Message of the Week #163
October 15th, 2002

FAMILY HAPPENINGS:
Website Changes: You will soon notice a new look to the Student Services website. We are changing to comply with the new University standard. Please let us know if you have any navigation problems or find any broken links.

NOTICES:
TRACKER: E-mail address must be updated ASAP. The RHEP site and campus coordinators must have current address for communication regarding rural rotation(s).

PCOUNT RESET: Remember to sent reset requests to StudentServicesMedicine@hsc.wvu.edu when you reach around 100 pages remaining.

AOA AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, FELLOWSHIPS: Open to all medical students Medical Student Service Project Award, Student Essay Award, Student Research Award Fellowship. To learn more about these awards go to the Student Services Web Page, under organizations, Alpha Omega Alpha National Link. We have had students win these national awards before. This is an excellent way to build a great CV for residency applications.

INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE GRAND ROUNDS: Friday, October 18, 2002, Noon - 1:00 p.m. "Acupuncture" with C.P. Negri, OMD, Infinity Health Care., JJCR 1,2,3.

EVENTS:
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE ALUMNI WEEKEND 2002: October 18; 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Lakeview Kick Off Reception hosted by Dean D'Alessandri (reception for School of Medicine alumni, faculty, students and housestaff). Watch for details in your mail box.

FOOTBALL TENTS: under the POC Portico on Sat., Oct. 26 Miami Game. Each medical student may invite one guest. If you would like to attend the tent - you must RSVP on the DEMOGRAPHIC Page! If you do not RSVP or you decide to bring an additional guest then you could be charged a fee of $5.00 per person. If you have any questions, contact Carol Kurcaba in Student Services at ckurcaba@hsc.wvu.edu.

AOA: Next planning meeting for Morgantown and Charleston members has been set for Tues., Oct. 22 from noon -1 p.m. Morgantown will be in the WV Room, Charleston location TBD.

AMWA: The American Medical Women's Assoc. offers a number of student benefits to women medical students. (Medical Education Loans, Community Service Scholarship, Research Paper Award, Mentoring Award, Bed and Breakfast Program). Email Marie Glanz for further information mglanz@lamwa-doc.org There are flyers available in the Student Services Office on the Credenza.

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What's Happening this Week - Morgantown:
EMERGENCY MEDICINE INTEREST GROUP: "Airway Management" Skills Workshop. Wednesday, October 23, Emergency Medicine Conference Room, 7th Floor HSCS. Questions, contact Brad Mongold, bmongold@mix.wvu.edu .

SURGICAL INTEREST GROUP MEETING: Wednesday, November 6, 2002, noon - 1p.m., Room 2094.

DIVERSITY WEEK: Ceremonies will be held on Thurs., October 17, 2002, John Jones Conf. Center. Come join in the festivities!

Class Notes:
MS 4/Class of 2003:
REGISTERED FOR THE MATCH? www.nrmp.org

MS 3/Class of 2004:
BEST WISHES as you prepare for your Block 2 exams this Friday.

MS 2/Class of 2005:
KAPLAN REGISTRATION for MedPass w/ Qbanks and MedPass (separately) are now being taken. Deadline is November 15th. See Class email of 10/11.

MS 1/Class of 2006:
BEST WISHES as you prepare for your exams on Monday.

Community Service Opportunities:
WORK AT THE CANCER CENTER EXHIBIT at the WVU Health Expo at the Morgantown Mall on Oct. 25. The expo goes from 9 am to 9 pm. Volunteers are especially needed who can staff it from 4 p to 9 p. Interested students can e-mail Sherry Stoneking at ..sstoneking@hsc.wvu.edu... or call 293-4599

COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL Medical Students sponsored by AOA: See attached for details.

1) The Center on Aging and Intergeneration Annual Hayride, Sunday, October 20th, 2:00 p.m. If you are interested please contact Maria Durbin of the

Center on Aging at 293-2968 or mdurbin@hsc.wvu.edu or Lauren Morgan, MS4 at lmorgan1@mix.wvu.edu. Please see attached flyer.

2) Cooking Dinner for Residents of Ronald McDonald House. Tuesday October 29th, 5:30 pm. If

you are interested in helping please contact Lauren Morgan, MS4 lmorgan1@mix.wvu.edu or Brad Strauch, MS4 at wstrauch@mix.wvu.edu.

3)Non-perishable Food Drive during the month of November. If you are interested in volunteering or would like to help

coordinate this event please contact Lauren Morgan, MS4 at lmorgan1@mix.wvu.edu or Lisa Wood, MS4 at lwood@mix.wvu.edu.

BLOOD DRIVES: The WVU Greek community will sponsor an American Blood Cross Drive from noon-6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, at Wesley United Methodist Church, on the corner of High and Willey Street, near the downtown campus. Other upcoming blood drives are: Tuesday, Oct 15, at the WVU Law school from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 16, from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. in the John Jones Conference Center of the Health Sciences Center (call 598-4118 for an appointment). 2 Hours of Community Service for each donation.

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What's Happening This Week - Charleston:
Class Notes:
FLU SHOT: Oct. 30 @ General, Oct. 31 @ W&C's and Nov. 1 @ Memorial at respective hospital's Employee Health. On Nov. 4 all Employee Health Offices will be administering. No fee applicable

RESEARCH LUNCH AND LEARN: Wednesday, October 16, noon. Topic: "Decisions on Practice Site Selection and Factors Affecting Retention: A Survey of WV Rural Physicians." It may be viewed in Rooms 101 and 102 at General, the Board Room at W&C's and by "live" lecture in Room 2000 of the WVU Building next door to Memorial. RSVP to 388-9960 to be included in the lunch count. Lunch will be provided at all sites.

MS 4/ Class of 2003:
REGISTERED FOR THE MATCH? www.nrmp.org The fee increases to $90.00 December 1, 2002.

MS 3/Class of 2004:
GOOD LUCK as you prepare for your the Block II final exams.

Community Service Opportunities:
Attached is a list of volunteer opportunities available in the Charleston and surrounding areas.

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External Announcements:
MOUNTAINEER WEEK: Craft Fair and Quilt Show, November 1,2,& 3, 2002. Traditional, Contemporary Crafts of Appalachia, Food, traditional music and demonstrations/exhibitions. Mountainlair, E. Moore Hall. Pottery, woodworking, foods, jewelry, textiles, basketry, paper works, stained glass, painting, folk toys and dolls, metalwork, herbals and florals, leather, photography.

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS SEARCH Program brochures are available in the Office of Student Services. The program provides stipends for health profession students and residents to train in underserved areas. Application deadline is November 18th. Applications www.http://hsc.wvu.edu/consult/search . For more information contact Jacki Masi, Office of Rural Health, 293-1783, jmasirazmus@hsc.wvu.edu .

MAP INTERNATIONAL READER'S DIGEST INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP: MS3/MS4 Travel Fellowships for externships in mission hospitals in developing countries. Application deadline March 1, 2003. Contact lcrosby@map.org

U. OF PITTSBURGH 4TH YEAR STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD to attend 19th Annual Pittsburgh Schizophrenia Conference: www.wpic.pitt.edu/PsychMedStudent/SchizophreniaTravelAward.htm . Awardees receive $500.00 to cover expenses. Deadline is October 28th.