Choosing Clerkship Choosing Clerkship ElectivesElectives

Terri Blevins, M.A., Career DevelopmentTerri Blevins, M.A., Career DevelopmentDepartment of Clinical EducationDepartment of Clinical Education

Required CoreRequired Core

Medicine I & IIMedicine I & II SurgerySurgery OB/GYNOB/GYN Family Medicine ClinicFamily Medicine Clinic Community ClinicCommunity Clinic Rural ClinicRural Clinic OMMOMM Emergency MedicineEmergency Medicine PedsPeds Community Hospital I & IICommunity Hospital I & II PsychiatryPsychiatry

Required ElectivesRequired Electives

2 Primary Care Electives in:2 Primary Care Electives in:

• General Internal MedicineGeneral Internal Medicine• Family Practice/OMMFamily Practice/OMM• General PediatricsGeneral Pediatrics• OB/GYNOB/GYN• Emergency MedicineEmergency Medicine

ElectivesElectives

5-6 Other Electives5-6 Other Electives

Have one mandatory vacation monthHave one mandatory vacation month May use one elective for 2May use one elective for 2ndnd vacation vacation May do electives with ANY board May do electives with ANY board

eligible or board certified DO or MDeligible or board certified DO or MD 1 elective can be in Research or 1 elective can be in Research or

EducationEducation

ElectivesElectives

May utilize elective rotations of May utilize elective rotations of your choosingyour choosing

Must file required paperwork for Must file required paperwork for each elective, including vacationeach elective, including vacation

Rotations may not be less than Rotations may not be less than one month in length, except for a one month in length, except for a one-time split rotation of 2 one-time split rotation of 2 consecutive two-week rotationsconsecutive two-week rotations

Required PaperworkRequired Paperwork

Clinical Education requires you to Clinical Education requires you to complete and turn in Application for complete and turn in Application for Elective Rotation Elective Rotation at leastat least 6 weeks 6 weeks prior to the beginning of the prior to the beginning of the rotationrotation

Application requires approval and Application requires approval and signature of the physician signature of the physician

Also requires DME signature if Also requires DME signature if student is to see patients in student is to see patients in hospitalhospital

Paperwork PolicyPaperwork Policy

Failure to submit paperwork Failure to submit paperwork at at least 6 weeks in advance of least 6 weeks in advance of the startthe start of the rotation may of the rotation may result in one of the following result in one of the following actions:actions:

• Clinical Education will assign you Clinical Education will assign you a rotationa rotation

• May require you to use the May require you to use the month as vacationmonth as vacation

• May extend your graduation dateMay extend your graduation date

Rotation site may require Rotation site may require additional paperworkadditional paperwork

Keep a folder with the following information in it:Keep a folder with the following information in it:

Background check Background check HIPAA certification HIPAA certification ACLS and BLS cards ACLS and BLS cards Board scores Board scores Official transcripts Official transcripts Personal insurance and Malpractice insurance Personal insurance and Malpractice insurance

verification verification Immunization records) Immunization records) Blood tests which would include Measles, mumps, Blood tests which would include Measles, mumps,

rubella, varicella, Hep B SAg, Hep B Ab, and Heb C rubella, varicella, Hep B SAg, Hep B Ab, and Heb C Ag Ag

Also keep extra site evaluations, clerskship evals, Also keep extra site evaluations, clerskship evals, elective rotation forms elective rotation forms

Passport sized photos Passport sized photos

Rotation site may require Rotation site may require additional paperworkadditional paperwork

May also require a Memo of May also require a Memo of Understanding (MOU) Understanding (MOU)

Separate application/feeSeparate application/fee SignaturesSignatures Please contact Clinical Education Please contact Clinical Education

if you need assistanceif you need assistance

IN OTHER WORDS, IT TAKES IN OTHER WORDS, IT TAKES TIME TO SCHEDULE AND TIME TO SCHEDULE AND PROCESS AN ELECTIVEPROCESS AN ELECTIVE

So…how does it work?So…how does it work?

Third year:Third year:• 4 one-month rotations at Core 4 one-month rotations at Core

Teaching HospitalTeaching Hospital Also Primary Care Clinic, Rural Also Primary Care Clinic, Rural

Health, Peds, Psychiatry, Family Health, Peds, Psychiatry, Family Medicine Clinic, Community Medicine Clinic, Community Clinic, Rural Clinic, OMMClinic, Rural Clinic, OMM

44THTH Year Year• In July--one week Step II Board In July--one week Step II Board

Review and a required Mock PE Review and a required Mock PE examexam

Register for the matchRegister for the match Key time for interviewing for Key time for interviewing for

Residency program is Sept-Dec Residency program is Sept-Dec of your 4of your 4thth year year

January—submit Rank Order ListJanuary—submit Rank Order List

How do I find an How do I find an elective?elective?

Other students Other students Personal or professional contactsPersonal or professional contacts Alumni – a list of willing physicians Alumni – a list of willing physicians

are listed on the Career Development are listed on the Career Development WebsiteWebsite

AAMC website: AAMC website: http://www.aamc.org/students/medsthttp://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/electives/start.htmudents/electives/start.htm

FREIDAFREIDA DO-Online opportunitiesDO-Online opportunities

Steps in scheduling Steps in scheduling electiveselectives

Contact person or office specified Contact person or office specified by the information sourceby the information source

Prepare student part of the Prepare student part of the application, gather any application, gather any necessary materialsnecessary materials

Prepare request for elective Prepare request for elective form, get appropriate signatures, form, get appropriate signatures, submit to Clinical Educationsubmit to Clinical Education

Tips…Tips…

June, July and August between MSIII and MSIV June, July and August between MSIII and MSIV is time for exploring options if you are still is time for exploring options if you are still undecidedundecided

September-December, schedule rotations at September-December, schedule rotations at sites where you are interested in doing sites where you are interested in doing residency. Many of them will interview you residency. Many of them will interview you while you are on rotation with themwhile you are on rotation with them

Need some flexibility to interview with other Need some flexibility to interview with other programs, if you don’t have time to rotate programs, if you don’t have time to rotate with themwith them

Can schedule some week-end extracurricular Can schedule some week-end extracurricular activities, if you want to learn about a activities, if you want to learn about a program but don’t have time to rotate with program but don’t have time to rotate with themthem

Tips…Tips…

It is impossible for medical students It is impossible for medical students to gain exposure to all specialtiesto gain exposure to all specialties

If you are interested in a specialty If you are interested in a specialty that has an “early match” the time that has an “early match” the time frame is condensed even moreframe is condensed even more

Career planning NOW is importantCareer planning NOW is important Use Careers in Medicine for self-Use Careers in Medicine for self-

assessment, specialty researchassessment, specialty research Take advantage of shadowing, early Take advantage of shadowing, early

clinical experience opportunitiesclinical experience opportunities Schedule appointments for an Schedule appointments for an

“informational interview” with docs“informational interview” with docs