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numerous clinical and research electives available in the department, they should not be considered as prerequisites for residency training in psychiatry. For those students who are considering doing a psychiatry residency, we strongly recommend that they do a subinternship in Psychiatry. However, elective time in psychiatry for these students is also encouraged as it will allow them to clarify their choice and to develop new areas of interest in the field. We find that the subinternship experience is especially good for those students who wish to find out if they will like psychiatry as a career before making decisions about entering the field. It is also quite helpful for those students who are sure that they are not going into psychiatry but realize that a broadened clinical experience in this field would be useful for them in their chosen specialty. Students who think they might be interested in training in psychiatry should talk with Dr. Vinay Parekh (410-955-5514) as early as possible to get answers to questions and to get advice concerning their educational plans. Dr. Vinay Parekh Director, Psychiatry Clerkship and Clinical Electives RADIOLOGY Opportunities are available for research projects in magnetic resonance spectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging, neuroradiology, cardiovascular interventional radiology, computed tomography, positron emission tomography, and diagnostic ultrasound. The successful completion of a research project often enhances a student's likelihood of being selected by a Radiology residency program. Dr. Karen Horton Director Department of Radiology SURGERY Recommended electives: Gastroenterology, Infectious Disease, Nephrology, Cardiology, Pulmonary, and Anesthesiology. Recommended - Research Experience. This need not be done in a surgical laboratory but may have application to the care of surgical patients. Research in either the laboratory or clinical research setting is acceptable. Surgery electives that are helpful in making career decisions for other students include: Surgical Subinternship, Surgical Intensive Care, or Elective Clerkships in the Surgical Specialties Students planning to apply for non-surgical training programs may also find the above surgical electives at Johns Hopkins of benefit to their medical education. Applicants to the Hopkins surgical program are evaluated on an individual basis, and those wishing to be considered for a Hopkins appointment should discuss their decision with either Dr. Alodia Gabre-Kidan (agabrek1@jhmi.edu), or the Director of the appropriate Surgical Specialty Department. OTOLARYNGOLOGY – HEAD AND NECK SURGERY Medical students interested in a postgraduate career in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery should be well grounded in the basic principles of surgery, medicine, and pediatrics. During the third year of medical school, interested students can participate in a two-week elective in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery during their basic surgical clerkship. The experience gained in this rotation provides front line exposure to all aspects of clinical and surgical care provided within our discipline. For those who are not able to match to that elective, as well as those who wish more of an exposure, there is a senior year elective option which should be taken early in the year. Other useful related electives include Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, Plastic Surgery and Anesthesiology. 13 DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS Throughout the United States today, resident candidates are being advised to pursue a meaningful research experience as a medical student. Exposure to well-designed research rotations provides an opportunity to apply prospective, controlled experimental methodologies, and immeasurably strengthens an application for a residency position in Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. Dr. David Eisele Director Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY We highly encourage all medical students considering application to an Orthopaedic resident training program to work with our surgeons. All faculty are involved in selecting candidates for post graduate training in Orthopaedics. A student will do best as an Orthopaedic subintern if they are well grounded in surgery and medicine prior to their subinternship. They should take their core clerkships in these fields and exploit the opportunities to learn the fundamentals of Orthopaedics prior to taking an advanced Orthopaedic clerkship. I recommend taking an advanced Orthopaedic clerkship in the institution or with members of the faculty with whom they would like to train. I advise that may take more than an Orthopaedic rotation, Adult Clinical Orthopaedics and Pediatric Orthopaedics. In general, it is best to have electives in two-three training institutions. Basic medical and surgical clerkships and an advanced Orthopaedic elective should be completed by the end of September of the fourth year, prior to the selection process. The formal application procedure for the residency, which requires an integrated internship, begins towards the end of the junior year. In addition to obtaining all the relevant application materials, spending time discussing the various programs with myself as well as another Orthopaedic faculty member at Hopkins can be very useful in paring down the application list. Appropriate curriculum
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