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• ATTENTION REQUIRED: Please ensure that you are up to date with immunization requirements. Please visit your CastleBranch portal to check your compliance status and review any action items that need your attention. Students who are not in compliance will receive a follow-up communication. Thank you for your attention to this important requirement.
• AHEC Spotlight Series: Community Engagement: Wednesday, September 10, 2025; 12:00-1:00 p.m.; MedEd200- Sullivan Classroom. Hear from 3 community agencies to learn about their work and a coordinated approach to volunteerism. This panel will be moderated by Katie Wells, MD, MPD, Larner's Director of Social Medicine. Panelists: Kelly Moran, MSW is the Justice, Mentoring and Re-entry Coordinator with Mercy Connections. She works with justice-involved individuals and advocates for disenfranchised communities. She has 20 years of experience working with diverse populations both locally and internationally. Justine Mee is the Health Services Coordinator for Champlain Valley Head Start, a program of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. Justine coordinates well child & dental exams, immunizations, hearing & vision screenings, and medication administration to support the development of the child within the family, and the development of the family within the community. Sarah Sinnott is the Family and Community Engagement Director for the Janet S. Munt Family Room, a welcoming parent-child center supporting families with children up to age 5. In her role, Sarah connects families to each other, and bridges people and organizations in the community. For more information, contact Jennifer Gaudreau, CPRP-DEI, Physician Placement Professional at jennifer.gaudreau@med.uvm.edu.

• 2025 Medical Student Leadership Lunch & Learn Series - Session 3 of 3: September 15, via Microsoft Teams. Members of the Class of 2029 are invited to this BYO-lunch & learn series to learn about various Student Leadership Opportunities at the Larner College of Medicine. Hear from student leaders regarding their affiliated group across these three lunch & learn sessions. The first 40 minutes will be formal presentations from the groups, and then the last 20 minutes will be held for questions and discussion. Please feel free to bring your lunch to the session (please MUTE your mics; video is up to you, but we always appreciate seeing your faces). Join the session, now… Series schedule for 9/15 session: 

  • UVM Board of Trustees (BOT; Faculty-Student Committee)
    • Learning Environment and Professionalism Committee (LEAP; Faculty-Student Committee)
    • AAMC OSRs (National Student Group)
    • Larner Student Ambassadors (Student Group)

  For more information contact Kiersten Tavares at kiersten.tavares@med.uvm.edu

• Careers in Medicine Specialty Panel Series - Plastic Surgery with Dr. Donald Laub: The goal of this informal session will be to answer any and all questions about Plastic Surgery as a specialty choice. Attendings will be on hand to discuss the field in general and to describe the subspecialty opportunities available. Special attention will also be taken to explain the residency application process and offer specific guidance to best prepare you for navigating that process. Students: Please complete the Panel Session evaluation using this link . Contact Emma.Faustner@med.uvm.edu with any questions.
• Save the Date: Nuvance Global Health Program information session: Monday, October 13,12 -1pm, Med Ed 200. Monday, Join us for an information session about the Nuvance Global Health Program and the application process the Summer Global Health Elective for Larner M1’s. Learn more about the Nuvance Global Health program. . For more information, contact Cristin Gildea, Program Specialist, OME at cristin.gildea@med.uvm.edu.
• Student Led Review Training: Want to establish a well-organized and focused peer review group in a format already developed by LCOM students? organized peer review groups can be excellent for reviewing and reinforcing knowledge within a course block. To be effective, these groups often benefit from some structure and group format. A few students from the class of 2028 have co-developed a model for an effective and efficient self-organizing medical study group and would like to share this model with interested students in your class. If you are interested in learning more from a fellow M2 about this particular model and potentially establishing a similar group, then please sign up here. We will arrange a conversation with one of the founding group members. This will cover: overall group format, lessons learned, integrating technology, booking rooms, and benefits identified from such a group (e.g., knowledge reinforcement, judgment of learning, developing effective presentation skills, accountability). Please sign up using this link. For more information, contact Dr. Tim Moynihan at timothy.m.moynihan@med.uvm.edu
• Study tools: AccessMedicine for supplemental learning through the Dana Library. Did you know as an LCOM student you have access to McGraw Hill's digital resource AccessMedicine. This resource includes textbooks, review questions, quiz generation, application cases, video/audio, infographics, flashcards, interactive modules & study tools. Click here to explore what is available. Click here for a brief overview video specific to the basic sciences.

