1. Third Year Experience Opportunities and the Kaiser Branch Campus in California
Elizabeth Yellen MD
Assistant Dean of Medical Education, Affiliates
Director, Kaiser Branch Campus
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics

2. BUSM 3rd year required clerkships
Internal Medicine- 8 weeks
Surgery- 8 weeks
Family Medicine- 6 weeks
Pediatrics- 6 weeks
OBGYN- 6 weeks
Psychiatry- 6 weeks
Neurology- 4 weeks
Radiology/Selective- 4 weeks

3. Third Year Schedule

4. VT ME NH MA RI CT Affiliated Hospitals 2018-2019 California
Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston
California
Kaiser Permanente
Santa Clara San Jose VT ME NH
Manchester VA
Franciscan Hospital for Children; Steward St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, Brighton
Lowell General Hospital & Circle Health Physicians, Lowell MA
Lahey Clinic, Burlington
North Shore Medical Hospital, Salem
Beverly Hospital, Beverly
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial VA, Bedford
Emerson Hospital, Concord
Winchester Hospital, Winchester
Boston Medical Center; Boston Children’s Hospital; Steward Carney Hospital
Berkshire Medical Center, Pittsfield
Metrowest Medical Center, Framingham
Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge
West Roxbury VA
Metrowest Medical Center, Natick
HealthSouth (Braintree Rehab Facility); South Shore Hospital, Braintree
Fairview Hospital, Great Barrington
Brockton VA
Jamaica Plain VA
Beth Israel Deaconess, Plymouth RI
Cape Cod Hospital, Hyannis
Hospital
Note: Private/group practices and community health centers not represented on map CT VA
Bournewood Hospital, Chestnut Hill
Beth Israel Deaconess, Needham
Boston
Steward Norwood Hospital, Norwood
Kaiser Permanente Branch Campus (Silicon Valley)
Roger Williams Medical Center; Our Lady of Fatima Hospital, Providence

5. Private and Group Practices 2018-2019*
Lahey Merrimac, Merrimac
WEST COAST
Lawrence Community Health, Lawrence
Holistic Family Practice, Newbury
Lowell CHC, Lowell
Family Medicine Associates, Hamilton
Valley Medical Group, Greenfield
Tewksbury Family Health, Tewksbury
Fitchburg Community Health, Fitchburg
North Shore CHC; Pediatric Associates of Great Salem, Salem
Trailside Health, Shelburne Falls
North Shore CHC, Peabody
Danvers Family Doctors, Danvers
Integrative Family Medicine Associates, Acton
Cummings Medical Associates, Family Medicine Practice, Patton Park Medical Center, Beverly
Family Practice Group, P.C., Arlington
North Shore Physician Group, Saugus
Emerson Hospital, Concord
MIT Pediatrics, Cambridge
Davis Square Family Practice, Somerville
Joseph Smith CHC, Waltham
Neponset Health Center, Boston
Needham Wellesley Family Medicine, Wellesley
Lowney Medical Associates, Hyde Park
Family Medical Associates, Canton
Manet CHC, Quincy
Berkshire County Community Health Programs,
Great Barrington
Foxboro Family Practice, Foxboro
Signature Healthcare Bridgewater Goddard Park Medical Associates, Brockton
Steven K. Lane Family Medicine, Scituate
BID Family Medicine Center of Needham Heights, Needham
Rehoboth/Seekonk Medical Center, Rehoboth
Bickford Health, Yarmouthport
Cape Cod Healthcare, Barnstable
Maine
New Hampshire
East Falmouth Family Medicine, Falmouth
BOSTON
BMC Yawkey ACC
Codman Square Health Center
Dorchester House Multi-Service Center
East Boston Neighborhood Health Center
Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental
South Boston CHC
Upham’s Corner CHC
Rumford CFHC,
Rumford
Family Medicine
Residency, Lewiston
Goodwin Community Health, Somersworth

6. Didactics and Presentations
Students have centralized didactics in person or online:
Monday: FMed
Tuesdays: Neurology and Peds
Wednesday: OB, Psych, Medicine
Friday: Surg
Daily: Radiology

7. How do I determine what is right for me?
Each clerkship director recorded information about the opportunities at each of their sites.
Students should watch the recordings to have a good idea about the strengths of each site to make an informed decision.
life/professional-development/busm-ii/busm-ii-class- meeting/

8. The Kaiser Experience

9. Kaiser Permanente
KP Silicon Valley (KP San Jose and KP Santa Clara ) officially designated as a branch campus of BUSM in 2015
One of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health plans, serving more than 10 million members
Leaders in the use of technology to support health promotion, disease prevention, care delivery and chronic disease management
Focus on efficiency and organized delivery – housing as many services as possible under one roof
Focus on patient and community
Emergency site: Food, shelter for people and pets!

10. Year Four !
Competitive application process for 16 year long positions
17 Students are participating in twelve (12) and six (5) month programs
Students are enthusiastic about personal attention and hands on experience!
Past student evaluations overwhelming rated the experience as very good to excellent
The students highlighted the access to faculty, clinical volume, and support of the program and its leadership
Positive student experience has led to development of 5 clinical electives in the 4th year with 8 additional electives in development for
Kaiser is expanding! New residency programs in Family medicine, Psychiatry.

11. Year Four

12. Year Five 2019-2020 Informational session September 2018
Application Deadline November 2018
Third Year Lottery February 2020

13. Kaiser Campus Highlights
High volume and wide variety of cases
High level of student support
Considerable direct attention and teaching from attendings.
Considerable autonomy and hands on participation, including driving camera and suturing in the OR
Flexibility to tailor some experiences to student interests
Experience in a highly successful integrated health care delivery system

14. https://youtu.be/z00ttWiJs1U

15. Questions?