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Courses for enrolled students.

Neurosurgery

1-2 weeks | Selective

The Neurosurgery Selective will aim to introduce pre-clerkship medical students to the field of neurosurgery. Participants will join rounds, clinic, and surgeries with exposure to cranial and spine neurosurgery while developing connections for future shadowing experiences.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery
Courses for enrolled students.

Northeast Florida Community Medicine

Longitudinal | Selective

There are a variety of cardiovascular and primary care clinics in the community that provides compassionate care to the homeless and underserved population in Northeast Florida including Sulzbacher Center, Volunteers in Medicine, Mission House, and others. This longitudinal rotation provides an opportunity for the medical student to have an indispensable role in helping to provide that medical care.


  • Location: Florida
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Service Learning
Courses for enrolled students.

Northeastern University: M.S. in Management

Longitudinal, Academic LOA | Dual Degree

Northeastern’s Online MS in Management program is a highly specialized program designed for individuals seeking to take on leadership roles in the healthcare industry without any clinician experience required. The master's degree program has two areas of specialization: Healthcare Administration and Digital Transformation in Healthcare.


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

Nutrition

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students observe Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) provide Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT) in the inpatient and/or outpatient setting at the hospital and the clinic. Students will review patient cases with the RDN prior to observing consults, either in an outpatient office setting or bedside clinical teaching. Additional activities such as observing group classes, team meetings and interdisciplinary rounds, as well as completion of a case study, are also available.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
Courses for enrolled students.

Nutritional Medicine

Longitudinal | Selective

The Culinary Medicine Selective acknowledges the lack of nutrition education provided in the traditional medical school curriculum and narrows the gap by providing students an environment to complete online nutrition modules followed by in-person cooking sessions together as a group.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: Hybrid
Courses for enrolled students.

Obstetrics & Gynecology

1-2 weeks | Selective

Obstetrics and gynecology combine the disciplines of medicine and surgery. As such, this selective provides exposure to broad practices within the field of medicine as well as an understanding of the complexities within women’s health care.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery
Courses for enrolled students.

Obstetrics & Gynecology Reproductive, Endocrinology, & Infertility Clinic

3-8 weeks | Selective

Experiences involve outpatient care of reproductive endocrinology patients and exposure to surgical procedures and assisted reproductive technologies.


  • Location: Minnesota
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Surgery
Courses for enrolled students.

Occupational Therapy

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will observe occupational therapists addressing physical, psychological, and cognitive aspects of patient well-being through the therapeutic use of everyday activities, optimizing function and quality of life in patients recovering from illness, injury or disability.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
Courses for enrolled students.

Oncology

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will work with several staff consultants, fellows and residents in various oncologic disciplines at the Mayo cancer center and hospital, gaining exposure to various tumor specific clinics, subspecialty tumor boards, journal clubs and teaching sessions.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical
Courses for enrolled students.

Online Pathology

1-2 weeks | Selective

A self-directed online Pathology course using pathelective.com. Students will self-select the pathology learning modules of their interest to complete and read short Microbiology articles.


  • Location: Arizona, Florida, Minnesota
  • Format: Virtual