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Courses for enrolled students

Pediatric Pathology

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will shadow pediatric pathologists and participate in frozen section, autopsies and slide conferences. They will be exposed to basic pathology techniques, such as histology, grossing, specimen embedding, cutting and staining.


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

Pediatrics

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will gain an understanding of pediatric medicine through shadowing experiences, hands-on simulations, discussions with residents, faculty, and families, and community volunteering.


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

Personal Finance in Medicine

1-2 weeks | Selective

This selective will provide an opportunity to explore topics in personal finance (e.g., loan refinancing, budgeting, saving for retirement, investing, disability/life insurance) with the goal of empowering students in their financial decisions as they arise throughout diverging training paths.


  • Location: Arizona, Minnesota
  • Format: Virtual

Phlebotomy

1-2 weeks | Selective

The phlebotomy selective provides a basic understanding of the phlebotomy process, including equipment, technique and methodologies. The learner will also participate in clinical rotations performing venous collections on patients, one-on-one with a clinical preceptor.


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

Phoenix Indian Medical Center

1-2 weeks, 3-8 weeks | Selective

Learn about Native American health, ambulatory family medicine, primary care and/or pediatrics at Phoenix Indian Medical Center (PIMC).


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: In-Person
  • Type: Clinical, Service Learning

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

3-8 weeks | Selective

Providing students experience in a broad scope of physiatry practice through direct patient care, educational conferences, and individual study. Students will have the opportunity to rotate through inpatient and outpatient services.


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

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will observe and participate in the care of patients with musculoskeletal and neuromuscular disorders and the practice of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.


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

Physical Therapy

1-2 weeks | Selective

Students will observe an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy practice, where they will anatomy and physiology knowledge clinically and engage patient assessment and treatment to better appreciate the relationship between physicians and physical therapists.


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

Physical Therapy: Integrative & Women’s Health

1-2 weeks | Selective

Shadow physical therapists who specialize in pelvic physical therapy and learn more about pelvic floor dysfunction, complex pelvic pain disorders, and other conditions which effect both men and women, and the integrative medicine approach that can be used to address these issues.


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

Physician Literacy in Assisted and Natural Reproduction (PLAN R)

Longitudinal | Selective

Fertility may not be on your radar--or it may be a major concern. This evidence-based selective teaches medical students what they need to know about fertility, family planning during medical training, and assisted reproductive technology to make informed decisions about their future.


  • Location: Arizona
  • Format: Hybrid