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Fourth Year Elective Scheduling Class of 2010

Fourth Year Elective Scheduling Class of 2010. Overview. Two Class Meetings January: Scheduling April: Match. Today. Scheduling: What To Consider Scheduling Logistics Overview of Year. Class Issues. Humanism Honor Society Resident Teaching Awards USMLE Step II: CK and CS

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Fourth Year Elective Scheduling Class of 2010

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  1. Fourth Year Elective Scheduling Class of 2010

  2. Overview • Two Class Meetings • January: Scheduling • April: Match

  3. Today • Scheduling: What To Consider • Scheduling Logistics • Overview of Year

  4. Class Issues • Humanism Honor Society • Resident Teaching Awards • USMLE Step II: CK and CS • Other issues

  5. Overview of Fourth Year • Advising Process • Choice of Specialty • Scheduling: What to Consider

  6. Advising • Advisory Dean (AD): • Serves as your advocate • serves as primary scheduling advisor • helps with Dean’s letter Career/ residency Advisor: helps with residency application s • May be chosen from core faculty list on Zone • Consult with your AD • Usually selected later in third year or in fourth year

  7. Scheduling: Overview • Structure: 13 Months (4 weeks) 2 Selectives: Acting Internship; ILS 2 Unscheduled: Interview, Vacation Up to 2 SP elective months Up to 3 away electives

  8. Scheduling: Philosophy • Fourth Year is an opportunity to individualize your education • Fourth Year is a quarter of your medical school education

  9. Scheduling:Major Goals (1) • Career Decision Making • Balance across specialties • Patient Management Skills • Ability to Think Independently and Critically • Data Acquisition Skills

  10. Scheduling: Major Goals (2) • Procedural/ Acute care Skills • Research Opportunities/ Scholarly Project • Enrichment Experiences • AOC • Indian health Service • International • Year Off ? • Fill Gaps • Prepare for Internship

  11. Scheduling: What to Consider • May/ June Scheduling • Option to move clerkships • Scheduling required clerkships in 4th year • E-mail/ Meet with Dr. Harvey to move clerkships

  12. Scheduling: What to Consider • Away Electives • Pre-requisites • Timing • Pros and Cons

  13. Fourth Year Tasks • Career Decision • Letters of Recommendation • Scholarly Project • CCA; USMLE Step 2CK and CS • Application Preparation

  14. Choice of Specialty • Mapping Your Career Program • Careers in Medicine Web Page • Clerkship Experiences • Fourth Years, Residents, Faculty • Advisory Dean(s) • Other Faculty Advisors

  15. Application Process: Tasks • Initial Meeting with AD: Jan for schedule • Prepare C-V draft by Feb-April • Second Meeting with AD: Feb, March, April, May for initial section of MSPE • Optional additional meetng with AD or Dr. Harvey June, July, August

  16. Be Mindful of: • Attendance requirements (on zone) • Required Clerkships in 4th year • Acting Internships • Other Electives • Two Unscheduled months • USMLE deadlines • USMLE Step CS scheduling

  17. Application Process (2) • ERAS: prepare July/Aug/ send Sept • MSPE goes out Nov. 1 • Early Match, Military Match

  18. REMEMBER • Fourth Year scheduling is flexible • With a few exceptions • Our office is here to help you • Your Advisory Dean is here to help you • Joanne Colligan is coordinator of Match • You can meet with Dr. Harvey at any time

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