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Student Mistreatment: The leadership at the School of Medicine takes the issue of student mistreatment very seriously. The American Association of Medical Colleges states, “Mistreatment, either intentional or unintentional, occurs when behavior shows disrespect for the dignity of others and unreasonably interferes with the learning process.” Examples of mistreatment include: public belittlement or humiliation; verbal abuse (e.g., speaking to or about a person in an intimidating or bullying manner); physical harm or the threat of physical harm; requests to perform personal services; being subject to offensive sexist remarks, or being subjected to unwanted sexual advances (verbal or physical); retaliation or threats of retaliation against students; discrimination or harassment based on race, religion, ethnicity, sex, age, or sexual orientation; and the use of grading or other forms of assessment in a punitive or discriminatory manner. If you believe you have been the victim of mistreatment, please reach out to one or more of many resources, e.g. OSL, COMPASS Guide, etc. Please also consider reporting mistreatment by faculty or residents to the Office of Faculty Relations: ReportMistreatment  We need your help to address issues of mistreatment, so the office is committed to protecting your privacy. 

2025 AELPS Applications Open: Since 2010, the Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety (AELPS) has been transforming residents, fellows, and students (medical, nursing, and pharmacy) into future healthcare leaders through immersive patient safety workshops across the country. In our 4-day interactive interprofessional trainings, we equip learners with the tools, knowledge, and mindset to become patient safety leaders. Applications are now being accepted through January 15, 2025 via our website for the following 2025 AELPS workshops. Seats and scholarships are very limited. 

Breckenridge, Colorado:

Ellicott City, Maryland:

June 1 – 5 (learners depart the morning of June 6)

July 13 – 17 (learners depart after 1 PM on July 17)

June 8 – 12 (learners depart the morning of June 13)

One Health/MPH Scholarship: Interested in earning an MPH between your third and fourth year of medical school? Apply for the Dr. G William and Linda Orr Medical Student Award! The One Health Institute at Colorado State University (CSU) is proud to offer the William and Linda Orr Medical Student Award for a medical student with a focus in One Health to complete a fully-funded Master of Public Health (MPH) degree at the CSU campus of the Colorado School of Public Health. If interested, students should highly consider participating in the One Health Trail offered during Alpine/Summit. 

• Student Award Application Period: November 25 - December 15, 2024

• Student Award Notification: January 10, 2025

• Student Award Acceptance: January 17, 2025

See the website for application materials and more details.

POCUS Training: IMRP POCUS Group seeking Standardized Patients for POCUS training at Refresher Sessions in January, February, and March. It will be $40 per hour. To sign up for a session, please fill out the form HERE.

ASP: Applications are open from now until January 5th, 2025, for the Health Innovations Scholars Program (HISP). Click HERE for more information.

AMA Membership: Join the AMA for FREE today and receive a welcome gift! Choose First Aid for the USMLE, up to $60 off UWorld QBanks, a 3-month subscription to Boards & Beyond Steps 1, or 25% off any Sketchy subscription with your membership. Click here to join and learn more about the benefits of your membership!

NIDDK Medical Student Research Program: The application for the 2025 summer medical student research program is now open! The deadline is Sunday, January 5th. Click HERE for the website/application.

The Future of Science Policy: You are invited to attend the annual symposium on 'The Future of Science Policy' hosted by the Institute of Science and Policy on the evening of Dec 3 and day of Dec 4. Click HERE for more information.

Financial Aid Resources: Medical student, Adam Stevens (2026), created a document to provide potential Financial Resources for a variety of sources, including SNAP and other food programs, Medicaid, taxes, and other cost savings programs and measures. This document does not guarantee a student will receive support, nor does it serve as an endorsement by the University of Colorado or the School of Medicine. That said, we do hope it will be helpful for some folks sometimes.

