Interviewing and helping select the incoming class of Maine Track medical students is one of the most important roles we have. This challenge is also very rewarding and incredibly fun. We typically interview September through March, and on Friday mornings. We ask every subcommittee member to interview on at least 6 dates and to attend subcommittee meetings. Besides traditional 1:1 interviews, we also use the Multiple Mini-Interview technique.

If you are interested in volunteering on the subcommittee, please contact either co-chair of the subcommittee: Bob Bing-You bingyb@mmc.org or Jo Linder LINDEJO@mmc.org

The Health Career Pipeline is seeking physicians who would be willing to be un-scrubbed chaperones in the OR, mentors to students interested in health careers and availability to offer informational interviews about your health career.

1. OR Chaperones: We have many learners interested in shadowing in the OR and many surgeons willing to accommodate. What we lack is experienced, un-scrubbed chaperones to help guide the learners. These learners include, high school students and pre-health college students. We are looking for providers who are interested in not only providing guidance in the OR but who are also willing to answer questions and help nurture future health care providers.
2. Mentors: We have many students looking for guidance and resources in pursuing a health career. Would you be willing to take a student under you wing and help them better understand the process of applying to medical school, building a career, choosing a specialty and so much more?

III. Informational Interview: Would you be available to chat with a student about your career and specialty? Many student are curious and just don’t have access to a provider. This would be a tremendous help to many students, in particular high school students.

If any of these opportunities interest you or if there are questions, please contact Janell Lewis, manager of the Health Career Pipeline Program. She can be reached by email: jlewis4@mmc.org or phone: 207-662-8751.

Launched in 2018, the Journal of Maine Medical Center is an online, open-access journal devoted to supporting the academic mission through publication of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly work. Areas of focus include health care innovation, interprofessional healthcare and education, rural medicine and professional engagement and development.

www.mmc.org/jmmc  We need manuscript reviewers! We offer online training in peer review as well as CME credit for completed reviews.

If you are interested in being a manuscript peer reviewer, please contact the Editor-in-Chief: Bob Bing-You bingyb@mmc.org

The TUSM-MMC Program Core Clerkship Bootcamp is designed to prepare medical students for the Core Clerkship year. Orientation week is held the week prior to starting core clerkships and provides an opportunity for the students to gain a basic understanding of basic clinical tools (ECG, Imaging, Laboratory), to practice oral case presentations and basic clinical skills.  Each year we have opportunities for volunteer faculty to facilitate oral presentations and teach clinical skills workshops (Wound Care, Tubes, Suturing, Vascular Access, Airway Management).  Time commitment is ~4 hours per session.

If you are interested in volunteering or for more information, please contact Jo Linder, Assistant Dean for Students, via email: Lindejo@mmc.org or phone: 207.662.8766.

The goals of the Tufts Maine Track orientation for brand new, first-year medical students are to provide an introduction to fellow students, the Maine faculty, and our innovative curriculum.  We also introduce students to healthcare in Maine, including health care systems, population health issues, medical ethics, and team-based care concepts.

Opportunities include (most performed in small groups):

• Introduction to the Clinical Setting workshops (Roles, Vital Signs, Confidentiality)
• Rural medicine and population health discussion

If you are interested in volunteering or for more information, please contact Carl Germann: GERMAC@mmc.org

The goals of the 4^th year medical student Capstone include the following:

• Discuss specific challenges and concerns regarding internship
• Review common communication and sign-out difficulties
• Review end of life discussion and death notification
• Review common clinical and procedural skills
• Discuss physician wellness

Possible opportunities – (varying educational methods):

• Procedural skills workshops (airway, vascular access, ultrasound, eye examination)
• Radiology Review
• Physician Wellness and Burnout
• ECG review
• Advance Directive, Code Status, and Death Notification
• Malpractice and Error Disclosure

If you are interested in volunteering or for more information, please contact Carl Germann: GERMAC@mmc.org