The Learning Communities at UMass Medical School

Reminder, the Thanksgiving Food Drive ends TODAY!

Any items will be donated to Worcester County Food Bank!

Please place your donations in the collection boxes outside your Learning Communities, and write your name on the sign up sheet.

OR you can venmo a minimum of $2 donation to -Zvonar, remembering to please include your full name and LC (or follow your LCs instructions for different collection methods).

BLACKSTONE HOUSE WINS!!! Congrats to the Bears on their 2022 House Cup victory!!! Featuring Blackstone house members led by the spectacular Dr. Mike Ennis 🐻🐻🐻

THIS FRIDAY, MAY 6, 5:30-7:30: It’s the House Cup Ceremony!! In person and better than ever!! 🐻🦅🦉🦘🐯🦑

Come celebrate what the Houses have achieved from 2019-2022

Welcome new House faculty
See your classmates and faculty win awards

Learn about Grafton House

Enjoy some food and drinks

And have a reason to dress a little fancy!

Friday May 6th from 5:30-7:30pm
Faculty Conference Room

GET PUMPED!

Meet Danielle Li, incoming Burncoat Co-chair! Danielle says, “[favorite things about being involved in the LCs] My job as a Learning Community house rep? Making FUN happen for our students! How much more can one ask for?" So excited for your leadership, Danielle! Hoot hoot!! 🦉🦉🦉 .umass

Meet incoming Blackstone Co-Chair, Maddy!! When reflecting on LC events, Maddy says, “My favorite events this year have been the food drive and the flag football game!” And to all our outgoing LC co-chairs, thank you for your year of leadership! We couldn’t have gotten through this past year with so much enthusiasm and fun without you! 🐻🐻

Thrilled to celebrate some of our current Quinsig House reps and all the work they do for the squid community of students, faculty mentors, and residents each day. Go squids!!! 🦑🦑

Taking today to celebrate some of our incredible Kelley House reps! Before the year is over and a new class of first years takes charge of each LC house, here is a special shout out of appreciation for everything our house reps have planned, organized, and created this year! 🦘🦘🦘

Happy 2022 LCs!!! Here is your HouseCUPdate to start the year off right! 🥳🥳🥳

Blackstone 🐻 is leading the pack with an amazing 910 points!

Behind them, with a huge second quarter is Quinsigamond House 🦑 with 620!

Brightwood 🦅 remains on the hunt in third with 565 points!

In fourth with 540 points is Kelley House 🦘!

Tatnuck 🐯 is in fifth with 485 points!

And close behind in sixth with 415 points is Burncoat House 🦉!

Congrats to Blackstone for starting in first for 2022- get excited about upcoming opportunities to earn points for your house!!

We’re thrilled to share the Fall 2021 edition of the LC newsletter, Domus Doctrinarum! Check it out via link in your email!

Get excited for thanks-advice-giving TOMORROW 7-8:30 pm!! During the event, join MS3 John Karpuk for a Cocktail/Mocktail demo featuring these festive fall drinks. Ingredients can be found here if your want to make-along at home!!

Thanks-Advice-Giving is THIS THURSDAY 7-8:30 pm!! This annual LC tradition is a fan-favorite filled with stories from mentors, quality time with peers, and delicious thanksgiving food.

Join us this Thursday via Zoom for a Pumpkin Pie demo 🥧, a Cocktail/Mocktail class 🍹, and wise-words from LC-chosen speakers!

Thanks-advice-giving is a CAN’T miss LC tradition. See you there!! 🍂

Who are the incredible Bears leading Blackstone’s awesome events so far?! Meet the reps! Find these bears hosting mentorship events, community outings, and working with their legacy partnership, the Worcester New Citizen Center.

Halloween and healthy food at Marie’s Mission this weekend! 🍎🎃 Burncoat House partnered with WPI’s Mu Sigma Delta professional society to work with the community about nutrition basics. .umass

Burncoat and Kelley House celebrated Fall this weekend at a shared House apple picking event! Turns out an apple a day actually brings these future docs together! 🍎🍎🍏🍏 .umass

It’s that time of year again!! Register for the phonation and join your fellow students for this annual fundraising event! ✨✨✨

Rep your UMass Chan pride and network with alumni by signing up for an upcoming time slot listed above!!

