Required Elective Weeks
Week #1: September 27 - October 1, 2021
Week #2: November 15-19, 2021
Week #3: March 14-18, 2022
Elective Lottery
**Please be advised this is NOT a "first come, first serve system**
Week #1: Lottery running August 23-27
Week #2: Lottery running October 4-8
Week #3: Lottery running January 10-21
Elective Information
MED 01771 - Allergy/Immunology
MED 01731 - Anesthesia: Pain Management
MED 01791 - Cardiothoracic Surgery
MED 01792 - Colorectal Surgery
MED 01716 - Diagnostic Radiology
MED 01740 - Emergency Medicine
MED 01763 - Gynecologic Oncology
MED 01786 - Health Psychology in Interdisciplinary Settings
MED 01710 - Healthcare Administration
MED 01711 - Hematology-Oncology
MED 01754 - Infectious Diseases
MED 01724 - Interventional Radiology
MED 01765 - Maternal-Fetal Medicine
MED 01723 - Medical Informatics
MED 01748 - Multispecialty Neurology
MED 01761 - Ob/Gyn Night Float
MED 01721 - Orthopaedic Oncology
MED 01790 - Orthopaedic Surgery
MED 01772 - Pediatric Emergency Medicine
MED 01777 - Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
MED 01775 - Pediatric Infectious Disease
MED 01738 - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation (PM&R)
MED 01781 - Psychiatry Adult Outpatient
MED 01782 - Psychiatry Child & Adolescent
MED 01785 - Psychiatry Consultation-Liaison
MED 01783 - Psychiatry Inpatient
MED 01725 - Radiation Oncology
MED 01901 - Research (Capstone Project)
MED 01903 - Research (Non-Capstone Project)
**Please do not participate in the clinical elective lottery if you plan to take a Research week**
All Research elective forms need to be sent to the Scholars Workshop Coordinator, Ms. Murphy at murphycr@rowan.edu
Course Syllabus
MED 01750 - Becoming a Doctor; Staying Human
Course Schedule:
** Session time: 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm**
January 13 - Connecting with Patients
Empathy and compassion
Deepening mutual understanding between clinicians and patients
January 27 - Advocating for Patients
For individuals
For populations
February 10 - Playing on a Big Team
Inter-professional practice
Working with residents and faculty
February 24 - Who Makes Decisions About Patient Care?
Patient autonomy
Shared decision-making
Surrogate decision-making
March 10 - Difficult Conversations
Disclosing medical errors
Assessing prognostic awareness
Withholding/withdrawing treatment
March 31 - Difficult Patients
April 14 - Resilience
Playing the long game
April 28 - Responding to Death
Secondary victims
Disenfranchised grief
May 5 - Creating Joy in Work
Course Location:
WebEx Links to be provided