First Annual MSII-MSIV Luncheon

Five very excited MSIV’s close to graduation would like to share their wisdom and experience with MSII’s at the First Annual MSII-MSIV Luncheon on Wednesday, April 24th at noon. Sign up begins Wednesday, April 10th at noon for 15 students (please notify LinkMD of any food allergies or restrictions). Hope to see you there!

Meet the MSIV’s:
– Paul Goleb matched at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center for a combined Internal Medicine & Pediatrics residency
– Christina Miller matched at Maryland for Internal Medicine
– Page Widick matched at Brown University in Internal Medicine
– Sarah Ullah matched at Penn State in Ophthalmology
– Dean Campbell matched at Maryland for Internal Medicine

Looking to Lead LinkMD?

LinkMD is looking for officers for the 2013-2014 year! Your role as a LinkMD officer will be to contact prospective hosts, coordinate with other committee members and set up events using MedScope. The best part, of course, is attending events! Look out for an email later this week with the application, due no later than midnight on Sunday, April 14th.  We will contact interested students the following week. Feel free to email any of the  current officers to learn about their experiences with LinkMD if you have questions.

April Sign Ups Start Today!

Just a reminder that sign ups for both lunch with Dr. McCurdy on Tuesday, April 2nd and Dr. Ehrenreich on Friday, April 5th open today at noon! Sign ups for lunch on Sunday, April 7th with Dr. Schenkel, director of emergency medicine at Mercy, will begin tomorrow at noon.

Dr. Michael McCurdy is an Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine physician who works clinically in the medical ICU and ED. He will be hosting four students at Ale Wife on Tuesday, April 2nd at 12:30 pm. Dr. Mark Ehrenreich is an SOM graduate and now a psychiatrist at UMMC and will be hosting four students at Mem Sahib on Friday, April 5th, 2013 at 12:00 pm.

Remember to keep an eye out later this month for more details and sign-ups about an event with gastroenterologist Dr. Goldberg (open to both classes), currently set for April 18th, and LinkMD’s first annual MSII-MSIV luncheon with our newly matched fourth year students!

Lunch with Dr. Ehrenreich

LinkMD is excited to announce another early April event with Dr. Mark Ehrenreich. On Friday, April 5th at noon Dr. Ehrenreich will be hosting four students for lunch at Mem Sahib! Dr. Ehrenreich is the directer of education in the department of psychiatry, as well as director of residency training. He also works with University of Maryland/Sheppard Pratt Program and is the director of fellowship for psychosomatic medicine. Sign ups open Wednesday, March 27th at noon!

LinkMD’s Ready to Celebrate Spring!

After a successful February, LinkMD is ready to celebrate the warmer months with even more satiating events! UMD alum Dr. Harry Greenspun will be hosting seven students at his home in Bethesda Saturday, April 6th at 7 pm. Dr. Greenspun was trained as a cardiac anesthesiologist, however he now works as a senior advisor at the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions (DCHS) and works in medical information technology and health reform.  This a must event for students wanting to explore the non-clinical avenue that is available to M.D.’s after training.  Dr. Stephen Schenkel is Director of Emergency Medicine at Mercy Hospital and will be hosting lunch for four students at the Metropolitan Cafe on SundayApril 7th  at 12:30 pm. Click fast, sign-ups open Wednesday, March 28th at noon! If your weekend is already full, grab a bite to eat with Critical Care and Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Michael McCurdy on Tuesday, April 2nd, time and location to be announced. We’re looking forward to seeing you  this spring!