Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (KPCOM)—Osteopathic Medicine Program 2025–2026 136 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 (your assigned class coordinator) for approval at least 30 days prior to the start of the rotation. All rotations that require an affiliation agreement MUST be submitted at least 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) • any virtual rotation assigned by the dean or the Office of Clinical Education 6. M3 and M4—Rural and Urban Heightened-Need Medicine Rotations a. M3 Core Rotations All OMS3 students will participate in two four-week blocks of heightened-need community rotation experiences. There will be no exceptions to these assignments. Housing will be provided for core rural rotation assignments greater than 65 miles from the students’ core campus. All students will receive a financial stipend for each in-person core rural rotation to defray expenses, no matter where their assignment is located. b. M4 Selective Rotation The third core requirement for rural or urban heightened-need rotation will be taken as an M4 selective rotation and must be in a primary care discipline with few exceptions being considered (see criteria below). No stipend or housing expense costs are provided to students for the selective experience. Students may seek out rural or urban heightened-need experiences throughout the United States and abroad for the selective rotation. Strict criteria for selective rotation approval must be met for the rotation to be sanctioned by KPCOM.
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