Required Resources Attestation: MS2s, MS3s, and MS4s are required to review all Required Orientation Resources and attest that this has been completed. These resources are updated on a yearly basis in the summer. The attestation was due October 15, 2024 at 5:00pm. Some of you still have not completed this. We cannot indicate you are in good standing if these are not completed. If these are not completed by the end of this month we are obligated to file a professionalism report.

SOM Policies: Any questions about particular policies or procedures? The link to the SOM Policies and Procedures is here: CUSOM Policies and Procedures

GHHS Project to Support Students: “You’re Not Alone” is an opportunity for students to share their personal stories about difficult times during medical school. By sharing these experiences, we hope to reassure younger peers that what they are feeling is normal and that it will be okay. Our goal is to build resilience and provide support to students as they navigate the challenges of medical school. Attached are 2 Examples of submissions as reference. Here is the submission link: You're Not Alone

Campus Safety FAQs: Please take a look at some of the frequently asked questions regarding Classroom Security.

Community Health Leadership Conference: The Mitchell Wolfson Sr. Department of Community Service at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine invites you to apply for our upcoming Community Health Leadership Conference (CHLC) on March 14, 2025. Click HERE for more information.

Safe Conversations: Please recall that your small group conversations should be a safe place for differing views and opinions. It is a given that we will not always agree, but it is extremely important that we develop skills in difficult conversations when opposing views are present.

Johnson & Johnson STEM2D Opportunity: Johnson and Johnson’s WiSTEM2D (Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, Manufacturing, and Design) initiative is a program to engage virtually with university students in geographical locations where J&J does not have a physical site.  They work by offering personal and professional development events to help advance women in the STEM2D fields.

To further develop the program, they are reaching out to students at The University of Colorado to see if anyone would be interested in interacting with Johnson & Johnson. Please see below for more details on the survey:

What?

• Johnson & Johnson is conducting a survey on gender diversity in STEM and opportunities for future engagement on university campuses.

• The survey should take no more than 10 minutes. 

• All responses are anonymous, and responses will be used to plan future events on campuses.

• Students who fill out the survey will have the option to enter in a raffle with the chance to win a J&J branded Stanley cup.

• If we receive responses from your school (both students and administrators), we will discuss how you can participate in this program.

How?

• Student Survey: link here

·                Administrator Survey: link here

When?

• Now!

CU Scholarly Service Awards Application: The CU Medical Student Council in conjunction with the CU Medical Alumni Association are proud to announce the twelfth annual Scholarly Service Awards. This program is part of the CU School of Medicine’s ongoing effort to bridge the gap between our campus and the surrounding community. These awards are given to fund philanthropic projects planned and executed by CU medical students to serve our local communities with the goal of making lasting, sustainable impacts. Applicants may apply for up to $2000 and are encouraged to work with other students in collaboration with community members and organizations to develop highly impactful and cost-effective events, services, or campaigns. See the attached documents for more information on how to apply, evaluation criteria, and the application timeline. There are also two examples of abstracts used as Letters of Intent from successful projects last year. Please do not hesitate to contact us with all other Scholarly Service Award inquiries.  

Fall 2024 Financial Literacy Sessions: Financial literacy is essential for our students, contributing to their long-term financial success and security. To support this, the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Financial Aid Office has partnered with Canvas Credit Union to better equip our students with knowledge about financial matters. For the 2024-2025 academic year, we have strategically designed workshops aligned with monthly themes: October focuses on mental health, November on financial well-being, February on financial aid awareness, and April on financial literacy. Click HERE for more info!

Campus Events Calendar: Use this link to stay up to date on events happening all across campus!

NBME: NBME’s Fee Assistance program for USMLE supports medical students with financial need. For more information click HERE.

Danielle Schmidt on Maternity Leave: Danielle will be on maternity leave beginning Monday, July 15th through Friday, November 29th. We know you all go to her for assistance with a variety of things, so in her absence, please reach out to the following inboxes:

• som.visitingstudents@ucdenver.edu – External Visiting Students, Current CUSOM Students with VSLO or Away questions/requests, Affiliation Agreement assistance

• som-student.records@ucdenver.edu – MSPE Assistance (questions, review scheduling, edits to noteworthy characteristics). Residency Application system (ERAS, SFMatch, ResidencyCAS, etc.) questions or issues.

