VCOM- Carolinas Campus Accepted Students’ Day Ronald Januchowski, D.O. Associate Dean for Medical Education

Block Schedule B1 Foundations Aug - Oct 2014 B2 Musculoskeletal Oct – Dec 2014 B3 NeurologyJan – April 2015 B4 Cardiopulmonary Apr – Jun 2015 B5 Gastrointestinal Endocrine Aug – Oct 2016 B6 Reproductive, Renal Oct – Dec 2016 B7 Hematology, DermatologyJan – Apr 2016 B8 Comprehensive ReviewApr – Jun 2016 “Break” at end of each block (unless remediating) COMLEX Level 1 before starting 3 rd year rotations

Office of Medical Education & Instruction Med Ed Specialist assigned to each class, and will follow your class through subsequent years Responsible for all postings to Scholar: all lecture Powerpoints and other materials (e.g., syllabi) Responsible for all exam grading Site for turning in all SDL work All lectures recorded to VCOM TV, but attendance is mandatory Computer-based testing

“Typical” Week at VCOM

Another “Typical” Week at VCOM

Weekly events Testing Laboratory –Microbiology –Primary Care / OMM –Anatomy

Other highlights from Year 1 & 2 Early Clinical Experiences Tutoring Professor office hours Mission trips Research opportunities

Early Clinical Experiences Every Friday starting at the end of Block 5 Out of classroom experiences to advance clinical knowledge Examples –ICU shadowing –EMT ride along –Pelvic model program

Learning Opportunities Free Tutoring –Peer –Professors Small group learning (SGL) Student directed learning (SDL) Office Hours

“Teacher” - Move from primary role as a dispenser of information to orchestrator of learning and helping students turn information into knowledge, and knowledge into wisdom. “Learn how to learn” The 21st century requires knowledge generation, not just information delivery, and schools need to create a “culture of inquiry”. *********** VCOM Carolinas has a great mix of seasoned & junior faculty. I have no particular talent…I am merely inquisitive

Clinical Rotations 3 rd Year Clinical Rotations are assigned and are four weeks each Students request their preferred site locations and sites are assigned

3 rd Year Core Rotations Family Medicine Internal Medicine I Internal Medicine II Surgery OB/GYN Pediatrics Underserved Care Geriatrics Psychiatry Diagnostics (on campus / digital training)

4 th Year Selectives and Electives Emergency Medicine Medical Selectives (2 months) Surgical selectives (2 months) Electives (2 months-AOA approved site) Electives (2 months approved site) Research and Thesis (one month)

North Carolina REGION Includes North Carolina –Gastonia and Charlotte region and South CAROLINA – South Charlotte region Gaston Memorial Springs Memorial

Clinical training Sites UPSTATE REGION Wallace Thompson in Union

Clinical training Sites UPSTATE REGION Laurens County Hospital Clinton, South Carolina

Central Region Moncrief Army Hospital

Eastern Region Auburn (Opeilika, Alabama) Pilot

Special Considerations for Site Assignments o Special child care considerations o Children in school o Ill spouse or child requiring specialized care o Personal Illness/care that can only be obtained in a specific region o Married couples requesting to be together

Logistics Most sites do not provide housing for core students Core regions will have all core rotations (except Diagnostics – back on campus) VCOM-TV and internet based items Core sites will have reference materials / books available

Timeline Match for rotations (January) COMLEX 1 (must take) OMS 1,2 Complete rotations COMLE X 2 (must pass to graduate) OMS 3 Elective rotations ERAS Match OMS 4

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