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Elective	Course #	Department	Description
Anatomy Not available to visiting students	ANAT 891	Pathology and Human Anatomy	A detailed supervised exposure to Gross Anatomy for students who are contemplating residencies in surgery, ENT, orthopaedics, urology, etc. Duration: 2-4 weeks – availability varies throughout the year
Anesthesiology	ANES 891	Anesthesiology	Student to work with resident and attending physicians in anesthesiology, participating in anesthesia for general surgical procedures as well as specialty procedures. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round LLUMC, LLUCH, VA Medical Center, OSC
Dermatology	DERM 891	Dermatology	To familiarize students and give student basic skills needed for the proper approach to clinically examining, diagnosing and treating skin diseases. Duration: 4 weeks year-round
Emergency Medicine	EMDN 891	Emergency Medicine	Students will learn basic resuscitation skills, familiarize student with airway management, introduction to managing multiple patients simultaneously, introduction to emergency in surgery, medicine, pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Emergency Medicine-Pediatrics	EMDN 891	Emergency Medicine	Student to gain clinical experience in the emergency department management of acutely ill or injured children. Duration: 2-4 weeks August-November
Emergency Medicine-Research Not available to visiting students	EMDN 891	Emergency Medicine	Rotation will allow the student to participate in research and be closely mentored by a faculty supervisor. Duration: 2-4 weeks – availability varies throughout the year.
Emergency Medicine-Critical Care Not available to visiting students	EMDN 891	Emergency Medicine	To increase knowledge in research areas and advances in treatment of critically ill patients in the emergency department or pre-ICU period. Duration: 4 weeks July-May
Clinical Ethics Not available to visiting students	MDCJ 891		To introduce the student to the precepts of medical ethics as well as to become familiar with the role that the Clinical Ethics service plays in the medical institution setting. Duration: 2 weeks; 1 student per rotation throughout academic year.
Family Medicine - General Outpatient	FMDN 891	Family Medicine	To provide the student with a broad experience in evaluation and management of common problems in the ambulatory setting of family practice by integrating physical, psychosocial and spiritual aspects of individual and family. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round Various locations
Family Medicine - Palliative Medicine Not available to visiting students	FMDN 891	Family Medicine	Student to develop fundamental knowledge concerning issues in end-of-life care. Duration: 2 weeks August-November and January-June
Family Medicine - Sports Medicine Not available to visiting students	FMDN 891	Family Medicine	To provide the student with a broad experience in evaluation and management of common problems associated with sports injuries. Duration: 2-4 weeks Kaiser, Fontana
Family Medicine - WMMC Not available to visiting students	FMDN 891	Family Medicine	Student may elect either an inpatient or outpatient experience, or a combination of both. Duration 2-4 weeks academic year White Memorial Medical Center
Family Medicine - General Inpatient	FMDN 891	Family Medicine	Student to participate as a member of the family medicine inpatient service team providing care for patients, also the student will spend two or three afternoons seeing patients in the Family Medicine Center. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round Various locations
Family Medicine Not available to visiting students	PRVM 891	Family Medicine	This elective will give the student a chance to practice tropical medicine. Seeing patients in culturally different environment. Learning common symptoms, physical examinations, and common treatments for common tropical diseases. Duration: 2 weeks Malawi, Africa
Integrative and Functional Medicine	PRVM 891	Preventive Medicine	Students will develop skills and gain practical experience in blending allopathic treatment plan with various Integrative and Functional approaches into a comprehensive therapeutic plan. Students will become familiar with evidence-based approaches specific to each of these medical systems. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Interact with patients in a gastroenterology clinic. Interactions will involve physical exam and gathering history, followed by formulation of an assessment and treatment plan. Also, ample time will be spent observing and assisting in GI procedures. Duration: 2 weeks year-round Salem, Oregon
Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	To provide students with a structured educational program in the broad field of gastroenterology and in evaluation of patients with gastrointestinal disease, major clinical GI syndromes, abdominal pain, pancreatic disease, upper and lower GI bleeding, reflux esophagitis, cirrhosis, acid peptic disease, Kearrhear, inflammatory bowel disease, malabsorption, GI cancers and hepatitis-viral. Duration: 2-4 weeks academic year VA Medical Center