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• ATTENTION REQUIRED: Please ensure that you are up to date with immunization requirements. Please visit your CastleBranch portal to check your compliance status and review any action items that need your attention. Students who are not in compliance will receive a follow-up communication. Thank you for your attention to this important requirement.
• Applications begin-The NIH Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) is a premier, year-long research training program which seeks to attract talented, research-oriented medical, dental, and veterinary students to the NIH intramural campus in Bethesda, Maryland, and its satellite campuses.  Centered on a robust investigation experience through a basic, clinical, or translational research project with an experienced mentor that matches their professional interests, the NIH MRSP also provides students with a dedicated curriculum of academic activities featuring world-renowned clinician-scientists, networking opportunities, and professional development workshops.  Over 600 alumni strong, the NIH MRSP has a proven history of helping launch the next generation of biomedical researchers into highly successful, impactful careers.   The (Future) Doctor Is In | NIH Intramural Research Program offers a glimpse into how this career development program has benefited some of our recent students.  Students in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year are eligible to apply. We will begin to accept applications on SEPTEMBER 1st, 2025.****The application deadline is DECEMBER 1, 2025.**** Our NIH MRSP team will be conducting a virtual information webinar on Thursday, October 9th at 1:00PM EST.   Webinar details will be shared in September. More information can be found at: NIH Medical Research Scholars Program. If you have any questions or would like additional information about the MRSP, please do not hesitate to contact us at mrsp@mail.nih.gov. In addition, the NIH Clinical Electives Program offers year-round clinical opportunities for senior medical and dental students to gain clinical research exposure through rotations with services that are responsible for the clinical care of patients enrolled in protocols and clinical trials.      Eligibility requirements and application information can be found on our website: NIH Clinical Electives Program. The NIH MRSP Team will conduct a live, virtual informational webinar on Thursday, October 9th at 1:00PM (EST) via Teams.  Click Here to Register.
• AHEC Spotlight Series: Community Engagement: Wednesday, September 10, 2025; 12:00-1:00 p.m.; MedEd200- Sullivan Classroom. Hear from 3 community agencies to learn about their work and a coordinated approach to volunteerism. This panel will be moderated by Katie Wells, MD, MPD, Larner's Director of Social Medicine. Panelists: Kelly Moran, MSW is the Justice, Mentoring and Re-entry Coordinator with Mercy Connections. She works with justice-involved individuals and advocates for disenfranchised communities. She has 20 years of experience working with diverse populations both locally and internationally. Justine Mee is the Health Services Coordinator for Champlain Valley Head Start, a program of the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity. Justine coordinates well child & dental exams, immunizations, hearing & vision screenings, and medication administration to support the development of the child within the family, and the development of the family within the community. Sarah Sinnott is the Family and Community Engagement Director for the Janet S. Munt Family Room, a welcoming parent-child center supporting families with children up to age 5. In her role, Sarah connects families to each other, and bridges people and organizations in the community. For more information, contact Jennifer Gaudreau, CPRP-DEI, Physician Placement Professional at jennifer.gaudreau@med.uvm.edu.
• M1/2 summer research poster session: September 23, 3-5:30pm, Hoehl Gallery/Given Courtyard/Sullivan Classroom Foyer. Please join us at the annual Medical Student Summer Research Poster Session. Also, if you are an M2 student and did summer research that was not supported by LCOM, CVRI, or the Cancer Center and want to present, let us know. The annual Medical Student Summer Research Poster Session will occur on Sept 23. Current M2 students participating in research this past summer supported by LCOM and CVRI will be presenting. Students supported by the Cancer Center already participated in a separate poster session. If you are an M2 student who did research this past summer through another mechanism, including unfunded work, and you would like to present, please email Dr. Renee Stapleton at renee.stapleton@med.uvm.edu.
• AHEC Community Engagement & Service 80-hour Pathway: Rolling Application. Longitudinal volunteer service opportunities with local community agencies. Read the program overview to learn about partnerships with the Association of Africans Living in Vermont, Champlain Valley Head Start, the Janet S. Munt Family Room, Feeding Champlain Valley and Mercy Connections. The broad goals of this AHEC Scholars activity are to support meaningful service to community agencies and to explore ways physicians can partner with others to address issues of availability, accessibility, and quality of health services in the community. As an AHEC Scholars eligible activity, students complete 40 training hours and at least 40 field/service hours. The course content includes exploration of Vermont systems and services related to promoting and maintaining health. Through service, students will enhance partnerships with community agencies to further goals agreed upon by the community partner, AHEC, and the student volunteer. Larner medical students may participate in this AHEC Scholars pathway activity in their second, third or fourth year at LCOM. There is an application process, with a limited number of students selected based on the volunteer needs of the partnering community agencies, as well as program capacity and strength of the student application. Read the program overview and find the application link here: [AHEC Community Engagement and Service page]. Contact Patti Smith Urie at patti.smith-urie@med.uvm.edu with questions about the AHEC Scholars program or this AHEC activity.
• co2028 Study Group: Putting M2's in contact for a new study group: semi quiet, accountability, occasional discussion...Fill out this form if you are interested in being connected with other M2's looking for the following type of study group: Parallel learning on campus following classes, mixture of silent and discussion, occasional group review of week's topics & case questions, resources sharing, space for accountability! For more information, contact Dr. Tim Moynihan at timothy.m.moynihan@med.uvm.edu.
• Study tools: AccessMedicine for supplemental learning through the Dana Library. Did you know as an LCOM student you have access to McGraw Hill's digital resource AccessMedicine. This resource includes textbooks, review questions, quiz generation, application cases, video/audio, infographics, flashcards, interactive modules & study tools. Click here to explore what is available. Click here for a brief overview video specific to the basic sciences.

