This Week @ MUSM is the official student newsletter of Mercer University School of Medicine designed to keep students up-to-date on key information and events. |
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Welcome to Black History Month! Since 1976, February has been recognized as Black History Month in the United States. Black History Month is a time for everyone to reflect on the contributions of African Americans in our history. Please join us this month as we celebrate with a series of weekly events that use the Zoom platform and occur outside of the instruction schedule so that they can be enjoyed by each campus. We will also be launching inspirational videos of our own students on social media.
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Doctor for a Day Conference |
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The Doctor for a Day conference provides high school and college students the opportunity to meet with accomplished physicians, medical admission board directors, and medical students from all over the state! It provides a unique opportunity to network, establish mentorship, and provide guidance for students at all stages of their premedical journey.
Doctor for a Day Conference
Saturday, March 13, 2021
Networking Lunch 12:40 - 1:20 PM
Virtual Zoom
If you are a medical student, here is how you can support the conference:
Attend the VIRTUAL networking lunch segment (12:40-1:20) and meet students from underserved backgrounds interested in medicine. We ask medical students to either wear white coats or scrubs so the students can recognize you.
**If you are interested in volunteering your time, please register using this link.
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2021 Gold Student Summer Fellowship Applications Open |
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The Gold Student Summer Fellowship program offers opportunities for medical students to complete a research or service project related to community health. Projects must be focused on understanding and/or enhancing a culturally competent practice and developing skills to become a compassionate, relationship-centered physician. We are particularly interested in projects that:
- focus on improving the health of traditionally underserved and at-risk populations
- encourage collegial and interprofessional teamwork
- are creative, and designed and implemented by students
- will encourage a lasting or systemic change
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Join us in the DLR every Wednesday from January 20 - April 28 from 5 - 7 pm for Step 1 Peer Review Sessions offered via Zoom. The first hour will be a review of year one material and the second hour will review year two material. The entire series is geared toward the Class of 2023, however, MS-1s are welcome. If attending in the DLR, please follow social distancing and masking requirements.
Meeting ID: 930 2934 6503
Passcode: STEP
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MFP Fellowship Application is Open |
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Are you a Masters or Doctoral Student pursuing a career in Marriage and Family therapy? Apply for an MFP Fellowship, where you will receive mental health and substance abuse training, education, and professional development to grow as a culturally attuned therapist improving mental health and substance abuse services to underserved minority populations. The AAMFT offers three fellowships: Masters, Doctoral, and Dissertation Completion.
Apply now through February 12, 2021 for a start date of September 30, 2021.
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Class of 2023:
Career Counseling
It's time to schedule your Individual Career Counseling and Academic Advising meeting with the Dean of Student Affairs on your home campus. At this meeting you will discuss your career plans, desired specialty and any other issues that you may have. Appointments can be made through calendly.
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Class of 2021:
Rank Order List
Your Rank Order List (ROL) must be completed and certified by 9 pm on Wednesday, March 3. If you need a sounding board before submitting your ROL, you can meet with the Dean of Student Affairs on your home campus. For details about the ranking process, visit the NRMP website.
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Deadline to Waive Spring 2021 Student Health Insurance Charge is 5 pm on Wednesday, February 3.
If you do not want to purchase the insurance, you have until 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 3 to complete the waiver process proving you already have insurance coverage. If you do not complete the waiver by the deadline, you will be responsible for the charge. To complete the waiver, go to https://studentplan.corehealthbenefits.com/mercer/.
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Class of 2023/24 Town Hall
Wednesday, February 3 | 8 am
Join us this Wednesday for the first town hall of 2021. Dr. Sumner will be in attendance as well campus deans and leadership from academic affairs, student affairs, diversity affairs, community medicine and the registrar's office.
Send any comments, questions or concerns to your class officers ahead of time if possible.
Meeting ID: 752 723 1877
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Class of 2024 Trivia Night
Wednesday, February 3 | 6 pm
In order to build relationships, the Class of 2024 is invited to attend an online Zoom Trivia Night! Teams will gather in their respective PBL rooms and try to answer questions on topics of animals, geography, television and movies, history, science, and others!
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Class of 2023
Monday, February 8 | 1 - 4:30 pm
We are looking forward to our second Bears Prepare event. In this session, we will discuss professionalism and civility, financial issues, stress management, Step preparation, as well as general SA topics. We will wrap up the day with a meeting of advising houses.
Look for more information and a Zoom link as the day approaches.
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Fibroids and Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
February 9 | 12 pm EST
Join Dr. Erica Marsh as she discusses her research on fibroids. Dr. Marsh is an associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Michigan Medical School and chief of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility. She is also the founder and director of the Women's Health and Reproductive Disparities Collaborative (onWHARD), director of community engagement for MICHR, and associate professor for women's studies.
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Community Resiliency Model
Introductory Session
February 9 | 12 - 1 pm OR
February 10 | 3 - 4 pm OR
February 11 | 6 - 7 pm
This virtual session will introduce participants to the Community Resiliency Model® (CRM), its evidence-based benefits, and the 3-hour training. CRM concepts help people understand their autonomic nervous system's responses and, as they learn to track sensations connected to their own wellbeing, they may live life more fully.
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Home Financing for Graduating Medical Students
March 3 | 5:30 pm EST
Join Tal Frank, PhysicianLoans President, as he explains the “ins and outs” of home financing. Emphasis will be placed on the proper steps to take when applying for a loan and the exact questions to ask mortgage officers. Details covered during this webinar will include what loans are available for doctors, understanding debt ratios and estimating funds required to close on a mortgage. This is the perfect opportunity to have your most pressing home ownership questions answered by an expert in the mortgage field.
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Mark your calendar! Planning is underway for the Class of 2021 ceremonies and events. Stay tuned for more details as we get closer.
Match Day
ALL CAMPUSES
Friday, March 19 | 12:00 pm
Each campus will have its own ceremony.
More details to come.
Honors Ceremony
COLUMBUS
Friday, March 19 | Following Match
Location TBD
SAVANNAH
Thursday, March 25 | 2:00 pm
Campus Auditorium
MACON
Friday, March 26 | 2:00 pm
Campus Auditorium
Hooding Ceremony
ALL CAMPUSES
Friday, April 30 | 2:00 pm
Each campus will have its own ceremony.
More details to come.
Commencement Ceremony
ALL CAMPUSES
Saturday, May 8 | Time TBD
Hawkins Arena
University Center
Macon, GA
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MUSM Faculty Dr. Robert Visalli, Melissa...
SAVANNAH - Mercer University School of Medicine faculty members Dr. Robert Visalli and Melissa Visalli were recently awarded a $407,629 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Research Enhancement Award (R15) to support development of a...
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MUSM Professor Tackles Novel Gene-Therapy
Dr. Edward Perkins is a builder and an engineer, but probably not the kind you're thinking of. Developing synthetic chromosomes is the life work of this Mercer University School of Medicine professor. For the past 15 years, he's been working on...
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