Message of the Week # 482
July 15, 2008

NOTICES:
ALL STUDENTS - UPDATE YOUR SOLE DEMOGRAPHIC PAGE ASAP! For those who have not done so, take care of both your SOLE demographic page update (ALL items) as well as your Health Insurance Information.

ALL STUDENTS: On July 18, your HSC mailboxes will no longer exist. If you are in Morgantown, please clean out your mailbox before Friday.

HSC LOCKERS BEING MOVED: The Office of Student Services has been informed that the yellow lockers listed below assigned at 1st year orientation are being moved. They will be moving these specific lockers on July 25, so your locker will need to be cleaned out no later than Thursday, July 24. If your locker is not cleaned out by July 24, items left in lockers will be thrown out. If you do not remember your locker number or combination, it is on your SOLE demographic page. On July 28, lockers 190-264 will be located outside Student Health on the ground floor and lockers 444-566 will be located in the long hallway between Family Medicine and the Dentistry clinic. If your lockers are not listed here, you do not have to clean out your lockers.

FALL REGISTRATION: ALL STUDENTS must register through MIX by July 15 as per the class emails sent the past few weeks. See attachment with courses for all levels all campuses. Contact your Student Services Office if you have any questions.

FALL INVOICES will be posted online approximately July 25th. Payments are only accepted online.

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS wishing to present their Organization to the Class of 2012 may do so by participating in the MS1 Orientation Friday, August 15, 8:00 - 11:30 am, and/or submitting handout information. Complete the attached and return to this address by August 4th.

EVENTS:
The WVU's Center of Excellence in Women's Health will be holding their second "Women in Wellness Retreats" on July 26 at Heston Farm in Fairmont. Students are needed for: helping to develop educational modules and/or volunteering to help at the retreat. Community hours are available for this (hour for hour). You are also welcome to attend (no service hours for this). Please contact Ms. Betty Critch at 293-2895 if you are interested.

FIRST YEAR ORIENTATION, CLASS OF 2012: August 11-August 16. Watch for these new members to the School of Medicine.

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What's Happening this Week - Morgantown:
Class Notes:

MS 4/Class of 2009:
ERAS Tokens: Available in Brenda's office. Bring $6.00 for transcript order.

MSPE MEETINGS - GETTING TO RESIDENCY PART 2: Remember to email your CV/Personal Statement ONE WEEK PRIOR to your appointment with Cather/Ferrari for your MSPE.

MS 3/Class of 2010:
USMLE STEP 1 SCORES BEING POSTED TOMORROW, Wednesday via your personal NBME site (same site on which you accessed your registration permit) through a new "score posting" link no later than the end of the working day. BEST WISHES.

REFRESH THE ITEMS PRESENTED AT ORIENTATION: Now that you are well into the first block of your third year, information presented to you at Orientation will be more significant. We have posted Drs. Cather/Ferrari's MS3 Orientation presentation to the SOLE Student Services site. Refresh your understanding of the academic and professional expectations of all clinical students.

MS 2/ Class of 2011:
PEER ADVISORS will receive an email with assignments later next week at the address you submitted on your form. Thank you for your participation.

SCAVENGER HUNT LEADERS needed for MS1 Orientation, Friday, August 15, 8:30-11:30 am. Please RSVP your ability to join us in this activity.

MS 1/Class of 2012:

Community Service Opportunities for All Students:
SPRINT, SPLASH 'N SPIN TRIATHLON: Saturday, August 23, 2008. 150 volunteers needed. www.sprintsplashspin.com.

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What's Happening This Week - Charleston:
The Office of Student Services will be CLOSED Monday July 28, 2008 from 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM the office will be assisting with the clinical skills workshop, if you have an emergency you may page the dean on call.

Class Notes:
MS 4/Class of 2009:

MS 3/Class of 2010:
USMLE STEP 1 SCORES BEING POSTED TOMORROW, Wednesday via your personal NBME site (same site on which you accessed your registration permit) through a new "score posting" link no later than the end of the working day. BEST WISHES.

CLINICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP- July 28, 2008 SIMULATION CENTER- GENERAL 1:30 -5:00 - ALL STUDENTS MUST ATTEND!

Community Service Opportunities:
Please help out Circa Terra and earn community service hours by taking up circa terra boxes up to Pittsburg( 10 hours of community service) or Morgantown( 6 hours of community service).Please contact Maryam Jame if you are interested mjame@mix.wvu.edu.

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What's Happening This Week - Eastern:
Class Notes:
MSIV Class of 2009- Good luck as your rotations begin. Please stay in touch with the Student Services office throughout your 4th year.

MS3/Class of 2010:
USMLE STEP 1 SCORES BEING POSTED TOMORROW, Wednesday via your personal NBME site (same site on which you accessed your registration permit) through a new "score posting" link no later than the end of the working day. BEST WISHES.

Osler Module: Those interested in attending the Family Medicine Journal Club, it will be held at HFFM on Wed. 16th from 5:00-6:00pm. Journal Club is held on the third Wed. of the Month at Harpers Ferry. The article for discussion will be forwarded to Osler Module members. Attendance is optional, but recommended.

Medical Grand Rounds- Wed. July 23, 12-1:00pm, 8th Floor classroom, “Epilepsy Treatment in Children: More Than Just Anticonvulsant Drugs”. Speaker, Eric Kossoff, M.D.

To Confirm Friday Education Schedules please link to:
http://sole.hsc.wvu.edu/sites/1187/Schedules/Friday_CushingandOsler.xls
Friday Education begins at 1:00pm on Friday, July 11 at the Eastern Division building.

Mini-week orientation schedules will be distributed this week. Students will spend one week with each of their assigned preceptors.

ACLS Class- Sat. July 19 and Sun. July 20 at Jefferson Memorial (Mandatory)

AHEC Picnic -Thursday, July 17, 6-8:00pm
Please be advised that due to a conflict with ACLS and another meeting, the Parent and Spouse Orientation-scheduled for July 18th 12:00-4:00pm, may be rescheduled to September. The new date is pending.

Eastern Panhandle Medical Society- Meeting, Wed. Aug. 13, at the Bavarian Inn. Dr. Jacques will be introducing all of the new MSIII’s.

Call Questions-There have been several questions regarding hospital call and the schedule. The regular call schedule will begin on Aug. 4th, however students will be urged to spend one or two call nights with each of their preceptors and some of the MSIV’s that are rotating at the hospital during the four mini-weeks of the concentrated clerkship.