M’2018 - First Year Orientation
(Updated 8/5/14 – Schedule subject to change)
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2014
Sackler Building, 145 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA 02111
Sackler Lobby
9:00 AM
Distribution of M’18 Orientation Packets by Office of Student Affairs Staff
(Breakfast Provided)
Sackler Auditorium
9:30 AM
Welcome
Dr. Harris Berman, Dean, School of Medicine
Dr. Amy Kuhlik, Dean of Student Affairs
9:50 AM
Overview of Orientation Week
Dean John Matias, Associate Dean of Admissions and Enrollment Services
10:00 AM
Boston Campus – Campus Safety and Fire Safety
Tufts University Public Safety
10:45 AM
Break
Small Group Locations – SEE APPOINTMENT CARD FOR DETAILED SCHEDULE
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Harvey
Galen
Curie
Maimonides
Composite Photo/White Coat Fitting/
Fleece Coat Fitting /Library Tour
Registration/TUSK
Wellness and Stress Reduction
Advising Community Meeting
12:00 - 1:00 PM
Lunch
(Lunch provided)
Jaharis Courtyard & Green space
(Rain Location: Sackler 114)
1:00 - 2:00 PM
Curie
Maimonides
Office of Equal Opportunity
Composite Photo/White Coat Fitting/
Fleece Coat Fitting /Library Tour
Registration/TUSK
Wellness and Stress Reduction
Jaharis 118
Registration/TUSK
Wellness and Stress Reduction
Advising Community Meeting
Composite Photo/White Coat Fitting/
Fleece Coat Fitting /Library Tour
Sackler B09
Sackler 316
Sackler 2 Community Lounge
Wellness and Stress Reduction
Office of Equal Opportunity
Composite Photo/White Coat Fitting/
Fleece Coat Fitting /Library Tour
Registration/TUSK
Sackler 316
Jaharis 118
Harvey
Galen
2:00 – 3:00 PM
3:00 - 4:00 PM
Curie
Maimonides
Harvey
Galen
Harvey
Galen
Curie
Maimonides
Sackler 507
Sackler B09
Sackler 316
Sackler 3 Community Lounge
Sackler 507
Sackler B09
Sackler 316
Sackler 507
Sackler 507
Sackler B09
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 13, 2014
Sackler Auditorium
9:15 AM
Introduction to the Office of Educational Affairs and the Curriculum
Dr. Scott Epstein, Dean for Educational Affairs
10:00 AM
Tufts Student Scholars Program
Keith Nokes, MD, MPH, Co-Director of the Tufts Student Service Scholars Program
10:15 AM
Break
10:30 AM
Selectives Information Session
Dr. Mark Pearlmutter, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Donna Merrick, Program Director, Office of Educational Affairs
10:45 AM
Basic Life Support Course
Dr. Mark Pearlmutter, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Sackler Building
12:00 PM
Lunch (on your own)
Off-Campus (Optional)
12:00 –
2:00 PM
Wang YMCA Open House and Barbeque for Health Sciences Students
8 Oak Street West, Boston
(Lunch provided)
Clinical Skills Center
12:00 –
3:00 PM
BLS Practical Sessions (20 minute sessions)
see your Appointment Card for time of your Practical session
Clinical Skills & Simulation Center – 35 Kneeland Street, 3rd floor
Small Group Locations
1:00 –
2:00 PM
Curie
Maimonides
Advising Community Meeting
Office of Equal Opportunity
Sackler 2 Community Lounge
Jaharis 118
2:00 –
3:00 PM
Galen
Harvey
Advising Community Meeting
Office of Equal Opportunity
Sackler 3 Community Lounge
Jaharis 118
Sackler 2nd and 3rd Floors
3:00 –
4:00 PM
Ice Cream Social for M’17 and M’18
Go to your Advising Community Floor – Room 216A or 316.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014
Sackler Auditorium
9:00 AM
Introduction to the Office of Multicultural Affairs and Diversity Programs at TUSM
Dr. Joyce Sackey, Dean for Multicultural Affairs and Global Health
Ms. Marlene Jreaswec, Program Administrator
9:10 AM
Student Panel Discussion: The Diversity Climate at TUSM
Facilitated by M’17 Diversity Representative and members of the Tufts Community
10:10 AM
Concluding Remarks: The Way Forward – General Q & A Session
Dr. Joyce Sackey, Dean for Multicultural Affairs and Global Health
10:30 AM
Break
10:45 AM
Introduction to Universal Precautions, Lab & Hospital Safety
Mr. Darin Goodwin, Biosafety Officer
Mr. Shaun Savage, Environmental Health and Safety
11:30 AM
Professionalism with Technology & Responsible Computer Use
Ms. Jan Mathews, Director of Information Technology
11:40 AM
Welcome from Alumni Office
Dr. Thomas Hedges, M'75, Tufts Medical Alumni Association President
11:45 PM
Break
12:00 PM
Travel to Medford
Medford Campus – Fletcher Field
12:30 3:30 PM
Advising Community Field Day - Hosted by M’17
“Orientation Olympics” (Transportation via bus and lunch provided)
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014
Sackler Auditorium
9:00 AM
Introduction to the Office of Student Affairs and Support Services
Dr. Amy Kuhlik, Dean of Student Affairs
9:20 AM
Introduction: TUSM Wellbeing Programs - including Co-leader Orientation to
Mindfulness for Patient and Student Support (COMPASS) and Practical
Approaches to Wellbeing (PAWs)
Dr. Christopher Bellonci, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Tufts Medical Center
M’17 PAWs Representatives
10:00 AM
Active Citizenship and Community Service Learning (CSL)
Ms. Jennifer Greer-Morrissey, Community Service Learning Coordinator
Prof. Miriam Nelson, Ph.D., Associate Dean, Tisch College of Active Citizenship
M’17 Student Panel
10:50 AM
Break
FRIDAY, AUGUST 15, 2014 (continued)
Sackler Building
11:00 AM
Community Service Learning Small Groups with M’17 Peer Facilitators
12:15 –
1:30 PM
Lunch with M’17 Advising Community Peer Advisors
(Lunch provided on your Learning Community floor – Room 216A or 316)
Off-Campus (Optional)
1:30
3:00 PM
Neighborhood Walking Tour – Meet in Sackler Lobby
Get to know TUSM’s host community of Chinatown by participating in a walking tour led by
Chinatown youth, and then join us for Bubble tea and light refreshments afterward!
MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2014
Sackler Auditorium
9:00AM –
12:00 PM
Med Foundations I Lectures
Sackler 2nd and 3rd Floors
1:00 –
3:00 PM
Student Activities Fair
Jaharis 118
3:00 –
3:30 PM
Student Health Insurance