• University of Colorado School of Medicine First Look Virtual Event: September 16, 5-7PM fully virtual. We invite all 3rd and 4th year medical students and residents to join the University of Colorado First Look Virtual Event to learn more about our residency and fellowship programs. This event will have introductions to our campus leaders, and a panel with representation from multiple specialties available to answer questions for potential applicants about training and living in Colorado. We will be highlighting the values and norms you will see as a member of our campus. This event will be held on virtually 9/16/2025, 5:00 - 7:00pm MST, with specialty breakout rooms from 6:00-7:00pm MST. Please sign up at this link.
• Upcoming Advising Meetings: Fall 2025. Your Deans for Students/OME will be holding several meetings over the next few months to help you prepare for entering the Advanced Integration Level. Class-wide meetings will be held to give you an overview of 4th year and the requirements (late Oct/early Nov), details of the scheduling lotteries (mid-Dec), and planning away rotations (Jan). Smaller group discussions will be available for students who are undecided or deciding between 3 or more specialties, deciding between 2 specialties, and those who have chosen their specialty (Nov - Dec). All meetings will be held over Zoom and will be recorded. Please keep an eye out for Outlook invitations from the REQ Medical Education Calendar. For more details, contact Emma Faustner, Career Advising & Residency Placement Coordinator at emma.Faustner@med.uvm.edu
• Application Begin 9/1-The NIH Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) is a premier, year-long research training program which seeks to attract talented, research-oriented medical, dental, and veterinary students to the NIH intramural campus in Bethesda, Maryland, and its satellite campuses.  Centered on a robust investigation experience through a basic, clinical, or translational research project with an experienced mentor that matches their professional interests, the NIH MRSP also provides students with a dedicated curriculum of academic activities featuring world-renowned clinician-scientists, networking opportunities, and professional development workshops.  Over 600 alumni strong, the NIH MRSP has a proven history of helping launch the next generation of biomedical researchers into highly successful, impactful careers.   The (Future) Doctor Is In | NIH Intramural Research Program offers a glimpse into how this career development program has benefited some of our recent students.  Students in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year are eligible to apply. We will begin to accept applications on SEPTEMBER 1st, 2025.****The application deadline is DECEMBER 1, 2025.**** Our NIH MRSP team will be conducting a virtual information webinar on Thursday, October 9th at 1:00PM EST.   Webinar details will be shared in September. More information can be found at: NIH Medical Research Scholars Program. If you have any questions or would like additional information about the MRSP, please do not hesitate to contact us at mrsp@mail.nih.gov. In addition, the NIH Clinical Electives Program offers year-round clinical opportunities for senior medical and dental students to gain clinical research exposure through rotations with services that are responsible for the clinical care of patients enrolled in protocols and clinical trials.      Eligibility requirements and application information can be found on our website: NIH Clinical Electives Program. The NIH MRSP Team will conduct a live, virtual informational webinar on Thursday, October 9th at 1:00PM (EST) via Teams.  Click Here to Register.