Internal Medicine – Chemical Dependency Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Students will be working in the Addictions Treatment Program which provides a continuum of care, in an ambulatory setting for patients with substance use disorders at the VA Medical Center. Duration: flexible
Internal Medicine – Wound Services Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Students will receive education on hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and education on new approaches to wound healing management. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Internal Medicine – Gastroenterology	MEDN 891	Medicine	Students to learn basic gastroenterology through reading, seeing patients and discussion of patients and their diseases. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round LLUMC
Internal Medicine – Nephrology	MEDN 891	Medicine	To introduce students to nephrology. The major teaching being done in the clinics, with consults on the wards. Self-study will be greatly encouraged. Duration 2-4 weeks year-round LLUMC
Internal Medicine – Nephrology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Designed to provide the student with a structured educational program in the broad field of nephrology. Duration: 4 weeks year-round VA Medical Center
Internal Medicine – CCU Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Inpatient experience as sub-intern dealing with hospitalized cardiac patients. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round LLUMC
Internal Medicine – Rheumatology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Students to gain a better understanding of the rheumatologic disease and the methods for management for both inpatient and outpatient setting. Duration: 2-4 weeks LLUMC, FMO, VA Medical Center, Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Internal Medicine – Pulmonary Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Students will gain a better understanding of pulmonary disease and common methods of management in the outpatient and inpatient setting, and will observe a clinician in his/her personal practice who has a reputation for practicing whole person compassionate care. Duration: 2 weeks year-round VA Medical Center
Internal Medicine – Pulmonary / Critical Care Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Student functions as sub-intern on the ICU team or in the pulmonary consultation team. Duration: 4 weeks year-round LLUMC, VA Medical Center
Internal Medicine – Oncology/Hematology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Students to become familiar with diagnosis, treatment, precautions and natural history of common malignancies. Review and approach to an analysis of the peripheral blood smear. Also, to become familiar with use of chemotherapy and biological response modifiers. Duration: 2-4 weeks September-June
Internal Medicine – Infectious Disease Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Students to become familiar with inpatient infectious diseases including diagnosis and management of a variety of inpatient infectious entities. Become more familiar with the use of parenteral. Duration: 4 weeks year-round VA Medical Center
Internal Medicine – Infectious Disease Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Student to become acquainted with the use and abuse of antimicrobials and their dosing. An organized physiologic-based approach to diagnosis, student will have exposure to a variety of common infectious disease problems and will learn to solve problems by searching the literature. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round LLUMC, VA Medical Center
Internal Medicine – Hepatology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	To expose the student to a wide spectrum of liver problems, including the very simple to the very complex. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Internal Medicine – Clinical Ethics Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Introduce students to the main principles of clinical ethics decision-making. Apply the principles to clinical ethics consultations. Explore in depth a clinical ethics topic of student’s choice. Introduce the student to organizational ethics. Duration: 2 weeks year-round
Internal Medicine – Endocrinology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Introduce the student to clinical endocrinology. The majority of the teaching will be done in the outpatient clinics. There will be an opportunity to help with patient consultations. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round LLUMC, VA Medical Center, Riverside General Hospital, San Bernardino County Medical Center
Internal Medicine – ECG / Cardiology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	To equip medical students to be proficient in interpreting electrocardiograms. Duration: 2 weeks; 4 times/year VA Medical Center
Internal Medicine – Cardiology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Student to work in non-invasive cardiology or consultative and ward service in cardiology. Duration: 4 weeks year-round White Memorial Medical Center
