Office of Medical Education

May 23 - 29, 2022

The WeeklyWire is an official communication tool of the Larner College of Medicine. Student feedback led to its development and continues to inform iterative improvements. All non-curriculum-related email communications are directed through The WeeklyWire to help support manageable email inboxes for our students; it's a one-stop-shop for all med school happenings outside of the classroom!

Please do not hesitate to contact the Office of Medical Education with any questions.

IN THIS ISSUE:

Weekly Wire Archives

* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed

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CLASS INFORMATION

Class of 2022

• Before you Drop Mic and Leave: Congrats, Doctors! Please don't forget to do the following before dropping mic and dancing off into the sunset...
  • NEW! - Post Graduation Technology and Accounts: Important information about post-graduation changes to your Larner College of Medicine account (COMID) and LCOM-provided technology...
  • Access to Davis Center COVID-19 Testing: Only students who are actively enrolled in classes for the summer, fall, or are sponsored to be on campus, are allowed to test. Once you graduate and your CatCard becomes inactive, you lose access to the testing center. You will be unable to access Davis Center testing after the week following your commencement.
  • LAST CLASS OF 2022 ISSUE - WeeklyWire: In the next issue of the WeeklyWire, the Class of 2022 will be removed from distribution. If you wish to continue to receive the WeeklyWire after graduating, please subscribe using a new non-MED email address (subscribe form is in our right-hand menu, in the online version of the Wire).
  • APPROACHING DEADLINE - Forward mail from your Given mailbox: 06/01 deadline. Your mailbox at Given will be reassigned to an incoming student sometime in early summer. To receive the mail currently in your mailbox and to have mail forwarded to you for the next six months, you will need to...
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Jumpstart VIC Summer Teaching Assistants Needed: 05/31 application deadline. Course runs 07/05-07/29. Four paid positions available to help run TBL sessions in Jumpstart VIC: gain teaching skills and brush up on your basic sciences...

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Class of 2023

• Professional Portrait Sessions with Medical Communications: Would you like a professional headshot with our Medical Communications Team? We are offering a few upcoming sessions on 06/02, 06/15, and 07/13, FCFS - if interested, secure your headshot via our sign-up genius sign-up...
• APPLY NOW - Look at Larner Leadership: 06/06 application deadline. Look at Larner, an outreach event for URM students to LCOM, is seeking two new leaders for the September 2022 event! Please contact Liz McElhinney, Director of Pre-Matriculation Programs, with any questions.
• Panacea Financial Foundation Scholarships: 06/30 application deadline. $5,000 scholarships. Our Foundation is focused on strengthening the pipeline of underrepresented ethnic or racial minorities in medicine through scholarships to medical students. 
• AAMC issues guidance for interviews for 2022-23 residency selection cycle: Developed by the AAMC to put applicants first and help specialty and training programs consider their interviewing options in support of evidence-based decisions...
• Addiction Medicine Elective Course (Med 2560): 9/19/22 - 9/30/22. **AHEC Scholars-eligible activity** This is a unique, interactive opportunity to hone your skills in addiction medicine and gain experience in the use of medications for opioid use disorder...
• Diabetic Foot Management Course: MS4 AI course 2022-23. A diverse experience with exposure to both the medical and surgical sides of diabetic limb salvage...

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Class of 2024

• APPLY NOW - Look at Larner Leadership: 06/06 application deadline. Look at Larner, an outreach event for URM students to LCOM, is seeking two new leaders for the September 2022 event! Please contact Liz McElhinney, Director of Pre-Matriculation Programs, with any questions.
• APPLY NOW - 2023-2024 Pathology Student Fellowship: 10/14 application deadline. All MS3’s, application season begins soon for the 2023-2024 Pathology Student Fellowship Program!...
• Panacea Financial Foundation Scholarships: 06/30 application deadline. $5,000 scholarships. Our Foundation is focused on strengthening the pipeline of underrepresented ethnic or racial minorities in medicine through scholarships to medical students.
• ACTION REQUIRED - Given Locker Clean Out: 07/01 deadline to clean out your Given lockers. Failure to meet this deadline will result in a $50 cleaning fee.

