Class of 2009 Welcome to the Clerkship Scheduling Process

Materials Needed for Scheduling Handbook of Required Clerkships Start Dates for UCLA & UCR/UCLA Required Clerkships (pages ) Start Dates for Drew/UCLA Required Clerkships (pages 63-65) 4Packet of Scheduling Forms Calendar of Weeks Worksheet Track Scheduler Request Worksheet & Sample Clerkship Scheduling Worksheet & Sample 4ESS login and password

ACADEMIC YEAR DIVIDED INTO BLOCKS Bloc k 1 week 1 - week 24 7/9/2007 through 12/23/2007 Block 2 week 27 - week 52 1/7/2008 through 7/6/2008

Scheduling Phases Phase I Reserve time slot for Surgery (Track A) and Inpatient Medicine (Track B) Reserve time slot for Surgery (Track A) and Inpatient Medicine (Track B) Phase II Select time and locations of rotations

Track A Surgery (12 weeks) Women’s and Child’s Health Block (12 weeks) Pediatrics (6 weeks) Obstetrics and Gynecology (6 weeks) A combination of the following clerkships: Note: Pediatrics and Obstetrics and Gynecology must be taken back-to-back.

Track B A combination of the following clerkships: Inpatient Internal Medicine (8 weeks) Psychiatry/Neurology Block (8 weeks) Psychiatry (5 weeks) Neurology (3 weeks) Family Medicine / Ambulatory Internal Medicine Block (8 weeks) Family Medicine (4 weeks) Ambulatory Internal Medicine (4 weeks)

Philosophy of the Scheduling FLEXIBILITY AND EQUITY Round 1 Round 2

Phase I Track Scheduling Worksheet

Priority Number Course Number Week List year & week (i.e. 0727) 2IM SU

Phase I Track Scheduling Worksheet Priority Number Course Number Week List year & week (i.e. 0727) 2IM SU Course Full Already Scheduled Enrolled

Entering Your Choices in the Computer ESS

Entering Your Choices in the Computer Now you are ready to enter your scheduling choices in the Educational Scheduling System (ESS)

Track Scheduling Results Surgery & Inpatient Medicine time slot assignments

Clerkship Scheduling Results Appointment time

Calendar of Scheduling Deadlines Discussion with 4 th YearsTomorrow, Feb 13 th (attendance optional) Track request enteredWed., Feb. 20 th Track Results available on webTues., Feb. 27 th Deadline for Clerkship request Fri., Mar. 9 th Preliminary Schedulers availableTues., April 12 th Schedule Changes by AppointmentApr. 16 th - April 24 th

Staff Available for Questions Linda Cuesta(310) Gezelle Miller(310) Computer & Network Issues Peter Lavarreda (310)