• som.schedule@ucdenver.edu – Alpine-Summit course assistance. This includes schedule changes, enrollment updates, lottery questions, etc.

• som.grades@ucdenver.edu – Changes or questions on grades.

TELUS Health Student Support: TELUS Health website This is an excellent 24-hour mental health service available to students at no charge!

Other Mental Health Resources

Student & Resident Mental Health

My Student Support Program (SPP)

Other campus resources:  

• AMC

• FCB  

• Colorado Crisis Services

• The Trevor Project

• Queer Asterisk

Off-campus resources (Ft Collins): 

• Summit Stone

If you are concerned about the well-being of another classmate, you can also anonymously refer them to the Student Outreach & Support team by following this link HERE.

Questions or Concerns?

Reach out to SOM Office of Student Life through THIS email - som.studentaffairs@ucdenver.edu

DO NOT email - studentaffairs@cuanschutz.edu, this is the CENTRAL Anschutz Student Affairs Office

Class Specific News

Class of 2025

Interview Tracker: We are meeting to review the interview tracker and will be reaching out to some of you. We are noticing several of you have not updated the tracker. It is extremely important that you keep this up to date or we will know if you need assistance. Please take the time to update this weekly. Residency Interviews Updates

NRMP Number: Registering for the Match is a separate step. You are able to register whenever you would like. Just make sure to do this before the end of January! NRMP Registration

Required Resources Attestation: MS2s, MS3s, and MS4s are required to review all Required Orientation Resources and attest that this has been completed. These resources are updated on a yearly basis in the summer. The attestation was due October 15, 2024 at 5:00pm. Some of you still have not completed this. We cannot indicate you are in good standing if these are not completed. If these are not completed by the end of this month we are obligated to file a professionalism report.

Conversion Options: Please see this flyer for information about The Young Physicians Program, which is specifically designed for medical students transitioning to residency, allowing them to secure their own individual policy at an affordable rate that will grow alongside their careers.

Mentored Scholarly Activity Updates: Your draft papers are due in Canvas by December 2nd. 

Interview Tips: In preparation for your upcoming interviews, we have posted several ‘tips and tricks’ documents in Canvas: Interview tips: Student Life Resources and Requirements (instructure.com). Please contact OSL, your specialty advisor or the director of career advising (Jenny Soep) if you have any questions about prepping for your interviews. Good luck!!

Mock Interviews: Congratulations on submitting your residency applications! Mock interviews are being offered by the specialty advisors. The director of career advising (Dr. Jenny Soep) is also working with some of the advisors to offer interviews.  We’ll do our best to make these as authentic as possible for your specialty, so please list this in the sign-up comments. We will spend ~20 minutes asking typical interview questions and then ~10 minutes debriefing and providing feedback.

Please use the following link to sign up:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A49A5AC29A75-52063084-mock

If none of these work, you need additional practice or you have any concerns/questions, please contact Jenny Soep (Jennifer.soep@childrenscolorado.org).

Students applying in primary care fields, specifically Family Medicine and Pediatrics- opportunity to learn and refresh your dermatology knowledge! 

WHAT: I am a pediatric dermatologist recruiting 4th year medical students to participate in a 2 hour pediatric dermatology eConsult workshop with me. You get to review some basic dermatology clinical description and diagnosis skills, learn about the eConsult process as well as get to do several real pediatric dermatology eConsult cases with me.  As future PCPs, you will likely be sending eConsults in your near future so it will be valuable to learn the eConsult process as well as get a refresher on dermatology content. Following the session I will send you a fully optional eConsult workshop survey to assess the impact of this workshop. 

