The University of Tennessee

The University of Tennessee

Health Science Center

College of Medicine

2016-2017

Clerkships, Selectives and Electives

Office of Medical Education

College of Medicine

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

910 Madison Avenue, Suite 1002

Memphis, Tennessee 38163

(901) 448-5506

http://www.uthsc.edu/Medicine/OLSEN/

September 19, 2016

Table of Contents

GENERAL INFORMATION

Scheduling Dates for UTHSC Students

Drop/Add Policy

College of Medicine

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Administration

Memphis Unit Administration

Chattanooga Unit Administration

Knoxville Unit Administration

Description of Fourth Year

Clerkship Chart

Clerkship Descriptions

Electives

Counseling for Clerkships and Electives

Clerkship Locations

Option Periods (OPM1-4001/F) or Option Half-Period (OPM1-4001/H)

Electives at Other Institutions

Guidelines for Visiting Medical Students

Departmental Contact Information

Of Special Note

MEMPHIS ROTATIONS

Interdepartmental Electives

Option Month

Department of Anesthesiology

Department of Family Medicine

Department of Medicine…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Department of Neurology

Department of Neurosurgery

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Department of Ophthalmology

Department of Orthopaedics

Department of Otolaryngology and Maxillofacial surgery

Department of Pathology

Department of Pediatrics

Department of Psychiatry

Department of Radiology

Department of Surgery

Department of Plastic Surgery …………………………………………………………………………………………

Department of Urology

NASHVILLE ROTATIONS…………..………………………………………………………………

Family Medicine

Emergency Medicine

Internal Medicine

Obstetrics and Gynecology………………………………………………………………………………………………..

Surgery ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

KNOXVILLE ROTATIONS

Department of Anesthesiology

Department of Emergency Medicine

Department of Family Medicine

Department of Medical Biology

Department of Medicine

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Department of Radiology

Department of Surgery

Other Rotations …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

CHATTANOOGA ROTATIONS

Department of Emergency Medicine

Department of Family Medicine

Department of Medicine

Department of Neurology

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

Department of Pathology

Department of Pediatrics

Department of Plastic Surgery

Department of Radiology

Department of Surgery

Other Rotations …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

College of Medicine

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

CHANCELLOR steve j. schwab, M.D.

Executive Dean/ Memphis Dean, College of Medicine David M. SteRN, M.D

Interim Associate Dean/Medical education Matthew ennis, Ph.d.

Interim Associate Dean/Student Affairs Susan Brewer, M.D., FACP

Associate Dean/Faculty Affairs Polly a. hofmanN, ph.D.

Executive Associate Dean/Graduate Medical Education and Continuing Medical Education

College of Medicine Memphis

Executive Dean, College of Medicine David M. Stern, M.D.

The address to be used for all Chairs is:

College of Medicine

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Individual Address of each department

Memphis, Tennessee 38163

College of Medicine Chattanooga

Executive Dean, College of Medicine David M. Stern, MD

Interim Dean Robert Fore, EdD, FACEHP, CCMEP

Scheduling for clerkships and electives in Chattanooga is handled as part of the scheduling process at Memphis. In addition, students should contact the Office of Graduate and Medical Student Education (Pamela Scott, Director) at the UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, 960 East Third Street, Suite 104, Chattanooga, Tennessee 37403
(phone 423-778-7442) or email with questions about housing and related matters. The toll free number is 800-947-7823, ext. 7442.

As soon as students schedule rotations in Chattanooga, if they need to request housing, they should complete the online housing request form at:

http://www.utcomchatt.org/subpage.php?pageId=1053

There is a charge for student housing of $50.00 for “each” Block. This fee is due on the first day of the student’s rotation, in the form of: Check, Online Banking, Money Order or Credit.

The address for the chairs in Chattanooga is:

UT College of Medicine Chattanooga

Name of Chair, Department of ______

Individual address of each department

Chattanooga, TN 37403

College of Medicine Knoxville

Executive Dean, College of Medicine David M. Stern, M.D.

Dean James J. Neutens, Ph.D., FASHA

Scheduling for clerkships and electives at Knoxville is handled as part of the scheduling process at Memphis. In addition, students should contact the Office of Student Affairs, The University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920 (phone 865-305-9618) or email Missy Maples at: to obtain specifics about housing and other personal matters.

DEPARTMENT

CHAIR

TELEPHONE(AC 865)

The address to be used for Chairs at Knoxville is:

Graduate School of Medicine

University of Tennessee Medical Center

1924 Alcoa Highway, Box 94

Knoxville, Tennessee 37920

Description of Fourth Year

The fourth year is composed of 4-week required clerkships, one week of PCM, and 4-week electives. Clerkships allow for increased responsibility in patient care as well as the opportunity to pursue areas of individual interest. The electives provide students with the opportunity to select the clinical or basic science experiences to best meet their particular career goals.

