February 21st 2017 - # 17-08

SoM Community News and Happenings

WVU ALERT SYSTEM AND LIFESAFE APP REMINDER: OPT IN!!!! Campus emergency notices are sent via the WVU Alert system. You can also download the free LiveSafe for your Apple or Android phone.

WHITE COAT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! School/Community Service Opportunity – assist Alumni at the White Coat Ceremony – Saturday, March 19, Waterfront Place, 10:00 am event. Gina Slaugenhoup

STUDENT ORGANIZATION HAPPENINGS: Check out this announcement link which contains the upcoming Student Organization activities. Remember to RSVP accordingly.

STUDENT ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCEMENT: Changes to the Student Organization web site will be made once a month, on the 15^th. All changes can be submitted at any time but will only be made once a month. Submit all change requests to Cheryl. Questions? Cheryl or 304.293-2408.

DEADLINE APPROACHING - FAFSA FILING: WWW.FAFSA.ED.GOV . To be considered for maximum financial aid file by March 1^st.

LAST CALL – SCHOLARSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT: Deadline March 1^st. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity.

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.

TALENT SHOW! Monday, March 20^th 6:30 pm, Okey Patteson Aud. Come support your talented classmates and receive ½ hour of community service! Tickets available for purchase in Student Services Office for $5.00. They will be $7.00 at the door. All proceeds will go to WVU Children’s Hospital. This year’s talent show will feature students from each class. Expect HSC celebs in attendance and tweeting during the acts! As in the past we will have faculty judges from School of Medicine. It’s sure to be very entertaining!

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 20^th. Contact Dr. Cottrell or Diane Casdorph or Jeannette Southerly.

2^nd 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

HEALTH PLAN SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY – Deadline May 1: If you are originally from the Health Plan Service Area and interested in practicing in the geographic area (all of West Virginia and parts of Ohio). You are strongly encouraged to apply for this scholarship. http://financialaid.wvu.edu/r/download/235669

Events

http://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/calendar/?filter=medical-education#Upcoming

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 18^th, 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.
CLASS OF 2021 PROFESSIONAL AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT 1.0: August 7-11, 2017
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE TAILGATE! – October 14, 2017

What’s Happening – Morgantown

This link contains the details of the Organization activities, listed here by date.
PATHOLOGY INTEREST GROUP: Wednesday, February 22nd in Room 2165.

OTOLARYNGOLOGY INTEREST GROUP: Thursday, February 23^rd 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

GQ WEEK in Morgantown! MORGANTOWN CAMPUS STUDENTS: To be eligible for the daily drawings, email your verification to this address, or print and drop it off at Student Services!

MORGANTOWN CAMPUS MATCH CELEBRATION evite sent from Christina last week to all members of the Class of 2017.

PREPARING FINANCIALLY FOR RESIDENCY SEMINAR: Available to all on each campus. RSVP accordingly.

ENSURING A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT FOR DIPLOMA! Help us help you – review your FOLIO M4 schedule and follow-up with faculty preceptors (as are we!) on missing narratives!

MS3 Class of 2018

COA APPLICATION: Interested in serving on the SoM Committee on Admissions (COA)? Complete the attached application and send to Dr. Linda Nield by March 15.

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.

LAST CALL - SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for Family Medicine Commitment: The Pisacano Leadership Foundation (PLF). Deadline March 1^st. Questions? Jane Ireland, 888-995-5700, etc. 1249.

MS2 Class of 2019

BLOCK 1 SUMMER REGISTRATION completed? Campus class emails sent to you with instructions for the registration of your M3 Block 1 rotation (Summer Semester). Complete by March 1^st.

ALL CAMPUSES – NON-SURGICAL ELECTIVE REQUESTS form should be emailed to Christina Politte. Deadline March 15^th.

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

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL EDUCATION EXTERNSHIP: Interested students email Kim Helmick.

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.

MS4 Class of 2017

MORGANTOWN CAMPUS MATCH CELEBRATION evite sent to all students from Christina Politte last week. Please RSVP if you are opting to celebrate in Morgantown.

SEND GQ CONFIRMATION EMAILS to Charissa.

PREPARING FINANCIALLY FOR RESIDENCY SEMINAR: Available to all on each campus. RSVP accordingly.

ENSURING A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT FOR DIPLOMA! Help us help you – review your FOLIO M4 schedule and follow-up with faculty preceptors (as are we!) on missing narratives!

MS3 Class of 2018

LAST CALL - SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for Family Medicine Commitment: The Pisacano Leadership Foundation (PLF). Deadline March 1^st. Questions? Jane Ireland, 888-995-5700, etc. 1249.

COA APPLICATION: Interested in serving on the SoM Committee on Admissions (COA)? Complete the attached application and send to Dr. Linda Nield by March 15.

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.

What’s Happening – Eastern

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Health Fairs sponsored by Shepherd School of Nursing. Thu. Mar. 30^th. Cara Burker.

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY: Truffle Shuffle 5k for April 29 in downtown Martinsburg

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

EASTERN MATCH DAY CELEBRATION - Please rsvp for Match Day at Eastern Campus. Friday, March 17^th, at the Purple Iris, 11:30am. A great day to celebrate your achievements! Please rsvp to Judy Foss by March 8^th to judith.foss@wvumedicine.org

MORGANTOWN CAMPUS MATCH CELEBRATION evite sent to all students from Christina Politte last week. Please RSVP if you are opting to celebrate in Morgantown.

EASTERN CAMPUS 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

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.

ENSURING A COMPLETE TRANSCRIPT FOR DIPLOMA! Help us help you – review your FOLIO M4 schedule and follow-up with faculty preceptors (as are we!) on missing narratives!

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

LAST CALL - SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITY for Family Medicine Commitment: The Pisacano Leadership Foundation (PLF). Deadline March 1^st. Questions? Jane Ireland, 888-995-5700, etc. 1249

COA APPLICATION: Interested in serving on the SoM Committee on Admissions (COA)? Complete the attached application and send to Dr. Linda Nield by March 15.

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.

TUMOR BOARDS - Every Thursday, 8^th 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
April 24, 4-6 pm, GTR1. Multi Media Classroom. Mandatory for M3 students.
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. 20-26- Dr. Baltierra