Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2024–2025 137 Elective rotations must be secured and agreed upon by the student and the site and/or preceptor far enough in advance to allow the Office of Clinical Education’s approval process. Many elective rotation sites require legal documentation between their institution and the KPCOM. Legal communications take time, and if not planned well, may lead to the inability to rotate at a desired site. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure all paperwork for elective rotations are completed in a timely manner. M4 students MUST apply to the Office of Clinical Education (your assigned class coordinator) for approval of any selective or elective rotation at least 30 days prior to the start of the rotation. All rotations that require an affiliation agreement MUST be submitted at least 60 days in advance of the start of that rotation. Failure to comply with this time line may result in denial of the rotation, no credit for the rotation, failure of the rotation, and referral to Student Progress Committee. An M4 student can only participate in an elective or selective rotation that is approved by the Office of Clinical Education. Approval of a rotation is at the discretion of the Office of Clinical Education. b. “Twelve-Week Same Discipline Rule” for Elective Rotations Electives can be in any of the recognized disciplines of medicine as identified in the HPD Catalog listing of clinical rotations in the KPCOM Course of Study section. However, a student cannot set up more than twelve weeks of elective time in the same exact discipline of medicine or surgery (the subspecialties of a core specialty of medicine or surgery are considered different disciplines). Students may utilize elective time to pursue patient care, research, public health, academic medicine, or international opportunities. c. Selective Rotations Students must complete one selective block in the rural or urban medically underserved setting; one selective block in general internal medicine or an internal medicine subspecialty; and one selective block in surgery, either general surgery or a surgical subspecialty. The selective rotations are not subject to the “12-week rule” and may be used in any specialty or subspecialty of the student’s choosing, as long as the request adheres to the requirements for that selective. The request is to be submitted to the Office of Clinical Education (your assigned class coordinator) for approval at least 30 days prior to the start of the rotation. All rotations that require an affiliation agreement MUST be submitted at least 60 days in advance of the start of that rotation. Failure to comply with this time line may result in no credit received for the rotation, failure of the rotation, and referral to Student Progress Committee. d. Two-Week Elective Rotations OMS4 students may take up to four two-week elective rotations subject to the approval by the Office of Clinical Education. See application approval process in Canvas. The two-week rotations must be for a minimum of two consecutive weeks or ten consecutive weekdays. No elective requests for less than a period of two weeks will be allowed. See application approval process in Canvas.
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