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.
| 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.
1-2 weeks | Selective
The 1st of two 1-week self-directed selectives for 4th-year medical students (or M3 students that completed the surgery clerkship). Gain hands-on experience in laparoscopic surgery with FLS modules, designed to build foundational skills and prepare you for advanced techniques in a supportive setting.
1-2 weeks | Selective
The 2nd of two 1-week self-directed selectives for 4th-year medical students (or M3 students that completed the surgery clerkship). Continue to build on experience in laparoscopic surgery with FLS modules and simulation sessions to prepare you for advanced techniques in a supportive setting.
Longitudinal | Selective
Introduction to art observation and the use of art in patient care spaces.
1-2 weeks, 3-8 weeks | Selective
This opportunity is primarily a hospital-based experience. In the morning, students attend daily teaching rounds with the hospital staff consultant. In the afternoon, students see hospital consultations in conjunction with the hospital staff person. Opportunities are provided for students to see the consultation and formulate their impressions and plan prior to the hospital staff consultation.
1-2 weeks | Selective
Shadow a gastroenterologist and observe a variety of endoscopies (esophagus/stomach, small intestine, colon polyps, etc.) as well as for cancer screening.
