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Orientation 2021

Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine 
Orientation Schedule
July 26 – July 30, 2021

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Saturday, July 24, 2021

  • 6:05 p.m. – Meet and Greet – Salem Red Sox Game – 1008 Texas St, Salem, VA 24153

Monday, July 26, 2021 (Professional Dress)

  • 7:30-8:00 a.m. - Registration and Questions - Lobby (Witcher)
  • 8:00-8:30 a.m. - Dean Learman Welcome - M106 (Learman)
  • 8:30-10:00 a.m. – Student Affairs Orientation Overview – M106 (Knight, Witcher, Holt Foerst)
  • 10:15-11:15 a.m. – Policies & Procedures – M106 (Vari, Knight)
  • 11:15-noon – Curriculum Overview – M106 (Vari)
  • noon-1:00 p.m. – Lunch
  • 1:00-2:00 p.m. – Academic Support – M212 (Holt Foerst)
  • 2:00-3:00 p.m. – Enrollment Management/Health Insurance – M212 (Reynolds, Headley, Haley)
  • 3:15-4:15 p.m. – IT – M212 (Brindle, Womack, Dean, Smith) 
  • 4:15-4:45 p.m. – PBL Introduction – M212 (Greenawald, Vari)

 

Tuesday, July 27, 2021

  • 8:00-9:45 a.m. – Diversity Ed: Bias and Microaggressions – M106 (Witcher, Bishop)
  • 10:00-12:00 p.m. – PBL Case – Team Rooms
  • noon-1:00 p.m. – Lunch
  • 1:15-2:00 p.m. – Ombudsman – M212 (Hansen)
  • 2:15-4:45 p.m. – Collaborative Conversation – M212 (Mey, Slusher, Holt Foerst, Lane)

 

Wednesday, July 28, 2021 

  • 8:00-8:30 a.m. – Safety & Security/Alerts – M106 (Watkins, Lugar, Witcher)
  • 8:45-9:45 a.m. – Student Wellness – M106 (Epperley, Andrews, Slusher, Moore, Boring, Holt Foerst)
  • 10:00-12:00 p.m. – PBL Case – Team Rooms
  • noon-1:15 p.m. – Lunch
  • 1:30-3:30 p.m. – Anatomy Lab Safety – VIAL@RUC (McNamara, Lugar)
  • 3:30-5:00 p.m. – Scavenger Hunt – Roanoke Community (Berbic, Knopf)

 

Thursday, July 29, 2021

  • 8:00-9:45 a.m. – Financial Aid/Budgeting 101 – Zoom (Sartini)
  • 10:00-11:00 a.m. – Library Resources – Zoom (Pannabecker)
  • 11:00-11:45 a.m. – Learning Environment/Title IX – Zoom (Harrington, Lane)
  • noon-1:15 p.m. – Lunch on Your Own
  • 1:15-2:00 p.m. – Introduction to the Standardized Patient Department and Bline – Zoom (Lane, Lynch, Brown)
  • 2:00-2:45 p.m. – Evaluations/Appropriate Feedback – Zoom (Mutcheson, Bassett)
  • 3:00-5:00 p.m. – Official Headshot Portraits (Anderson)
    Drug Screening - only for those that have not completed (Occupational Health)

 

Friday, July 30, 2021 (Professional Dress)

  • 9:00-11:00 a.m. – PBL Case – Team Rooms
  • 11:00-noon – Case Wrap-Up – M106
  • noon-1:00 p.m. Lunch
  • 1:00-1:30 p.m. – Class Group Photo – Front Steps (Anderson) 
  • 1:30-2:45 p.m. – Welcome from Department Chairs/Ice Cream Truck – Garage (Knight, Witcher, Dept Chairs)
  • 3:00-4:00 p.m. – Student Affairs Follow-up – (Knight, Witcher, Holt Foerst, Berbic, Knopf)
  • 4:00-5:00 p.m. – M1/M2 Mentor Match – (M2 Student Government)
  • 6:30-11:00 p.m. – Student Government Welcome Cookout – (Social Chairs)

Additional MED 600: Orientation Events

  • AMA/MSV Recruitment Event – TBD
  • Reflecting on your First Patient – Wednesday, August 11th @ 3:45 PM
  • Hokie Fair – Thursday, August 12th @ noon
  • What’s in Your White Coat I – Wednesday, August 18th @ 3:45 PM
  • Noke Fair - Thursday, August 19th @ 2:00 p.m.
  • What’s in Your White Coat II – Wednesday, August 25th @ 3:45 PM
  • Diversity Ed: Do Words Matter, Cultural Humility and Communication - Wednesday, September 15th @ 8:00 a.m.
  • Introduction to Longitudinal Electives – Tuesday, October 12th @ noon
  • Community Welcome – September 30 or October 14
  • White Coat Ceremony – Friday, October 15th @ 5:30 PM