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Office of Student Services Charleston-

The Office of Student Services is now located on the 1^st floor of the Library in the WVU Building. Please stop by and see us!

Community Service Hours:

Ronald McDonald House Charities Donation Drive

Supporting local RMHC in Charleston and Huntington – supports the families of children admitted to the hospital, allowing them to remain within walking distance of their children when they need them the most. The list of donations are attached. Log your services hours in SOLE (1 hr/$10 worth of items). For more info, please email Christina Herrold Scarr cbherrold@mix.wvu.edu .

Organize a Coat Drive

All coats need to be collected in October, then sorted by gender and age of recipients and bagged and driven to the men’s shelters, Rea of Hope, Sojourners, Mountain Mission, and others who serve those in need in early November for free distribution.

Heart and Hand Food Pantry and Covenant House Food Pantry

As fall weather arrives, the pantries are requesting soup, Saltines, and evaporated milk. Thank you for placing items in the bins in the entryway of EMUMC, 108 Oakwood Rd, Charleston, WV Monday-Thursday (8:30 am-1 pm) or Sunday's (8:30 am-12 pm).

The Heart and Hand Thrift Shop in South Charleston needs volunteers to sort and process donations, test electronics, or organize books or clothing. If you can contribute 2-3 hours weekly, please contact Jenny or Vicki at 304-342-0029 or go to https://hhomwv.org and complete the online form.

MS 3 Class of 2024

Be sure to check your email for Fall registration! This will be for Blocks 3 and 4

MS 4 Class of 2023

The Health Sciences Service Program, administered by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission, is accepting applications for the 2022-2023 period. The Health Sciences Service Program is a loan repayment program for medical students interested in practicing in underserved communities in West Virginia. In exchange for receiving the loan repayment program award, participants agree to either work for two years full-time or four years part-time at an eligible work site within West Virginia.

Current West Virginia University fourth-year medical students who are entering primary care or emergency medicine residency programs in WV are eligible for a $30,000 loan repayment award (to be split into two $15,000 disbursements). Recipients can elect to draw down funding during residency or wait until they enter practice. The worksites for primary care physicians that are eligible are:

• Out-patient primary care sites located within the geographically eligible area of the Service Areas Map (see Primary Care Service Obligation Handbook)
• Residential care facilities for older adults such as a nursing home located within the geographically eligible area of the Service Areas Map (see Primary Care Service Obligation Handbook)
• Free clinics located anywhere in the state.
• Out-patient primary care sites with a facility-based Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) designation such as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHC) or School-Based Health Centers located anywhere in the state.

The worksites for emergency medicine physicians are any hospital-based emergency room located anywhere in West Virginia.

Primary care residencies include family medicine, geriatrics, general internal medicine, internal medicine/pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, preventive medicine, and psychiatry.

All required application materials are due December 1, 2022. The application collects information about you, your training, and your interest in practicing medicine in an underserved area. It also requires two letters of recommendation and certification of your enrollment in your training program.

Awards are made by the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission’s Division of Health Sciences, based on a competitive process and the recommendations of an advisory panel. Applicants must demonstrate an interest in and commitment to practicing in an underserved area of West Virginia. Other selection factors include background or family ties in an underserved area, and work or living experience in an underserved area. Applicants who are West Virginia residents will be given preference.

Interested students should visit this link College For West Virginia for the application materials. For any questions, please contact Michelle Ruppert at HSSP@wvhepc.edu. Students can also contact Dr. Norman Ferrari or Dr. Scott Cottrell for more information (nferrari@hsc.wvu.edu or scottrell@hsc.wvu.edu).