December 4th 2018 - #18-49

SoM Community News and Happenings

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) is now accepting applications for its Minority Summer Fellowship Award though February 15th, 2019. Medical students from backgrounds under-represented in medicine are eligible (and encouraged!) to apply for this award. Visit the link to learn more.

STUDENT ORGANIZATION HAPPENINGS: RSVP accordingly!

Events

http://medicine.hsc.wvu.edu/calendar/?filter=medical-education#Upcoming

DEC. COMMENCEMENT: Dec 15 @10am
PCD 2.5 – M2 Meeting: Jan 11 @1pm
M1 Snow Ball: Jan 12 @6pm
WHITE COAT: March 23 @2pm
MAY COMMENCEMENT: May 10 @7pm

What’s Happening – Morgantown

Remember that you will still need an updated TB test for ALL rural rotations and many off-site locations. Be sure to keep this immunization up to date!

MS4 Class of 2019

WELLNESS AND GLOBAL HEALTH elective Jan 7-20, 2019. This elective will have several days of health and wellness education follow by a 9 day trip to Quito, Ecuador visiting hospitals, orphanages, and schools. For more information, email Dr. Lorenzetti. Cost will be around $2000 ($700 for flight and $1350 for room/board/transportation).

ELECTIVE – Preparing for Intern Year offered at the Morgantown campus. Sessions run from Feb 18-March 1 or March 4-March 15^th. See attached Flier for details.

MAY COMMENCEMENT DATE has been released! MD Ceremony is Friday, May 10^th @ 7:00pm at the Creative Arts Center. Contact Amy if you have any questions.

MS3 Class of 2020

PEER EVALUATIONS will be scheduled on Monday, December 3rd. Peer evaluations must be completed, by all MS3 students on each campus, by Monday, December 10th. For more information, look for an email from Anna Lama about how to complete peer evaluations.

PEDIATRIC RESIDENCY RURAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM is a great opportunity for the future Pediatricians in the Class who want to make a major positive impact in the lives of the children of WV and beyond. Please view the attached announcement about our Program, and you will be impressed with the outstanding benefits for you. Do not hesitate to contact Dr. Nield or Dr. Nease with your questions.

SAVE THE DATE. Getting to 4^th Year Orientation will be held on February 4^th at 4:30pm in 1901. You’ll learn about the 4^th year curriculum, scheduling rotations, the Match process and more.

MS2 Class of 2021

SAVE THE DATE: Professional & Career Development 2.5 – Getting to M3 will be held on Friday, January 11 from 1-4pm in 1905. You will be fitted for your White Coat, learn about the M3 Curriculum, discuss scheduling 3^rd year blocks and more.

WHITE COAT CEREMONY - Saturday, March 23 @ 2pm at the Waterfront Place Hotel. More details to come!

MS1 Class of 2022

SAVE THE DATE: MS1 Snow Ball Saturday, January 12 @6pm at the Hotel Morgan in downtown Morgantown. More details to come!

PBL EVALUATIONS Problem Based Learning (PBL) course, facilitator, and peer evaluations will be scheduled on Wednesday, November 28th. Peer and facilitator evaluations must be completed by Friday, December 7th. All Fall 2018 course evaluations are due by Friday, December 28. For more information, look for an email from Anna Lama about how to complete peer evaluations. You can also check your EValue account homepage for “PBL Peer Comment Examples” document.

What’s Happening – Charleston

MS4 Class of 2019

ELECTIVE – Preparing for Intern Year offered at the Morgantown campus. Sessions run from Feb 18-March 1 or March 4-arch 15^th. See attached Flier for details.

MAY COMMENCEMENT DATE has been released! MD Ceremony will be Friday, May 10 @ 7:00pm at the Creative Arts Center. Contact Amy if you have any questions.

MS3 Class of 2020

What’s Happening – Eastern

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tumor Board - Every Thursday, 8^th Floor Classroom, 12:00-1:00pm. Dec. 6^th Topic: “Vaginal Cancer” presented by Dr. Terrence Reidy (Hem/Onc) and Dr. Tiffany Harper (Pathology).

