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Dear students,
This month has been pretty busy. USF-LV campus had the grand opening of their new educational facility, we had the Collegia Olympics, a mock site visit for accreditation, and on the curricular side of the house, we hosted our USF-LV course directors on the Tampa campus to do our annual retreats to work on the SELECT-specific curriculum and the Clerkship curriculum on both campuses. It was wonderful to connect in person. Dr. Puckett and the coordinator staff made everyone’s day with a surprise of afternoon ice cream. We also had our Doctoring and Pre-clinical retreats.
We hope that you have time to connect in person with your friends this weekend, even if only for a little bit. We highly recommend adding a little ice cream!
Cheers,
Dr. D and Dr. Z
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Kira Zwygart MD, FAAFP
Associate Dean, Student Affairs
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Deborah DeWaay MD, FACP
Associate Dean, UME
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In this section we share changes made based on your feedback! | |
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Changes with Prologue 4
For background, the SELECT year 4 leadership approached us regarding the timing and structure of Prologue 4. The concerns were around Step II CK studying and the 2 weeks of prologue 4. Traditionally, Prologue 4 is two weeks of in-person sessions all day. Because of this feedback, the first week will be held virtually and will only be half days. This change reflects a 25% reduction in the time spent in Prologue 4 over all. A big thank you to Iris, Katherine, Sindhu, Zeegan, Dr. Greenberg, Dr. Smith, and Dr. O’Callaghan for the time and effort spent on this.
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Core Students - Summer Scholarly Award Experience (SSAE)
The deadline for submission is March 7, 2023 11:59pm. Refer to the SSAE presentation from Nov 29th for more information (located on the RISE canvas page).
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FCC Disaster Exercise Opportunity
There is an exciting opportunity for 10-12 MS2s to participate in an upcoming FCC Disaster Exercise being held at Tampa International Airport. The JAHVA medical center is looking for student volunteers to act as “litter bearers” for simulated patients coming off a C-130 disaster relief plane. The drill is being coordinated with several other Bay Area medical facilities and EMS partners.
Date: Thursday April 13th
Time: Will start at 7:00 am and end by 3:00 pm. Lunch will be provided.
Location: SheltAir Aviation TPA, 4751 Jim Walter Blvd (by International Mall)
If you are interested and available to volunteer, please send an email by COB this Friday, February 24th (first come, first served) to Dr. Doupnik at cdoupnik@usf.edu
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Check-In Meetings w/ Collegia Faculty Advisors
All MS3s are to schedule follow-up check-in meetings with assigned Collegia faculty advisors
Fourth Year Lottery
Here are the instructional video and step-by-step Archivum Lottery Instructions.
4th year guidelines -
Core students ONLY - Archivum does not know what you did in the last academic year, so it will walk you through the entire set of track requirements. That can be fixed later in drop/add. For example, if you took Intro to EM this year, and it is a requirement in your track you will still need to select it to submit your choices.
SELECT students ONLY – if one of your track requirements is only available in Tampa, you will select and be assigned to the Tampa course automatically in Lottery.
Any other requests for courses not on your home campus will be added during the drop/add phase. This is so we can make sure students can complete all the courses for their track on their home campus. More information to come about drop/add later!
The due date is March 17th at 12 PM. That means you need to submit it in the morning before 11:59 AM at the latest.
STUDENTS THAT NEED TO MAKE UP TIME: If you have to make up a full clerkship from the third year, add the MELINT interview block in periods 1, 2, and 3 depending on how long the course is.
- If you are unsure of your specialty, you can indicate that via Archivum and select up to three specialties of interest.
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Award Deadlines
Steven Specter Award for Outstanding Contributions in Scholarly Achievement and the Advancement of Medicine
Award for a senior student who has been determined to have made an outstanding contribution to extra-curricular scholarly achievement. Must be an inductee in the RGHS either as a junior or senior. Candidate names are forwarded to the Office of Student Affairs and are voted on by members of the Scholarship Committee. The selection committee also looks at merit when determining the awards. Merit may include extracurricular activities, grades, good standing, etc.
Martin & Ruth Silbiger Research Award for Exemplary Research Efforts at the Morsani College of Medicine
Award to graduating senior who has contributed most to the research efforts at the Morsani College of Medicine. Candidate names are forwarded to the Office of Student Affairs and are voted on by members of the Scholarship Committee. The selection committee also looks at merit when determining the awards. Merit may include extracurricular activities, grades, good standing, etc.
What does this mean to those already inducted into RGHS?
The Senior 2023 inductees for RGHS will be decided in early March and we would like to include all inductees in the pool of names being considered for both these terrific awards.
Please send an updated CV to Mrs. Roberta Collins at RISE@usf.edu by Monday, March 6, 2023 at 5 PM.
Graduation Questionnaire Survey
Last week you should have received an email from the AAMC with a personalized link to the GQ Survey. The GQ survey asks students about the medical school learning environment, student well-being, and career plans. Once complete, MCOM will receive de-identified, aggregate data with feedback to help us to best serve students.
