This is an updated weather related notification and supersedes the email sent to Katz medical students earlier this evening.

The Lewis Katz School of Medicine will delay opening until 10am, Monday, January 20, 2025, for all students, faculty and staff at the N. Philadelphia campus.   Essential personnel are expected to report to work as required by departmental needs.  Any questions should be directed to your supervisor. 

The St. Luke’s regional campus will delay opening until 9:30 am, Monday, January 20, 2025, for all staff and students.  

Phase 1 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day sessions at the N. Philadelphia campus and the St. Luke’s regional campus will begin at 10am tomorrow. 

TEMPLE FACULTY PHYSICIAN PRACTICES (TFP) will be open tomorrow as usual.  All Phase 2 and 3 medical students and physician assistant students at the N. Philadelphia campus on clinical rotations should report to their sites as scheduled.  If travel to a clinical site is prohibitive, students should contact the appropriate clerkship/elective director.

All Phase 2 and 3 medical students on clinical rotations at the St. Luke’s regional campus should report to their sites by 9:30am.  If travel to a clinical site is prohibitive, students should contact the appropriate clerkship/elective director. 

We will continue to monitor the weather conditions throughout the evening and tomorrow morning and communicate any updates as needed. 

Please be safe in your travels. 

Regards,

Joe Rudy

Assistant Dean, Administration 

Temple University Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Dear Colleagues,

LKSOM faculty contribute to the development and implementation of a broad set of educational programs online and in the classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings. Each year we recognize the contributions of our outstanding faculty toward building and maintaining excellence in education through our annual LKSOM Educational Excellence Awards. 

There are several award categories including teaching, research mentoring, service, scholarship, and community outreach that aim to capture the breadth of faculty participation in education at LKSOM. Descriptions of each award, along with faculty eligibility criteria and required documentation for short-listed candidates are outlined in the attached document. Nominations only require a brief justification relevant to the particular award to be submitted to Sharon Kass (sharon.kass@temple.edu) by February 5, 2025. 

The Office of Faculty Affairs will review all nominees for eligibility and subsequently request complete applications for review by the Awards Committee.  Award presentations will occur at the LKSOM Educational Excellence Awards Reception in May (details to follow).

LKSOM Educational Excellence Awards Descriptions

Thanks in advance for your thoughtful nominations,

Ryan Gibbons, MD, Assistant Dean, Faculty Development

Anjali Vaidya, MD, Assistant Dean, Faculty Development

Heather Clauss, MD, Senior Associate Dean, Faculty Affairs

The National MS Society offers a 4-week Medical Student Mentorship to expose students to clinical care and social determinates of health in multiple sclerosis. Outlined below are some helpful details and provided a link to the website for more information and to apply.

2025 Medical Student Mentorship Program

• Open to students who have completed at least one year of medical school
• Experience is a 4-week in person June 2nd -27th 2025
• $3,000 award provided to accepted students
• Sites located at MS clinics spanning the country
• Application deadline is January 29th at 5pm ET

 Direct any questions to Maggie.Brown@nmss.org.

Announcing the 2025 Directory of Positions for Summer Research Opportunities for the class of 2028 (M1). These positions include the positions that were displayed at the fair on January 13th and others. 

Here are the slides that were presented on January 13th for you to refer back to: 2025 Summer Opportunities Presentation,1-13-25.pptx

Here is the recording from the meeting: https://temple.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=fbfb1853-0e4e-4c33-b895-b265010d9ffb 

Reminder: 

January 14th at 12pm in MERB 219

• Information session for Bridging the Gaps 
• Information session for Student Program Leader (TTMS, PREP, and Mini Med School)

Download the Directory of Positions

Contact Joanne Handler in the Office of Student Support with any questions.  joanneh@temple.edu