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Message of the Week # 542 FAMILY HAPPENINGS: CONGRATULATIONS FIRST YEAR CLASS OFFICERS: http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/students/aboutSoM/studentLife/classOfficers/classof2013.asp NOTICES: September's ENews is now live http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/eNews/ MORGANTOWN FLU SHOT CLNIICS: Please consider getting your seasonal flu shot this fall. There will be free shots given to students at HSC on 9/22 from 7:00AM-6:00PM and at the Recreation Center from 3:00PM-7:00PM on 9/28 and 10/6. Free shot clinics for students for the Novel H1N1 flu will be given in October- stay tuned for more information. HELP FOR FLU SHOT CLNICS : Student Health still needs 2 medical student volunteers to help with the Oct 6 clinic at the Rec Center from 3:00- 7:00PM. Contact Ms. Andersen, RN at 304-293-6246, and leave your name and contact phone #. Community Service hours given. AMA GRANTS AND AWARDS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS: See attached. CHANGE IN PROCESSING OF ENROLLMENT VERIFICATION FORMS – NOW ONLINE: The University is now processing all enrollment verifications online with the National Clearinghouse Site thru MIX. Submit all requests for your enrollment verification through MIX – STAR – Student - Services, Housing, and Financial Aid – Registration – Request NSC Enrollment Verification. Print a copy for your records. EVENTS: FOOTBALL TENT! Mark your calendars and watch for the official invitation in the weeks to come – Thursday, October 1, evening game- ESPN – Colorado vs WVU. You and one guest invited! Let’s GOOOOOOOO Mountaineers!!!!!!!! HSC RURAL HEALTH FAIR: Mark your calendars and plan on attending. Site Coordinators from all WV Rural Consortiums will be present to speak with you about what their area has to offer. Tuesday, November 17 th, 12:30-4:30 pm. 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.
****************************************************************************************************** American Medical Student Association (AMSA) will be holding it's introductory meeting on September 10th from 12 noon to 1 PM in the Fukushima Auditorium. AMSA upcoming events: November 10th: AMSA "What the Heck Does that Mean?" Lunch lecture with Dr. John Guilfoose 12 noon in Room 1901 American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA): The American Medical Women's Association (AMWA) invites you to join us for a picnic on Thursday, 9/10 at 12pm. We are excited to get to know you and share more about our organization. Please RSVP to wvuamwa@gmail.com by Monday 9/7 at 12pm. See you there! The Emergency Medicine Interest Group will hold an Intubation Workshop at noon this Monday, Sept 14, in John E Jones-B. It will include instruction and practice on mannequins. Please RSVP to wvuemig@gmail.com. The first ENT Interest Group meeting of the year will be at 4 pm on Tuesday, September 15 th in the ENT conference room. Dr. Wilkinson will give a presentation about ENT as a career. All are invited to attend. Please RSVP to shester@mix.wvu.edu. The OB/Gyn Interest Group will be having a meeting on Wednesday, September 16, at noon in John E. Jones room B. Lunch will be provided to those who RSVP to kjones23@mix.wvu.edu by noon on Sept. 4. Students for Global Health will be meeting on Friday, September 11 at 12:00 pm in room 1905. Dr. John Brown Okwii has a Ph.D. in Conflict Management and Theology. He will be speaking about Nigerian's access to healthcare in cities and villages and the challenges they face. Please RSVP to nsheets1@mix.wvu.edu by Wednesday, September 9 at 12:00 pm. Thank you! Class Notes: MS 4/Class of 2010: ERAS APPLICATION SYSTEM has opened and is now receiving your applications. If your application is ready – SUBMIT. DO NOT DELAY. Letters of Rec and Transcripts are added as received and should not prevent you from pushing that button! 