Scope of Content
Scope of Content
We want to provide great flexibility in the scope of these selectives as long as they satisfy a broad set of guidelines. One or more of the following requirements needs to be met for the activity to qualify for the FCE program
- the activity could help in career planning; i.e., the experience could provide a pathway to a possible career in that specialty. It may serve to provide initial exploration in that field, ongoing mentorship, or spur research
- development of skills pertinent to the practice of medicine outside of the core curricular experiences, e.g., Allied health professionals, complementary and alternative medicine, and community health
- service projects related to the medical field
- international experiences
- research exploration related to healthcare or medical education
- conference attendance if the student is presenting their work
- physician as a patient and community advocate
- teaching related to medicine and public health
- humanities as it pertains to medicine
- hospital administration/medical leadership
- remediation of mandatory clerkship experiences
- there should be a minimum of three distinct experiences, and the experiences should be in at least two different departments within or outside the medical school
updated JUL 24 2019 | cjb