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Did you know? The DGSOM Career Devlopment Office offers one-on-one CV review services. Please contact Aurora Reyes at amreyes@mednet.ucla.edu to set up an appointment. We are happy to provide feedback via email, phone or zoom appointments--whichever fits best into your schedule.
Also, be sure to look out for emails regarding our monthly CV and Careers in Medicine workshops here.We look forward to working with you!
Is one of your New Year’s Resolutions to meditate more?
Have you tried all the apps but it never stuck?
Join us for DGSOMeditation’s 30 Day Meditation Challenge, open to all students, faculty and staff in the DGSOM family! We will help you with meditation tips, habit-building tricks, and support to get you through each day.
Last year, we had 83 participants including students, faculty, and staff, who meditated for 1,391 days and 12,778 minutes combined!
It’s simple:
FAQs:
Q: I’m a med student and I’m busy, why should I bother?
A: Meditation has proven stress reduction benefits. Even just one minute a day can help you relax and recharge to tackle your studies!
Q: Help, how do I meditate?
A: There are many ways to meditate and there is no “wrong” way. The simplest method is to close your eyes and bring attention to the breath. Some great starting points would be to get a free app such as Insight Timer or UCLA’s very own mindfulness app; other options include Headspace, Waking Up and Ten Percent Happier. Apps can be a great way to introduce you to meditation and give you new techniques to try!
If you have any more questions, you can reach out to:
Tanya Datta - tdatta@mednet.ucla.edu
Saloni Gupta - salonigupta@mednet.ucla.edu Michael Arnold - mtarnold@mednet.ucla.edu
The UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine (DHM) located at UCSF Health is excited to sponsor a Summer Internship for Quality, Safety, and Value available to interested medical students. To best meet the needs of our patients and the health system, the DHM is committed to pipeline development in the areas of hospital quality, safety, and value improvement.
We are specifically seeking applicants for an immersive experience in the real world of quality improvement. The intern will be exposed to the many facets of improvement work under the direct mentorship of the DHM leadership. The student will engage in at least one improvement effort, work closely with an interprofessional team, and have opportunities for scholarly dissemination. We will provide a stipend of approximately $5,000 to the selected candidate to cover living expenses during the 8-week internship period.
Project Structure:
The selected applicant will be presented with project opportunities within UCSF’s highly academic Division of Hospital Medicine. The selected applicant will be paired with a faculty member to define the goals of the project and the faculty member will provide mentorship throughout the time of the internship. In addition, the selected candidate will be given the opportunity to participate in all faculty development meetings and conferences, including Grand Rounds and Case Review.
About UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine
The UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine (DHM) is the largest division within UCSF’s Department of Medicine (DOM) and is a national leader in clinical care, education, research, and quality improvement. The Division was founded in 1996 after the landmark publication by Robert Wachter and Lee Goldman in the New England Journal of Medicine. Since that time, we have grown to more than 90 faculty and 30 staff members, running 10 clinical services and providing care for nearly half of the patients in the adult hospital on any given day.
We seek to provide the highest-quality, safe, efficient, equitable, evidence-based, patient-centered care while advancing education, research, and innovation in academic hospital medicine. We have a fundamental commitment to diversity (viewed through every lens) and are particularly interested in applicants who represent groups that are underrepresented in medicine (URM). To learn more about us, please visit our website: https://ucsfhealthhospitalmedicine.ucsf.edu/.
How to Apply:
Students should submit a completed application via email to Katherine.Li@ucsf.edu by Friday, March 5, 2021.
The UCSF Division of Hospital Medicine (DHM) located at UCSF Health is excited to sponsor a Medical Student Summer Internship in Hospital Medicine with a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). The goal of the Internship is to enhance exposure to the field of hospital medicine and provide opportunities for academic engagement with our ongoing DEI efforts.
We are specifically seeking candidates who align with the Division’s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are interested in candidates from diverse backgrounds with a track record of experience and engagement in issues of diversity, equity, and inclusion and a commitment to communities that have been historically marginalized. We are specifically seeking applicants who demonstrate a unique contribution and commitment to diversity. The intern will be exposed to the many facets of academic hospital medicine, including quality improvement, medical education, research, and clinical excellence through a DEI lens. We will provide a stipend of approximately $5,000 to the selected candidate to cover living expenses during the 8-week internship period.
