WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus "Getting to Residency" Week

WVU School of Medicine Charleston Campus "Getting to Residency" week provides focused guidance and activities related to the residency application and matching process.  

Held in October, the week helps students navigate the complex transition from medical student to resident physician, with activities including advising, application guidance, interview prep, and more. 

Dr. James Campbell, Associate Vice President for Health Sciences, Charleston Campus and Dean, WVU School of Medicine, Charleston Campus welcomed students to a GTR event that began with Dr. Preston Seaberg, Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at WVU’s School of Medicine Charleston Campus discussing CV preparation, MSIV elective rotation scheduling guidelines 2025-2026 and the ERAS process. 

An Oral Health Module, presented on all three WVU School of Medicine Campuses included a fluoride varnish lab/workshop.  The Charleston Campus workshop was led by Gina Sharps, the executive director of the WV Oral Health Coalition and her assistant Alexis Breeden.  Medical students paired up to apply each other with fluoride varnish - a thin, clear coating applied to teeth that releases fluoride over time.  The varnish helps strengthen tooth enamel by releasing fluoride ions, which make teeth more resistant to decay-causing acids which can reduce the risk of cavities by up to 40%.  

Another session was a unique and interaction “Ultrasound Jeopardy” with Dr. Joseph Minardi, Professor and Director of the WVU Medicine Center for Point-of-Care Ultrasound and Stacy Grimmett.   Student chose from a list of ultrasound topics to view scans that open discussion of diagnostics and methods and critical procedures at the point of care. 

Following the lunch break, a MSIV Student Panel lead a Q&A session that covered topics including the Rural Scholars Program, choosing a specialty, scheduling tips for 4th year elective rotations, ERAS application preparation and signaling, recommendation letters, away rotations, the VSLO Database and more.