May 1st 2018 - #18-18

SoM Community News and Happenings

STUDENT ORGANIZATION HAPPENINGS: RSVP accordingly!

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS needed for May Commencement to be held Friday, May 11^th at the Creative Arts Center. Volunteer shifts expected to begin around 4pm. Contact Amy if interested in helping out!

DAY AT THE BALLPARK Health Sciences Day at the WVU Ballpark planned for Wednesday, May 9^th at 6:30pm. Join friends and colleagues and enjoy an evening of WVU Baseball as the Mountaineers take on Virginia Tech. Visit the link for more information.

STAR OUTAGES are planned for Tuesday, May 8. Any system that requires your WVU Login credentials will be unavailable for upgrades. Check your email from IT for more information.

Events

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

STUDENT AWARDS CONVOCATION: May 10, 2018 - Fukushima Auditorium @ 5 pm
GRADUATION VIRTUAL REHEARSAL BREAKFAST: May 11, 2018 @ 9:30am – Erickson Alumni Center
CLASS OF 2018 GRADUATION: May 11, 2018 @ 6 pm– Creative Arts Center
M3 BOOTCAMP: June 25^th – 28^th

What’s Happening – Morgantown

This link contains the details of the Organization activities, listed here by date.

OB IG; May 3@12pm; STEPS

SIG; May 3@12pm; HSC 1107

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION 20 minutes of meditation in Wellness Studio G-278. May 2^nd at 1:15; May 3^rd at 11:15; and May 4^th at 10.

MED OLYMPICS sponsored by the Class of 2021. Friday, May 18^th from 1-4pm in the Memorial Gardens. RSVP your team of 6. Send questions to Emily Ernest or Alexandra Van Horn. All classes are invited.

END OF YEAR WELLNESS EVENT sponsored by The Class of 2020 will be hosting an end of the year Wellness event to be held at Touchdown Terrace (Milan Puskar Stadium) on May 9th from 3pm-7pm. Please join the end of the year celebration and bring your plus one (1)! Please add your name(s) to our Google Doc so we can get a head count for attendance and we will add you to the Facebook event page for more information. ALL CLASSES ARE INVITED!

HSC FARMERS MARKET will be return May 23^rd.

MS4 Class of 2018

GQ response rate is up to 85%! If your class gets 100% compliance, we will also include some special graduation activities on top of our special plans to celebrate your success!!

GRADUATION is Friday, May 11 at 6:00 pm in the Creative Arts Center. Graduation requirements and additional details of the weekend’s event have been posted on the MD Commencement Information page.

MS3 Class of 2019

CONGRATULATIONS! Class of 2019 Election results for 2018. President – Quintin Brubaker; Vice President – Allen Rickards; Secretary – Tyler Overholt; Treasurer – Jessica Patterson; Academic Council – Trey Vanek, Shane Jafri, Camille Leon, Eric Emery, Bilal Rana, and James Boothe; Community Service Chair – Brock Karolcik; Wellness Committee Chair – Kylie Fuller.

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS needed for May Commencement to be held Friday, May 11^th at the Creative Arts Center. Volunteer shifts expected to begin around 4pm. Contact Amy if interested in helping out!

RURAL HEALTH SURVEY Please complete the attached survey for the WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health. The data from this survey will be used for a federal AHEC report. Students who return their completed survey will be entered into drawings for $500. Please return to Brianna Sheppard by May 15, drop in campus mail to Rural Health Box 9009, or bring it to HSC-N 3019.

MS2 Class of 2020

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS needed for May Commencement to be held Friday, May 11^th at the Creative Arts Center. Volunteer shifts expected to begin around 4pm. Contact Amy if interested in helping out!

M3 BOOTCAMP: The week of June 25^thfor Morgantown campus. Details to come.

MS1 Class of 2021

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS needed for May Commencement to be held Friday, May 11^th at the Creative Arts Center. Volunteer shifts expected to begin around 4pm. Contact Amy if interested in helping out!

SUMMER WORKSHOP IN NARRATIVE MEDICINE June 11-22 In conjunction with the WVU Department of Multidisciplinary Studies and the WVU Department of Emergency Medicine. Learn more and contact Dr. Rosanna Sikora if interested.

What’s Happening – Charleston

HARM REDUCTION CLINIC: Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10-3:30. Kanawha Charleston Health Dept. Please sign up at least 1 week in advance! Sign up here.

MS4 Class of 2018

GQ response rate is up to 85%! If your class gets 100% compliance, we will also include some special graduation activities on top of our special plans to celebrate your success!!

MS3 Class of 2019

STUDENT VOLUNTEERS needed for May Commencement in Morgantown to be held Friday, May 11^that the Creative Arts Center. Volunteer shifts expected to begin around 4pm. Contact Amy if interested in helping out!

What’s Happening – Eastern

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tumor Board - Every Thursday, 8^th Floor Classroom, 12:00-1:00pm. May 3^rd: “Rectal Cancer” presented by Dr. Eric Bonnem (Hem/Onc) and Dr. Tiffany Harper (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., May 15^th, in Eastern HSC Auditorium. Topic TBA

Grand Rounds – Mon., May 21^st, 12-1pm, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: “Are We Sleeping Enough? A Review of Sleep Medicine” presented by Dr. Robert Bowen and Dr. Mark Cucuzzella.

EPMS – Wed., May 9^th, at Holiday Inn-Martinsburg. Lecture: 6:00pm; Dinner: 7:00pm. Topic: “Opioid Reduction Act” presented by WVSMA President Bradley Henry, MD, R.Ph. RSVP: Carol Joseph, 304-671-3837.

Medical M & M – Fri., May 4, 12-1pm, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: “PEACE: Providing End of Life Advance Care Planning through Education and Evaluation of Preferences in the Primary Care Setting” presented by Sarah Cave, BSN, and Steven Turley, MD.

OB Journal Club – Mon., June 18^th, 7:30am, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic TBA

Literature and Medicine Book Club – Wed., May 16^th, 5:30pm, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Book selection for May is The Miracle Man by Todd Easterling. To request a copy of the book or ask questions about book club, please contact April Reynolds (L&D Nursing Director) at ext. 37015 or areynold@wvumedicine.org.

Surgical M & M – Fri., May 11^th, 7:30am, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: TBA

Volunteer/Community Service Opportunities

Volunteer Speaking Opportunity – Prostate Cancer Support Group is looking for students to speak on various prostate cancer topics for 15-20 minutes, with a potential Q&A session. Meetings held 6:30-8:30pm on second Thursday of each month, 2^nd floor of Dorothy McCormack Building. Contact Dr. Paul Kradel, 304-267-2520, if interested.

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: MS3 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 2018

Student Awards Convocation – Thur., May 10^th, 5:00pm, in the Fukushima Auditorium in Morgantown.

MS3 Class of 2019

Jefferson Medical Center- Attending Physicians:

May 1-6: Dr. McLaughlin
May 7-13: Dr. Ward
May 14-20: Dr. Humerick
May 21-27: Dr. Baltierra
May 28-31: Dr. Cucuzzella