Message of the Week #165
October 29th, 2002

NOTICES:
UNIVERSITY HOLIDAY - STUDENT SERVICES CLOSED on Tuesday, November 5 (Morgantown and Charleston).

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.

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.

Holy Day Liturgy: There will be a Catholic Mass in Hostler Auditorium at 12:05 PM on Friday November 1st in celebration of All Saints Day. All are welcome.

Distinguished Faculty Award: Nominations are being accepted through December 13, 2002 for the School of Medicine Distinguished Teacher Award. For further information please go to SOLE, SOM Faculty Awards, then click Criteria located on left hand side of page.

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What's Happening this Week - Morgantown:

AMA: Meeting, Wednesday, November 6, 2002 - noon - 1:00 p.m., Room 2118 (Path Amp).

AMWA: Meeting, Wednesday, November 13, 2002, noon - 1:00 p.m., Room HSC Auditorium.

EMIG: Meeting, Wednesday, November 13, 2002 - noon - 1:00 p.m., 7th Floor Emergency Medicine Conference Room. Topic: "Getting into an Emergency Medicine Residency", by: Dr. Sikora, Res. Prog. Dir.

PAIG: Meeting, Wednesday, November 13, 2002, noon - 1:00 p.m., Room 2118 (Path Amp.)

FMIG: Meeting, Wednesday, October 30, 2002, noon - 1:00 p.m. Room 3067 HSC. and Wednesday, November 20, 2002, noon - 1:00 p.m., Room 3067 HSC

SURGERY INTEREST GROUP: Meeting, Wednesday, November 6, 2002, noon - 1:00, Room 2094 HSC.

BIOCHEMISTRY HONORS SOCIETY: "Panel Discussion with students from Biochemistry-related Graduate Schools", Tuesday, October 29, 2002, 6:00 p.m. Mountaineer Room of the Mountainlair. "Students will be talking to members about topics such as application and admission processes, curriculum, and plans for occupations after graduate school." For more information their web site is: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/atp/

Class Notes:
MS 4/Class of 2003:
MATCH POLICIES: Attached is a copy of the email sent to the class by Dr. Cather this week re: Match Policies and violation examples.

Community Service Opportunities: COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECT: AOA is sponsoring a food drive to benefit the Salvation Army. This will be held outside the Bookstore from Noon - 1:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, November 11-22, 2002. If you are interested in community service hours contact Lauren Morgan at lmorgan1@mix.wvu.edu.

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What's Happening This Week - Charleston:
INFECTIOUS DISEASES CONFERENCE: November 1(Fri) 8:00 am - 4:00 pm and November 2 (Sat) 8:00 am - 10:30 am in the Auditorium of the WVU Building. Presentations and discussions concerning emerging infectious disease issues. Continental breakfast both days and lunch on Friday. Call 345-9051 to register.

SEARCH ENGINES 101: Tuesday, November 12, 11:00 AM -12:00 Noon, WVU Computer Lab 2nd floor. To sign up for the class call 347-1219.

Class Notes:
MS 4/ Class of 2003:
MATCH POLICIES: Attached is a copy of the email sent to the class by Dr. Cather this week regarding Match Policies and Violation Examples.

MS 3/Class of 2004:
ACADEMIC COUNCIL: Meeting, Friday, November 1, 12:00 noon, room 3294 WVU Building. Lunch provided.

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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 under served areas. Application deadline is November 18th. Applications http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/consult/search2 . 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