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MS1 SPRING ELECTIVE OPTIONS□Medical Student Research Fellowship (MSRF).Complete 4 or 5 weeks of full-time research. Competitive applications for funded research are due by 5pm, Tuesday, February 21, 2017. Students are required to be in good academic standing to receive a fellowship. Last year, 45% of the class was funded with this option receiving $375/week. The student’s research mentor is responsible for completing part of the application. Students selected for MSRF funding will be enrolled by the Registrar’s Office. Find more information at: □May/June Preceptorships Many options are available. Some are funded with outside money and others are not. Funded, competitive options might include: a rural family medicine preceptorship through CAFP, or a Kaiser Permanente preceptorship. More information on some of these opportunities will be shared at a noon session on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at noon by the Family & Community Medicine staff (Jan Bramson.)FAP401: Introductory Preceptorship in Family MedicineFAP401 is a wonderful way to extend what you have learned in your MDS411ABC Doctoring 1 course and receive additional clinical experience with a family physician. During your preceptorship, you will improve your physical examination and patient communications skills; learn the basics of diagnosis and management of primary care conditions; experience a family physician’s daily routine and activities; and explore how family physicians serve their community and fit into the health care system.: International Preceptorship in Family MedicineFAP468: International Preceptorship is a great experience for those interested in traveling abroad.? Students can have a preceptorship with a family practitioner in a foreign country (arranged by students or with assistance of the Department of Family and Community Medicine). Students can participate in clinical activities, analyze and report on the practice's characteristics, learn the language and help those who desperately need medical care. Groups of students must work with Global Health and should contact that office. If taken as a second-year this elective is considered to be a preclinical course and will not fulfill any fourth-year elective or requirement in fourth-year.Kaiser offers Medical Student Scholarships specifics shared on separate flyerNorth Valley Sacramento and Central Valley’s Adult Medicine Departments will be sponsoring a summer internship for UC Davis medical students who will be between their MS1 and MS2 year. You will spend time working with a primary care physician mentor seeing patients in the outpatient clinic, where you can hone your history taking and physical examination skills. Additionally, you will be exposed to state of the art health care delivery, which could potentially become the model for National Health Care! You will see first-hand, Kaiser Permanente’s Chronic Conditions Management Programs and work on a small research project in population management. There are usually available spots for students in Sacramento and there are also available spots for students in the Central Valley. (Must be enrolled in FAP401)CAFP offers a Family Medicine Preceptorship Scholarship which is through their CAFP Foundation Scholars Program. The?CAFP?Foundation (CAFP-F) is excited to announce a new program for medical students called the?CAFP?Foundation Scholars. This longitudinal program is for 20 first-year medical students with a strong interest in family medicine and primary care. The three-year program gives students the opportunity to be engaged with the Academy and a family physician mentor throughout their medical school career. Scholars will have the opportunity to build relationships with other medical students interested in family medicine, receive financial support to attend select?CAFP/AAFP?events, and develop a close relationship with a practicing family physician in California. There are 20 available spots for students.?? ?? (Must be enrolled in FAP401)Unfunded options might include: local preceptorships or MEDICOS. Foreign electives may be approved, however you will need to fund-raise for expenses over and above the extra June living allowance. Look at AMSA’s website for possible funding opportunities. Deadlines may be in early January – apply early! AMSA's website: global/ih/ihopps.cfm (doesn’t work) the On-Campus Enrollment Form.□Institute on Race & HealthExplore issues of race, health disparities and related issues in a 4 week institute. Contact Dr. Jann Murray-Garcia or Marjorie Westervelt for more informationSJV REACH (student-run process) Contact Marjorie Westervelt for more information□Student Run Clinics Enroll in SRC for Spring 2016. Earn 3 units and volunteer a minimum of 4 of the following 5 weekends (2 weekends must be in June): May 13/14, May 20/21, May 27/28 (likely closed for Memorial Day Weekend), June 3/4, June 10/11, or June17/18. The student must work 4 separate and distinct weekends. If a clinic will be closed, the student must attend another clinic. Complete the Student-Run Clinics Enrollment form and include this specific May/June time period. Attendance will be monitored via submission of the “clinic visit” form. Contact Ed Dagang to obtain these forms. If a student is provided stipend support for this elective and fails to meet the minimum visits/separate weekends, funding will be cancelled/reversed.□Global Health Project Support Students participating in a global health elective may receive limited support for their project. The project must be a minimum of 4 weeks long with at least 2 weeks of work completed the first 3 weeks of June 2016. Project effort could include time both spent oversees and here in the U.S. during the May/June elective period. Contact Jenifer for more informationComplete the On-Campus Enrollment Form. Find more information at: □Medical Student Legislative Internship Program This is an opportunity for students to explore interests in health policy. Students will be paired with California State Legislators to gain and understanding of the legislative process. They will attend California Senate and Assembly Health Committee Hearing and learn about the current legislative and regulatory environment of health care delivery in California. The goal of the program is to give students the understanding of how health policy is developed in California. Internship graduates should gain the tools to best effectuate change in healthcare policy and delivery. UCDSOM is committed to preparing future leaders in healthcare. Complete the On-Campus Enrollment Form. Contact Dr. Aimee Moulin for course code and questions. Find more information at: ................
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