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Courses for enrolled students.

Karolinska Institutet in Sweden

3-8 weeks, Academic LOA | Global Health, Research

Research and/or clinical opportunities are available at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden!


  • Location: External to MCASOM, International
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Research
Courses for enrolled students.

Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery

Longitudinal | Selective

This selective introduces students to the Kern Center for Science of Health Care Delivery’s systematic approach and applications to solve challenges for patients, providers and the health care system using a case-based format.


  • Location: Arizona, Minnesota
  • Format: Virtual

Kidney TREKS

1-2 weeks | Research

Kidney TREKS (Tutored Research and Education for Kidney Scholars), an initiative established by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), is designed to foster interest in careers in nephrology and research through a week-long research course retreat and long-term mentorship program.


  • Location: External to MCASOM
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Research
Courses for enrolled students.

Laparoscopic Skills Development

1-2 weeks | Selective

In the SIM center using the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Skills (FLS) lap trainer and the virtual lap trainer. Student will perform the FLS tasks using the lap trainer and record the best attempt of each day. A surgical mentor will then review the videos and provide feedback with the goal of improving performance in each task. The virtual lap trainer includes training modules in basic techniques, simulated appendectomy, cholecystectomy, and hysterectomy with a record of objective performance.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Surgery

Lead the Field

Longitudinal | Selective

Lead the Field is a collaborative program between Mayo Clinic medical students and Special Olympics Arizona to unite these two communities in a shared mission. We plan to pair medical students with a student athlete partner to meet one-on-one over the course of the program.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: Hybrid
  • Type: Service Learning
Courses for enrolled students.

LGBTQI+ Healthcare

1-2 weeks | Selective

Members of the LGBTQI+ community have both common and unique health needs. This selective aims to overcome the inferior health outcomes associated with a negative relationship between provider and LGBTQI+ patients, while familiarizing students with best practices concerning LGBTQI+ patient care.


  • Location: Arizona, Minnesota
  • Format: Virtual
  • Type: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Courses for enrolled students.

Looking at Art: A Way into Seeing Patients and Self

Longitudinal | Selective

This course aims to build a variety of skills vital to a physician’s success, including visual literacy (observation skills), critical thinking, interpersonal and communication skills, active listening, and collaborative problem solving while learning methods of expression that build resiliency.


  • Location: Arizona, Florida, Minnesota
  • Format: Virtual
  • Type: Humanities in Medicine
Courses for enrolled students.

Master of Advanced Study (MAS) in Health Informatics

Longitudinal | Dual Degree

The Master of Advanced Study in Health Informatics, offered through the ASU Department of Biomedical Informatics, offers an opportunity to earn a master's degree in the effective use of information technology, data science and knowledge representation to impact health and health care.


  • Location: External to MCASOM
  • Format: Virtual
Courses for enrolled students.

Master of Mass Communication

Academic LOA | Dual Degree

ASU's renowned Cronkite School offers learning opportunities through its master's degree programs, designed to prepare students for today's rapidly evolving media landscape. This program provides real world, practical experiences through its professional immersion programs.


  • Location: External to MCASOM
Courses for enrolled students.

Maternal Fetal Medicine

3-8 weeks | Selective

This rotation provides an intense experience in high-risk obstetrics, but also offers exposure to prenatal ultrasound diagnostic and evaluation techniques. Much of the teaching is one-on-one with the consultant.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical