UNSOM Students: News for Students
AOA Research Fellowship Awarded
Mike Krainock, MS I, has been awarded the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Carolyn L. Kuckein Student Research Fellowship for his work with William Zamboni, M.D., Chair, Department of Surgery, on Evaluating the effect of hyperbaric oxygen on Nitric Oxide Synthase isoforms in ischemic skeletal muscle. AOA is the national honor society for medical students and physicians.
2007 Graduation Week Schedule
The Class of 2007 will graduating in the School of Medicine Academic Hooding Ceremony Friday, May 18, 1:00 p.m., Main Arena, Lawlor Events Center, Reno. Graduation activities begin Wednesday, May 16. A complete graduation week schedule is available.
Class of 2007 Celebrates Match
The Class of 2007 learned their residency matches at celebrations in Reno and in Las Vegas. The 52 students matched with 36 different residency institutions across the nation and will enter specialties ranging from Family Practice and Internal Medicine to Ophthalmology and Neurosurgery. Nine graduates will stay in the state to enter into residency programs offered through the University of Nevada School of Medicine. More than one-fourth of this year’s graduating class matched with residency programs not currently offered within the state.
“We are very proud of our students’ placements,” said Cheryl Hug-English, M.D., associate dean of admissions and student affairs. “The University of Nevada School of Medicine has a tradition of placing in competitive programs, but the performance of the Class of 2007 is beyond our expectations. Not only did our entire class find a match, but the quality of programs they will be attending is phenomenal.”
In addition to today’s match results, five students received their match notification last month. These students participated in the San Francisco Match and Military Match which were developed to accommodate the most competitive of residency programs. Students placing in the early matches will enter specialties including neurosugery, ophthalmology, and general surgery.
View the complete match list.
Planning Year IV Workshop
The Office of Medical Education will hold a required workshop for all third year medical students overviewing the process and guidelines for fourth year scheduling. Year IV is the first opportunity students have in medical school to choose their clinical training. Students will learn how to schedule their electives, both away and in-school courses; guidelines for planning the fourth year, information about the rural rotatio; scheduling for Step II CK and CS. Clinical faculty will also be available to answer questions about specific electives. All students are excused from clinical obligations to attend this workshop.
Reno: Tuesday, Jan. 23, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Pennington 16
Las Vegas: Wednesday, Jan. 24, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., Patient Care Center, Room 210B
Presenters will attend each workshop live and in person.
Email smarcu@medicine.nevada.edu or dchase@medicine.nevada.edu for more information.
Offices of Admissions, Recruitment, Student Affairs and Medical Education Closure
Reno and Las Vegas offices will be closed the week of December 25 through January 1. All offices will resume regular business hours Tuesday, Jan. 2. The University of Nevada, Reno campus is also closed during this time.
Students Invited to American Medical Association Meeting in Las Vegas
The AMA Section on Medical Schools is holding its 30th interim meeting on Saturday, November 11 – Sunday, November 12, 2006 at the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. The educational program focus is expansion of medical schools and the impact on graduate medical education and the workforce. Dr. McDonald and Dr. Lenhart would like to urge all medical students who are members of the American Medical Association to attend these meetings. Contact Rob Matz, MS II, rmatz@unr.edu, for more information.
For more information, you can access the website by using this link: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/16673.html
The Registration deadline is October 2, 2006.
Race for the Cure Luncheon
AMWA, AGSS, AMSA are sponsoring a Race for the cure Pre-Race Lunch, Friday, Sept. 29, on the Reno campus. Freida Hulka, M.D., will talk with students about breast cancer treatment and a breast cancer survivor will also speak. Please sign up on the sheets on the Year I and II classroom doors. Last day to sign up is Wednesday, Sept. 27. Contact Whitney Waldroup, wmw@unr.edu for more information.
Residency Interviewing Workshops Scheduled
Seniors are invited to attend a workshop on Residency Interviewing Strategies in either Reno or Las Vegas.
Reno: Monday, Sept. 18; 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Pennington 20
Las Vegas: Wednesday, Sept. 20, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Residents will discuss their perspective on what makes a medical student interview successful, important mistakes to avoid and how to look and sound your best on interview day.
Plan to attend. Questions? Contact pdupey@medicine.nevada.edu or adiggins@medicine.nevada.edu
Applicant Interviewers Wanted
Applicant interviews for the incoming class of 2007 will begin in October. Linda Marshall, Admissions Coordinator, organizes interviews on the Reno and Las Vegas campuses. Applicants received two interviews, as you each know. Both are equally important. Medical students bring a unique perspective to the process and you have the opportunity to be part of selecting your peers. This is also a great way to sharpen your own skills for interviews you'll have the future. There is no better preparation for getting interviewed than being an interviewer.
