Vascular imaging” 7:00pm, follow the Pylons Lecture, RCB Auditorium, Speaker, James Mills, MD, Assistant Professor, WVU cardiovascular and Imaging.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Health Fairs sponsored by Shepherd School of Nursing. Feb. 16 and Thu. Mar. 30th. Cara Burker.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: “Choices” with the Shepherd Nursing Students. At Shenandoah Community Health Center, Sat. 2/18. Cara Burker, 304-876-5789.
COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Truffle Shuffle 5k for April 29 in downtown Martinsburg. Dana DeJarnett 304-264-1287, ext 31814
COLLEGE OF SURGEONS meeting opportunity - The West Virginia Chapter American College of Surgeons is pleased to announce that they will again sponsor medical students’ attendance at the 2017 Annual Meeting May 11, 12, 13 at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, WV. Email Eastern Student Services if you are interested.
STEPPING STONES: Volunteers needed - Street Rounds- Tu. Immanuel’s House, Mon. reserve a time wvusteppingstones@gmail.com
MS4 Class of 2017
AAMC GRADUATION QUESTIONNAIRE email link coming to all today! Eastern Campus celebrates GQ week with a raffle for all MSIV participating students on Thu. Mar. 2 with a drawing on Mar. 2 at the Financial Planning seminar. To enter send the completion certificate at the end of the questionnaire to horstj@wvumedicine.org
MATCH DAY - Please rsvp for Match Day at Eastern Campus. Friday, March 17th, at the Purple Iris, 11:30am. A great day to celebrate your achievements! Please rsvp to Judy Foss by March 8th to judith.foss@wvumedicine.org
EASTERN CAMPUS “PREPARING FINANCIALLY FOR RESIDENCY”: Eastern Campus schedule = Thu. Mar. 2, Group meeting at 10-12 followed by individual counseling sessions. Please make an individual appointment with judith.foss@wvumedicine.org Appointments begin at 12:30pm.
STEP 2 CS SCORES: Remember as the last CS scores are posted, you have to go into ERAS and “release” the scores, even though you had previously “authorized” the scores.
MS3 Class of 2018
GETTING TO RESIDENCY PART 1- The Paperwork (aka M4 Orientation): Mark your calendars – Monday, April 24, 4-6:30 pm, multi-campus presentation. Career Counseling designed for the education and enhancement of our graduating students’ knowledge in the areas of applying, interviewing, and ranking their choices for residency training – remember GTR 0.5 this past fall? ATTENDANCE REQUIRED. Please plan accordingly.
EASTERN PANHANDLE MEDICAL SOCIETY MEETING - Wed. Feb. 8th, Holiday Inn, Martinsburg, “Updates on Thoracic Surgery and Diseases”, 6-6:30p Registration. Lecture 6:30pm. Speaker, Shalini, R. Reddy, MD, Valley Health Cardiothoracic surgeons. Please rsvp to horstj@wvumedicine.org if you plan to attend.
GRAND ROUNDS - Mon. Feb. 20, 12noon, 8th floor classroom at BMC. “Transplantation 2017: State of the Art”. Speaker, John LaMattina, MD. Assistant Professor of Surgery, University of Maryland Medical Center, Surgical Services and Transplant surgery.
PHYSICIAN SYMPOSIUM: Wed. Feb. 22, “Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Melanoma”. Holiday Inn, Martinsburg, Speakers, Aaron Mason, Md, Inderjit Mehan, MD, Alan Thomay, MD.
OPPORTUNITY: Interested in attending the POC Ultrasound conference? Dr. Minardi would like to take 3 students! If interested, contact him at jminardi@hsc.wvu.edu. The event is March 25th, Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for Family Medicine Commitment: The Pisacano Leadership Foundation (PLF). Deadline March 1st. Questions? Jane Ireland, 888-995-5700, etc. 1249.
TUMOR BOARDS - Every Thursday, 8th Floor class room, 12:00 noon -1:00 pm. Different speakers and topics. Lunch provided.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Mar, 3-5 – Student Wellness Ski Weekend.
Mid-Terms- Mar. 10- Surgery and OB
Mid-Terms- Mar. 17- IM and Peds
Mid-Terms - Mar. 24- FM
Mar 31-April 1 - Eastern Faculty Development and Poster Session
May 5th - OB/Gyn Practical Exam
May 12 - Sim Lab Trip to Morgantown
Spring Exams- Jun. 5-Jun 16, 2017.
CUSHING:
SURGICAL MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY - Dates for M & M conferences for students in the Spring semester will be- Mar. 10-S. Kostelic, M. Matott, B. Pappa, April 14- (2 presentations) L. Rover, and T. Rutledge & A. Thiel and D. Yacoub.
JACQUES:
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.
JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER - Attending Physicians Schedule.
Feb. 13-19- Dr. Oglesby-Cherry
Feb. 20-26- Dr. Baltierra