Internal Medicine – Geriatrics Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Students learn how to do a comprehensive geriatric assessment, and diagnose and treat the major geriatric syndromes. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round VA Medical Center
Internal Medicine – Physical Diagnosis Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	To reinforce and augment the student’s knowledge and skills related to physical exam as it relates to teaching preclinical students, evaluate the evidence which is the basis for the rational focused physical examination, and the application of the evidence to patient examination. Duration: 2-4 weeks January-May
Internal Medicine – Pathophysiology Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Intended for students who have an interest in academic internal medicine and the desire to become medical faculty. Duration: 2-4 weeks January -May
Internal Medicine – Evidence Based Medicine & Information Sciences Not available to visiting students	MEDN 891	Medicine	Intended for the student interested in moving beyond the basic skills to become a skilled user of EBM, immerses within the context of the residency specialty of the student’s choice. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round VA Medical Center, Riverside County Regional Medical Center
Neurology Not available to visiting students	NEUR 891	Neurology	A neurology elective is available for students interested in further in-depth neurology education. The elective can be either outpatient subspecialty focused or neurophysiology focused. Subspecialty clinics can be attended with faculty, learning the approach to a certain group of patients. Neurophysiology includes introduction and education in EEG, EMG, and intra-operative monitoring principles, techniques, and interpretation. Duration: 4 weeks year-round
Neurology Not available to visiting students	NEUR 891	Neurology	The elective goals are to learn and demonstrate the ability to take a thorough neurologic history and perform reliably a thorough neurologic exam, document the evaluation and present it appropriately. The ability to localize a lesion in the neuroaxis and build a differential diagnosis is also learned. Work up and treatment discussions are done in clinic and on rounds. Brief exposure to clinical neurophysiology and physical medicine and rehabilitation is provided. Rotating students work with faculty, residents, and other students. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Nutrition Not available to visiting students	PRVM 891	Preventive Medicine	New elective will orient students to hospital, clinic, public health & community based nutrition education opportunities available for patients. Student’s knowledge will be enriched through online nutrition modules for physicians. Duration: 2 weeks; 1 student every 2 weeks.
Spanish Language Instruction-Valle de Angeles, Honduras Not available to visiting students	PRVM 891	Preventive Medicine	Students will gain experience in providing care to a Spanish-speaking population in Honduras working in a teaching hospital, village outreach, local orphanages. They will also receive instruction in the Spanish language for health care providers. Duration: 4 weeks
Ob-Gyn Not available to visiting students	GYOB 891	Gynecology & Obstetrics	Students will explore different areas of Ob-Gyn such as general Ob-Gyn, outpatient clinics, high risk Ob and gynecological oncology. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Ob-Gyn Not available to visiting students	GYOB 891	Gynecology & Obstetrics	Students to gain a more in-depth appreciation for the scope of low and high risk obstetrics and gynecology. Duration: 4 weeks year-round White Memorial Medical Center
Ob-Gyn Not available to visiting students	GYOB 891	Gynecology & Obstetrics	Students to spend time with perinatologist in busy clinical practice, gaining understanding of ultrasound, amniocentesis, and prenatal diagnosis, as well as management of other high risk complications. Duration: 4 weeks year-round White Memorial Medical Center
Ob-Gyn Not available to visiting students	GYOB 891	Gynecology & Obstetrics	Lactation rotation will provide an opportunity for students to develop an understanding of the importance of breast milk as the ultimate source of nutrition for the infant. Student to work closely with lactation consultants as well as obstetricians, pediatricians and family practitioners. Duration: 2 weeks year-round LLUMC
Ophthalmology	OPHM 891	Ophthalmology	To learn about specific eye diseases by working with comprehensive ophthalmologists trained in certain fellowships such as glaucoma, retinal diseases, pediatric ophthalmology, neuro, oculoplastics, cornea, and laser surgery. Duration: 2-4 weeks clinical year round except spring junior specialty elective and December. FMO, VA Medical Center, Riverside County Regional Medical Center
Ophthalmology - Research Not available to visiting students	OPHM 891	Ophthalmology	Elective is 90% research and 10% clinical. Students will work with a preceptor prior to starting to complete a research proposal and submission to the IRB. Duration: to be arranged with preceptor
