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.
Class of 2022 Honors Awards
Congratulations to the students, faculty, staff, and residents who were celebrated during last week's Class of 2022 Honors Awards ceremony!
White Coat Photo Gallery
The photos from the MD Class of 2025's White Coat Ceremony are now available!
Volunteer at Macon Pride
The MUSM-Macon chapter of the Medical Student Pride Alliance will have a booth at Macon Pride. Volunteers are needed for blood pressure screenings, sharing COVID info, and set up on Saturday, September 26 from 12:00pm-5:00pm. More information
Georgia National Fair
October 7 - 17 | 9:30 am - 10 pm
Experience the fun of the fair while sharing the importance of our mission with Georgians coming from all over our great state! Students can volunteer to give blood pressure checks, help with teddy bear clinics, or as a booth helper. Volunteers will get a free t-shirt and free entry to the fair.
PEO Scholars Award
In partnership with the national sorority PEO, the MUSM department of Bioethics and Humanities is offering the opportunity for a woman MD student in the classes of 2024 or 2025 to be nominated for the PEO Scholars Award. Students must apply for departmental nomination by October 20.
 
MUSM Wellness Break: How to Stress Less During Step 1 Prep
September 21 | 4 pm
A panel discussion with 3rd and 4th year medical students and faculty on tips to combat anxiety and reduce burnout while studying.

Bioethics Faculty Candidate Presentation
September 29 | 1:30 pm
Please join us for a presentation by Caroline Anglim, a candidate for a faculty position in Bioethics and Medical Humanities on the Macon campus.

STAR 2021 Trauma-Informed Care Conference
October 23 | 10 am - 2 pm EST
October 24 | 1 - pm
The Student Taskforce on ACEs and Resilience (STAR) invites you to attend their annual Trauma-Informed Care Conference. This year's theme is Breaking Down Barriers: Caring for Diverse Communities, and will be conducted over Zoom during the 4th weekend in October.

Professor's work in Kenya studies hominin fossil site

A Mercer University professor spent two weeks this summer excavating a prehistoric site in Kenya where a skull fragment of an early human ancestor was found late last year. Since December 2018, Dr. Francis Kirera, an assistant professor of...

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AAMC Virtual Residency Fair Open House Spreadsheet
The AAMC Group on Student Affairs community is now hosting a spreadsheet that captures nationwide offered residency fairs and open houses. See the list
UAB Pediatrics Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Virtual Sessions
September 21 | 6 pm CT

September 23 | 6 pm CT
Carolinas Medical Center Atrium Health Psych Open Houses
September 21 | 6 - 7:30 pm
September 28 | 6 - 7:30 pm

Redmond Regional Medical Center Virtual Open House
September 22 | 6 - 7 pm

Zoom Meeting ID: 856 6455 9497
Passcode: 219081
Brookwood Baptist Health Virtual Recruiting Sessions
September 23 | 6:30 - 7:30 pm

Prisma Health General Surgery Virtual Open House
September 30 | 6 - 8 pm

University of Arizona Emergency Medicine Meet and Greet
October 5 | 9 - 10 pm EST

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