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Class of 2025

• APPLY NOW - Look at Larner Leadership: 06/06 application deadline. Look at Larner, an outreach event for URM students to LCOM, is seeking two new leaders for the September 2022 event! Please contact Liz McElhinney, Director of Pre-Matriculation Programs, with any questions.
• Panacea Financial Foundation Scholarships: 06/30 application deadline. $5,000 scholarships. Our Foundation is focused on strengthening the pipeline of underrepresented ethnic or racial minorities in medicine through scholarships to medical students.
• USMLE Step 1 Accommodations Planning: Here are some recommended steps you can take now if you plan on requesting accommodations for USMLE Step 1...
• UWorld for Step 1: We're excited to announce the Office of Medical Education plans to purchase a 360-day UWorld for Step 1 subscription for each co2025 student...
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Jumpstart VIC Summer Teaching Assistants Needed: 05/31 application deadline. Course runs 07/05-07/29. Four paid positions available to help run TBL sessions in Jumpstart VIC: gain teaching skills and brush up on your basic sciences...

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WEEKLY UVM Larner Med FYIs

• THIS WEEK - Annual Heating Plant Shutdown May 22–27: We highly recommend users power down any equipment that is connected to building steam the night prior to the building’s scheduled shutdown. Please  review this message to understand impact by date by MEDPLEX building to note how this shutdown effects your assigned space (i.e., the availability of heat, hot water, steam, air conditioning, cage washing, and autoclaves)...
• UVM Offices Closed - Memorial Day: 05/30, all day. UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Education, are closed in observance of Memorial Day. Please plan accordingly, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
• NOMINATE - 2022 Excellence in Medical Student Career Advising Awards: 06/15 nomination deadline. There are three awards: a program award, a faculty advisor award, and a staff award. This award recognize the importance of those who support students in making well-informed and strategic career decisions...
• Wednesday Wonders - Standing in Solidarity and Healing: 05/18 message from your Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education...
• Dana Medical Library Hours: Through June 24. The Library Is Open! Dana Medical Library maintains regular hours through Friday, June 24 to support medical student access...
• Looking to get more active or help others get active? If you're looking to boost your physical activity or help other LCOM students get active, find out more about Wellness Committee's new initiative: Active Buddies!...
• AAMC Careers in Medicine (CiM): The CiM program helps you explore your physician career options, choose your medical specialty, apply smart to residency, more; check it out... 
• UVM Larner Med in a Time of COVID - Special Reports, Information, & Resources:
  • Indoor Masking Encouraged at Larner College of Medicine: Per a 05/12 email, Deans Page and Carney invited everyone in the Larner community to join us in protecting yourself, your patients, and others in our community by wearing masks indoors...
  • UVM Testing: Per a 05/12 email, while UVM main campus has discontinued mandatory compliance testing monitoring, we encourage students to continue to take advantage of the free and convenient testing available in the first floor of the Davis Center, via your local Department of Health, and/or via local pharmacies...

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COMMUNITY WELLNESS

Be sure to review this section for any announcements regarding student wellness! If you ever have any questions about this section, it's postings, or any wellness topics, please do not hesitate to contact our Director of Student Well-being, Dr. Lee Rosen or reach out to one of your Larner College of Medicine Wellness Committee representatives.

THIS WEEK:

• Student Fitness Task Force Meeting: 05/23 @7pm via Zoom (RSVP required). Concerned about student access to fitness facilities? Then join the Student Council StuFit TaskForce that has been working on both short and long term solutions to ensure access to fitness facilities for UVM Larner Med Medical and Graduate students...
• Burlington ONE Plant Swap: 05/24, 4-7pm, 311 North Ave, Burlington, VT.
• RECURRING:
  • MONDAYS - Meditation and Mindfulness Lunch: Mondays, 12-1pm, in MedEd300 or via MS Teams. Join the Meditation and Mindfulness SIG in MedEd300 for our weekly lunch and meditation!
  • WEDNESDAYS - HopeWorks Anonymous Chatline Support: Wednesdays, 7-8pm EST, virtual. for anybody impacted by sexual violence. If you need somebody to talk to either for yourself or a loved one, please join a session...

UPCOMING:

• Local Motion Bike Ferry starts on Memorial Day*: Starting on Memorial Day weekend, Local Motion is proud to welcome everyone back on board the bike ferry! As always, the bike ferry is free to all. Find out more information as well as how you can help keep the bike ferry going...

ADDITIONAL WELL-BEING RESOURCES/INFORMATION:

• Looking to get more active or help others get active? If you're looking to boost your physical activity or help other LCOM students get active, find out more about Wellness Committee's new initiative: Active Buddies!...
• AAMC News - How to help a fellow medical student struggling with drugs or alcohol: Medical students were already at risk of substance use disorder. The isolation and stress caused by the pandemic have exacerbated the contributing factors...
• UVM Mindfulness Schedule: Looking for a supportive community to practice/learn meditation and connect with others? UVM Mindfulness offers an array of weekly programs. Except when otherwise stated, all programs are drop-in and welcome newcomers to mindfulness and meditation All programs are free and open to students, staff, and faculty. Check out the UVM Mindfulness community...