Orthopaedic Surgery	ORTH 891	Orthopaedic Surgery	The student will primarily learn about musculoskeletal physical examination of the orthopaedic patient, and subsequent diagnosis and treatment skills and options. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Anatomic Pathology	PATH 891	Pathology and Human Anatomy	Students will have exposure to the field of practical anatomic pathology, with emphases on (1) proper handling, gross description and microscopic diagnosis of tissues removed at surgery; (2) process of intra-operative consultation (i.e. “rapid frozen section”) including its indications and limitations; and (3) process of hospital-based autopsy. Students are allowed a maximum of two excused absent days (such as “sick days” or “interviews”) per 2-week block rotation. A make-up assignment will be given if absence is in excess of two days during a 2-week rotation. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Molecular Embryopathy Not available to visiting students	PATH 891	Pathology and Human Anatomy	Students will perform common molecular diagnostic methods including PCR, gel electrophoresis, FISH, ISH, and automated DNA sequencing. Also will participate in translational medical research projects that use these techniques to demonstrate the molecular basis of a pathobiologic process. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Hematopathology Not available to visiting students	PATH 891	Pathology and Human Anatomy	Students will review basic morphology of blood and lymphoid diseases as well as participate in diagnosis of current cases. Duration: 2-8 weeks year-round
Pediatrics – Adolescent Medicine Not available to visiting students	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Inpatient/outpatient exposure to adolescent patients, including family planning clinic. Broaden knowledge of pediatrics in the realm of adolescent medicine. This rotation allows students to function as sub-interns. Must obtain preceptor’s approval through Clerkship Coordinator. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Pediatrics – Allergy / Immunology / Pulmonology	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Students become familiar with evaluation and management of children with allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, atopic dermatitis, food, drug and insect allergies. Exposure to children with cystic fibrosis and common pediatric immune deficiency. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Cardiology	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Basic understanding of fetal circulation and newborn circulatory adjustments. Anatomy, physiology and medical-surgical treatment of most common congenital heart diseases. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Diabetic Camp / Pediatric Endocrinology Not available to visiting students	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Give student hands-on learning about everyday management of children and teenagers with diabetes. Become proficient in glucose testing, drawing up insulin and giving injections. Learn to deal with physical, emotional and social problems of the pediatric diabetic patient. Duration: 2 weeks year-round (1 week camp; 1 week outpatient clinic). (Limited to July and August dates and availability per camp session)
Pediatrics – Endocrinology	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Students develop an understanding of normal growth and pubertal development. Have an understanding of common endocrine problems (i.e. growth disorders, diabetes, thyroid disorders). Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Forensic Pediatrics Not available to visiting students	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Propel student to the understanding and conviction that children are extremely vulnerable. Exposure to the reality of sexual abuse in children. Beginning recognition of possibly abused children. How to report child abuse and the physician’s legal responsibilities. Must obtain preceptor’s approval through Clerkship Coordinator. Duration: 2 weeks year-round
Pediatrics – Gastroenterology	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Inpatient and outpatient exposure to major issues and disease in pediatrics GI. Exposure to effect of GI disease on normal growth and development. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – General Pediatrics – Inpatient Not available to visiting students	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Student will participate as a member of the inpatient services under the supervision of the attending physician. The student can function at a senior sub-intern level, will take call on the inpatient service and will assume as much responsibility as is deemed appropriate. Mandatory overnight call every 4^th night. Duration: 4 weeks year-round (LLUCH only – offered on a very limited, space-available basis)
