Electives
For information on PhD Program electives, please refer to the requirements for each MTA under program requirements: https://ismms-gs.gitbook.io/graduate-student-handbook/chapter-1-1/phd-in-biomedical-sciences-and-neuroscience/program-requirements; this is generally two advanced electives taken in the second year of PhD after all core courses have been completed; may vary by MTA.
For information on MD Program Electives, please refer here: https://ismms-md-program.gitbook.io/medical-student-handbook/academic-information-and-resources/electives
MD-PhD legacy curriculum students re-joining during Ascend curriculum
Students must complete 16 weeks of elective rotations during Phase 2 and Phase 3 combined:
Clinical Electives (12 Weeks minimum) of which at least 4 weeks must be dedicated to a medicine subspecialty or critical care elective.
Remainder of elective time can be fulfilled through
Additional clinical electives
Scholarly pursuit beyond the AOC requirements
Non-clinical MD rotations/courses
Service/longitudinal electives (up to a maximum of 4 weeks)
MD/PhD students in the PhD phase may receive a maximum of four (4) weeks of elective credit in an established ISMMS elective provided that:
The student is matriculated in the ISMMS Graduate School and eligible to enroll in coursework; and
The elective is marked in the electives catalog as accessible to MSTP students in the PhD phase*
The student received approval to participate from their scientific mentor.
*These electives include·
MED6909: EHHOP Teaching Senior Elective
MED2216: EHHOP Chronic Care Senior Elective
MED2641: MDPhD Admissions Committee (for MSTP Admissions Committee members in either the MD or PhD phase)
MED2642: MDPhD Peer Advisory Committee
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