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Message of the Week # 549
October 27, 2009
FAMILY HAPPENINGS:
CONGRATULATIONS Ashlie Tseng, Class of 2012, on her recent engagement to Shane Melanko, Graduate Student in the WVU Clinical Psychology Program.
NOTICES:
HSC SMOKE FREE CAMPUS THURSDAY NOVEMBER 19 http://healthweb.rcbhsc.wvu.edu:81/rubyreview/articles/Tobacco-free/Opening%20Page.htm
PREPARE FOR SPRING REGISTRATION: ALL STUDENTS are required to submit their individual Spring course registration through STAR. All students remain registered through all semesters of their medical school career to ensure professional liability coverage. Instructions will be submitted in the near future. In the meantime – take care of any restrictions. Check your account holds through STAR.
H1N1 VACCINE for Morgantown Campus MS3/MS4 students Wednesday, October 28, 5:00 pm, John E. Jones Conference Center. While this is not a WVU SOM requirement, it may be a requirement for your rotation/clerkship. See your class email for details.
H1N1 VACCINE for ALL OTHER STUDENTS: Charleston/Eastern Students stay alert for notices from your campus. First and Second Year Students - stay alert here for further information of possibly more vaccines coming next month.
SAFE CLINIC: The SAFE Clinic is a West Virginia University School of Medicine student-run clinic normally held every 2nd Monday of the month, which operates under the auspices of Milan Puskar Health Right (MPHR - a community-supported free clinic. Students will be sent an email, around a week before the clinic, to sign up at the link provided. Students are generally selected on a first come, first served basis. The clinic is very popular and there are limited spaces so reply quickly. More Info - http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/students/safeclinic/index.asp Questions? Contact Steve Lindauer slindaue@mix.wvu.edu . Watch for upcoming signup link.
AAMC 2009 "Medical Student Education: Costs, Debt, and Loan Repayment Facts" card is now available. Also known as the "Debt Fact Card," this card contains student loan indebtedness figures for the Class of 2009, sample repayment data, and information on tuition/fees and housestaff stipends. http://www.aamc.org/programs/first/debtfactcard.pdf
BIOINFORMATICS: Graduating students consider applying for a Biomedical Informatics Research Training (BIRT) program. Biomedical informatics is the convergence of biomedicine with a variety of technological and quantitative disciplines, including computer and information sciences, biostatistics, and cognitive science. Applications for the 2010-2011 academic year, with a start date of July 2010, are now being accepted. The deadline for applications is January 15, 2010. The BIRT program is funded by a grant from the NIH’s National Library of Medicine and is open to US citizens and permanent residents. See attachments.
MedWARS competition: If you are interested in competing in a medically oriented adventure race (bike, hike, run and orienteer) in Tennessee on November 7th, please see the attachment.
CAREERS IN MEDICINE RELEASED REVISED MSPI ASSESSMENT: CiM has expanded their specialty coverage and featured a new approach to assessing and scoring interests and easier navigation on the CiM Web site. www.aamc.org/careersinmedicine . If you do not have a personal Careers in Medicine access code, stop in at Student Services so sign up.
EVENTS:
WVU’S NATIONAL CENTER FOR EXCELLENT IN WOMEN’S HEALTH Heart Walk Friday, October 31st: https://www.kintera.org/faf/search/searchTeamPart.asp?ievent=301762&lis=1&kntae301762=272171568B25494FA941A394DF5A2DD0&supId=274910811&team=3582378
ALL ARE INVITED to participate November 14th in a Charleston, WV community service 3-on-3 basketball tournament put on by Class of 2011! View the flier for additional information! We hope you can participate!
GLOBAL HEALTH DAY: November 16, 2009. Room 1905, 12 noon – 1:00 pm. Guest Speaker: Alison Bock, President and Founder of Landmines Blow! Title of her presentation: “The Global Landmine Crisis”. To RSVP for the presentation and luncheon please email Jacque Herceg at jherceg@hsc.wvu.edu by November 11, 2009.
HSC RURAL HEALTH FAIR: Meet with representatives from the state’s Rural Health Consortium. Tuesday, November 17th, 12:30-4:30 pm, HSC Commons.
GRADUATING STUDENT’S FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR: Dates are being set for your financial management seminar and one-on-one sessions with a financial advisor in preparation for your entry into residency. This program will be provided on all three campuses (twice in Morgantown) – Morgantown early December and early March – Charleston/Eastern in March; you can attend at any campus. Watch for notices and schedule accordingly.
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE DECEMBER GRADUATION CEREMONY: Saturday, December 12, 2009, 1:30 pm, HSC Okey Patteson Auditorium. Questions - StudentServicesMedicine@hsc.wvu.edu
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AWARDS CONVOCATION: Monday, May 3, 5:00 pm, Fukushima Auditorium.
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What's Happening this Week - Morgantown:
AMA-MSS
The AMA-MSS will be hosting a lunch meeting Thursday, 10/29 at noon in room 1905. The purpose of this meeting is to gauge interest in forming a committee that will research and write resolutions to be presented at regional/national meetings. If you are interested in creating change through legislation, whether it be in the realm of public health, medical education, specialization, administration, or virtually any other area that touches our field, we highly recommend attending this meeting.
