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November 2022

EVENTS

PEERS Session #3

Class of 2026, please join your three MS2 mentors to discuss “Public health on the LSOM campus.”

MD/MPH Elective Session #3

Dr. Bryan Alsip, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer at University Health System, will join us to give our first Career Pathways session. Dr. Alsip will talk about hospital leadership and his pathway through medicine and public health to get him there.

SPOTLIGHT

Alumni

Rebekah Muenich, MD, MPH
PGY3 Resident, Internal Medicine
UT Health San Antonio

Becky Muenich is a Class of 2020 graduate and is currently a PGY3 in the Internal Medicine Residency at UT Health San Antonio. Dr. Muenich has been an active alumnus of the program by volunteering time to give presentations to MD/MPH students.

Why do you feel it’s important to give back as an alumni of the program and Long SOM?
"During my education in the MD/MPH program, I was privileged to learn from the expertise of many amazing leaders in public health. Their enthusiasm, compassion for the communities they serve, and dedication to the promotion of health equity and individual dignity deeply impacted me and continue to shape my current practice as a physician and public health professional. Now, one of the greatest joys of my career is having the opportunity to build into current students and see the ways in which their developing passion and knowledge is already beginning to impact the health of our patients and communities."

Student

Grace Cooper, Class of 2023

Grace Cooper is a fourth-year MD/MPH student and is applying into Emergency Medicine residency. Additionally, Grace is working as a PEERS mentor and Mentor in Medicine (MiM) to evaluate the effectiveness of the PEERS program.

Why did you want to become a PEERS mentor?
"Mentorship to me is about paying it forward. It's a way that I can express gratitude to all of the amazing mentors I have had during my medical school career, while also helping other students navigate one of the most exciting and formative times in their lives."

REMINDERS

Volunteer for MD/MPH Sessions on LSOM Interview Day

During the LSOM Admissions Interview Day, the MD/MPH program is allotted a time slot to talk about the program with those interviewing. During this time, either Josh or myself will give a short formal presentation about the program, but we also like to have at least 1 of you in attendance to answer questions from the student perspective.

Our session is every interview day (Fridays from now until January) from 10:30 – 12 PM, there are 3 different sessions for 15 minutes each. If you would like to volunteer, please go to the Admissions Day volunteer spreadsheet and click to the MD/MPH Volunteers tab.

Attention Class of 2026 students!

Dr. Taylor and Stephanie meet with each of you individually for our first professional formation meeting in September and October. Please schedule your meeting now.

HOUSEKEEPING

LongSOM Social Media Roundup & Accomplishments

Evan Caston, Class of 2023 speaks on dealing with stress during medical school

AROUND CAMPUS

Big Interview Medical

The Office of Student Affairs is pleased to offer you a free training system that features a new and innovative way to help you prepare more effectively for a residency interview. Big Interview is an online system that combines training AND practice to help improve your interview technique and build your confidence.

Big Interview Medical offers a variety of tools including:

• Challenging, virtual mock interviews for all experience levels

• A database of thousands of interview questions with tips on how to answer them

• The ability to rate and share your interview answers for feedback

• A comprehensive video training curriculum covering all aspects of landing a job

• A step-by-step interview Answer Builder for crafting answers to behavioral questions

• A CV builder and CV Curriculum

HOW TO REGISTER

Here’s how to set up your Big Interview Medical account:

• STEP 1: Go to [https://uthscsa.biginterviewmedical.com/‍.] and click "Register".

• STEP 2: Enter your school email address, name, and password, and click “Create my Account”STEP 1: Go to [https://uthscsa.biginterviewmedical.com/‍.] and click "Register".

• STEP 3: Log in and start using Big Interview.

*You can also access the Big Interview Medical workshop Jeff Xia (Class of 2022 Graduate) hosted to demonstrate the benefits and how he used it to prepare for residency interviews.

Virtual STEP 1 Preparation Workshop