602 Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine—M.D. Program mostly in the outpatient clinic setting, with opportunities to also learn in other settings, such as a nursing home or acute care hospital. Additionally, there is exposure to electrodiagnostic medicine and pain management. Pain management exposure may be increased if the student so desires. Students will have the opportunity to learn about other treatment modalities (including direct observation) for musculoskeletal pain, including physical therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic maneuvers. Students will have exposure to residents from the Larkin Community Hospital PM&R residency program. Plastic Surgery (Direct Patient Care) MDCX 9027—Plastic Surgery Elective This elective will provide an opportunity for students to experience the range of conditions encountered in the fields of adult and pediatric plastic surgery. These range from repair of congenital anomalies (cleft lip and palate, craniosynostosis, vascular malformations) to post-trauma reconstructive surgery and cosmetic plastic surgery procedures in adults. Students will have exposure to residents at some of the hospital sites where operative procedures are performed. Preventive Medicine (No Patient Care) MDEV 9059—Public Health and Informatics Elective The objective of this course is to provide students with exposure to, and experience in, public health and public health informatics. This course will increase students’ medical knowledge regarding basic concepts and common topics in public health. Sample topics that will be covered include outbreak investigation, immunizations, preventive medicine, and interprofessional teamwork. Students will have the opportunity to apply the public health knowledge they have learned to their previous clinical experiences. The course also aims to highlight the importance of following ethical guidelines with respect to public health practice and information. Psychiatry and Neurology (No Patient Care) MDEN 9022—Historical Perspectives on Neuroscience Elective This elective course is designed to expose students to the field of neuroscience from the historical perspective and present them with an opportunity to conduct research in this area. The goal of the course is to cultivate interest in the deeper understanding of the functions of the nervous system and its role in various human conditions through the lens of the history of discoveries in neuroscience. The topics of investigation may include any aspects of medical, biological, social sciences, or the humanities, with issues linked to the neurological spheres of clinical care, anatomy, physiology, pathology, and behavior. Participants are encouraged to share their findings as conference presentations, ultimately with pursuit of potential for publications. Psychiatry and Neurology (Direct Patient Care) MDCN 9016—Advanced Psychiatry Elective (Aventura Hospital) This elective at Aventura Hospital and Medical Center provides senior medical students with the opportunity to spend four weeks immersed in a psychiatry specialty service. Students will serve as an active member of the clinical team on either the psychiatry consult service, the psychiatry inpatient service, or both. Students will be working under the direct supervision of faculty members and residents. This course is designed to provide a deeper knowledge base and enhanced skill set to students interested in pursuing it to improve clinical skills for treating patients with mental illness. MDCN 9041—Neurology Elective This four-week rotation will provide students with in-depth exposure to the diagnosis and management of neurological diseases. Students will be active members of a neurology team, following inpatients and seeing outpatients under the supervision of attending physicians. This rotation may include exposure to residents in internal medicine and students from other health professions, as well as the opportunity to learn from neuropsychologists and psychologists. MDCN 9049—Advanced Psychiatry Elective (University Hospital and Medical Center) This elective provides senior medical students the opportunity to spend four weeks immersed in a psychiatry specialty service. Students will serve as an active member of the clinical team on either the psychiatry inpatient service, the partial hospitalization (PHP)/ECT program, or both. Students will be working under the direct supervision of faculty members and residents. This course is designed to provide a deeper knowledge base and enhanced skill set to students interested in pursuing it to improve clinical skills for treating patients with mental illness. Radiology (Direct Patient Care) MDCR 9030—Radiation Oncology Elective This course is designed to expose students to the field of radiation oncology; including the opportunity to see both outpatient and inpatient consultations, on-treatment patients, follow-up patients, treatment planning, and SRS/SBRT/HDR brachytherapy procedures performed both in the OR and in Mercy Hospital’s CT simulation room. MDCR 9031—Advanced Clinical Radiology Elective This course is designed to offer a focused radiology deep dive learning experience, emphasizing two specific radiology subspecialties selected from chest, cardiac, breast, body, musculoskeletal, neuro, trauma, interventional, and nuclear medicine. The student will create an individualized learning
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