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.

Holiday Office Closure: The Eastern Campus Student Services will be closed in observance of the following:

Wednesday, December 25, Christmas Holiday

Wednesday, January 1, New Years Holiday

We hope you all enjoy your Holidays!

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, “tell registration that the guarantor needs to be a company bill to WVU Student Health-BMC” 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.

Eastern Student Health Provider Reminders:

Primary Care - tell the scheduler you are a medical student. If ANY trouble getting scheduled, call Student Services to facilitate. You do NOT need to tell what you need to be seen for:

Jefferson County - Bill Lewis, MD

Harpers Ferry Family Medicine Phone: 304-535-6343

https://doctors.wvumedicine.org/?FindADoc%5Bquery%5D=William%20Lewis

Berkeley County - Karen Miller, MD

Family Medicine, Primary Care - 5047 Gerrardstown Road, Inwood Phone:304-229-6343/Fax:304-821-1470

https://doctors.wvumedicine.org/?FindADoc%5Bquery%5D=Karen%20Miller

Mental Health Services

University Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry - 2004 Professional Court Martinsburg Phone: 304-596-5780

Clinical Psychologist- Dr. Brian Creasy, PhD

Carruth Center Resources for Emergencies: https://mentalhealth.wvu.edu/

WVU Crisis Text Line: Text WVU to 741741 https://www.crisistextline.org/faq

Crisis/Urgent situations call 304-293-4431

Talkspace is an online therapy service that connects users across campuses to a dedicated, licensed therapist via private messaging and live video from a secure, HIPAA-compliant digital platform: https://carruth.wvu.edu/resources/talkspace

Important Dates:

Winter Break – Reminder Winter Break will be December 16, 2024 – January 5, 2025.

Clinical Rotations/Clerkship Blocks will resume Monday, January 6, 2025.

WVU Medicine's CORE Team is collecting items for community members in need! The CORE Team social workers perform outreach, community-based case management, naloxone distribution and training, and organize monthly community outreach events in both Berkeley and Jefferson Counties. Donations can be made at the boxes at the JMC or BMC cafeterias, Black Dog Coffee, or contact Caroline at 304-676-7138. Gently used/new items needed: coats, hats, socks, gloves, blankets, sleeping bags, & hygiene Products.

MS4 Class of 2025

Interviewing Time: It's that time of year for scheduling your Virtual Interviews. Eastern Student Services is offering the PEP rooms here at the HSC to you all for a quiet space for your interviews if you choose. Please contact Annette Jamison Annette.jamison@wvumedicine.org  to schedule a space/time or feel free to stop by Student Services. Space is limited!

MATCH Celebration - March 21 at the Purple Iris in Martinsburg, WV. Guests may begin arriving at 11:30am, with the celebration starting at 12:00pm. RSVP to alderm@wvumedicine.org by March 10 with the names of your guests that will be attending.

MS3 Class of 2026

Eastern Campus Student Wellness Ski Weekend - February 28-March 2, 2025, ski weekend with Deans and Faculty at Wisp Ski Resort in Deep Creek, MD

MIDBLOCK FEEDBACK:

MIDTERM SCHEDULE:

SHELF EXAM SCHEDULE:

Friday, December 13, 9:00am-12:00pm: FM

Friday, December 13, 9:00am-12:00pm: OBGYN

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

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.

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

Community Meal – The next meal will be on the 3rd Tuesday in December 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. (There is a large parking lot across from the cemetery - turn into the parking lot and there are some white columns and double doors that lead into the back of the church.) Call Dr. Humerick at 240-405-4426 if you get lost

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

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 Sara Novotny sanovotny@mix.wvu.edu with questions or if interested in volunteering.