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• Application Begin 9/1-The NIH Medical Research Scholars Program (MRSP) is a premier, year-long research training program which seeks to attract talented, research-oriented medical, dental, and veterinary students to the NIH intramural campus in Bethesda, Maryland, and its satellite campuses.  Centered on a robust investigation experience through a basic, clinical, or translational research project with an experienced mentor that matches their professional interests, the NIH MRSP also provides students with a dedicated curriculum of academic activities featuring world-renowned clinician-scientists, networking opportunities, and professional development workshops.  Over 600 alumni strong, the NIH MRSP has a proven history of helping launch the next generation of biomedical researchers into highly successful, impactful careers.   The (Future) Doctor Is In | NIH Intramural Research Program offers a glimpse into how this career development program has benefited some of our recent students.  Students in their 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year are eligible to apply. We will begin to accept applications on SEPTEMBER 1st, 2025.****The application deadline is DECEMBER 1, 2025.**** Our NIH MRSP team will be conducting a virtual information webinar on Thursday, October 9th at 1:00PM EST.   Webinar details will be shared in September. More information can be found at: NIH Medical Research Scholars Program. If you have any questions or would like additional information about the MRSP, please do not hesitate to contact us at mrsp@mail.nih.gov. In addition, the NIH Clinical Electives Program offers year-round clinical opportunities for senior medical and dental students to gain clinical research exposure through rotations with services that are responsible for the clinical care of patients enrolled in protocols and clinical trials.      Eligibility requirements and application information can be found on our website: NIH Clinical Electives Program. The NIH MRSP Team will conduct a live, virtual informational webinar on Thursday, October 9th at 1:00PM (EST) via Teams.
• MSPE deadline is coming up soon! 9/7. You should have received your MSPE for review. Please look for it and get it back to us by 9/7.
• University of Colorado School of Medicine First Look Virtual Event: September 16, 5-7PM fully virtual. We invite all 3rd and 4th year medical students and residents to join the University of Colorado First Look Virtual Event to learn more about our residency and fellowship programs. This event will have introductions to our campus leaders, and a panel with representation from multiple specialties available to answer questions for potential applicants about training and living in Colorado. We will be highlighting the values and norms you will see as a member of our campus. This event will be held on virtually 9/16/2025, 5:00 - 7:00pm MST, with specialty breakout rooms from 6:00-7:00pm MST. Please sign up at this link.
• Transcripts for Residency Application due: before 9/22/25. Request your med school transcript for your residency applications! Residency applicants should request copies of their medical school transcripts to be sent to Emma Faustner for uploading to the application platforms. Please see the instructions for requesting an electronic transcript [PDF]. If new grades post after a transcript is uploaded, you must request a new copy in the same way. Contact Emma at Emma.Faustner@med.uvm.edu with questions. Click Here to Register.
• Request Letters of Recommendation: ASAP. Have you requested your letters of rec yet? If you haven't requested your letters of rec for residency application yet you should do so as soon as possible to give your letter writers enough time to write and upload them to your application platform(s). Be sure to follow the instructions from your application platform(s) for creating letters and sending requests to your letter writers. It is recommended that all of the letters that you plan to submit to programs be uploaded before applications are released to programs (9:00 am ET on 9/24 for ERAS and ResidencyCAS). For more information, contact Emma Faustner at emma.faustner@med.uvm.edu
• ResidencyCAS Tokens: Important. If you are applying in Emergency Medicine or ObGyn this cycle, please email Emma.Faustner@med.uvm.edu to request a ResidencyCAS token.
• The ERAS application registration is now open: You should have received a token inviting you to the system. If you didn’t receive the token (make sure to check your spam/junk folders, just in case), please reach out to Emma Faustner. We encourage all students, regardless of the specialty’s application platform, to register in the MyERAS^® system.
• Please invite your letter writers to submit their letter into your application portal (either through ERAS or Residency CAS).

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