Medical students in Years 2, 3 and 4 are eligible and encouraged to volunteer. Interested? Contact Linda at lmarshall@medicine.nevada.edu. Students in Years 3 and 4 in Las Vegas contact adiggins@medicine.nevada.edu
New EMails for ASA Staff
UNSOM's emails are getting an update. The suffix after the @ symbol will be medicine.nevada.edu for all faculty, staff and, eventually, students. The Office of Admissions and Student Affairs, and the Office of Medicine Education, in both Reno and Las Vegas, has made the switch. New emails can be found on the website. The new emails are are the first initial of the person's first name with the last name @ medicine.nevada.edu. Example: adiggins@medicine.nevada.edu. The old emails will continue to work for a few months and are forwarded to the new address. More info will be sent out to students before any changes are made to individual email accounts with the medical school.
UNSOM Race for the Cure - Reno
Medical students are putting together a team for the Race for the Cure fundraising event in Reno, Oct. 1. Contact Whitney Waldroup, wmw@med.unr.edu for more information.
UNSOM Celebrates Constitution Day
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention met on September 17, 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall to sign the document now on display in the National Archives and at the U.S. Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Sept. 17 has been designated as "Constitution Day". On this day the United States celebrates this important event in our nation's history. Schools and universities across the country will commemorate this event.
Explore the Constitution
Learn more about how the Constitution was created and how it continues to change today
Who were the Founding Fathers?
National Archives
Guide to the Constitution
University of Nevada, Reno activities include:
“Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson’s American Journey” – This extraordinary documentary about The Honorable Thelton Henderson, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, who was chosen by Jimmy Carter as one of the first African-American federal judges, chronicles Henderson’s inspiring life and the impact his ground-breaking decisions have had on the lives of millions of Americans. As the first black attorney in the Civil Rights Division of President Kennedy’s Justice Department in the 1960s, Henderson confronted the intricate challenges of the American legal system and has continued in his fearless efforts to see that justice retains its soul. Showings daily 10:30am and 2pm in the Pine Student Lounge on Monday (9/18), Tuesday (9/19), and Wednesday (9/20) with an extra showing on 9/19 at noon.
Student Panel Discussion: “The Constitution as a Living Document” – A roundtable discussion on “The Constitution as a Living Document: Surviving the Challenges of Today” will feature students and their faculty mentors from the Honors Program and the Center for Student Cultural Diversity. 12:00 pm in the Pine Student Lounge on Monday (9/18).
Meet & Greet: Welcome The Honorable Thelton Henderson – Join fellow students and colleagues for an informal lunchtime gathering to welcome Judge Thelton Henderson to campus. Lunch free brought to you by ASUN and FLiPSiDE Productions. 12:15 pm in the Pine Student Lounge on Wednesday (9/20).
Q&A Session: Students meet with Judge Henderson – Students and faculty from several classes will meet with Judge Henderson for an informal question and answer session about Constitutional issues and their importance in America today. 1:00 pm in the Pine Student Lounge on Wednesday (9/20).
Special Evening Reception – A Conversation with Judge Henderson – In this evening event, Judge Henderson will discuss excerpts from the award-winning film about his work, “Soul of Justice: Thelton Henderson’s American Journey.” A reception will follow. 7:00 pm in the National Judicial College Auditorium on Wednesday (9/20).
Orientation Begins for Class of 2010
The largest UNSOM class began orientation Tuesday on the main Reno Campus. The 57 students who are the Class of 2010 started their four year journey, meeting each other, the Dean and other administrators and their faculty during the four and half day orientation. The week will concludes Friday with Family Day, which brings friends and families to the campus, welcoming them to the School of Medicine. The closing ceremony is the White Coat Ceremony, where new students receive their first white coat and recite the Hippocratic Oath for the first time.
Class of 2010
Orientation Week Schedule
Welcome Class of 2010!
Med Student competing in Las Vegas Marathon
School of Medicine third year medical student Isabella Kuo will be competing in the 2005 New Las Vegas Marathon Sunday, Dec. 4 at 6 a.m. where weather is expected to be in the 50 degree range. This will be the third marathon for Isabella. She has run in the Boston Marathon and the Nike Marathon in San Francisco. She hurries to add that she ran for charity in the Boston Marathon, which requires a qualification time. Charity or not, the marathon competition suited her, however, and she has kept at it while in medical school.
