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:

  1. Clinical Electives (12 Weeks minimum) of which at least 4 weeks must be dedicated to a medicine subspecialty or critical care elective.  

  2. 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:

  1. The student is matriculated in the ISMMS Graduate School and eligible to enroll in coursework; and

  2. The elective is marked in the electives catalog as accessible to MSTP students in the PhD phase*

  3. 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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