Department of Medicine

Attendance

Since all Medicine electives are four (4) weeks in length, you will be expected to be in attendance for twenty (20) or more working days, depending on the specific elective and supervising preceptor(s).

Absences

For each day that you are absent, you must notify your Supervising Elective Preceptor.

In addition, if you are absent for more than two (2) days, you must also notify the Department of Medicine by contacting Julieta Rajlevsky at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or (808) 586-7478.

Students are not allowed to take any time off during any Medicine elective unless special permission is granted in advance from the Supervising Elective Preceptor(s) and from the Department of Medicine.

Please note that the Senior Handbook states on page 1:  “Eight weeks of your senior year are available for taking USMLE Step 2-CS, for residency interviewing and /or for vacation.  …taking time out of electives for these may result in losing credit…”

Required Make Up

If you are absent for more than two (2) days, you will be required to make up the time missed in order to receive Credit for the elective.  Partial credit for partial attendance is not given.

Required make up for time missed must be completed by the end of the 4-week elective in order to receive Credit for the elective.