Pediatrics – General Pediatrics – Outpatient Not available to visiting students	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Direct exposure to general pediatrician’s outpatient practice. Student will become more proficient in seeing pediatric patients in the outpatient setting. Learn to give immunizations, skin test, etc. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round (LLUCH only – offered on a very limited, space-available basis)
Pediatrics – Infectious Disease	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Student functions as sub-intern. Inpatient and outpatient exposure to pediatric ID, including pediatric AIDs patients. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Nephrology	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Students will be exposed to the most common pediatric nephrologic problems. Exposure to fluid management in renal failure patients. Exposure to types of renal dialysis in the pediatric patient, from premature neonate to adolescent. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Neurology Outpatient	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Students will become familiar with common pediatric neurologic problems. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Neurology Inpatient	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Students will become familiar with common pediatric neurologic problems. This rotation allows students to function as sub-interns. Mandatory overnight call every 4^th night. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Hematology / Oncology Inpatient	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Students will become familiar with common pediatric hematologic and oncology problems such as ALL, neuroblastoma, Wilms, sickle cell disease, hemophilia, etc. Mandatory overnight call every 4^th night. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Neonatal Intensive Care (NICU)	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Students will get an understanding of common disease of the newborn (pre-term, term, post-term). Active participation in care/management of sick newborns. Understanding of the biopsychosocial aspects of the newborn and family, including bonding and grieving. Mandatory overnight call every 4^th night. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Newborn Nursery Not available to visiting students	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Exposure to newborns in the first few hours of life, both post routine and C-section deliveries. Broaden knowledge of pediatric newborn medicine and newborn complications. Allow student to function as sub-intern. Duration: 2 weeks year-round
Pediatrics – Parental / Neonatal Not available to visiting students	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	To provide students who are parents of a newborn the opportunity to experience the physical, emotional and psychological issues involved in caring for a newborn, and to use methods to incorporate this into a whole person care for infants and new parents. Infant must be less than 1 month at start of rotation. Duration: 2 weeks year-round
Pediatrics – Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Students will learn about pathophysiology of common pediatric critical illnesses. Become familiar with advanced life support and invasive/non-invasive monitoring devices. Learn about mechanical ventilation. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round for LLU students; 4 weeks year-round for visiting students
Pediatrics – Rheumatology Not available to visiting students	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Provide inpatient and outpatient exposure to pediatric rheumatology conditions such as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. This rotation allows students to function as sub-interns. Must obtain preceptor’s approval through Clerkship Coordinator. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Pediatrics – Sports Medicine / Musculoskeletal Medicine – Outpatient Not available to visiting students	PEDS 891	Pediatrics	Prevention, counseling and screening (Sports Medicine). Understand the pediatrician’s role in preventing sports-related injuries, disorders and dysfunction in children and adolescents. Technical and therapeutic procedures. Must obtain preceptor’s approval through Clerkship Coordinator. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	PMRH 891	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation	Students are familiarized with the spectrum of rehabilitative patient problems and learn how to formulate a treatment program for them. Students learn the role of rehabilitation medicine and experience the variety of inpatient, outpatient, consulting and laboratory services. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Preventive Medicine	PRVM 891	Preventive Medicine	Students will get to explore clinical lifestyle medicine, public health, smoking cessation, weight management, nutrition, student health, occupational medicine, and more. Duration: 2 weeks August-May
Preventive Medicine (CHIP)	PRVM 891	Preventive Medicine	Coronary Health Improvement Program (CHIP). Offered as either a 2-week introductory or 4-week indepth exposure to heart disease and lifestyle education. Duration: 2-4 weeks September, November, February-April