To encourage participation, we have the following incentives available to you:
- Reimbursement for graduation regalia ($230) (2 winners)
- Additional ticket to Commencement Dinner ($60-70) (2 winners)
- Diploma Frame ($225) (1 winner)
- Set of 6 VIP graduation tickets (PRICELESS) (4 winners)
Access the GQ Fact Sheet by clicking here.
Special Events Update
Match Day: March 17th - event kicks off just before noon (at Ulele in Tampa, The Dime in Allentown) - no guest limit
SELECT Awards Gala: March 23rd, 6pm at ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks - one guest free per 4th year student - additional guests $50 per guest
Commencement: May 11th at 10am at the Straz - no guest limit
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MS1s, MS2s, and MS3/MS4 Core
TGH Offsite Parking Garage for Student Parking
TGH has opened its offsite parking garage at the TGH Corporate Center (606 W Kennedy Blvd). The new parking garage will be open from 5am-12am for students to park. Students who arrive when the parking garage is closed, 12am-5am, will be able to park in the employee parking garage. Those students should have after-hours access to the garage added to their TGH ID. If students are unable to swipe in with the badge, use the call box next to the badge swipe. The parking office asks that students no longer park on the visitor's side of the garage due to the limited spaces and high volume of visitors. Students with concerns can contact TGHGMEOffice@tgh.org.
TGH Free Medical District Shuttle Service
The Medical District shuttle route is serviced Monday-Friday 6:45am-5:45pm and will provide a convenient mode of transportation to each of these five stops:
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TGH Main Campus - 1 Tampa General Circle
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CAMLS - 124 S. Franklin St. (stop outside of the CAMLS entrance along Brorein St.)
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MDD - 560 Channelside Dr. (stop at rear of the building on Raybon Ct.)
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TGH Rehab Hospital/ED - 1301 & 1307 W. Kennedy Blvd. (central stop at rear of both buildings)
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TGH Corporate Center - 606 W. Kennedy Blvd.
If you have any questions about the shuttle route, please contact Parking & Transportation Services at (813) 844-2277 or by email at parkingservices@tgh.org.
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Exceptional Educator - February 2023
Dr. Joseph Stirparo | Trauma Surgery
Thank you for your nominations. The committee has reviewed your submissions and selected Dr. Stirparo for the February Exceptional Educator!
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"Dr. Stirparo consistently goes above and beyond to ensure that his students are well-rounded, educated, and empathetic with their patients. He demonstrates respect for the student by creating a well-organized course-- from the clean and logical canvas shell, to the weekly emails, to our preceptors with our faces so we're recognizable when we arrive at our assignments, to producing folders for each student with a calendar of who goes where and when-- this attention to detail says more about how he recognizes that our time is valuable than words ever could. Likewise, the use of the surgical skills center during the clerkship is designed to introduce and challenge us to improve our procedural skills in a way that is not overly demanding but still permits and encourages even the student least interested in surgery to become proficient. | | |
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Most importantly, Dr. Stirparo not only practices what he preaches but preaches what he practices. Unlike other physicians, who often are too busy practicing medicine to explain their expectations for us or how we can act more independently, he actively takes the time to do so. While at times other preceptors have given me feedback about my presentations and notes, amounting to "it was good" or "it could have been better," Dr. Stirparo took an extended period to walk through what he explicitly looks for and how I could improve mine, challenging me to do with the next patient I had. After presenting and writing notes the next day, he gave me additional feedback on how I had improved and where I could continue improving. Between cases, he took the time to get to know me and find out how he could support me, my goals, and the other students on the rotation. As we discussed the various patients and their cases, he described how the principles of SELECT applied to each case, from decreasing the cost of care by not employing unnecessary instruments during surgery to improving their department's efficiency by modifying the EMR to fit their use case.
Surgeons, at times, have a reputation for seeming rushed with their patients, so I was surprised to see how Dr. Stirparo made great efforts to make every patient feel as though they were his top priority and that he had all the time in the world for them, at one point literally kneeling at the bedside of his patient and taking her small 88+-year-old hand in his to calm her fears. He seems to have a nearly endless reserve of empathy, as he worked with the family of a gunshot victim to understand the clinical prognosis while also allowing them the time and space to feel their pain, confusion, loss, heartbreak, and anger at the senselessness of the loss. His efforts to improve the lives of his patients and students should be recognized and emulated. Therefore, I am nominating Dr. Stirparo as one of MCOM's Exceptional Educators."
- anonymous MD student
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Nominate an Exceptional Educator
Thank you to all those who have submitted Exceptional Educator nominees!
Have a faculty, physician, resident, or fellow who impacted you in a significant way? Please submit your stories on exceptional educators. We will highlight nominees in newsletters, on our website, and social media.