Burncoat Owls spent this Saturday morning sharing oral health info, toothbrushes and toothpaste for all ages at their Legacy Project, Marie’s Mission. Marie’s Mission is Worcester Country’s only National Diaper Bank location.

In October, Marie’s Mission will be opening a second location in downtown Worcester to better reach families in a more walkable and public-transportation accessible location. Reach out to Burncoat House Co-Chairs Marie McGourty and Colin Burnett for opportunities to volunteer with Marie’s Mission and support their growth!

Thrilled today to welcome to the incoming class of Burncoat House Reps!! These owls are eager to get started to plan community events, mentorship networking and working with the House’s Legacy project, Worcester Diaper bank, Marie’s Mission.

Cheers to these students as they embark on their White Coat Ceremony today as well. HOOT HOOT!

What’s more fun than rounding out the week with some Brightwood House Rep Fun Facts?! Welcome to our Brightwood house reps!!

Brightwood so good!!! Excited to celebrate our eagles today joining Brightwood House. The Brighwood House is comprised of students in our Population-based Urban and Rural Community Health (PURCH) program. Find these Eagles working with the community based at in Springfield MA!

Cheers to these new Tigers joining Tatnuck house!! 🐯🐅

Welcome to these lucky class of 2025ers who were welcomed to Tatnuck with a house color of orange, and mascot of the Tigers! Check out these tigers around Worcester working with the community and hosting legendary annual community events.

These new owls came in hot 🔥🔥🔥

Welcome to our incoming Burncoat House members!! Burncoat’s house mascot is the Owl and house color is Red 🦉🦉 HOOT HOOT!

It’ll be a month long celebration of the class of 2025! Starting up, welcome to the new class of Squids!! 🦑🦑

They’ll be joining Quinsigamond House, with a house color of Royal blue and house mascot, the Squids!

Happy new academic year…WE’RE BACK! New year means welcoming class of 2025 and that started a few weeks ago at MOE! Cheers to our incredible class of 2024 for the warm welcome!

Starting us off to celebrate our first LC of the season, here are our incredible MS2s leaders!

.umass x took on the New England Tough Mudder this weekend! Go owls!! PS. We’re wishing a very HAPPY GRADUATION to our INCREDIBLE Class of 2021!! 🎓🎓🩺🩺 you did it!!!

We celebrated Kelley for the win but what about everyone else?! Here are the final House Cup 2021 standings! Valiant efforts all around and can’t wait for the completion to fire up again in August as we welcome UMMS Class of 2025!

ICYMI: CONGRATULATIONS TO KELLEY HOUSE FOR THE HOUSE CUP 2021 WIN!! 🏆🏆🏆 Featured here is the beloved Head of House Dr. Phil Fournier celebrating with the golden trophy. Cheers Kelley House!! 📸:

House Cup Ceremony is TOMORROW Friday May 7 at 5:30 pm!!

Join the legacy to find our which house wins and which faculty and mentors are awarded!

Who has won LC awards in the past? Check out this list of past winners:
- Mentor of the Year 2018: Eric Churchill & Phil Fournier
- Specialty Advisor of the Year 2018: Howard Sachs
- Med School MacGyver/1st year award 2018: Brielle Tishler
- Mentor of the Year 2019: Elizabeth Eagleson
- Specialty Advisor of the Year 2019: Jerry Durbin
- Med School MacGyver/1st year award 2019: Simone Thibault
- Drama Queen/2nd year award 2019: Laura Schwartz & Molly Griffin
Picture: Students at the 2018 House Cup ceremony celebrate each other and beloved faculty mentors

Who will win the House Cup 2021?! Find out at the House Cup Ceremony this Friday May 7 at 5:30 pm!

Throwback to 2018 when Tatnuck House took home the golden trophy!

Voting for the House Cup Ceremony Awards ends TONIGHT!

Last chance to cast your vote via link in bio for Faculty, Peer Mentor, and Specialty Advisor of the Year. Plus class-specific awards including:

1st Year Award: Best at resource/note sharing

2nd Year Award: Excellence during class show

3rd Year Award: Best story from the wards

4th Year Award: Worcester service award

What’s the history of House Cup victories? Check out these throwbacks from the 2018 House Cup Ceremony and a history of House Cup wins!

Join the tradition this year at the 2021 House Cup Ceremony on Friday May 7 @ 5:30pm!