PEDS Grand Rounds is broadcast from Morgantown every Wednesday 8-9 am. The first Wednesday is at the board room on the 8th floor of BMC. Remaining sessions held at the ED conference room in ED of BMC. If you are on a Pediatrics Week, please plan to attend.

Medical M&M – Fri., Dec. 7^th, 12-1pm, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: “The Lungs Did It…No The Heart Did IT…No It Was The Kidneys…Or Was It? A Combination of Problems Resulting in Death” presented by Dr. Gaurav Parikh, Lori Baker, NP, and Dr. Srinivas Reddy.

Surgical M&M – Fri., Dec. 14^th, 7:30-8:30am, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: “Surgical Problems in the Child and Adult” presented by Dr. Mark Hill, Professor of Surgery, President-North Shore Surgical Associates, and Attending Surgeon.

Grand Rounds – Mon., Dec. 17^th, 12-1pm, in BMC 8^th Floor Classroom. Topic: “Asthma for Internist” presented by Dr. Farnaz Houshmand, Pulmonary Medicine-BMC.

Volunteer/Community Service Opportunities

Stepping Stones/Good Samaritan Free Clinic – Volunteers needed every Wednesday at 5pm and first Tuesday of each month at 5pm. New location: 601 S. Raleigh Street, Martinsburg. To volunteer or for additional information: Ayita Verna (agverna@mix.wvu.edu).

Fun Volunteer Opportunity – Jefferson County Community Ministries Food Pantry, 238 W. Washington Street, Charles Town. 3^rd Saturday of each month, beginning at 10am. Volunteers will work with Dr. Maddie Humerick, Chef Scott, and others to assist the food pantry patrons to improve their nutrition status with monthly cooking demonstrations. Help needed with setup, tear-down, cooking process, and interacting with patrons. For additional information, contact: Audreanna James, OMS-III (ajames@osteo.wvsom.edu). Link to sign-up sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Oy08qTrHUmH-kuVsJOEJvtsf-K-wHhkgqtYLoiZDs9U/edit#gid=0.

Volunteers Needed – Chronic illness group and their support system is looking for speakers to give 45-minute presentations on the first and third Tuesday of each month. Meetings held 9-10:30am in the Dorothy McCormack Center, 2^nd floor conference room. Topics can be health-related, inspirational, supportive, educational about coping mechanisms, sharing a story/experience, or a fun activity. Contact Debbie Maiorano at 540-535-5145 or deborahmm@aol.com if interested in volunteering.

MS4 Class of 2019

Class of 2019 Commencement – MD Commencement ceremony scheduled for Fri., May 10, 2019, 7pm, at the Creative Arts Center in Morgantown. Please direct any questions to Amy Drvar (amy.drvar@hsc.wvu.edu).

MS3 Class of 2020

End-of-Semester Preparations – Please be sure you have logged all required procedures in E-value PRIOR TO final exam dates. All H&P’s must be graded and turned in to your file in Student Services. Clerkship directors will be reviewing evaluations, case logs, and H&P’s for final narratives. If you need assistance obtaining graded H&P’s, contact Michelle Alder (alderm@wvumedicine.org).

Smiles for Life – MUST be completed for your specific Fall clerkships prior to exams. Please make sure you have printed the completion certificates and placed them in your H&P file at Eastern Student Services so clerkship directors can verify you have met this curriculum requirement.

Final Exam Schedule:

Wed., Dec. 5^th, 8:30am-12:00pm: PEDs/Surg.
Mon., Dec. 10^th, 8:30am12:00pm: OBGyn/Psych
Thur., Dec. 13^th, 8:30am-12:00pm: Fam Med/Int. Med

*End-of-semester luncheon with Deans/Clerkship Directors will be held on Thur., Dec. 13^th, at 12:00pm in the Eastern HSC Mountaineer Room following final exams.

Spring Semester begins with clinical rotations on Mon., Jan. 7^th. Schedules will be distributed during final exam weeks next month.