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Message of the Week # 539 FAMILY HAPPENINGS: ANNOUNCEMENT OF NEW HSC CHANCELLOR: WVU President Clements invites the University community and public to the announcement of the new Chancellor for Health Sciences at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at Patteson Auditorium, WVU HSC. A reception will follow in the HSC Learning Center Commons Area. The event will be webcast live at: http://webcast.wvu.edu. FALL TUITION is due. $50.00 late registration fee in effect Monday, August 24. Payments ONLY made online through MIX-STAR. Failure to register and pay tuition will prevent participation in course work/clerkships/electives/exams/student facilities. LOCKERS BEING MOVED: ALL student lockers will be moved to the hallway outside Student Health (red tile, ground floor, Health Science South). They will start moving lockers tonight (Tuesday, Aug. 18) and all lockers will be moved by Monday morning. TO CLASS 2010 (students graduating December 2009, May, June 2010). See attached notice from The Match (NRMP) which opened for your registration this past Saturday. www.nrmp.org . PIT TICKETING BEGAN Monday, August 17th. Valid parking passes are required. Spaces are sold out; purchase of permits closed yesterday as per email sent to the classes. FLU VACCINES: The HSC will be administering flu shots in the near future. Dr. Cather will be providing a shot-givers training workshop for students who wish to assist in this process. Many hands will be needed this year to complete the process. Stay tuned for information on these important items. EVENTS: WV JOB FAIR for Medical Students, sponsored by the WVU Health Sciences Placement Service. Wednesday, October 7, 10-2, JEJ Conf Center. To learn more about the recruiters attending each event, please register with MountaineerTRAK at www.myinterfase.com/wvu.student. Spouses welcome - wear your name tag. DECEMBER GRADUATION CEREMONY FOR THE CLASS OF 2009: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 1:30 pm. Health Science Center Okey Patteson Auditorium. More details to come. MS 4/Class of 2010: GETTING TO RESIDENCY: GTR 3 - THE INTERVIEW – CHARLESTON CAMPUS: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:30 AM on the 4th Floor - WVU Building. Etiquette Luncheon and Mock Interviews. from all Campus' are invited to participate. You will need to RSVP By October 1st to Charissa Davis, cddavis@hsc.wvu.edu MATCH WEBSITE opens for your registration Saturday, August 15. www.nrmp.org . Remember, this is a separate and required web site/registration from ERAS. BLOCK 2 CLINICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP is scheduled for Monday, September 21st. Mark your calendars. ATTENDANCE REQUIRED. MS 2/ Class of 2012: MS1/MS2 MIXER: The MS1 / MS2 Mixer is this Friday, 8/21 from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m at Chic n Bones (444 Chestnut St). Come mingle with your classmates, order food, dance on the dance floor, and have a fun and relaxing evening! Community Service Opportunities for All Students: We are also getting ready to restart the Internal Medicine Interest Group. We are planning a lunchtime session in August to assist the 4th years with their ERAS applications as well as make sure you are getting all of your Letters of Recommendation. We hope to have several interested (or curious) 3rd year students attend so that you know what you need to be keeping track of to make your ERAS (residency application) look great. More information will be forthcoming. Please speak to one of the Medicine Faculty if you are interested in participating in the ACP meeting but aren't sure that you have an interesting case. Students have won several categories over the last few years and we hope that this continues. http://www.acponline.org/about_acp/chapters/wv/abstract09.htm MS 4/Class of 2010: MSPE MEETINGS: Dr. Griffith will meet with you regarding your CV and Personal Statement beginning the end of August and continuing through September. Tuesday and Friday afternoons are available. If you will be out of town on rotations you may schedule a phone meeting. Contact Student Services to make your appointment. GETTING TO RESIDENCY: GTR 3 - THE INTERVIEW – CHARLESTON CAMPUS: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 11:30 AM on the 4th Floor - WVU Building. Etiquette Luncheon and Mock Interviews. from all Campus' are invited to participate. You will need to RSVP By October 1st to Charissa Davis, cddavis@hsc.wvu.edu GETTING TO RESIDENCY: GTR 3 - THE INTERVIEW – MORGANTOWN CAMPUS: Friday, September 11, 1:30-5:30 pm, and Mon, Oct 26, 1:30-5:30 pm. Information will be presented on interviewing skills, and mock interviews will be setup with faculty in areas similar to your chosen field. Students from all Campus' are invited to participate. If you are interested in attending one of the Morgantown sessions, please RSVP via this email and specify the date as well as your desired residency program. One week prior to the program you will be required to submit to our office a CV and Personal Statement. NRMP opened for registration Saturday, August 15. www.nrmp.org Remember, this is a separate and required web site/registration from ERAS. GETTING TO RESIDENCY: GTR 3 - THE INTERVIEW – MORGANTOWN CAMPUS: Friday, September 11, 1:30-5:30 pm, and Mon, Oct 26, 1:30-5:30 pm. Information will be presented on interviewing skills, and mock interviews will be setup with faculty in areas similar to your chosen field. Students from all Campus' are invited to participate. If you are interested in attending one of the Morgantown sessions, please RSVP via this email and specify the date as well as your desired residency program. One week prior to the program you will be required to submit to our office a CV and Personal Statement. MATCH WEBSITE opened for your registration Saturday, August 15. www.nrmp.org . Remember, this is a separate and required web site/registration from ERAS. MS3 / Class of 2011 H & P Drop- There is a box in the City Hospital Physicians file/mail room (1st floor) that the preceptors use to drop off graded H& P’s. Please check this box to see if any of your completed H & P’s have been returned. Cushing Students- Please be aware that you will need ten graded H & P’s in your folder by Sept. 14th. This is the mid-point of the semester. Medical Grand Rounds- “Anti Retroviral Therapy & Post Exposure Prophylaxis”, Wed. Aug. 26, 12-1:00pm, 8th Floor Classroom. Melanie Fisher, MD, FACP **Eastern Panhandle Medical Society- Physician Symposium- “ALS” Wed. Aug. 19, 2009 5:30pm registration at the Holiday Inn, Martinsburg. Speaker, Lawrence H. Phillips, II M.D., Professor of Neurology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Director, Neuromuscular Center & Muscular Dystrophy Assoc. Clinic, UVA. AOA Meeting-Review of applications at 4:30pm- Wednesday, Aug 19, 2009 with voting starting at 5 o'clock. Eastern Division will be connected by phone in the Student Services conference room. Please RSVP to Student Services by Aug. 14th. Friday Education Schedule- Aug. 21, 2009 10-12:00n- “Pediatric: Pulmonary”, Dr. Wear, ED Library
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