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YEAR THREEINFORMATIONAL MEETNG
CLASS OF 2017March 18, 2015
WELCOME
Year Three Information
• General Overview of Year Three• Option Periods in Year Three• Graduation Requirements• Policies and Procedures for Electives
Year Three Consists of . .
Six Clinical Clerkships• Long Clerkships (10 Weeks each):– Internal Medicine – Surgery
• Short Clerkships (6 Weeks each):– Family & Community Medicine– Psychiatry – Pediatrics– Obstetrics/Gynecology
Year Three Consists of . .
• Year Three Orientation will be held:
– Monday, July 6, 2015 at 8:00AM
– Mandatory
Year Three Consists of . .
• Medical Humanities Clerkship – Two Weeks– “Physician/Patient Relationship”
• Doctoring Geriatric Initiative • Year Three Empathy Sessions• Two Weeks of Holiday Break• Two Option Periods of 2-Weeks Each– A Total of 4 weeks per Student
Y3 Option Periods:
• Long Clerkships First:– Weeks 11 & 12 (9.14 & 9.21.2015)– Weeks 39 & 40 (3.28 & 4.04.2016)
• Short Clerkships First:– Weeks 39 & 40 (3.28 & 4.04.2016)– Weeks 41 & 42 (4.11 & 4.18.2016)
Academic Year 2015-2016
SIU School of Medicine Year Three Curriculum Academic Year 2015-2016
(Class of 2017)
Y3 OPTION PERIODS
• Students can schedule:–Vacation–Remediation–Research–Electives–Neurology Clerkship
Y3 Scheduling of Option Weeks
Neurology Clerkship• Students considering Neurology as a career will be
given preference when scheduling the Neurology Clerkship.
• Contact the Tammy Boyd (545-7635) to schedule an appointment to talk with Dr. Rauschkolb
• Appointments: March 19 – 27, 2015
Y3 Scheduling of Option Weeks
Averages from Class of 2011 - 2015:• Vast majority took at least a portion of their
Option Periods for Vacation (roughly 60%)
• All four weeks taken as Vacation = 6%
• No vacation taken = 35% (including Neurology Clerkship students)
Y3 Scheduling - Electives
• Electives (81):– Traditional Electives (46) – Basic Science Electives (35)
• Maximum Course Length = 2 Weeks
• No Off-Campus Electives in Year 3
Electives - Credits
• Year Three Elective Catalog:– Vary in length:
• ½ time to full-time • 1 to 2 weeks
• Credit earned at 1 credit per 1 week full-time course. – 1 Week Full-Time Elective = 1 Credit– 2 Weeks Full-Time Elective = 2 Credits– 2 Weeks ½-Time Elective = 1 Credit– 1 Week ½-Time Elective = 0.5 Credit
Year Three Electives - Credit
• Student Performance Evaluation for Electives is based on ACGME Core Competencies (See copy in your packet--Forms)
• Following completion of an Elective, students must complete Course Feedback form online (See copy in your packet & link on Y3 Webpage)
Year Three Electives - Credit
• Credits for Elective Courses taken in Y3 will apply toward Elective Requirements for Graduation
• However, they will not satisfy the Y4 requirement for an Intensive Clinical Elective (ICE)
SchedulingYear Three
Option Periods
Important Deadlines . . .
Week of March 30: • Registration opens for Clerkships April 20 :• Preliminary schedules available online May 22:• Deadline for Option Period Requests June 1:• Complete schedules available online
Important Deadlines . . .
March 19 – 27:Students considering Neurology as a career
and are interested in taking the Neurology Clerkship during the Y3 Option Periods must meet with Dr. Rauschkolb.
(NOTE: Must take Short Clerkships first)
SCHEDULING
Upon receipt of Preliminary Schedule Determine YOUR Option Periods
1st Semester – LONG CLERKSHIPSWeeks 11 & 12
Weeks 39 & 401st Semester – SHORT CLERKSHIPS
Weeks 39 & 40 Weeks 41 & 42
SIU School of Medicine Year Three Curriculum Academic Year 2015-2016
(Class of 2017)
SCHEDULING
• Review the List of Electives for courses that interest you
• A comprehensive list of courses for Y3 is attached to the Registration form
• Go to the Electives Catalog to review the complete description of the courses
• Select courses you would like to take and put them in order of priority
(See Sample in packet)
SCHEDULING
• Check Prerequisites• Make certain you will meet ALL Prerequisites
by the time you are scheduled for your Option Period
• Notification Requirement = Student must contact faculty in advance of start date – length of time varies - IMPORTANT
SCHEDULING
On the Scheduling Request Form(BY WEEK) INDICATE …….