WHEN: Select Thursdays at 1:30 PM -3:30 PM VIRTUAL over zoom. December 5, December 19

HOW: If you would like to join a particular date, please email Aditi Murthy to receive the calendar invite with a zoom link. 

Updated Resources for Residency Applications: Click HERE for more info!

Other Residency Sites: We are aware of the deadlines for the military, ophthalmology, plastics, OB, urology, etc. and will upload (email for military) documents accordingly.

Class of 2026

VSLO Application: There will be a new VSLO application overview opening on December 11th at 6 pm MT. Stay tuned as registration will open soon!

Scholar’s Year: The next application cycle for our Scholar’s Year program is open! 

The Scholar’s Year allows students to take one year away from the regular curriculum to pursue basic science or clinical research. Students pay only minimal tuition during this time, yet retain the benefits afforded to full-time students, including student health insurance, financial aid, federal loan forbearance, access to campus facilities, and malpractice coverage for approved career exploration experiences. 

Students applying in this cycle would be exiting in late May after the spring semester is complete. You must have an identified mentor and project prior to applying, so start planning now! Applications are due February 5, 2025 by the end of the calendar day.

Please see the Scholar's Year Webpage for more information and contact Dean Elizabeth Gundersen in the Office of Student Life with any questions. 

Mentored Scholarly Activity Updates: You are halfway through your ASCs! We will see you in January for your Work in Progress sessions. Students who participated in the 2023 summer elective (IDPT 5091) are excused from presenting their WIPs in January.    

Step 1 Test Date: Please recall that there is a policy in place that all Foothills material (e.g. shelf exams, time, etc.) must be completed prior to taking Step 1.  You must petition the Progress Committee (letter to Dr. Lockspeiser) if you believe you should be allowed to take Step 1 prior to completing all of these requirements.

Occupational Medicine: Are you interested in a career in medicine that balances clinical care with preventive care and unique opportunities in public health? Interested in getting your MPH (funded with protected time to complete this) while finishing residency? Interested in a schedule with no call or weekends for PGY-2 and PGY-3 years and an excellent work-life balance? Then Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Residency or Fellowship may be right for you! If you would like to learn more about The University of Colorado’s OEM Medicine Residency or more about this specialty in general, please reach out to one of the current OEM residents, erin.bammann@cuanschutz.edu.

Required Resources Attestation: MS2s, MS3s, and MS4s are required to review all Required Orientation Resources and attest that this has been completed. These resources are updated on a yearly basis in the summer. The attestation was due October 15, 2024 at 5:00pm. Some of you still have not completed this. We cannot indicate you are in good standing if these are not completed. If these are not completed by the end of this month we are obligated to file a professionalism report.

Step Accommodations: If you are planning to request accommodations for any step exams, you should have started that process by now. If you have not, please work with ODAI to start the process immediately ODAI Appointment

Class of 2027

Mentored Scholarly Activity Updates: We hope your LICs are off to a great start. You will all be receiving an email with a sign-up link for your MSA one on ones with your associate directors. Please look at your individual schedules before signing up and you will receive a calendar invite with the associated Zoom link.

·       Students who participated in the summer 2024 elective (IDPT 5091) are excused from meeting with their fall one on ones. 

·       Global Health Track students will meet with their associate directors as needed. Contact GlobalHealthTrack@cuanschutz.edu for questions.  

Occupational Medicine: Are you interested in a career in medicine that balances clinical care with preventive care and unique opportunities in public health? Interested in getting your MPH (funded with protected time to complete this) while finishing residency? Interested in a schedule with no call or weekends for PGY-2 and PGY-3 years and an excellent work-life balance? Then Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Residency or Fellowship may be right for you! If you would like to learn more about The University of Colorado’s OEM Medicine Residency or more about this specialty in general, please reach out to one of the current OEM residents, erin.bammann@cuanschutz.edu.

