Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine—Osteopathic Medicine Program 71 COM 9600A—Research Elective This course provides the opportunity for the student to participate in scientific research in health-related fields. The student will be under the supervision of a research scientist/ faculty member. Publications and presentations may be generated from this experience. (3.0 credit hours) COM 9600B—Research Elective Rotation This course provides the opportunity for the M4 student to participate in scientific research in health-related fields as a four-week elective rotation. The student will be under the supervision of a research scientist/faculty member. Publications and presentations may be generated from this experience. (8.0 credit hours) COM 9711—Honors Summer Gross Anatomy Fellowship This course will provide an opportunity for medical students to further dissect a human cadaver, and afford them the chance to assist graduate- and professional-level students with the acquisition and application of gross anatomy. The goal for the enrollees is to facilitate laboratory and classroom learning. Students will work in groups in which they will dissect cadaveric specimens and facilitate graduate- and professionallevel students throughout the gross anatomy laboratories. Additionally, students will make weekly presentations. (5.0 credit hours) COM 9920—Early Clinical Preceptorship Elective The Early Clinical Preceptorship Elective (ECPE) exposes osteopathic medical students to professional role models in an outpatient clinical setting. Under the supervision of a licensed and board-certified physician mentor, this course provides the opportunity for an M1 or M2 student to correlate classroom, laboratory, small-group, and independent learning with actual patient encounters. This course allows the student to select a primary care or other specialty of interest, based on availability of mentors, to learn and/or apply clinical skills and patient/ practice management applicable to the practice and tailored to the student’s level of knowledge and skill, as determined by the ECPE physician mentor. Physician mentors practice internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, OB-GYN, OMM, sports medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, rheumatology, dermatology, geriatrics, allergy and immunology, infectious disease, and other specialties. (1.0 credit hour) COM 9990—Community Service NSU-KPCOM students are enrolled in the Community Service Course in order to provide direct community service to improve the world around them, in the best traditions of holistic and complimentary care. The goal of the NSU-KPCOM Community Service Program is to provide altruistic service to the community at large, treating all people with dignity and respect, to foster among NSU-KPCOM students a sense and habit of stewardship for people and the environment. (2.5 credit hours) Affiliated Hospitals and Teaching Health Care Centers The Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine affiliates with a large variety of teaching partners throughout local, regional, and national territories to provide valuable clinical training experiences. A sample selection of these sites is highlighted below. AdventHealth East Orlando Orlando, Florida Aventura Hospital and Medical Center Aventura, Florida Bayfront Health Brooksville and Spring Hill Brooksville and Spring Hill, Florida Bayfront Health Seven Rivers Crystal River, Florida Bayfront Health Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte Punta Gorda and Port Charlotte, Florida Bayfront Health Venice Venice, Florida Bay Pines VA Medical Center Bay Pines, Florida Brandon Regional Medical Center Brandon, Florida Broward Health System South Florida (multiple locations) Community Health of South Florida, Inc. South Miami, Florida Evara Health Pinellas County, Florida (multiple locations) HCA Florida Plantation Emergency Plantation, Florida JFK Medical Center—North Campus West Palm Beach, Florida Kendall Regional Medical Center Kendall, Florida Lakeland Regional Medical Center Lakeland, Florida Lakeside Medical Center Belle Glade, Florida Largo Medical Center Largo, Florida Larkin Community Hospital Miami, Florida
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