1-2 weeks | Selective
Observe and participate in outpatient care at the Southwest Center, which provides affirming and inclusive services to promote well-being and advance health equity for diverse communities, including people of color, LGBTQIA2S+ and Queer individuals, and those affected by HIV.
1-2 weeks | Selective
Students can request experience in a specific laboratory and/or propose a project with the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology. The week will allow the student to work alongside a DLMP consultant in a laboratory setting on a project/topic/research interest that is mutually agreed upon.
1-2 weeks | Selective
This customized selective allows students to shadow hospital chaplains to observe how they work to supplement the medical team in caring for patients and families. Opportunities exist to shadow an array of inpatient services as well as with chaplains from a variety of faith traditions.
1-2 weeks | Research, Selective
Learn important, useful concepts and skills for research endeavors in a self-paced, low-pressure way, using the online Essentials of Clinical and Translational Science (ECATS) and JMP statistical software modules. Option to meet with a Mayo statistician if you have a dataset you need help analyzing.
Longitudinal | Selective
The rate of homelessness in Maricopa County is on the rise. It has increased 33% since 2020 and shows no signs of slowing down. These undomiciled individuals often have diminished access to health care. Mayo Clinic's Street Medicine Interest Group has an ongoing partnership with Street Medicine Phoenix. More information about Street Medicine Phoenix can be found on their website: https://streetmedphx.wixsite.com/uarizona
Longitudinal | Selective
Street Medicine is an emerging field focused on delivering health and social services to the unsheltered homeless in their own environment, and “to engage people experiencing homelessness where they are and on their own terms to reduce or eliminate barriers to care access and follow-through”.
Longitudinal | Selective
The Street Medicine Phoenix Selective will explore aspects of working in clinical care for the unhoused population. Students will engage with different topics in the classroom regarding sociocultural education and specific aspects of care for the unhoused, and complete fifteen hours of clinical volunteer service with Street Medicine Phoenix.
Longitudinal | Global Health, Selective
The selective will involve observation and direct involvement in the care of patients at the Student Run Free Clinic located within the Landing at 426 3rd Ave SE, with expected participation in several required educational components. In addition to staff already working at the SRFC to provide health services, students will volunteer, observe, shadow and care for this population alongside trained healthcare providers.
Longitudinal | Selective
This selective is designed to introduce and teach medical students how to teach in settings pertinent to medicine. Students will learn and can practice the core skills of teaching as well as reflect on their progress as learners and educators.
Longitudinal | Selective
SOOTHE, a nation-wide initiative started by Johns Hopkins medical students, aims to help patients through compassion, support, and company in clinical settings. Students spend time with patients in the hospital, offering comfort, connection, and hope.
