Electives Information Session

4th November, 2014Stanley Quek, Biomedical Sciences Institute

Rita Keane: keaneri@tcd.ie

International Programmes Coordinator

International Programmes Coordinator: My Role

Support international students throughout programme1st Med: assist with social, cultural, academic support2nd Med: arrange Erasmus programme3rd - 5th Med: Summer Electives & Final Med electives for all

students3rd – 5th Med: support for networking and clerkships at home

and abroad; US/CAN board exams4th – 5th Med: support for international internships and

residency applications, MSPE lettersVisiting Summer Elective Programme for external non-TCD

students (visiting students)Establish new international links

Summer Electives:Course Requirements

Requirement: 8 weeks prior to 5th MedSummer after 3rd Med and 4th MedMinimum 2 weeks in each summerStudents must return on time for new AYMust submit Elective Evaluation Form (fully filled in,

signed & stamped) and Elective Reflection Report by September 1st 2015.

Necessary to rise to the next year and for Medical Council Registration. Implications for your qualifying degree and eligibility to go forward to your final examinations.

What is an Elective?College calendar:Clinical experience in the summer vacation

period of the 3rd and 4th Medical years obtained in one of the following:

A general hospital in Ireland or abroadAn overseas medical centreA laboratory (either service or routine)A clinical research unitA general practice

Procedure Students make contact with hospital/clinic/GP etc Make own arrangements re: dates, travel, content of elective etc.

Elective Documentation: Elective recommendation letters/Dean’s letters, Insurance letter, Student status & Garda letters, transcripts

Request on line through school website: Student Request Form available on-line or completed manually at School of Medicine Office (1st Floor TBSI)

OR contact Rowena at medadmin@tcd.ie

Application forms signature – contact Rita Keane: keaneri@tcd.ie

Immunisation status – contact College Health

PLEASE REMEMBER TO NOTE YOUR STUDENT NUMBER & MED YEAR IN ALL EMAILS TO TCD SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

Procedure Continued….Once your elective is confirmed, you must submit

your Elective Details to the School of Medicine for approval through the On Line Form provided by the International Programmes Coordinator (Rita Keane) before the deadline in Spring 2015.

After completion of your elective, you must submit your Elective Evaluation Form and Reflection Report before 1st September 2015 to International Programmes Coordinator in TBSI by post or in person

(Hard copies only – Please do NOT send scanned attachments by e-mail!)

TCD Teaching HospitalsFor electives at SJH or AMNCH, complete the

Internal Elective Application Form for TCD Students (see School website) and submit directly to hospital (contact names listed on new form in progress)

Hospital departments reserve the right to refuse applications if students are not in good standing or if they have no availability.

If you accept an elective place at SJH or AMNCH, it is mandatory to attend.

Applications for Summer 2015 will open on 1st December 2014 and close on 28th February 2015

International Affiliates• US affiliates - Columbia, Georgetown, Johns

Hopkins, Pennsylvania, Northwestern• Electives take place in summer after 4th

Med• Selection procedure based on 3rd med

resultsNote: Student’s responsibility to pay any administrative fees

• Work ongoing to establish new affiliations• National University of Singapore - Yong Loo

Lin • Joly O’Morchoe Scholarship (UIUC)• NEW Summer 2015:Université de

Nantes,France• Awaiting confirmation of arrangements for

2015

AdviceStart planning asap & talk to previous studentsCheck out the website for previous locations, student

reports etc. (being updated in Nov)Be imaginative and maximise your experienceConsider health and safety abroad:

www.dfa.ie/travel Travel and additional health insuranceResource Poor Settings: FREE online Pre-Departure

Preparation: www.responsibleelectives.orgBe clear about your level of skills and what others can

expect from you

SUMMER 2014 STATISTICS3rd & 4th Med TCD Students

Total of 446 Electives in Summer 2014Where did our students go?

SUMMER 2014 STATISTICSHow were electives arranged?

SUMMER 2014 STATISTICS

SUMMER 2014 STATISTICSElective Specialty

SUMMER 2014 STATISTICS

SUMMER 2014 STATISTICS

SUMMER 2014 STATISTICSDid Students have to pay an Elective Fee?

And finally…

Q&ADr Raúl Pardíñaz-Solís : “Ethical Dilemmas faced by students at Electives”Student Presentations

Email queries to keaneri@tcd.ie