Please join us for our Women in Medicine Panel: Working in a Male-Dominated Specialty next Monday November 3rd from 12pm to 1pm in Reid Room B. We will have an amazing set of panelists from both surgical and non-surgical specialties to discuss their experiences and offer advice about working in male-dominated specialties as women physicians.

Our panelists will include Dr. Kathryn Robinett (Pulmonary and Critical Care), Dr. Rydhwana Hossain (Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine), and Dr. Shelby Stewart (Cardiothoracic surgeon).

Curious about the different paths to a career in addiction medicine?
Join CHAT for a dynamic panel featuring physicians from addiction medicine and psychiatry as they share their journeys, insights, and advice on becoming a substance use provider. This will be a great opportunity to learn about the training pathways, career options, and unique challenges and rewards of working in this vital field.

Location: Hosick Lecture Hall
Lunch provided!

We’re excited to see you there — don’t miss this chance to explore a meaningful and rapidly growing specialty!

Interested in the pathways Internal Medicine has to offer in fellowships and sub-specialties? Come and meet the docs who have done them!

We'll be hosting a wide variety of hospitalists and specialists eager to meet and network med students at our annual specialty speed networking event. Lunch will be offered as well, so please RSVP on MedScope in advance!

M1-M3 Students must be registered with a FREE ACP Account to attend. Send an email to umsom.imig@gmail.com to be entered into the raffle. - https://www.acponline.org/membership/medical-students

Suture Clinic x WHIG is cohosting Part IV of the Suture Series: Multi-Layered Closures this upcoming Tuesday, November 4^th, from 5-7 p.m. This session will be focused on deep-dermal suturing and a review of vertical and horizontal mattress sutures, which are especially relevant to OB/GYN procedures such as C-sections. Materials will be provided!

Join the Emergency Medicine Interest Group for a table-top disaster medicine activity! Dr. Jasani, emergency medicine physician, has prepared an EM/EMS disaster scenario where we will move ambulances around a map, move patients around a department, and learn the ins and outs of disaster medicine. Get ready to have fun and think on your feet in this exciting simulation!

Join us for an introduction to the field of Family Medicine! The panel discussion will include what Family Medicine is, careers in the Family Medicine, and the range of possibilities within the specialty, with plenty of time for questions. 

Lunch will be provided! 

Current panelists include Dr. Katherine Jacobson and Dr. Kyle Fletke (FM Residency Program Director) - list will continue to be updated with panelists. 

Talking about sexual health with young patients can feel daunting, but it’s one of the most important skills we develop as future clinicians. Dr. Matthew Grant, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Medical Director of the Adolescent and Young Adult Center, and Assistant Director of the Pediatric Residency Program, will lead a session focused on setting an inclusive tone, navigating sensitive topics, and supporting adolescents and young adults, especially LGBTQ youth and those living with HIV. The event will begin with a short talk, followed by an open conversation driven by audience questions.

PCIG and the MedChi Medical Student Section invite you to a virtual talk on Maryland's payment structure featuring Gene Ransom, CEO of MedChi.

Maryland operates under a distinctive healthcare payment model that sets it apart from the rest of the nation. Gene will break down Maryland's payment structure, explaining how it works, why it matters, and what it means for physicians and patients alike.

Join us to gain insight into the financial landscape you'll navigate as future Maryland physicians. Whether you plan to practice in Maryland or simply want to understand innovative healthcare payment models, this session is not to be missed!

[FOR ALL HOUSES]

Free coffee and donuts! This is an opportunity for students to get to meet and chat with their house mentors in a casual and relaxed setting. At least one mentor or OME/OSA liaison from each house will be present. We also hope that students of all years will be able to connect with each other here too! Come grab a donut and chat with mentors and other students. 

Please RSVP so we can get an accurate count for donuts. 

Are you exploring the plethora of medical specialties you can possibly go into? Many medical students fallaciously underlook the specialty of Urology! This first interest group meeting starring Dr. Minhaj Siddiqui will highlight everything there is to know about the specialty: what a urologist does day to day, urological diseases and surgeries, applying to residency, etc. It will take place noon of Friday, November 7th, and sign ups will open on Monday, November 3rd.

You're welcome to join regardless of whether or not you sign up, but the first 40 people to sign up will get lunch provided! Hope to see everyone there!

EIMIG and WHIG are excited to host another Women's Health talk on PMDD! We will be hearing from Shalene Gupta, author of the book The Cycle, and Dr. Jackie Ross, a clinical psychologist from Chicago who specializes in PMDD. Food will be provided!

If you are interested in Shalene's book, here is the link to her website:

https://shalenegupta.com/the-cycle/

We would appreciate it if people submit questions ahead of time so that our speakers can prepare early. If you have any questions that you'd like to ask, here is the Google Forms link (we ask that you refrain from asking questions about Shalene's children):

https://forms.gle/yNxyvUTUNFZr6Pmg9

The Ophthalmology Interest Group is excited to host a Meet the Mentors event for the M1s to learn more about the ophthalmology department faculty and their research! This virtual event will feature a brief summary by various ophthalmology PIs, and we hope this will give some much-desired background as students prepare for MSRD the following week!

Come hear from a bone marrow transplant recipient and the National Marrow Donation Program about the impact of donation on our patients!

Lunch will be provided (NOT PIZZA!)

Come spend a day outdoors and learn fire building, splinting, wound care, hypothermia prevention, emergency extraction, and navigation with expert instruction. Food provided!

Join us for an engaging session with our club advisor — Dr. Al-Sabban, advanced endoscopist — to explore how art can help explain medical ideas, communicate feelings, and connect with patients in new ways.

We’ll be diving into graphic medicine and how visual storytelling fits into healthcare. Lunch and all materials are included—everyone is welcome!

Hello everyone! If you’ve ever caught yourself thinking Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery is just “boobjobs and injections”, you may want to mark your calendars for November 20th, 12-1 PM!  The Plastic Surgery Interest Group is hosting a talk let by Dr. Pan and Dr. Lamaris, Shock Trauma plastic and reconstructive surgery attendings, who will be introducing this creative, vastly variable, and constantly evolving field!

There will be very yummy catering (EKIBEN!!!) on behalf of our wonderful sponsors, Baltimore Depuy Synthes, CMF and Thoracic division, who will also be discussing their work within the field.

Please reach out to Abel Lindley (abel.lindley@som.umaryland.ed) Timothy Jiang (timothy.jiang@som.umaryland.edu), or Cece Rogers (ceciliarogers@som.umaryland.edu) with any questions. Hope to see you all there!

Join the Anesthesiology Interest Group for an anesthesiology skills workshop on Monday, December 1st from 3-5 pm. Students will be divided into 2 groups and get hands-on experience with placing orotracheal tubes for intubation, central lines (with ultrasound), and arterial lines. This will be held in the MASTRI Center of the hospital (7th floor). Instructions to get there will be sent out to those who sign-up. 

Come learn from SMYAL on creating safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ patients, especially children! This is especially useful with service learning in school settings to ensure LGBTQIA+ youth feel safe and included. This will be a lecture/discussion based event - food will be included.

More information about SMYAL on their website: https://smyal.org/about/

Dr. Rubin is Urologist who specializes in Sexual Health

https://www.rachelrubinmd.com/drrubin

You may know her from her many appearances in the news including the New York Times, NPR, and the Washington Post.

She recently spoke at a FDA roundtable about Menopause and HRT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2ZRlOivC5M

Unfortunately Dr. Rubin will not be able to be on campus, but we will have her on video to answer any/all questions

Lunch will be provided, so please be sure to sign up if you plan to attend!