The selected applicant will be presented with project opportunities across many domains of UCSF’s academic Division of Hospital Medicine and paired with a faculty member to provide formal mentorship and define the goals of the project. Possible domains to work on diversity, equity, and inclusion include: Quality Improvement/Value, Medical Education, Research, Clinical Excellence, Clinical Informatics, Global Health, and Social Medicine. In addition, the selected candidate will be given the opportunity to participate in all faculty development meetings and conferences, including Grand Rounds and Case Review.
We seek to provide the highest-quality, safe, efficient, equitable, evidence-based, patient-centered care while advancing education, research, and innovation in academic hospital medicine. We are committed to becoming a leader in health equity and justice in academic medicine. We have a fundamental commitment to diversity (viewed through every lens). We believe it is essential to enhance the diversity of the Division, and we define diversity broadly as race, culture, religion, mental or physical abilities, age, gender, sexual orientation, distance traveled, and first generation professional. To learn more about us, please visit our website: https://ucsfhealthhospitalmedicine.ucsf.edu/.
How to Apply: Students should submit a completed application via email to Katherine.Li@ucsf.edu by Friday, March 5, 2021. Candidates will be selected based on their academic potential and contribution to the diversity of the Division.
1) A current CV
2) A one-page essay describing why you are interested in the internship and some possible areas of focus
3) A statement on your potential contributions to diversity (see https://diversity.ucsf.edu/contributions-to-diversity-statement for information)
4) A letter of recommendation from one faculty member at your medical school
The Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine at NYU Langone & Bellevue Hospital Emergency Medicine are pleased to sponsor the 4th Annual Emergency Medicine (EM) Summer 2021 Medical Student Fellowship for Underrepresented Minorities in Medicine (URM). We are committed to increasing diversity within the field of EM and our goal is to provide the motivated & interested pre-clinical medical student (rising MS2s) with an in-depth exposure to EM early on in medical school education. We encourage URM students (currently in their 1st year of medical school) who are interested in EM to apply to our 5-week Summer Fellowship.
We are offering 5 funded positions, including NYU housing & travel. If COVID prohibits us from allowing an in-person fellowship, we will host a virtual fellowship for 10 students. The AAMC defines URM students as “those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population...which includes African Americans, Hispanics, American Indians, Alaska Natives, native Hawaiians, & other Pacific Islanders.”
Program Opportunities:
Meetings: Fellows will participate in procedure workshops, SIM sessions, social medicine initiatives, ultrasound workshops, resident conference, journal club, lectures given by our faculty and residents, toxicology rounds, quality & safety conference, pediatric EM rounds, teaching sessions with high school students, & a Wilderness Medicine outing.
Clinical: Each student will be paired with an EM faculty preceptor & resident whom s/he will shadow on shifts. Students will be exposed to tremendous diversity in clinical pathology & patient populations by rotating through the different hospitals within our academic center, including our nationally ranked quaternary care center at NYU Langone Health, the country’s 1st public hospital at Bellevue, & NYU Brooklyn (a Level 1 Trauma Center & Comprehensive Stroke Center).
Important Dates: Summer Fellowship Dates: July 5 to August 6, 2021 Completed Application Deadline: January 31, 2021 Notification of Decision to Student: February 15, 2021 Student Confirmation of Acceptance: February 22, 2021 How to Apply: Interested students must submit the following documents to EMstudents@nyumc.org by January 31, 2021: (1) a current CV (2) a 1-page essay describing your interest in the fellowship (please indicate your URM status in the essay) (3) a letter of recommendation from a faculty member at your medical school (4) a current photo of yourself Thank you for your interest! Please email us for any questions @ EMstudents@nyumc.org
The Institute for Global Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Global Research Initiative offers the Morgan and Madison McClellan International Research Fellowship. The 10-month to 1-year opportunity is for third and fourth-year medical students interested in orthopaedic surgery and global health. The specialist research position is designed to build upon fundamental skills and hands-on research experience critical to implementing orthopaedic research projects globally. This endowed fellowship was started by a generous gift from Dr. Trigg McClellan of the Orthopaedic Trauma Institute in honor of his daughters, Morgan and Madison McClellan. A $37,000 stipend will be provided to the research fellow for living expenses including UCSF benefits.
