November 13th 2018 - #18-46

SoM Community News and Happenings

FLU SHOT SEASON is here! Be sure to get your flu shot and upload your documentation to Castle Branch. ALL Students must be in compliance by December 1, 2018.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is now accepting applications for its Minority Summer Fellowship Award though February 15th, 2019. Medical students from backgrounds under-represented in medicine are eligible (and encouraged!) to apply for this award. Visit the link to learn more.

Do you have good or even great Leadership skills and just have not had the opportunity to use them? Now is your time to do so! The following Student Organization needs a good Leader, and that is you! If you are interested, please see Cheryl in Student Services, room 1146. These organizations await your leadership:

C.A.T.A.L.Y.S.T.
Culinary Medicine Interest Group
Dermatology Interest Group
Project Linus

STUDENT ORGANIZATION HAPPENINGS: RSVP accordingly!

Events

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

MS 3 –All Campuses - GTR 0.5: Nov 14 @4pm
DEC. COMMENCEMENT: Dec 15 @10am
WHITE COAT: March 23 @2pm
MAY COMMENCEMENT: May 10 @7pm

What’s Happening – Morgantown

IPE COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITY Interested in a community service opportunity that targets an innovative forensic science house project? The Inter-Professional Education activity brings together medical, OT, graduate, and pharmacy students to do a standardized home assessment.

Please email Amy Summers if interested in earning community service hours for this project.

MS4 Class of 2019

WELLNESS AND GLOBAL HEALTH elective Jan 7-20, 2019. This elective will have several days of health and wellness education follow by a 9 day trip to Quito, Ecuador visiting hospitals, orphanages, and schools. For more information, email Dr. Lorenzetti. Cost will be around $2000 ($700 for flight and $1350 for room/board/transportation).

NRMP DEADLINE to register for the Match is Nov 30^th or you will be given a late charge of an additional $50. See checklist and registration directions for reference. You must register for both ERAS and NRMP as they are 2 separate systems.

ELECTIVE – Preparing for Intern Year offered at the Morgantown campus. Sessions run from Feb 18-March 1 or March 4-arch 15^th. See attached Flier for details.

MAY COMMENCEMENT DATE has been released! MD Ceremony is Friday, May 10^th @ 7:00pm at the Creative Arts Center. Contact Amy if you have any questions.

MS3 Class of 2020

PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY RURAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM is a great opportunity for the future Pediatricians in the Class who want to make a major positive impact in the lives of the children of WV and beyond. Please view the attached announcement about our Program, and you will be impressed with the outstanding benefits for you. Do not hesitate to contact Dr. Nield or Dr. Nease with your questions.

MANDATORY GTR SESSION. Getting to Residency 0.5 is Wednesday, November 14^th at 4:00pm in 1901. This is your first GTR with an introduction to the match process and course scheduling for spring.

SAVE THE DATE. Getting to 4^th Year Orientation will be held on February 4^th at 4:30pm in 1901. You’ll learn about the 4^th year curriculum, scheduling rotations, the Match process and more.

MS2 Class of 2021

YOU DID IT! 100% completion on the Y2Q in just 3 weeks!! Thank you very much for your participation in this important survey. To celebrate your success $500 have been added to your class wellness funds. Congratulations!

SAVE THE DATE: Professional & Career Development 2.5 – Getting to M3 will be held on Friday, January 11 from 1-4pm in 1905. You will be fitted for your White Coat, learn about the M3 Curriculum, discuss scheduling 3^rd year blocks and more.

WHITE COAT CEREMONY will be held Saturday, March 23 @ 2pm at the Waterfront Place Hotel. More details to come!

MS1 Class of 2022

SAVE THE DATE: MS1 Snow Ball is Saturday, January 12 @6pm at the Hotel Morgan in downtown Morgantown. More details to come!

What’s Happening – Charleston

MS4 Class of 2019

ELECTIVE – Preparing for Intern Year offered at the Morgantown campus. Sessions run from Feb 18-March 1 or March 4-arch 15^th. See attached Flier for details.

MAY COMMENCEMENT DATE has been released! MD Ceremony will be Friday, May 10 @ 7:00pm at the Creative Arts Center. Contact Amy if you have any questions.

MS3 Class of 2020

MANDATORY GTR SESSION. Getting to Residency 0.5 is Wednesday, November 14^that 4:00pm in Library Computer Lab. This is your first GTR with an introduction to the match process and course scheduling for spring.

