Clinical Education Year 3 Overview

Clinical Education Staff Rynn Ziller, EdD Director Lisa Maldonado Assistant Director Laura Fuller Administrative Specialist Mesa Herod Ana Macias

Important Dates For TCOM 2013 May 6-22, 2011 Board Review  June 17 Last Day to Take COMLEX I  June 22-July 1 Year 3 Begins--Clinical Skills (Mandatory) July 5 Period 1 Begins December 19-30 Winter Break June 15, 2012 Year 3 ends June 18-June 29 Two week break July 2 Year 4 begins December 24-Jan 4 Winter Break *May 18, 2013 Graduation!   

CLERKSHIP REQUIREMENTS Year 3   Sequence 1 (Fall) Family Medicine 8 weeks  Internal Medicine 8 weeks  Surgery 8 weeks Sequence 1 (Spring)  OB/GYN 6 weeks   Pediatrics 6 weeks  Manipulative Medicine 4 weeks   Psychiatry 4 weeks  PCP* 4 weeks  

4th Year Emergency Medicine 4 weeks Geriatric Medicine 4 weeks   Emergency Medicine 4 weeks Geriatric Medicine 4 weeks Specialty Medicine 4 weeks Electives (5) 20 weeks Optional Months 8 weeks Eighth Semester 1 week * If not completed in year 3

Local Core Sites Cook Children’s Hospital in Fort Worth Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth JPS Health Network in Fort Worth Plaza Medical Center in Fort Worth Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas Plano Medical Center in Plano Driscoll Children’s Medical Center in Corpus Christi Neighborhood Clinics UNTHSC Clinics

Remote Core Sites Corpus Christi, TX (Bay Area Medical Center) Conroe, TX (Conroe Regional Medical Center) Baytown, TX (San Jacinto Methodist Hospital) Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas A limited number of students (6-12) will be allowed to take their 3rd year at one of the remote sites. Indicate on your preference sheet if you’re interested. If these sites don’t fill with volunteers, they may be assigned.

Remote Site Interest Sheet Preference Sheet Bio Data Additional programs (i.e. CAMSTRR, Military, Dual Degree, etc.) Sequence Preference Driscoll Preference (for or against—reasons why) Remote Site Interest Sheet Remote Sites-Not a commitment

3rd Year Elective or Primary Care Partnership It is your responsibility to schedule either the Core Primary Care Partnership or an Elective rotation in Year Three. Your Primary Care Partnership (PCP) must be in one of the following disciplines: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, or Pediatrics. It must be clinic based (ambulatory), and has to be with an approved preceptor off of an approved list. Please see the lists below for PCP options: Approved Preceptors for PCP :: Family Medicine Approved Preceptors for PCP :: Internal Medicine Approved Preceptors for PCP :: OMM Approved Preceptors for PCP :: Pediatrics

Subject Exam Score Details Scaling (NBME subject exams) 5th national percentile rank is scaled at a minimum passing score of 70 National average is scaled at 82 Scaling (NBOME subject exams) Very few schools use the NBOME subject exam Scaling based on performance of prior classes Worth 25% of total clerkship grade First-time failure of subject exam constitutes an incomplete with a maximum score of 70 after remediation. Any subsequent failure of clerkship constitutes failure of the rotation.

Evaluations Evaluations are required at the end of each clerkship just like they’re required at the end of each course you take in years 1 and 2. Failure to complete evaluations could result in a non-professional conduct report.

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