Electives Offerings
Course Directors: Claire Larson, MD and Mindy McKinney, Course Coordinator
Electives Opportunities and Course Catalog
A full, current list of elective offerings including two week Career Exploration Electives can be found on the Electives Book website.
View Current Elective Opportunities
Elective Blocks also offer students an opportunity to visit programs that they may want to get to know for residency.
Visiting Student Learning Opportunities™ (VSLO®)
Electives Credits
4 elective rotations, each 4 weeks at 6 credit hours, for a total of 24 elective credit hours are required during Individualization Phase. At least two rotations should be clinical experiences (please note that pathology, radiology are considered clinical experiences). Only one elective credit earned in the Foundation may be applied toward the Individualization Phase. Electives are not available to students in Application Phase.
Elective Considerations for Dual Degree Students
- MD/PhD Program: Can carry over 18 elective credit hours
- MD/MPH: Can carry over 6 elective credit hours
- MD/MBA: Can carry over 12 elective credit hours
Grading and Assessments
Electives taken during Individualization Phase will be graded on a scale of Honors, High Pass, Pass, and Fail. The exception will be exploratory two-week electives, which will be graded Pass and Fail. Exploratory two-week electives as away rotations will be graded scale of Honors, High Pass, Pass, and Fail.
Assessments include:
- Mid-course Feedback (formative)
- Common Assessment Form (summative) customized to type of elective (clinical or research)