Hours are Monday – Friday from 8:00am - 5:00pm. Please stop by to enjoy a cup of coffee/tea or just to say Hi!  Don’t forget that your Student Lounge and Study areas here at the HSC Building are open for you to enjoy all hours with your badge access. Please enjoy the Keurig, Ping Pong, Foosball and much more.

Sharps Injury reminder for students – Should you experience an actual, possible, or “just not sure” blood or body fluid exposure, report it immediately to OR staff in the room, go to OR Charge Nurse for assistance. You will report to the ER for immediate follow-up. Must address within 2 hrs! When registering, DO NOT GIVE INSURANCE CARD, register as “WVU Student Health Guarantor Account” so it does not get charged to your insurance. Be sure to notify one of the campus Deans or Student Services Staff. The full needlestick policy is in the WVU MD Degree Handbook on SOLE.

Volunteer/Community Service Opportunities: As part of your graduation requirement, you must complete 100 hours of community service.  Please remember to document what you have already completed, and plan to start early on completing any additional hours needed.

Harpers Ferry Half Marathon/5K – Saturday, May 18, 2024. Volunteering or more information about the Freedoms Run Race series https://www.harpersferryhalf.org/volunteer. Email freedomsrunRD@gmail.com

Community Meal – Meals are on the 3rd Tuesday of June, August, December 330p-6pm at Charles Town Baptist Church 222 South Mildred Street, Charles Town, WV. Contact Dr. Humerick if interested in helping madison.humerick@hsc.wvu.edu Community Meal - prep and serve for 60-70 people. Food preparation starts around 3:30 and they can use some extra hands; serving begins at 5:30pm

HSTA- The Health Sciences and Technology Academy’s vision was founded in 1994 on the faith, resilience, spirit and commitment of individuals, communities, and universities throughout the state. HSTA is a 9th-12th grade STEM enrichment program built in West Virginia, by West Virginians, for West Virginians which encourage aspirations, opens doors, and empowers minority and underrepresented students and communities. The program focuses on increasing the number of underrepresented students who pursue degrees in Health Sciences and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields, with the long-term goal of increasing the number of health practitioners & advocates in the medical field locally. www.wv-hsta.org/ Contact Aaron Ruffner HSTA Field Site Coordinator, Eastern Panhandle 540-818-0224 email: aaron.ruffner@hsc.wvu.edu

Stepping Stones/Good Samaritan Free Clinic –601 S. Raleigh Street, Martinsburg 304-264-4049. Volunteers needed every Wednesday at 5pm and first Tuesday of each month at 5pm. Volunteer sign up at https://www.goodsamaritanfreeclinic.org/ or Karen Newell karenlnewell@goodsamaritanfreeclinic.org

ACS (American Cancer Society) –Looking for a Relay for Life team www.relayforlife.org/berkeleywv contact Penny Horner 607-423-4311 penny.horner@cancer.org

Project Linus - Eastern Panhandle Chapter provides handmade blankets to children in the Martinsburg area. Blanket Days once a month on Saturdays to collect/label blankets. Help needed w/delivering blankets to different organizations in Martinsburg. Everyone is happy to teach you how to make blankets if you are interested. Contact Maninder Sohi mks00009@mix.wvu.edu with questions or if interested in volunteering.

Important Dates:

Taco ‘Bout Your Health Tuesday – “Reducing the Harms of the Opioid Epidemic” with Speaker: Angela Gray, BSN, RN, SUD Case Manager. Tuesday, April 23 at 12-1pm via Zoom register at: https://berkeleycountywv.chambermaster.com/events/details/taco-bout-your-health-tuesday-april-2024-19

MS3 Class of 2026

Boot Camp was a success & Student Services would like to WELCOME you to Eastern!

MIDBLOCK FEEDBACK:

Friday, May 17, 10:30am-11:00am: IM

Wednesday, May 22, 12:30pm-1:00pm: Psych

MIDTERM SCHEDULE:

Friday, May 17, 9:00am-11:00am: IM Quiz #1

Friday, May 17, 9:00am-11:00am: Surgery

Friday, May 17, 9:00am-11:00am: OB/GYN

Friday, June 7, 9:00am-11:00am: IM Quiz #2

SHELF EXAM SCHEDULE:

Friday, June 14, 9:00am-1:00pm: Surgery

Friday, June 14, 9:00am-1:00pm: OB/GYN

Friday, June 14, 9:00am-1:00pm: Psych

Friday, June 14, 9:00am-1:00pm: IM

REMINDERS:

1. Please remember to update your case logs in E-Value regularly. All case logs MUST be complete prior to taking the final NBME clerkship exams as part of the course requirement.

2. Make sure you are filing your required number of graded H&P’s for each clerkship in the Eastern Student Services office files that are assigned to you.

3. Please remember to return your Textbooks to Student Services when you come to take your exams.

Peds Grand Rounds

https://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/pediatrics/students/pediatric-grand-rounds/schedule-2022/

Above is the link that has the schedule of speakers/topics. Call in number is 646-558-8656 and then it will ask you to enter the meeting ID 678 188 7494#. Zoom link https://wvumdtv.zoom.us/j/6781887494

MS4 Class of 2024

GRADUATION: University Events announced the Graduation Weekend schedule. ALL of the School of Medicine will be held Friday, May 10^th at 4:00pm at the Coliseum. This includes not just MD students, but all PhD and undergraduate degrees that fall under the SOM banner.

Thursday, May 9: Rehearsal Breakfast at 9:30am – Erickson Alumni Center - STUDENT ONLY

                              : Awards Convocation at 5pm – Fukushima Auditorium – INVITATION ONLY

Friday, May 10: Report to Basketball Practice Facility at 3pm with Graduation Ceremony beginning at 4pm

                          : Post Graduation Reception immediately following ceremony at the Erickson Alumni Center.

MS3 Class of 2025

THANK YOU to the classes of 2024 and 2025 who participated in Boot Camp and helped the new MS3 students acclimate to the Eastern Campus. Your assistance is greatly appreciated!