"If I can run in a marathon, anyone can do it," she said. "I get to meet new people and stay healthy."
Other medical students have volunteered to help at the race. Some of those include Christine Puhl, MS IV; Huy Truong, MS III, his wife and sister-in-law; Heather Finney, MS IV, and her boyfriend; Robert Troiano, MS III, and Yossi Martel, MS III. James Lenhart, M.D., Vice Dean for the SOM Las Vegas Campus has organized volunteers from the SOM to assist with the race, along with a team of runners.
This is the first race to incorporate the Las Vegas Strip all the way through Fremont Street and the event will top out at 15,000 runners. KLAS-TV (Channel 8) will be providing live coverage.
The course can be found at this PDF file (http://www.lvmarathon.com/pdf/LVCourseMap.pdf), which begins at Mandalay Bay, heads up the Strip, through Fremont Street and beyond to W. Carey Ave., then loops around all the way down Torey Pines and Twain and Frank Sinatra Dr. back to Mandalay.
The race will include a team of Elvis impersonators, but you already knew that didn't you? This is Vegas, after all. Good luck to Isabella and the volunteers.
Scholarship Info 2005 - (PDF).
Constitution Day Disscussion - (PDF).
Student Newsletter - Iatrogenesis - (PDF).
Incoming Class of 2009 Gets to Work
The incoming Class of 2009 was welcomed to campus recently with Family Day, Pancake Breakfast, and the White Coat Ceremony. The 52 members of the class spend a week in orientation, concluded with special events. A complete list of the incoming class can be found here.
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| Dean McDonald stands with senior staff (R-L: Dr. Kimmel, Dr. Hug-English, Dr. Lupan, Dr. Dupey) as they take a break from serving incoming students and their families at the 2005 Pancake Breakfast on the final day of new student orientation. |
Students and their families wait to get their Pancake Breakfast on the final day of new student orientation. |
Classes began Monday, August 15, as students buckled down to begin studying.
A complete Class of 2009 list can be dowloaded here - (PDF).
Class of 2007 begins Year III
Medical students in the class of 2007 began Year III clerkships in Reno, Las Vegas and Elko on July 11. Students kicked off third year during the Transitional Course, offered July 5 - 8 on the Reno and Las Vegas campuses. This course is designed to orient students to basic procedures, campus-specific information and tips from fourth year students to help students get a smooth start to the third year.
Under the direction of Jennifer Kimmel, M.D., Assistant Dean for Medical Education, Aaron Rogers, D.O., and Vincent Loffredo, M.D., coordinate the course for all incoming third year medical students.
Find more information on clerkships, including contact information, here.
MSPE Appointments now available for Seniors
Year IV medical students can now schedule appointments with Dr. Hug-English for their Medical Student Performance Evaluation in either Reno or Las Vegas. To make an appointment, email (Reno) Brandy Taylor, bjtaylor@unr.nevada.edu, or (Las Vegas) Anni Drury, adrury@med.unr.edu.
Students will need to have their CV, draft personal statement and a complete biographical form completed one week prior to the meeting. Download the biographical form here.
For questions on Orientation, contact marshall@med.unr.edu.
Education and Medical News
UNR Campus News and Happenings
http://www.unr.edu/nevadanews/
Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) - The Reporter
http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/reporter/start.htm
AAMC STAT
http://www.aamc.org/newsroom/aamcstat/aamcnews.htm
Med Students Form Race for the Cure
Team AMWA/AMSA invites all runners, walkers, joggers, med students, faculty, friends and family to join up for the UNSOM team for the Reno Race for the Cure. This race celebrates the increasing number of breast cancer survivors and salutes the strength, courage, and endurance of breast cancer survivors. Sign up and help us make a huge UNSOM team! Show your support for breast cancer, get some exercise, and have some fun!
Race details: 5K run/walk Sunday Oct. 2 at IGT Headquarters
How to join the UNSOM team: Sign up online and print out your REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION and give to Helen or Whitney before SEPT 10 or print out sign up form and write a check and give your registration form and check to Helen or Whitney BEFORE SEPT 10 *You must do this before September 10 so that we can send the forms in together for our team*. You can leave your registration forms in either of our boxes at school (last names Waldroup and Gray)if you can't find one of us.
Registration: If postmarked by Sept.12 $25 for walk/$27 for timed run To sign up online: http://www.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=98007# click on Register now You can also print out the form online or pick up a registration form in the lounge and pay by check
Questions: Email Whitney at wmw@unr.edu
