STUDENT ELECTIVES

MED 546-B Extramural Electives in Medicine

Prerequisite:  Medicine 531

This elective must be arranged by the student at an LCME-approved academic institution, which must be acceptable to the Office of Student Affairs at JABSOM, and to the Department of Medicine. Academic, health and legal policies of both JABSOM and the host institution must be followed.

Duration:  3-6 weeks, available all blocks

Number of Students:  N.A.

Location(s):  As arranged.

Program Director or Coordinator:  Laurie Tam, M.D.

I.            Objectives

a. Increase knowledge and skills in a formalized educational experience at an extramural academic institution with the focus in an area of Internal Medicine (generally or specialty) from an academically, geographically and/or culturally different perspective.

b. The student's individual curriculum may focus on hospital, ambulatory, specialty, clinical and/or academic medicine.

II.            Methods:

a. The student may choose to participate in a pre-existing curriculum at the host institution, or may seek approval of this department of an indivdually developed educational curriculum.

II            Evaluation

a. The host-supervising faculty must complete the appropriate JABSOM Extramural Elective Evaluation form in order to obtain credit for the elective.

b. In addition to obtaining the student performance evaluation, the student must complete and return the evaluation of the elective to the Department of Medicine to obtain credit for this elective.

Revised March 2006 MED 546