• Vacation• Elective (Priority Order)–Name and Number of the Elective– Faculty, Course Length
• Neurology Clerkship
SCHEDULING
• List 4 Priorities• Every attempt will be made to register
students for their first priority …• When more students request a course than
available openings … Lottery . . .
SCHEDULING
NOTE:Your Schedule must reflect
your REQUEST for all four weeks of Option Periods:
(Indicate Vacation, Elective, or Neurology Clerkship)
SCHEDULING - TIMELINE
• Complete the White copy of the Scheduling Request Form
• Make a copy for yourself• Sign, Date• Submit by May 22 to Cherie Forsyth,
Year 3/4 Registrar
SCHEDULING - TIMELINE
• Address Specific Problems during Open Enrollment Time: –Meet with Cherie Forsyth after schedule
done to “fix it”
**Open Enrollment Period Ends on JUNE 5. After that date, all revisions to the Y3 Option Periods require Add/Drop Form**
More Important DEADLINES
Read and Follow Policies & Procedures for Year Three Option Periods
• Elective Registration Form– May 22, 2015– Open enrollment ends June 5th
• Add/Drop Forms – 4 Weeks before course begins
• Individually-Designed Electives:– 4 Weeks before course begins
Where to find links....
From Students’ Webpage…
Click on:
‘YEAR THREE’(Class of 2017)
GraduationRequirements
Graduation Requirements
• Student’s Responsibility to make sure you meet graduation requirements
Graduation Requirements
• Y3 Clerkships + 4-Week Neurology Clerkship• Doctoring Requirements – Y3 & Y4• 30 Weeks of Elective Credit• Pass Step 1• Record a score for Step 2 (CK & CS)• Take CCX (administered early in Y4) --- must
pass or pass remediation
Electives in Year Three - Credit
• Electives begin on Monday• End on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday – at
the discretion of the faculty• Holidays during electives – at
discretion of faculty
Course Attendance
• Attendance IS REQUIRED at all elective activities unless prior arrangements have been made with faculty– Elective Faculty may approve brief absences during the
elective, but they are not required to do so. At the discretion of the faculty, extra make-up work may be required or reduced credit may be assigned.
**ASK EARLY**
EVALUATIONS
Performance Evaluation for Electives
• Satisfactory; Incomplete or Unsatisfactory• UNS stays on transcript• Incomplete becomes Unsatisfactory if not
completed• Unsatisfactory on transcript can affect licensure to
practice medicine!• (Non-Cognitive Behavior forms too)
ADVISING
• Advisors are NOT required for Year 3– but faculty are available from each clinical
department if you have questions.
Logbooks in Year Three
• All Electives with a Clinical Component require students to maintain a logbook of patient encounters.
Individually-Designed Electives
• The Individually-Designed Elective (IDE) option is available to students who are interested in a course or topic for which a regular elective does not exist
• IDEs will be considered only under special circumstances, and must be with SIU faculty
• For further information regarding ID Electives, please refer to the Y3 Policies and Procedures and talk with Chris Reavis or Cherie Forsyth.
POLICY
FOR ALL ELECTIVES…..
• Will not receive credit unless enrolled before start of course
• Not allowed to drop after course has started
Student Feedback
• You MUST submit course feedback to receive credit for your elective
• Faculty rely on your feedback to make changes for future students taking their elective.
• Feedback Reports from Academic Years 2003-2004 through 2013-2014 are on the Year Three website (Use email username and password)
BE SURE To………
• Check your student mailbox every 2-3 days when in town.
• Check email daily – here or away• You are responsible for information sent via email.
• Online form to enter your Pager &/or Cell Phone
Numbers (We’ll send you a reminder before Y3).• Adhere to Deadlines
• FROM THE STUDENT HANDBOOK:Passage of the USMLE, Step 1 is required for graduation from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. All students are required to take the exam and record a score prior to beginning Year Three.
BEFORE JULY 6, 2015:
YOU MUST TAKE USMLE STEP 1
ASSISTANCE
Chris Reavis, MS Cherie Forsyth Fay Allison, BS Jean Afflerbach, MS Melissa Buchanan, BS
Office of Education & Curriculum 801 – 3rd Floor (North)
Year Three Option Periods