Year-2 Courses
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| Course Number |
Course Name | Hours/ Quarter |
Grading System |
Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMD 542 | ICM II | 8* | Interim P/F with % | Binder |
| SMD 565 | Evidence-Based Clinical Decision Making | 3 | Final P/F with % | Richardson/Stolfi |
| SMD 535 | Pathobiology and Therapeutics | 3 | Final P/F with % | Koerker/Koles |
| SMD 560 | Medical Neuroscience | 5 | Final P/F with % | Pearson |
| SMD 562 | The Mind | 3 | Final P/F with% | Roman |
| SMD 551 | Hematology | 2 | Final P/F with % | Gomez-Cambernano |
| SMD 563 | Musculoskeletal & Integument | 2 | Final P/F with % | Ream/Trevino |
| SMD 543 | Cardiovascular | 4 | Final P/F with % | Janz |
| SMD 552 | Respiratory | 3 | Final P/F with % | M. Markus |
| SMD 554 | Renal | 3 | Final P/F with % | Ream |
| SMD 564 | Endocrine | 2 | Final P/F with % | Urban |
| SMD 567 | Reproduction | 2 | Final P/F with % | Amesse |
| SMD 553 | Gastrointestinal | 2 | Final P/F with % | Koerker |
The concluding two years are almost entirely devoted to learning clinical medicine. In our region there are many hospitals and clinics where our full-time and voluntary faculty both practice and teach and supervise medical students and residents. All third-year and the two required fourth-year clerkships must occur at our affiliated hospitals whereby the school’s faculty can supervise a student’s progress. Required clerkships cannot be taken at other medical schools. Duty hours are restricted to 80 hours per week and each student must attest compliance with this requirement at the end of each clerkship.
Each clerkship has a set of learning objectives that are congruent with the School's Educational Objectives and an assessment system. Faculty evaluate student performance in a standardized web-based format at the end of the clerkship, however, there is also a mid-clerkship formative evaluation process. All clerkships, with the exception of Emergency Medicine, require the NBME Shelf Exam as part of the final grading. All students must complete the School’s Fourth Year Objective Standardized Clinical Examination (OSCE) within about six weeks of finishing the third year. The USMLE Step Two (CK) should be taken during this time frame as well.
Year 3 begins in late July or early August and lasts 12 months. The number of hours per week varies with each clinical rotation but is limited to 80 hours per week. Students will receive three weeks of vacation during the year. By the end of the third year, all students are expected to have demonstrated the ability to:
| Course No. | Clerkship | Weeks | Grading | Credit | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMD 700 | Family Medicine | 6 | P/F & % | 12 | Bell |
| MED 700 | Internal Medicine | 12 | P/F & % | 24 | Kirkham |
| WOH 700 | Women's Health | 8 | P/F & % | 16 | Amesse/Wiegand |
| PED 700 | Pediatrics | 8 | P/F & % | 16 | Toussaint |
| PYC 700 | Psychiatry | 6 | P/F & % | 12 | Roman |
| SUR 700 | Surgery | 8 | P/F & % | 16 | Turk |
| Totals | 48 | 96 |
Year 4 begins in August and lasts 10 months. During this period, students may choose two months for vacation and visiting potential residency program sites. During the remaining eight months, the required and elective rotations will be completed.
| Course No. | Clerkship | Weeks | Grading | Credit | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMD 891 | Emergency Medicine | 4 | P/F & % | 8 | Heitz |
| NRL 891 | Clinical Neurology | 4 | P/F & % | 8 | Millings |
| Surgical Elective | 4 | P/F & % | 8 | ||
| Primary Care JI | 4 | P/F & % | 8 | ||
| Electives | 16 | H/P/ F | 32 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 64 | |||
| * Students may choose from anesthesia, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, pediatric surgery, plastic surgery, cardiothoracic surgery and orthopaedic surgery. | |||||
Much of Year 4 is devoted to electives. None of these electives may be "essentially identical," and only two may be extramural. Students may satisfy one of the months by completing two two-week experiences.
Students will choose an electives program after consulting with an advisor and receiving his or her approval. Electives must be chosen from at least three different departments, with at least one being a Junior Internship in a primary care department (Family Medicine, Medicine, or Pediatrics).
A neat, clean personal appearance is required at all clinical sites.
Students are required to complete six weeks of electives before the end of Year 2. The electives available are not intended to duplicate nor replace the core or required courses, but to supplement and complement the required curriculum. Content varies widely among electives. Some electives expand the basic science offering; others offer early exposure to clinical medicine; still others address psychosocial or value issues.