Preventive Medicine / Occupational Medicine	PRVM 891	Preventive Medicine	Students will gain exposure to industry injury care, pre-placement physicals, health of a company’s workers. Students will also work with industry to improve safety in the work-place. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Preventive Medicine / Epidemiology or Research Not available to visiting students	PRVM 891	Preventive Medicine	Students will work with department to customize elective in epidemiology or research to fit student’s interests. Duration: 4 weeks on case-by-case basis
Psychiatry	PSYT 891	Psychiatry	Students will work as a sub-intern, take care of 2-3 patients independently under close daily supervision and have frequent contacts and feedback from staff. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round VA Medical Center Psychiatry Inpatient Unit
Psychiatry - Inpatient Adult Psychiatry	PSYT 891	Psychiatry	Students will work as a sub-intern, take care of 2-3 patients independently under close daily supervision and have frequent contacts and feedback from staff. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round Behavioral Medicine Center
Psychiatry – Child Psychiatry	PSYT 891	Psychiatry	Student will work closely with the preceptor; will provide care for 3-4 patients. There will be daily group psychotherapy experience and family therapy experience. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round Behavioral Medicine Center (child unit)
Psychiatry Not available to visiting students	PSYT 891	Psychiatry	Students to receive greater experience with the specialized psychiatric populations that receive care at Patton State Hospital. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round Patton State Hospital
Psychiatry - Inpatient Gero-psychiatry Not available to visiting students	PSYT 891	Psychiatry	Functioning at a sub-intern level, the student will care for geriatric patients admitted to the senior unit of the BMC. Student to carry a caseload of 4-5 patients under the daily supervision of preceptor. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round Behavioral Medicine Center
Psychiatry - Geropsychiatry / Psychopharmacology Not available to visiting students	PSYT 891	Psychiatry	Student will observe and assist with psychiatric consultations on elderly, medically ill and terminal patients; work in clinical setting in the afternoon. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round VA Medical Center
Psychiatry – Outpatient Psychiatry & Psychotherapy Not available to visiting students	PSYT 891	Psychiatry	Student will observe psychotherapy sessions, view instructional videotapes, attend resident psychotherapy seminars, do assigned readings and discuss the readings and experiences with experienced psychotherapists on the Psychiatry faculty. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round Dover Building, Behavioral Medicine Center
Psychiatry – Religion & Psychiatry Not available to visiting students	PSYT 891	Psychiatry	This elective provides a time for seniors to reflect seriously on issues relating to spirituality and mental health and on the implications of these issues for patient care. The primary emphasis is on a core set of readings and individual sessions with faculty to discuss the issues raised. In addition, the student is able to view spiritual integration into patient care by observing a faculty member care for patients and by participating in chaplain-run groups for psychiatry patients. Finally, the student will observe videotaped lectures and participate in seminars or grand rounds as they relate to spirituality topics. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round Dover Building
Psychiatry – Psychiatric Consult & Liaison Not available to visiting students	PSYT 891	Psychiatry	Daily rounds, about 2 hours per day, with attending physician and resident. Daily consultations to work up as they are requested (average 1 to 2 workups per day). Student to look up papers on each patient they evaluate from current literature. Exceptional students write a literature review on a topic of their choice. Weekly grand rounds. Forty hours per week. No on-call duty. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round LLUMC
Radiation Medicine	RADM 891	Radiation Medicine	Students participate in the evaluation, planning and treatment of patients with cancer utilizing various forms of radiation therapy, including x-ray, electrons, protons, intracavitary. Duration: 2-4 weeks year-round
Radiology – Angiography & Interventional	RADS 891	Radiology	Angio/interventional radiology is a distinct subspecialty area of diagnostic radiology. The student, via observation and participation, will be introduced to this unique area. Duration: 2 weeks September-June
Radiology – Musculoskeletal	RADS 891	Radiology	MSK imaging is a subspecialty of diagnostic radiology. The rotation will involve observing performance of and interpretation of plain film, CT, US, and MRI studies of the musculoskeletal system. Duration: 2 weeks year-round