The 2021-2022 Morgan and Madison McClellan International Research Fellowship application is due February 1st, 2021 11:59 PM PST. Application link here.
If you have any questions, contact igot.oti@ucsf.edu or visit www.igotglobal.org.
The UCLA Women in Surgery group is pleased to continue sponsoring research and travel awards in honor of Ms. Viola Hyde for this academic year. All students (MS1-4) who are interested in surgical specialties are encouraged to apply. Please note a few changes to the submissions from prior years in the attached.
Due to the current COVID pandemic, research and travel opportunities are clearly restricted. If you do have the opportunity to perform surgical research, we would like to continue supporting our medical students, so please submit your applications by February 1, 2021.
The Viola Hyde Awards:
Viola Hyde Surgical Research Scholars Application ($3000)
A limited number of $3000 medical student awards are available for the coming academic year to support a research project. The applicant must be a medical student at UCLA and conducting research with a UCLA faculty member from any surgical department or division. These are limited to one award per student during medical school, although students may apply multiple times.
Deadline for Submission: February 1, 2021
Viola Hyde Medical Student Travel Grant Application ($500-$1000)
A limited number of $500-$1000 medical student travel grants are available to attend any surgical meeting in the coming academic year. The applicant must be a medical student at UCLA. Preference will go to students presenting research done with a UCLA Faculty member (poster or podium). Funds will be determined based on a proposed submitted budget. These are limited to one award per student during medical school, although students may apply multiple times.
Deadlines for Submission: February 1, 2021
These Awards are made possible by a generous bequeathal from Ms. Hyde
and the support of Dr. Andrea Cracchiolo, Emeritus Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Application Instructions: Viola Hyde Awards Application.2020.docx
Dear DGSOM Community,
“Summer has come and passed. The innocent can never last. Wake me up when September ends.” As you cope with the turmoil either in the block or out in the world, DGSOM AMSA wants to send you cordial greetings and our warmest support. We are dedicated to serving our medical students at both the student life and policy level. in this email, we would like to share with you a couple of outstanding and free legal service resources provided to all UCLA students, including tailored services to our DACA recipients.
For a broad range of legal issues (other than tax and immigration), UCLA Student Legal Services provides assistance such as negotiating on behalf of students and drafting legal documents. For immigration issues, UCLA Undocumented Student Program (USP), in collaboration with the UC Immigrant Legal Services Center, focuses on serving our undocumented and DACA students, as well as students with family members who are undocumented. If you are in fear of losing your legal status for any reason, we encourage you to contact either service for consultation. If your situation is not within the range of either service, you can still obtain a referral to trustworthy outside legal resources. One of us had the pleasure of speaking with UCLA USP Attorney Habiba in person last week and was impressed with her compassion and dedication to our community. Below are details on how to utilize both services.
Service: Case-by-case immigration consultation & immigration workshops (call to sign up) in the following areas:
DACA
DAPA
Advance Parole
U-Visas
Asylum
Immigrating through Family members
Green Cards (Lawful Permanent Residency)
Immigration Court and Detention
Hours: Monday-Friday from 9 am to 5 pm (available in the evenings when needed) Email: usp@saonet.ucla.edu Phone: (310)206-2980 To directly make an appointment with Attorney Habiba: https://habibaucimm.youcanbook.me/
Service: Confidential legal assistance provided by experienced attorneys on a wide range of legal issues. Several immigration consultations each quarter for all students. All services by appointment only. For more information, go to www.studentlegal.ucla.edu.
Locations:
A239 Murphy Hall Number: (310)-825-9894 Email: slegal@saonet.ucla.edu
For international students with non-immigrant status (F, H, J visas, etc.), the Dashew Center for Internation Students (http://www.internationalcenter.ucla.edu/) and the International Student Support Program (us.myissp.com) provide advisory support and nurture a vibrant international student community.
Warmest regards,
UCLA DGSOM AMSA Board
Co-presidents: Gwendolyn Lee (gwendolynlee@mednet.ucla.edu) and Gabriela Lopez Policy Chair: Kayla Gu (fgu@mednet.ucla.edu) Medical Education Chair: Jason Qian Community Service Chair: Jessica Wu Website: https://organizations.dgsom.ucla.edu/amsa/