Any absence from a clerkship MUST BE approved by the clerkship director no
later than 30 days BEFORE the clerkship begins. Students should not go to
clerkship directors and indicate that airline tickets or other arrangements
have been made and presume that permission will be granted. You should not
make any reservations before getting APPROVAL of the clerkship director.

PCM-3002 Principles of Clinical Medicine VI (1 credit hour).

The PCM M-4 curriculum is designed as a Continuing Medical Education (CME) model. The goal is to provide direction for students to develop the skills necessary to become life-long learners and the ability to share their learning as effective teachers in both the academic as well as the community setting. Successful completion of the M-4 PCM will require 24 hours of CME credit, which will include both required and optional didactic and experiential components (preclinical courses and clinical rotations). The Directorate reserves the right to adjust the hour requirements for the future based on the results of this experience.

Clerkship Chart

The required clerkships and elective rotations are shown below in the table. The number following the departmental designation indicates the city in which the clerkship is held (e.g., MED1, with the 1 indicating Memphis):

Specific dates for the senior year are shown in the clerkship calendar section of the web site.

Clerkship Descriptions

MED1-3002/F - Senior Clerkship in Medicine (7 credit hours), clinical rotation. The Senior Clerkship in Medicine places the student in a more direct role in patient care similar to an internship but closely supervised and directed. The senior clerkship student will record the principal data base (with resident or faculty review and counter signature), develop an evaluation and treatment plan, and write orders on patients (to be reviewed, altered if necessary, and signed by the resident or faculty prior to implementation). The student is introduced to responsibility for inpatient care in a setting in which the student is the initial evaluator of the patient's problems as outlined in the general instructions. The student develops conceptual and manual skills for evaluation and care of internal medicine patients and becomes more familiar in dealing directly with hospital and other paramedical personnel with appreciation of the team approach to patient care. The student participates in two-hour rounds at least four days per week with the attending physician assigned to the service and consults daily with the resident house staff on each assigned patient. This clerkship is also offered in Knoxville (MED2-3002/F), Chattanooga (MED3-3002/F), and Nashville (MED4-3002/F).

MED1-3003/F - Ambulatory Care (7 credit hours), clinical rotation. The objectives of the ambulatory clerkship are to provide: (1) the student with in-depth orientation to the evaluation, management and long- term clinical course of common medical problems which are handled by internists; (2) guidelines for recognizing common clinical problems which may be cared for in an ambulatory setting versus those which require hospitalization and/or referral for specialty or subspecialty care; (3) instruction in the unique principles of successfully providing medical care in the ambulatory setting; and, (4) instruction in health maintenance, disease prevention and relevant clinical epidemiology.

The student will work in a variety of clinical areas including general medicine clinics at The Regional Medical Center and Veterans Affairs Medical Center. There are also opportunities to participate in the Adult Special Care Clinic, Sickle Cell Clinic, Hypertension Clinic, and many of the subspecialty clinics such as Cardiology and Endocrinology. The student may spend some time with an internist in private practice. This clerkship is also offered in Knoxville (MED2-3003/F) and Chattanooga (MED3-3003/F).

SUR1-3002/F - Surgery Specialties (7 credit hours), clinical rotation. This clerkship exposes the student to the Surgery Specialties of Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Urology. This Clerkship is also offered in Knoxville (SUR2-3002/F) and Chattanooga (SUR3-3002/F).

Senior Clerkship (FME, MED, OB/GYN, PED, PSY/NEURO, SUR and URO) (3010/F to 3012/F) (7 credit hours), clinical rotations. Students are required to take a 4-week experience in any one of the core clerkships.

LSP-3004 Longitudinal Scholars Program - Longitudinal (7 credit hours – M1 1 hour, M2 1 hour, M3 1 hour and M4 4 hours)

(M1-M4 year, beginning with the Class of 2016) The Longitudinal Scholar's Project (LSP) clerkship is a longitudinal hybrid clerkship spanning the four years of medical school. The course will introduce medical students to three basic areas: health research, patient safety and quality improvement (PSQI) and community and global health. The clerkship involves a longitudinal project in one of the three areas and culminates in a graded poster presentation in the M4 year. Rather than have every student participate in each category, the clerkship provides the students with a foundation of basic understanding in research, patient safety and quality improvement and community/global health through lectures, small groups and online modules, while requiring each student to do a project in only one area to be presented at any time during medical school. The poster may be presented at a committee approved poster venue. Outstanding work will be eligible for awards. You will receive a pass/fail grade for each year of medical school.

SPE1-3002/F - Specialty Clerkship (7 credit hours), clinical rotations. This clerkship is offered in each block throughout the calendar year. Students will have a week each in Anesthesiology, ICU, Palliative Care and Radiology during the four-week clerkship. The clerkship will be graded “Pass/Fail.” If a student has had a month of Anesthesiology or a month of ICU, Cardiology or Infectious disease may be substituted. This clerkship is available in Knoxville (SPE2-3002/F) and Chattanooga (SPE3-3002/F).