Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine—M.D. Program 595 members) and must provide a learning environment that adheres to the AAMC Teacher-Learner compact. MDC 9035 (A–I)—Clinical Electives in Medicine and Subspecialties This fourth-year elective is designed to provide students with an opportunity for career exploration and to ensure they are well prepared to face the next challenge—residency internship. It will allow students to practice a wide variety of hands-on skills in various settings. Some of the skills students will have an opportunity of developing include, but are not limited to, medical interviewing, clinical reasoning, obtaining informed consent, performing admissions interviews and orders, prescription writing, diagnostic lab and study interpretations, and navigating the electronic health record. Students will also be provided with opportunities to practice procedure skills under the direct supervision of faculty members and or residents. By the end of this elective, students will possess the necessary skills and confidence to successfully navigate the first year of a residency program. Nonclinical MDR 9001 (A–D)—Research Elective The Research Elective is an elective to allow students to continue or expand to alternative research projects. Students must complete the research course prior to enrolling in the elective. The Research Elective is arranged, planned, and managed by a supervising faculty member and the individual student. Students will initiate or participate in a research project under the direct supervision of a researcher at an accredited institution. Students must submit their plans, agreed to by the supervising faculty member, to the course director, who must approve them prior to the start of the course. Research projects must be relevant to helping students achieve NSU MD competencies related to scholarly inquiry (SI). Other competencies assessed will include interpersonal skills and communication (ISC) and ethics and professionalism (EP). Examples of acceptable research topics include basic, translational, medical education, or clinical studies. Students are expected to develop and submit a plan of action for submission of a research paper. This includes identification of a journal and why this journal is ideal for the project. Students will also submit a draft of a research paper that includes the abstract, introduction, analysis of data (if any), conclusions, future directions, and citations. Format should be specific to the particular journals identified by the students. MDE 9011—Leadership in Medicine Elective This elective prepares students to become effective change agents in the complex health care field. The course will focus on essential leadership skills, including change management; communication skills; influence styles; developing a vision; increasing team effectiveness; and strategic planning through interactive learning sessions, such as case-based learning, journal clubs, group discussions, and interviews with health care leaders. MDE 9012 (A–I)—Self-Directed Study Elective This course is designed for students who wish to develop and implement a project related to their unique academic interests, with guidance by an NSU MD faculty supervisor. Students work with their supervisor to develop a proposal that includes their goal, a description of planned activities, and the method of assessing their performance linked to the NSU MD competencies addressed by their project. MDE 9013—Writing/Publishing in Medical Education Elective This experience will introduce the knowledge and understanding of medical education research. The goal is to allow students to develop their own medical education research topics, with the intention of writing a short (1,500–2,000 word), well-researched perspective/opinion paper under supervision of a faculty mentor. A seminar takes place longitudinally throughout the two weeks and will include the preparation and presentation of a scientific research abstract and clinical vignette and poster presentation and/or a case report suitable for publication. MDE 9029—Quality Improvement Science Elective This course is designed to provide students with a foundational experience in quality improvement science, with instruction on theory; methodology; and applications for improving patient safety, optimizing population health, enriching patient experience, decreasing cost of care, and reducing burnout. These skills are good preparation for the type of quality improvement projects typically expected during GME training. MDE 9036 (A–I)—Electives in Medical Practice and Health Systems This fourth-year elective is designed to provide students with an opportunity for career exploration and to ensure they are well prepared to face the next challenge—residency internship. This elective will allow students to apply health science concepts to improve patient experiences. Although no direct patient care will be provided, students will have an opportunity to integrate both biological and nonbiological determinants of health for the solution of real patient problems.
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