What’s Happening – Eastern

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tumor Board - Every Thursday, 8^th Floor Classroom, 12:00-1:00pm. Nov. 15^th: “Chondrosarcoma” presented by Dr. Terrence Reidy (Hem/Onc) and Dr. Jeffrey Stead (Pathology).

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. Remaining sessions held at the ED conference room in ED of BMC. If you are on a Pediatrics Week, please plan to attend.

Community Mini-Med School – Tues., Nov. 13^th, 7:00pm, in Eastern HSC Auditorium. Topic: “Good Health is a Simple Year Round Plan…Then Hit ‘Repeat’” presented by Dr. Mark Cucuzzella (WVU Medicine Center for Diabetes and Metabolic Health) and Dana DeJarnett (Health Promotion Coordinator-BMC Wellness Center).

Grand Rounds – Mon., Nov. 19^th, 12-1pm, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: “Advances in Ovarian Cancer” presented by Dr. Neil Rosenshein, Gyn/Onc, BMC.

EPMS – Wed., Nov. 14^th, at Holiday Inn-Martinsburg. Topic: “Lung Cancer: Screening to Curative Resection” presented by Dr. Ghulam Abbas, Chief of Thoracic Surgery-WVU. 5:30pm-Registration, 6:00pm-Lecture, 7:00pm-Dinner. RSVP to Carol Joseph, 304-671-3837, if you plan to attend.

Literature and Medicine Book Club – Tues., Nov. 20^th, 5:30pm, in BMC Meeting Room 1. Book selection: The Language of Kindness: A Nurse’s Story by Christie Watson. If interested in participating, contact April Reynolds, L&D Nursing Director, at areynold@wvumedicine.org to request a copy of the book.

OB Journal Club – Mon., Dec. 3^rd, 7:30am-8:30am, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: TBA

Volunteer/Community Service Opportunities

Stepping Stones/Good Samaritan Free Clinic – Volunteers needed every Wednesday at 5pm and first Tuesday of each month at 5pm. New location: 601 S. Raleigh Street, Martinsburg. To volunteer or for additional information: Ayita Verna (agverna@mix.wvu.edu).

Fun Volunteer Opportunity – Jefferson County Community Ministries Food Pantry, 238 W. Washington Street, Charles Town. 3^rd Saturday of each month, beginning at 10am. Volunteers will work with Dr. Maddie Humerick, Chef Scott, and others to assist the food pantry patrons to improve their nutrition status with monthly cooking demonstrations. Help needed with setup, tear-down, cooking process, and interacting with patrons. For additional information, contact: Audreanna James, OMS-III (ajames@osteo.wvsom.edu). Link to sign-up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Oy08qTrHUmH-kuVsJOEJvtsf-K-wHhkgqtYLoiZDs9U/edit#gid=0.

MS4 Class of 2019

Class of 2019 Commencement – Date has officially been released. MD Commencement ceremony scheduled for Fri., May 10, 2019, 7pm, at the Creative Arts Center in Morgantown. Please direct any questions to Amy Drvar (amy.drvar@hsc.wvu.edu).

ELECTIVE – Preparing for Intern Year offered at the Morgantown campus. Sessions run from Feb 18-March 1 or March 4-arch 15^th. See attached Flier for details.

MS3 Class of 2020

GTR 0.5 – Wed., Nov. 14^th, 4-5pm, via MDTV videoconference in Eastern HSC Multimedia Classroom. “Getting to Residency” multi-campus program to discuss preparation and application process for residency. All students strongly encouraged to attend. Please advise Student Services if an early release note is needed for your preceptor.

End-of-Semester Preparations – Please be sure you have logged all required procedures in E-value PRIOR TO final exam dates. All H&P’s must be graded and turned in to your file in Student Services. Clerkship directors will be reviewing evaluations, case logs, and H&P’s for final narratives. If you need assistance obtaining graded H&P’s, contact Michelle Alder (alderm@wvumedicine.org).

Final Exam Schedule:

Wed., Dec. 5^th, 8:30am-12:00pm: PEDs/Surg.
Mon., Dec. 10^th, 8:30am12:00pm: OBGyn/Psych
Thur., Dec. 13^th, 8:30am-12:00pm: Fam Med/Int. Med

*End-of-semester luncheon with Deans/Clerkship Directors will be held on Thur., Dec. 13^th, at 12:00pm in the Eastern HSC Mountaineer Room following final exams.

Jefferson Medical Center – Attending Physicians:

Nov. 12-18: Dr. Berry
Nov. 19-25: Dr. Ward
Nov. 26-30: Dr. Zavala