Biennium I students are required to take and receive a passing grade for six weeks of elective time. The grading system employed for B-I electives will consist of Pass/No Record.
Biennium I Electives
Biennium I Electives are listed in the electives catalog. Students rank order their preferences for electives.
During the first Biennium, a student may enroll for elective credit in courses occurring during core time if he or she has:
Student Initiated Biennium I Electives
A student may design his or her own elective experiences around a special medical interest, subject to departmental sponsorship and the routine approval process. Please consult the B-I Electives Catalog before preparing a proposal. A written proposal must be made to the Subcommittee using the format below. (See deadline dates in the B-I Electives Catalog.)
Before granting final approval of student-initiated electives, the subcommittee must receive forms from the faculty preceptor and from the chair of an appropriate department indicating approval and commitment. Students will be notified of approved Student Initiated Electives. Off campus electives in which the preceptor/evaluator is a relative of the student will not be approved.
Entering Students
Students are automatically registered by the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions with the university registrar each quarter. To complete registration:
Tuition statements are mailed to the student's current address each quarter. For smooth processing, remember:
Year-3 Clerkships
The Office of Student Affairs makes all assignments to clerkships by early April for the upcoming third year. Student are advised that there may be changes to an assignment after this date, depending upon facility or faculty load for a particular block of time. Student preferences are not considered for the assignment process. Within each clerkship, students may have the opportunity to rank-order their preferences for a hospital or clinic setting, but this is done within a couple of weeks of the start of a clerkship.
Year-4 Clerkships and Electives
In January of Year 3, students will meet with members of the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions to discuss Year 4 scheduling.
Student Initiated Year-4 Electives
Developing or taking an elective that isn't part of an approved program in the Association of American Medical Colleges or the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals may require approval from the B-II Curriculum Subcommittee.
The details in a proposal outline should correspond to WSU Boonshoft SOM knowledge of the proposed sponsor. Significant detail will speed the process when the departmental Y-4 elective director is not familiar with the sponsor. Upon approval, the student must discuss the proposal with, and receive approval from his or her advisor first, the department second and then the WSU Boonshoft SOM Y-4 elective director.
Students must coordinate arrangements with those who will supervise the experience and confirm them in writing. The Student-Initiated Elective approval form should be submitted it to the Y-4 elective director with the student's proposal, a written confirmation of arrangements, an elective description and an acceptance signature by the sponsor. The completed proposal with signatures must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs at least 45 days prior to the start of the elective.
The Office of Student Affairs and Admissions will submit the student's proposal package to the B-II Curriculum Subcommittee for approval and will notify the student and the department of approval/nonapproval. If approved, an updated copy of the schedule will be mailed to to the student. If not approved, the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions will contact the student. Off-campus electives in which the preceptor/evaluator is a relative of the student will not be approved. Students must notify the elective preceptor of any withdrawal or alteration of arrangements previously confirmed.
If a Student-Initiated Elective is dropped after it has been added to the schedule, the student must request a Drop/Add form, have it signed by his or her advisor and the appropriate department chair, and return the form to the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions at least 30 days before the elective is to begin.
Electives will be offered in two- and four-week periods. Eight credit hours will be assigned to each of the monthly elective experiences and four credit hours will be assigned to each two-week elective.
Extramural Year-4 Electives
Extramural electives include both fourth-year course offerings listed at other institutions and student-initiated electives at other institutions. B-II students may take two extramural electives without approval of the Student Promotions Committee; however, if academic deficiencies are apparent, the committee may place a lower limit on extramural electives. Students who wish to take extramural electives are responsible for contacting external institutions for application materials.
Extramural request forms are available in the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions. Requests must be approved by the student's advisor and the Y-4 elective director before they are submitted to Student Affairs and Admissions for approval. Department chairs are responsible for review and approval of content and evaluation procedures of all electives in their specialty. The sponsoring department is responsible for distribution and collection of evaluation forms. The extramural form should be accompanied by a complete description as published by the approved institution. The extramural form must be submitted to the Office of Student Affairs with all necessary signatures no later than 45 days before the start of the elective. Students will be notified regarding whether an elective haas been apporved or not. If an extramural elective is canceled after being added to a student's schedule, the student must submit a Drop/Add form to the Office of Student Affairs and Admissions after signatures are obtained from his or her advisor and the appropriate department chair.
International Year-4 Electives
International electives are subject to the policy governing student-initiated electives.
Schedules may be changed at any time throughout the academic year with an advisor's approval and sufficient notice. If a desired elective is not available, students may ask to be put on a waiting list to be notified if a vacancy occurs.