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Class of 2026
2/20 - Course 3 Anatomy Lab Practical
2/21 - Course 3 Test 3
2/23 – Course 3 NBME
Class of 2025
2/27 - Course 7 Test 2
2/28 - Comprehensive Basic Science Examination (CBSE)
Class of 2024 - Core
2/23 - Neurology NBME
2/24 – Surgery & Psychiatry NBMEs
2/24 – Surgery GYN Exam
Class of 2024 – SELECT
2/23 – Psychiatry & Obstetrics NBME
2/24 - Internal Medicine, Surgery, Neurology & Pediatrics NBMEs
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USF-LV Campus New Center for Healthcare Education
A ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Feb 3rd for the grand opening of the Center for Healthcare Education at LVHN. The 70,000 sq ft space features:
- A new state-of-the-art simulation center
- A full-size training operating room
- Rooms with plug-and-play capability for learners, with ability to broadcast to other sites
- Increased classroom size and flexibility
- Microsoft Surface Hubs
- A reception area, a dedicated food services area, a dining and event area, a 160-person auditorium, and large computer labs and storage areas
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USF-Tampa campus
The USF Health Libraries Downtown Florida Blue Health Knowledge Exchange 2M may not have shelves of physical books, but we do have 27 reserve textbooks you can check out. We also provide many digital resources including 4,600 e-books, with access to thousands of journals - all available through our library website. Research assistance services are provided from your very own MCOM Librarian (make an appointment here). The library also offers Sonosims and laptops for check-out, and, most important of all, we have Puppy Therapy Days.
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USF-LV campus
LVHN library resources can be accessed through the LVHN Intranet via Citrix using an LVHN-issued student HP thin client laptop. The instructions are always available in the SELECT Y3 and Y4 canvas courses.
Some LV library resources will not work with older Explorer browsers (they require the newer Edge or Chrome browser).
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Research Day Friday March 3rd
We have 91 MSII students presenting at this year's research day – record numbers for 2nd-year students, and 139 submissions throughout the 4 years.
Also, three colleagues were honored with an Oral Presentation opportunity!
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Sylvia Choo, MSII, and Alanis Rosado, MSII were both selected for the 13th Annual Joseph Krzanowski, PhD (Prof Emeritus) USF Health Invited Oral Presentations. In addition, Sean (Francis) Walson, MSIII was selected for an oral presentation award for senior-level medical students. That session is from 12:45 PM to 3:15 PM. | |
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Financial Aid Fundamentals Course
Join the online Financial Aid Fundamentals & Debt Management Course in Canvas. Be sure all notifications are turned on to avoid missing important information. All students are added.
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February Debt Management Challenge
Participate in the challenge to win $500 to pay directly toward federal student loans. The challenge is open until Feb 28th at 11:59pm.
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Student Support Program
This time of year may be feeling extra stressful to you. Please remember we have resources to help! MySSP can be a helpful resource – try out the app! Or if you need to talk with someone virtually, call MySSP to talk with a counselor (1-866-743-7732)
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We had an amazingly fun time at the 2023 Collegia Olympics on Friday Feb 17th. Congratulations Farmer! Check out additional photos. | |
Our new Collegia Spotlight initiative will highlight a collegia each month. We did two in January. Here are the spotlights for this month (click the images to watch the videos). | |
It's Elemental! Spotlight on 5.8 - Library Resources and Staff | | |
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LCME Standard 5, Element 8 (a.k.a. 5.8) requires that “A medical school provides ready access to well-maintained library resources sufficient in breadth of holdings and technology to support its educational and other missions. Library services are supervised by a professional staff that is familiar with regional and national information resources and data systems and is responsive to the needs of the medical students, faculty members, and others associated with the institution.”
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The Shimberg Library and the Florida Blue Health Knowledge Exchange serve the Morsani College of Medicine community on main campus and at the MDD downtown building respectively. The LVHN Library Services serve the Allentown campus. These libraries provide access to academic journals, databases, and books, as well as research assistance and support for all students, faculty, and staff. USF Health online library resources are available across all sites. Librarians can provide a variety of assistance including literature reviews, curriculum materials, information literacy training, interlibrary loans, and
much more.
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Dr. K's Restaurant Guide
Boulon (just opened on water street).
Huge bar area, great atmosphere.
Pricey $$$$
Gnocchi melts in your mouth
Snapper also very good
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Show Me DeWaay...
Drinking enough water is always a challenge when I get busy. I suspect I am not the only one who struggles with this. I love carbonated flavored water: la croix, spindrift, aha, perrier… any of the above! But, so expensive and lots of cans or bottles to recycle. My friend Tara introduced me to True lime and lemon. I promise I am not getting any kickbacks. At 5-10 cents a packet, depending on where you get it, flavored water is a packet away. It is so much cheaper and easy to carry around. It doesn’t solve the lack of bubbles, but it makes plain water taste good.
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All past issues can now be found at the bottom of the Helpful Links page (that is on you QR Code cards)! | | | | |
