Medical Education
TITLE:
Global and International Medical Education
This is the heading under which all fourth-year medical students seeking elective credit for global/international health activities must register (except for such activities sponsored by Family & Community Medicine under the electives FAM 060138 or FAM 060139). This elective has been created to provide a ‘single point of entry’ for students interested in global health elective activities and to facilitate and coordinate such activities on behalf of the College of Medicine.
Students seeking information on global and international medical education opportunities may contact the elective director for information at any time. Those interested in applying for this elective for credit should be prepared to discuss the proposed elective’s setting, supervision, sponsorship, and learning objectives. An online application must be completed for approval to enroll in this course.
PREREQUISITES:
Prior to enrollment in this elective an on-site supervisor (MD, PhD, or MD/PhD) is required and must be approved by the elective director.
The elective director will require correspondence (via email) from the on-site supervisor confirming the student's acceptance for the rotation and also the specific dates that have been approved.
Permission of the elective director; see online elective application form. Elective must also be approved by elective director.
Pre-departure orientation offered by the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and UC International will be required.
Final grade is assigned by the elective director based upon evaluation by the on-site supervisor.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL VISITING:
NO
STATUS:
Full-Time
OFFERED AS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME:
NO
ALLOWS OVERLAP:
NO
DIRECTOR:
Charles Schubert, MD
SITE(S):
As submitted and approved
REPORT 1ST DAY:
It is the student's responsibility to determine such details prior to the start of the elective through the approved on-site.
INSTRUCTION
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
- Clinical Experience - Inpatient
- Ward Rounds
- Independent Learning (Instructor-guided learning activities to be performed by the learner outside of formal educational settings.)
LEARNING ENVIRONMENT POLICIES:
UCCOM strives to provide medical students with a learning environment that is conducive to their professional growth. All UCCOM and visiting medical students are encouraged to review the Student Handbook.
The Office of Student Affairs and Admissions is available to all UCCOM and visiting medical students to discuss any concerns/questions related to the learning environment. Please call 558-6796 to access faculty/staff that can assist you.
ATTENDANCE AND ABSENCE POLICY
Session Attendance for M4 Students
- Students may miss no more than two days of planned excused absences on a four week rotation without being required to make-up the work, at the discretion of the clerkship/elective/course director or his/her designee.
- Non-AI Rotations - Per the Student Duty Hours Policy, an average of one day (24 hours) in every seven must be free of clinical responsibilities (including seminars, clinic, rounds, lectures) averaged over a four week period. These days off are assigned by the clerkship director to best align with the site schedule. Students may request to schedule 1 or more of these 4 days for planned absences that fall under 1 of the categories listed below for excused absences during non-AI rotations, in consultation with the course/elective director, who may or may not approve such planned absences.
- AI Rotations - Per the Student Duty Hours Policy, an average of one day (24 hours) in every seven must be free of clinical responsibilities (including seminars, clinic, rounds, lectures) averaged over a four week period. These days off are assigned by the course director to best align with the site schedule. Students may request to schedule 1 or 2 of these days for planned absences that fall under 1 of the categories listed below for excused absences during AI rotations, in consultation with the course director, who may or may not approve such planned absences. Students must avoid scheduling Step 2 examinations during an Acting Internship.
- Excused Absences - The following will be considered excused absences:
- Diagnostic, preventative, and therapeutic health services (e.g. doctor appointments, physical therapy, counselling, etc).
- Personal illness, accident or a major catastrophic event
- Death or serious illness of immediate family members. Immediate family members, as defined by UC, are Grandparents, Brother, Sister, Brother-in law, Sister-in-law, Daughter-in-law, Son-in-law, Father, Mother, Mother-in-law, Father-in-law, Step-sister, Step-brother, Step-mother, Step-father, Spouse or domestic partner, Child, Grandchild, legal Guardian or other person who stands in place of parent (in Loco Parentis)
- Whenever possible, planned absences should be requested a minimum of six weeks in advance of the start of the clerkship/elective/course in which the absence will occur; this enables the clerkship/course/elective to help plan for educational event scheduling (e.g. a known appointment could be scheduled around with enough notice and the student might not have any required coursework to make up). Absences requested less than 1 week prior to the planned absence may not be considered for a possible excused absence unless extenuating circumstances prevented the student from providing timely notification per the policy. Students should first submit their request for a planned absence to the clerkship/elective/course director using the online MSSF. All planned/excused absences for any reason should be documented on the MSSF.
- The COM abides by the UC Religious Observance Policy that respects the religious diversity of its students by providing opportunities, where possible, for accommodation in cases where conflicts exist between students’ religious beliefs/practices and educational activities. In clinical settings, such accommodations must honor the primacy of a commitment to patient care and avoid unduly burdening faculty, staff and the general student population involved in the affected educational and/or patient care activity.
- The following items are explained in detail in the Medical Student Handbook:
- Excused/unexcused/unplanned absence, religious holidays, jury duty, and make-up work
See Attendance and Absences Policy, Religious Observance Policy, Medical Student Handbook.