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LCOMcares - WAYS TO HELP/VOLUNTEER

We are sharing opportunities and needs in the State of Vermont. The University of Vermont has not vetted or researched these opportunities and cannot warrant or recommend one opportunity over another. It is your sole responsibility to thoroughly evaluate any volunteer organization or opportunity before engaging. Please practice physical distancing and follow the established guidelines to keep yourself and your community safe. Consider the following opportunities independently and carefully after looking into the organization and their safety practices.

THIS WEEK:

• Visiting Student Needs Housing/Room to Rent: May 27, 2022 - June 25, 2022 (The rotation runs from 05/30/2022 - 06/24/2022). Visiting student is looking for a room to rent during her upcoming pathology elective rotation. If you know of anything, please contact David Viau - Pathology Elective Coordinator. Any information is greatly appreciated!
• DONATE - Vermont City Marathon Relay Camp Kesem Fundraiser: 05/29 @7am, Waterfront Park, Burlington. The Running SIG has two relay teams for the Vermont City Marathon and we are fundraising for Camp Kesem!...
• VOLUNTEER - MEDICAL VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Vermont City Marathon & Relay: 05/29, 6am - 1pm, city of Burlington, VT. Join a dynamic, multidisciplinary team caring for ill and injured athletes at Vermont's largest sporting event...
  

UPCOMING:

• APPROACHING DEADLINE - MMI Recruitment: 05/31 application deadline. Are you interested in becoming an MMI interviewer for LCOM? Must be in good standing, and willing to commit to participating in a training session and six (2hrs) interview days Aug.-March. Contact the Admissions Office if interested.
• Call for Move-In Volunteers: Sign-up by 06/01. All volunteers will receive a limited-edition Move-In t-shirt and meal voucher for Move-In Day. This year we are also raffling off $500 in prizes as an extra thank you to our amazing volunteers!
• Blood Drive Competition! 07/01 deadline. UVM Larner Med, UNECOM, and Geisel School of Medicine are hosting a blood drive competition! Open to all students, friends, family, and community members in VT, NH, or ME, you can participate by donating blood, money, or your time. See our flyer for more information!...
• Inner Space BIPOC Pop-Up Clinic: 07/09 - CT & VT students invited to sign up. Seeking volunteers for the first “Inner Space” pop-up clinic designed to improve care for marginalized/oppressed populations in the local community. See Additional Information if you’d like to participate in this event or future events!...

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UNIVERSITY OPPORTUNITIES & UPCOMING EVENTS

UVM always has a TON of event opportunities flying around. The list below was hand-picked/designed for our medical student community (also check out the Larner Medical Student Activities Calendar anytime for the latest and greatest list of events). Students may also explore the UVM Bored? Calendar for even more opportunities open to all UVM students...

THIS WEEK:

• MON, May 23:
  • New LCOM Recruitment Video: 05/25, LCOM-VT Campus. Admissions is partnering with Hen House Media to produce a high-quality LCOM recruitment video. Official full day filming sessions will take place on  5/2 and  5/23 on the VT campus and 5/25 on the CT campus.
  • Student Fitness Task Force Meeting: 05/23 @7pm via Zoom (RSVP required). Concerned about student access to fitness facilities? Then join the Student Council StuFit TaskForce that has been working on both short and long term solutions to ensure access to fitness facilities for UVM Larner Med Medical and Graduate students...
  • RECURRING - Meditation and Mindfulness Lunch: Mondays, 12-1pm, in MedEd300 or via MS Teams. Join the Meditation and Mindfulness SIG in MedEd300 for our weekly lunch and meditation!
• TUE, May 24: 
  • Coffee & Donuts + OB/GYN Grand Rounds: 05/24, 7:30-8:30am, in MedEd200 or via Zoom. Join OB/GYN, AMWA, and Medical Students for Choice for OB/GYN Grand Rounds, "International Family Planning"...
• WED, May 25:
  • New LCOM Recruitment Video: 05/25, LCOM-CT Campus. Admissions is partnering with Hen House Media to produce a high-quality LCOM recruitment video. Official full day filming sessions will take place on 5/2 and   5/23 on the VT campus and 5/25 on the CT campus.
  • RECURRING - WEDNESDAYS - Pediatric Grand Rounds - “Bias, Discrimination and Racism: Effects on Children and Moving Forward”: 05/25, 8-9am, Davis Auditorium & via Zoom. Occurs every Wednesday.
• THU, May 26: No events posted for this day.
• FRI, May 27:
  • RECURRING - FRIDAYS: WeeklyWire Submission Deadline: Fridays, no later than 7am (unless noted otherwise). Want to submit to the Wire? Submit your posting using our WeeklyWire Online Submission Form.
• SAT, May 28: No events posted for this day.
• SUN, May 29:
  • DONATE - Vermont City Marathon Relay Camp Kesem Fundraiser: 05/29 @7am, Waterfront Park, Burlington. The Running SIG has two relay teams for the Vermont City Marathon and we are fundraising for Camp Kesem!...