Radiology – Neuroradiology	RADS 891	Radiology	The rotation will involve observing performance of and interpretation of neuro CT and MRI studies. The student is also expected to participate in a short research project as detailed by the neuroradiology section members. Duration: 2 weeks year-round
Radiology – Body CT	RADS 891	Radiology	Body imaging is a subspecialty of diagnostic radiology. The rotation will involve observing performance of and interpretation of body CT studies. Duration: 2 weeks year-round
Radiology – Pediatrics	RADS 891	Radiology	The students participate by observing performance of and interpretation of all aspects of pediatric radiology by reviewing pediatric radiology teaching files, assisting in preparation of new cases for the pediatric teaching file, obtaining added clinical information laboratory and pathologic results and by possibly reporting on literature searched for especially interesting cases during the rotation. Duration: 2-4 weeks September-May
Whole Person Care Not available to visiting students	MDCJ 891		Students have opportunity to spend time in both study and clinical involvement, discover ways to integrate health care to include the physical, mental-emotional, social relations, and spiritual dimensions. Duration: 2-4 weeks July-May
Law and Medicine Not available to visiting students	MDCJ 891		Introduce students to the legal and regulatory world governing the profession of medicine and areas of practice where law and medicine cross paths most frequently and intensely. Duration: 2 weeks
Film and Medicine: Liminality & Whole Person Care Not available to visiting students	MDCJ 891		This elective, through film and conversation, explores selected issues where marginal or liminal arenas challenge medical treatment quality. This commitment requires continuing awareness of the hurdles liminal state impose on patients and their physicians. Duration: 2 weeks
Surgery – Cardiothoracic	SURG 891	Surgery	Provide the senior medical student with broad exposure to a variety of congenital and acquired cardiothoracic disorders. The student will become familiar with the preoperative evaluation and assessment of patients with common cardiothoracic disease and participate in their preoperative care. Duration: 4-8 weeks year-round
Surgery – ENT	OTOL 891	Surgery	This elective offers an overview of clinical otolaryngology and the basic evaluation and treatment of common head and neck. Duration 2-4 weeks year-round
Surgery – Neurosurgery	NEUS 891	Surgery	This elective will acquaint students with the daily practice of neurological surgery and/or related research. Duration: 4-6 weeks January-November
Surgery – Pediatric	SURG 891	Surgery	This elective will acquaint the student with the daily practice of pediatric surgery. Duration: 4 weeks year-round
Surgery – Plastic and Reconstructive	SURG 891	Surgery	This elective will introduce the student to diversity of plastic and reconstructive surgery practice including craniomaxillofacial surgery, surgery of the hand and complex wound management. Duration: 2-4 weeks July-May
Surgery – Surgical Oncology	SURG 891	Surgery	This elective will provide students with a broad exposure to the practice of surgical oncology, including multidisciplinary approach to the management of malignant disease and an orientation to the special problems of oncology patients. Duration: 4 weeks year-round
Surgery – Urology	UROL 891	Surgery	This elective will offer an overview of general urologic practice and some specialties within urology. Students will fill the role of an intern on service. Duration: 4 weeks year-round
Surgery – Vascular	SURG 891	Surgery	This elective provides students an overview of clinical vascular surgery and the basic pathophysiology of cerebrovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease, management of aneurysms and common extremity problems. Duration: 4 weeks year-round

White Memorial Medical Center Sub-Internships and Elective Rotations

These are not available to visiting students.

Please contact Patricia Sandoval at 323-881-8840 to schedule any rotations listed below.

4th Year Rotations	# of Students Per Rotation	Duration
Cardiology	1 (department approval required)	2 to 4 weeks
Gastroenterology	1 (2 with department approval)	2 to 4 weeks
Neurology	2 (with department approval)	4 weeks
Internal Medicine	4	4 weeks
ICU-PUL	1 (2 with department approval)	4 weeks
Radiology	2 (3 with Department approval)	2 to 4 weeks
Pediatrics - Inpatient	1 (2 with department approval)	2 to 4 weeks
Pediatric Neurology	2	2 to 4 weeks
Pediatric / Adults Allergy & Immunology	1 (2 with department approval)	2 to 4 weeks
Surgery	3 (department approval required)	4 weeks
Ob/Gyn	1 (2 with department approval)	4 weeks
Anesthesiology	1 (2 with department approval)	2 to 4 weeks
Family Practice	1 (2 with department approval)	4 weeks There are 2 satellite offices that students may be assigned to other than the WMMC site.

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Available Clinical Electives

White Memorial Medical Center Sub-Internships and Elective Rotations