Neurology
TITLE:
Dementia and the Arts Service Learning
Despite the evidence that small-group interactions around the expressive arts improve function, mood, and behavior in individuals with cognitive disorders, medical professionals and students often lack the knowledge and skills related to non-medical interventions. This longitudinal on-line course brings aspiring artists in CCM and medical professionals in the COM together with families impacted by neurodegenerative disorders in one-hour weekly interactive music and art-based activities in order to learn from each other and adapt specific arts-based approaches to match the individual needs of patients and caregivers. This is an opportunity for students in the arts and medical sciences to collaborate with each other and to serve and learn alongside an underserved population.
PREREQUISITES:
No prerequisites, but students who sign up for this elective should enjoy arts and music and engaging with individuals with cognitive disorders. Some familiarity with music--singing, playing instruments, composing, or therapeutic music intervention--is highly recommended. There is training for different musical activities at a novice level, both in-person and asynchronously with on-line lectures or reading. In some instances, however, a music student may not be partnered with a medical student. Students should be prepared to "stretch" and be able to try out new musical skills.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
INTERNATIONAL VISITING:
NO
STATUS:
Part-Time
(PT Elective) - Extended
OFFERED AS FULL-TIME AND PART-TIME:
NO
ALLOWS OVERLAP:
YES
COURSE LENGTH:
Extended elective starting August 31st and ends in May, 2021
DIRECTOR:
Rhonna Shatz, DO
REPORT 1ST DAY:
You will receive an email with detailed information prior to the elective. This course is a mix of both in-person and on-line meetings. There is flexibility to account for demands of other clinical or elective experiences that conflict with this course schedule. In general, in-person meetings are held on Tuesday evenings 5-6:30 PM.
INSTRUCTION
LEARNING ACTIVITIES:
- Research
- Patient Presentation--Faculty
- Reflection
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.