Don’t forget to bring your own facemasks to STEPS for encounters.

MS4 Class of 2023

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR DECEMBER GRADUATES!!!

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 January 15, 2023. 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).

MS3 Class of 2024

Dear FUTURE PEDIATRICIANS in the Class of 2024,

1. would you like a $10,000 stipend to pay for your MS4 tuition?
2. would you like a guaranteed position in our outstanding Pediatrics Residency Program at WVU SoM, without having to go through the stress of the Match?
3. would you like to lead your personally designed research, quality improvement or community project beginning in MS4, under the guidance of our pediatric research specialists?
4. do you want to improve the lives of the children of WV and surrounding areas?
5. would you like more time in fall of your MS4 to take more electives and not have to worry about residency applications and interviews?

As you consider your answers to the questions above, read the attached flyer.

If you would like to apply to our Pediatrics Residency Rural Scholars Program, please contact us for an application.

If you are interested in rural medicine or wondering if it's for you or already know it's what you want to do -- This opportunity is for YOU!!

Or if you are interested in a $75 per day stipend for working on a community health project during one of your rural rotations, this opportunity is for you!

Check out this program: Community and Rural Rotations Support – CARRS at CARRS Program | WVU Institute for Community and Rural Health

The CARRS application will remain open indefinitely. However, the upcoming submission deadlines are December 31, 2022, and March 30, 2023, with a limited number of stipends available, so APPLY NOW at CARRS Application (wufoo.com)

If you have any questions please contact Jacquelynn Copenhaver, jacopenhaver@hsc.wvu.edu and Molly Linkous, mlinkous@hsc.wvu.edu

MS2 Class of 2025

Do not forget your Step 1 Registrations!

MS1 Class of 2026

2023 Summer Research Extern program at CAMC. See attached for more information!

https://www.chla.org/fellowship/summer-oncology-research-fellowship

The Summer Oncology Research Fellowship program is looking for medical student’s medical school to join our research program for an exciting 8-15 weeks during their summer vacation! We are looking for students who are interested in any field related to oncology and our goal is to promote their future success as potential physician-scientists related to oncology!

We are aiming to be an in-person program this year, however, we will convert to a hybrid program depending if there are any COVID restrictions.

We are offering a $600/week subsistence for their summer work.

We encourage a Team Science approach, i.e., multidisciplinary research project with more than one mentor, with one being primary and another being a day-to-day secondary one.

Students are paired with mentor based on their interests and project needs. They are to contact their mentor once paired to receive information on reading and the project. They will then present their project at the end of the summer. We encourage them to set a goal of a peer-reviewed publication and/or conference presentation/abstract/poster/oral presentation.

Our applications are open October 31, 2022 – January 8, 2023 and I do encourage everyone to apply!

If anyone has any questions, please feel free to email me at: HSOP@Chla.usc.edu

The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine at NYU Langone Medical Center and Bellevue Hospital Center in conjunction with the NYU School of Medicine is pleased to sponsor the Emergency Medicine Summer 2023 Medical Student Fellowship for Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine. The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine is committed to increasing diversity within the field of Emergency Medicine. The goal of the program is to provide the interested medical student with an in-depth exposure to Emergency Medicine early on in medical school education (students who have completed their first year of medical school).