Longitudinal | Selective
In this Selective, students will serve as editors of the Enrichment Newsletter. The Enrichment Newsletter provides the student body with information about current Enrichment opportunities, including Selectives, Global Health, Dual Degrees, etc.
1-2 weeks | Research, Selective
A close look at scientific journals shows that good science and good writing do not often coexist and that easily understood writing is hard to find. Learn about the publications process and about the function and content of each section of a biomedical paper.
1-2 weeks | Selective
Students will experience the family physician’s role in providing continuity care from birth through adulthood in the outpatient setting. Students will observe family medicine faculty in the outpatient clinic and will see a variety of patients of all ages and with all types of medical problems.
1-2 weeks | Selective
This selective showcases the breadth of family medicine through interactive lectures, shadowing physicians and non-physicians, and hands-on skill workshops while offering an opportunity to experience the family physician’s role within the health care team.
1-2 weeks | Selective
This course combines lecture and interactive learning in a kitchen setting. Lectures provide the evidence for the impact of diet interventions on disease outcomes. Students will learn cooking strategies and techniques for incorporating functional foods into meals and for preparing meal plans.
Longitudinal | Selective
Service selective involving student community engagement with local groups combating food insecurity. Students will learn about food insecurity in the US and in Rochester through volunteering with Channel One Food Bank and Saturday Noon Meals, as well as a film viewing and talk from WIC.
1-2 weeks | Selective
The student will shadow at the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner. In their state-of-the-art facility, talented and dedicated staff of highly trained physicians make public inquiry into sudden and unnatural deaths to protect the living from an untimely death.
Longitudinal | Selective
A structured, hands-on introduction to core orthopedic principles for medical students. Includes workshops, case discussions, simulations, and mentorship to build musculoskeletal knowledge, clinical skills, and career insight.
Longitudinal | Selective
This selective explores the molecular and cellular mechanisms that drive the transformation of normal cells into malignant ones. This course introduces the fundamental principles of oncogenesis, emphasizing how genetic and epigenetic alterations disrupt the normal regulatory circuits that control cell growth, differentiation, and survival.
| Selective
The selective includes 8 (2-hour) neuroanatomy lab sessions (you must attend at least 5) that incorporate game-based learning strategies, plus supplemental conferences/meetings/shadowing. Sessions are structured to fit the neuroanatomy taught in the Neuroscience course.