UPCOMING:

• UVM Offices Closed - Memorial Day: 05/30, all day. UVM Offices, including the Office of Medical Education, are closed in observance of Memorial Day. Please plan accordingly, and we apologize for any inconvenience.
• APPROACHING DEADLINE - MMI Recruitment: 05/31 application deadline. Are you interested in becoming an MMI interviewer for LCOM? Must be in good standing, and willing to commit to participating in a training session and six (2hrs) interview days Aug.-March. Contact the Admissions Office if interested.
• KTGF - Positive Psychiatry Lunch: 05/31, 12-1pm, in HSRF 200. Kligenstein Third Generation Foundation will be hosting a lunch with guest speaker Dr. Rosenfeld. We will be talking and discussing Positive Psychiatry. Lunch is provided (thus, RSVP is kindly requested)!...
• Call for Move-In Volunteers: Sign-up by 06/01. All volunteers will receive a limited-edition Move-In t-shirt and meal voucher for Move-In Day. This year we are also raffling off $500 in prizes as an extra thank you to our amazing volunteers!
• Monthly Medical Student Council Meeting: 06/01, 5-7pm, in MedEd304 or via Zoom. All Larner Community members are welcome to attend.
• Vermont Center for Cardiovascular & Brain Health Symposium: 06/02-06/03, in the UVM Davis Center (in person!). Registration is FREE & includes great science, networking, career development sessions, lunch both days, and a reception June 2 at Echo Center (capacity limited – 1st come 1st served!)...
• Good Morning Coffee/Tea - Student Lounge: 06/03, 7-8am, outside the student lounge. All medical student welcome! Drop by for some morning coffee and/or tea every other Friday and meet with your Dean...
• Gender Equity Town Hall 2022: 06/06, 12-1pm, via Zoom. As we close the 3rd year of the Gender Equity Initiative, please join us in an open discussion with faculty, staff, and students about gender equity at Larner College of Medicine...
• Abenaki Health Speaker with Q&A: 06/08, 5:30-7pm, MedEd200. Abenaki community leaders will speak about their experience in accessing and using healthcare in Vermont...
• Social Justice Coalition (SJC) Book Club: 06/09 @5:30pm, via Zoom. Join us in reading The Most Costly Journey, a collection of stories from migrant farm workers here in VT...
• CVRI’s Science Jam - "Delivering a Great Elevator Pitch: A Science Communication Event": 06/22, 6-8:30pm, Hotel Vermont, Juniper Hall – 41 Cherry Street, Burlington (registration required). All career stages welcome to join us!
• Blood Drive Competition! 07/01 deadline. UVM Larner Med, UNECOM, and Geisel School of Medicine are hosting a blood drive competition! Open to all students, friends, family, and community members in VT, NH, or ME, you can participate by donating blood, money, or your time.  See our flyer for more information!...

DROP-IN MEETINGS ARE ALWAYS AVAILABLE:

• Dean for Medical Education
• Deans for Students (preclinical, clinical, CT Campus)
• Director of Student Well-being/Well-being Advisor
• Director of Academic Achievement
• Director of Learning Environment
• Student Financial Services
• Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Drop-ins

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STUDENT FINANCIAL SERVICES (Scholarships, Awards, & Finance FYIs)

Our Medical Student Financial Services begin with prospective students and continue through the curriculum to commencement. We advise students on various aspects such as financing their medical education, loan debt management matters, and financial wellness. Please do not hesitate to reach out to the Assistant Director of Medical Student Financial Services, Ryan Gates, with any questions.

THIS WEEK:

• Citizens Scholarship Opportunity: Now, through June 30. No essays, no report cards—just a couple easy steps and you’re entered. Giving away $2,500 every month to students and parents. If you don’t win this month, you’re still automatically entered for the annual grand prize of $15,000. With all that, you’re made ready for success.