2009 – 2010 HEALTH SCIENCES SCHOLARSHIP: $20,000 for fourth year medical students who are planning to enter primary care internships or residency programs in West Virginia. See attached HSSP Poster for info and web site address for online application. Deadline: October 15, 2009. GETTING TO RESIDENCY ( GTR 3) - THE INTERVIEW - 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 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 opens for your registration Saturday, August 15. www.nrmp.org . Remember, this is a separate and required web site/registration from ERAS. MS 3/Class of 2011: LAPTOP FEES will be collected Monday, September 21 st as part of your Clinical Skills Workshop schedule. CLINICAL SKILLS WORKSHOP: Monday, September 21 st, pm. ATTENDANCE REQUIRED. Watch for further notice. MS 2/ Class of 2012: MS2 ORIENTATION: ATTENDANCE REQUIRED. Friday, September 18, 12-4 pm. Information reported at that time includes academic requirements, Step 1 information, class ranks, financial education, and administration of PPDs. AGENDA being sent via class email end of week. MS 1/Class of 2013: MS1 ORIENTATION – PART 2: Thursday, September 17, 12-1 (Financial Seminar - lunch provided) and 3-6 (Social Justice Seminar). ATTENDANCE REQUIRED. AGENDA being sent via class email end of week. Community Service Opportunities for All Students: BLOOD DRIVE: Wed. September 9, 7a-6p https://www.givelife.org/index.cfm?group=registration&hlc=WVUHSC&pos=1 Class Notes: EKG Interpretation with Dr. Nease. Longitudinal Clinical Teaching Series. Monday Sept. 21, 2009 at 1:30 4th floor WVU Building. "Get to know you" meeting with Dr. Griffith - if you have not scheduled please do so ASAP, Dana Kelly dkelly@hsc.wvu.edu, 304-347-1319. MS4 / Class of 2010 GETTING TO RESIDENCY: GTR 3 - THE INTERVIEW: is set on the Morgantown Campus for 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. An October date on the Charleston Campus will soon be posted. 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 opens for your registration Saturday, August 15. www.nrmp.org . Remember, this is a separate and required web site/registration from ERAS. Dr. Jerry Fogle is available for mock residency interviews. Please contact him at pelican1949@hotmail.com to schedule an appointment. MS3 / Class of 2011 Flu Shots- Are available to students at HFFM. If you are scheduled at HFFM, please see Peg Nau for your flu shots while you are there. Tumor Board- “Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor: GIST” Thu. Sept. 10, 12n, 8 th floor classroom. Speaker, Dr. Antonio Tamara, MD. Pathologist. Symposium- “Cyberknife Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy” , Wed. Sept. 23, 2009, Martinsburg, Holiday Inn. Registration 5:30pm-6:00pm, Lecture 6:00-7:30pm Speaker, Robert Lee Hong, MD. Radiation/Oncology, Virginia Hospital Center, Medical Director. Medical Grand Rounds- “Choosing Pathways in UA/STEMI: An Evidence Based Approach for 2009”. Wed. Sept. 23, 2009, 12n-1:00pm, 8 th floor Classroom. Speaker- Robert DiBianco, MD, Cardiology Consultant Staff, Wash. Adventist Hospital, MD. Family and Spouse Orientation Program for all Eastern Campus Medical Students will be held at the Eastern Division, Friday, Sept.,25, from 9:00am-12:00noon. Lunch will be provided for students and their families. The program will include presentations by the deans, tour of the hospital and an overview of the medical curriculum. Please RSVP to Michelle in Student Services by Tu. Sept. 22. Eastern Panhandle Medical Society Meeting- Wed. Sept. 9 th, Panorama at the Peak Steak House, Berkeley Springs, WV. Registration at 6:00pm. Levture: “Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism” Dinner at 7:30pm. Students invited to attend. Please RSVP to Carol Joseph. Cushing Students- Please be aware that you will need ten graded H & P’s in your folder by Sept. 14 th. This is the mid point of the semester. Student H & P’s can be picked up in the City Physician File room in a box marked for H & P’s. Friday Education Schedule- Sept 11, 2009 The most updated schedule is available through SOLE. Please check on Thursdays for the most current schedule. Go to SOLE- Cushing and Osler Modules, choose schedules, chose Friday education. Scroll to Sept. 11 th. This Friday is Patient Education program in the afternoon. Morbidity and Mortality Conference- Fri. Sept. 11 th. 8:00am, 8 th floor classroom. “A Case of Neurotrauma in an Automobile Accident” Presenters,MSIII Annie Culver and Hesum Chegini. Community Service Reminder- Please record your dates and times when you are working on your project. Your time log will be required at the conclusion of your project.
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