Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2023–2024 135 b. “Twelve-Week Same Discipline Rule” for Elective Rotations Electives can be in any of the recognized disciplines of medicine as identified in the HPD Catalog listing of clinical rotations in the KPCOM Course of Study section. However, a student cannot set up more than twelve weeks of elective time in the same exact discipline of medicine or surgery (the subspecialties of a core specialty of medicine or surgery are considered different disciplines). Students may utilize elective time to pursue patient care, research, public health, academic medicine, or international opportunities. c. Selective Rotations Students must complete one selective block in the rural or urban medically underserved setting; one selective block in general internal medicine or an internal medicine subspecialty; and one selective block in surgery, either general surgery or a surgical subspecialty. The selective rotations are not subject to the “12-week rule” and may be used in any specialty or subspecialty of the student’s choosing, as long as the request adheres to the requirements for that selective. The request is to be submitted to the Office of Clinical Education for approval of no later than 30 days prior to start of the rotation and preferably 60 days in advance of the start of that rotation. Failure to comply with this time line may result in no credit received for the rotation, failure of the rotation, and referral to Student Progress Committee. d. Two-Week Elective Rotations OMS4 students may take up to four two-week elective rotations subject to the approval by the Office of Clinical Education. See application approval process in Canvas. The two-week rotations must be for a minimum of two consecutive weeks or ten consecutive weekdays. No elective requests for less than a period of two weeks will be allowed. See application approval process in Canvas. 5. Virtual Rotations The only approved virtual rotations will be • Pediatrics II (in lieu of a live rotation if desired) • one elective rotation in the fourth year, approved by the Office of Clinical Education • any virtual rotation assigned by the dean or the Office of Clinical Education 6. M3 and M4—Rural and Urban Underserved Medicine Rotations a. M3 Core Rotations All OMS3 students will participate in two four-week blocks of medically underserved community rotation experiences. All students will be assigned by the Office of Clinical Education to the Rural and Urban Underserved Medicine clinical rotations to KPCOM-affiliated locations. There will be no exceptions to these assignments. Housing will be provided by the Department of Rural and Urban Underserved Medicine for core rural rotation assignments greater than 65 miles from the students’ core campus.
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