UPCOMING:

• APPROACHING DEADLINE - Howard Center Shared Living Provider Needed*: 05/31 application deadline. Seeking Shared Living Provider(s) to support an active 22-year-old man who enjoys sports. Compensation: $35,000 tax free annual stipend plus room and board ($760.69/month).
• AMA Accelerating Change in Medical Education Innovation Grant Program*: 06/01 application deadline. $30,000 grants designed to hasten the transformation of medical education by supporting the research, implementation, and expansion of innovations and initiatives...
• NOMINATE - 2022 Excellence in Medical Student Career Advising Awards: 06/15 nomination deadline. There are three awards: a program award, a faculty advisor award, and a staff award. This award recognize the importance of those who support students in making well-informed and strategic career decisions...

ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES:

• Caregivers: Caregivers wanted for individual in Winooski, VT; offering 20$/hr...

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Non-LARNER CAREER EXPLORATION, RESEARCH, LEADERSHIP & FELLOWSHIP

THIS WEEK:

• Maternal Health Incubator virtual event*: 05/24-05/25, via Zoom (registration required). To develop a collective understanding of the multisector data needed to reverse long-standing trends of racial and ethnic inequities in maternal mortality and morbidity among birthing people, particularly those who identify as Black, American Indian, or Alaska Native...

UPCOMING:

• National Chats for Change: transforming medicine into a profession that is anti-racist:
  • "Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say - Structural Racism": 06/01, 12-1pm, via Zoom (registration required). Structural racism is not something that people or institutions choose to practice. In the US, it’s a key feature of the social, economic and political systems that were created over hundreds of years, and in which we all live, work, play, and learn. Why are the barriers to embracing this truth?
  • "Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say - Allyship": 07/06, 12-1pm, via Zoom (registration required). To be an ally is to be in an active state of partnership. Are students, faculty, staff, leaders, and administrators using their power, position, or privilege to disrupt the status quo or is it just talk? Let’s unpack what it means to be an ally and what strong allyship looks like?
• AAMC Presents “Leveraging Data to Drive Change in Telehealth Access Equity”: 06/02, 3-4pm, webinar (registration required). Will explore how data can be leveraged to understand telehealth’s impact on access to care and drive solutions to ensure equitable access for all patients...
• 2022 AAMC Integrating Quality Forum transitions to virtual event, focus on addressing social risk needs of patients: 06/03, all day virtual event. Will focus on improving patient outcomes by addressing social needs through screenings, and will feature interactive presentations, group discussions, and a rare opportunity to engage with experts...
• AMA Research Challenge is now accepting abstracts*: 07/12 deadline. Grand prize of $10,000. Folx can also apply to be a judge. This is the largest national, multi-specialty research event for medical students and residents...

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ARTS & PUBLICATION

THIS WEEK:

• SUBMISSION DEADLINE - Academic Medicine Call for Letters to the Editor from Trainees ("A Transformative Moment"): Submit your letters one week only, 05/23-05/27. Seeking original submissions for its Letters to the Editor feature from medical students, residents, fellows, and trainees in other health professions on the topic of a transformative moment in your professional journey...

UPCOMING:

• APPROACHING SUBMISSION DEADLINE - AMSA & ABIM Foundation medical student essay contest on building trust*: 06/01 submission deadline. The contest asks medical students to engage in a reflective writing exercise that illustrates an experience where they built, lost, or restored trust in a health care setting...

ADDITIONAL ARTS & PUBLICATION INFORMATION/RESOURCES:

• NEW - Larner Medicine Issue: May 18, 2022 | Volume IV, Issue 10 recently "hit the shelves." This issue highlights our Class of 2025 Schweitzer Fellows, Class of 2022 Honors Night and more! Check out the latest issue of Larner Medicine...
• NEW - the Nocturnists*: In their most recent episode, see the world through that broader lens: physician Rupa Marya and political economist Raj Patel, whose recent book Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of Injustice, explores the impact of oppressive systems on our health, and how deep medicine can facilitate collective healing...
• The Nocturnists*: In this episode, Emily speaks with Brazilian neuroscientist and author Sidarta Ribeiro about his book The Oracle of Night, which investigates the art and science of dreams and the extraordinary power dreams have in shaping our world...
• Recent AAMC Publications*:
  • How smartphones and wearables are advancing clinical research and treatment: Academic researchers partner with tech companies to make research more accessible and include more data...
  • AAMCNews - Why do so many Americans distrust science? Medical science faces a credibility crisis that threatens its ability to protect people’s health. Scientists need to grasp the forces sowing suspicion about their work...

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* = All postings flagged with an asterisk are not UVM-sponsored/endorsed