Required Resources Attestation: MS2s, MS3s, and MS4s are required to review all Required Orientation Resources and attest that this has been completed. These resources are updated on a yearly basis in the summer. The attestation was due October 15, 2024 at 5:00pm. Some of you still have not completed this. We cannot indicate you are in good standing if these are not completed. If these are not completed by the end of this month we are obligated to file a professionalism report.

AAMC Survey: The national AAMC survey, Y2Q opened on October 1. It is the 2nd of 3 AAMC surveys you take as a student.  As of this week only 28% have completed it.  Y2Q focuses on student wellbeing, learning environment, and adaptation to medical school after one full year.  Please take the opportunity to complete this survey!

Injury/Needlestick: Please let us know if you experience any injury while on your clinical rotation. We want to make sure you are supported and there is a process to have the ED visit.  A report must be filed within 48 hours at this site: CU Injury Report

Class of 2028

Clinical Medical Spanish Elective: This elective is a collaboration between the CUSOM and Common Ground International (CGI), which is a professional company that has been teaching medical Spanish on the Anschutz Medical Campus and developing curricula for many years.  Students with all levels of Spanish language ability, from beginning to advanced, are welcome.  The primary instruction is online.  The goal is for students to learn and practice vocabulary, grammatical constructs, and the other language skills needed to build rapport with their Spanish-speaking patients and communicate effectively and responsibly in clinical settings.  Additionally, the elective includes online workshops or lectures, and end-course student presentations, focusing on culture-bound syndromes, working with medical interpreters, specific illnesses, or learning about the common barriers (cultural, language, financial, immigration-related and other) that underserved Spanish-speaking patients face when seeking medical care. Click HERE for more information.

Mentored Scholarly Activity Updates: Congratulations! You should have all met individually with your associate director for Mentored Scholarly Activity. If you have not, please contact SOM.MSA@cuanschutz.edu

·       Global Health Track students will be scheduled to meet with their associate directors on November 7th and 8th.

ED-1 Space: Your class co-presidents have been advocating for improvements to the lounge space in ED-1 and are making progress! There is also a proposal for some new furniture for the SOM space. Stay tuned!

STAR Award: The STAR Award is a fully student-run opportunity to recognize lecturers, small group facilitators, professors, and other faculty members. The STAR Outstanding Faculty Award is an annual award encompassing faculty from the entire year. There is also the opportunity to recognize our amazing faculty with a STARling Recognition each block.  If you have had an amazing small group facilitator, an amazing lecture, a professor that went above and beyond during your time in Foundational Principles, Heme & Lymph or GI, we encourage you to submit a recognition form. The form is short and does not have a required amount of verbiage that must be submitted with the nomination. It is very simple and nice way to say thank you to a great faculty member. Please use the following nomination link to submit recognitions for the STARling Award for Foundational Principles, Heme & Lymph, and GI. If you have any questions or would be interested in joining the committee, please reach out to Ryan Turner or Sera Sempson.

Occupational Medicine: Are you interested in a career in medicine that balances clinical care with preventive care and unique opportunities in public health? Interested in getting your MPH (funded with protected time to complete this) while finishing residency? Interested in a schedule with no call or weekends for PGY-2 and PGY-3 years and an excellent work-life balance? Then Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM) Residency or Fellowship may be right for you! If you would like to learn more about The University of Colorado’s OEM Medicine Residency or more about this specialty in general, please reach out to one of the current OEM residents, erin.bammann@cuanschutz.edu.

COMPLIO: Make sure to complete any remaining requirements ASAP or it will impact your ability to continue.

AMBOSS: You all have access to AMBOSS thanks to our library.

·       Students can find instructions about activating their AMBOSS access and getting started with AMBOSS study tools using this landing page: https://www.amboss.com/us/campus-access/uc-denver-2

·       Student users can contact hello@amboss.com in case of support needs. There is a link on the landing page to our Support website, which also had help articles and a live chat to one of our support agents trained at helping medical students use our resources.