AMSA: November 10th: AMSA "What the Heck Does that Mean?" Lunch lecture with Dr. John Guilfoose 12 noon in Room 1901.
Class Notes:
MS 4/Class of 2010:
MORGANTOWN CAMPUS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR: December 1st and 2nd (being repeated early March). Watch for class email with details. Respond accordingly.
MS 3/Class of 2011:
MS 2/ Class of 2012:
PREPARE FOR DESIGNING YOUR THIRD YEAR SCHEDULE – VISIT THE HSC RURAL HEALTH FAIR: Tuesday, November 17th 12:30-4:30 pm, HSC Commons. This is your opportunity to meet with representatives from the state’s Rural Health Consortium face-to-face. Be informed by checking out the different consortiums and their opportunities through the state RHEP website http://www.wvrhepahec.org/. The class will be submitting requests for your third year schedule, including your Family Medicine Rural Rotation, in February. Campus specific meetings will take place in January.
Be informed – check out the MD student RHEP requirements
http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/students/aboutSoM/curriculum/ruralHealth.asp , and the third year curriculum http://www.hsc.wvu.edu/som/ome/MDCurriculum/2008-2009curriculum3yr.asp
MS 1/Class of 2013:
MS1 Summer Opportunities Presentation by Drs. Cather and Ferrari – Hosted by MS1 Academic Council . 11/17/09 @12:00 noon, room 1905. All MS1 students are encouraged to attend. Lunch will be served. RSVP afernan5@mix.wvu.edu .
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What's Happening This Week - Charleston:
SEASONAL VACCINE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL CHARLESTON STUDENTS BY 11/1: CAMC is making it mandatory that any person active in the clinical setting (that means YOU) are required to get a seasonal flu vaccine. Not H1N1 at this time. You need to get the vaccine before 11/1/09. WVU will provide the vaccine to you FREE OF CHARGE. Come to Student Health (Family Medicine Center on 5th floor of RCB Clinical Teaching Center at Memorial). No appointment necessary. Family Medicine is open M-Th from 8:30-4:30, and Friday from 8:30-4:00, and closed for lunch from 12-1. Family Medicine prefers for students to come in the afternoon if possible (1:00 - 4:00) for fastest turnaround. Students must have their ID badge! Main number for Family Medicine is 304-388-4600.
H1N1 VACCINE info will be forth coming.
Class Notes:
MS 4/Class of 2010:
MORGANTOWN CAMPUS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR: December 1st and 2nd (being repeated early March). Watch for class email with details – All campus MS4 students invited. Respond accordingly.
MS 3/Class of 2011:
Community Service Opportunities:
Community service 3-on-3 basketball tournament put on by Charleston Class of 2011! Hoops for the Holidays - November 14, 2009 at noon at Oak Wood Baptist Church. Please see attached flier for additional information!
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What's Happening This Week - Eastern:
All Eastern MSIII and MSIV students received an additional billing on Oct. 20th, for a $63 Health fee charge. This has been brought to the registrar’s attention and is currently being investigated. Please hold on making this payment until it is verified as correct. Thank you for your patience.
Journal Club- Student Journal Club, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Jacques- Monday, Nov. 2, 6:30pm. An informal dinner will be served. All are welcome to attend. The topic is the treatment for obesity. Please RSVP to the Student Services Office for food count and to be sent the articles for discussion.
Class Notes:
MS4 / Class of 2010
MORGANTOWN CAMPUS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SEMINAR: December 1st and 2nd (being repeated early March). Watch for class email with details – All campus MS4 students invited. Respond accordingly.
Training Notice- For 4th year rotations at City Hospital. The IT department is requiring all students to complete training in the new dictation program for medical records. Please schedule this training for any rotations at City Hospital.
Eastern Division Practice Residency practice Interviews- Please contact the student Services Office to set this up.
December Graduation- scheduled for Sat. Dec. 12th, 2009. 1:30pm.
MS3 / Class of 2011
Journal Club- Student Journal Club, at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Jacques- Monday, Nov. 2, 6:30pm. An informal dinner will be served. All are welcome to attend. The topic is the treatment for obesity. Please RSVP to Student Services for a food count and the articles to be discussed.
Mandatory Training session for Students- If you were unable to attend either of the student sessions, please contact Kym Freeman to arrange a training session that will fit with your mini-week schedule.
Osler Students- Practice Suture Lab with Dr. Brown. Tu. Nov. 24, 1-3:00pm. ED. Library.
Friday Education Schedule- Oct.30, 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 Oct. 30th.
Call Ends on Wed. Nov. 25th.
Final Exam Schedule-
Surgery Shelf- Mon. 12/1/09 9:00am
Peds Shelf Exam- Mon. 12/1/09 9:00am
Psych Shelf Exam- Fri. 12/4/09 9:00am
OB/GYN Shelf Exam-Mon. 12/7/09 9:00am
OB/GYN Practical Mon. 12/7/09 1:00pm
Internal Med Shelf Tu. 12/8/09 9:00am
Neurology Shelf Fri. 12/11/09 9:00pm
Family Med Final 12/11/09 9:00pm
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