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Pre-clerkship Electives

There is no elective requirement during the pre-clerkship years; however, there are several approved courses students may take for graduation elective credit. Refer to the Renaissance Curriculum Graduation Requirements for further details. Please note that these courses cannot be taken during the clinical years for graduation elective credit.

See the Pre-Clerkship Electives Policy for eligibility requirements.

Participation in these electives is limited as follows:

Longitudinal Electives

May participate in no more than one (1).

  • Combined Accelerated Program in Psychiatry Longitudinal Elective (CAPP-LE)
  • Primary Care Longitudinal Elective 
  • Social Justice Longitudinal Elective
  • Point of Care Ultrasound Longitudinal Elective (POCUS-LE)
  • Occupational Medicine Longitudinal Elective (OccMed-LE)
  • Terrorism/Disaster Medicine Longitudinal Elective
  • Medical Education/Academic Longitudinal Elective (MedEd-LE)

Other Electives

If concurrent with a longitudinal elective, may participate in no more than one (1); otherwise, may participate in no more than two (2).

  • Medical Spanish*
  • Humanism Symposium
  • Global Burden of Disease (Nursing School)
  • Global Health
  • Critical Issues in Global Health
  • Role of Personal Genomes in Medicine
  • Occupational and Environmental Medicine
  • Comparative Health Care Law & Policy (Law School)
  • Business in Medicine*

Point of Care Ultrasound (EMER 550)

The goal of this rotation will be to expose the medical student to the core Point of Care ultrasound applications. This elective will reinforce the current Renaissance Curriculum focusing on teaching pertinent POCUS studies concurrent with the coursework. The elective will run for the 20 pre-clinical months and allow students to develop hands-on skills in image acquisition and bedside interpretation of images. Students will keep a log of their ultrasound images that will be reviewed by the faculty. In addition to the practical hands-on teaching, there will also be didactic lectures, journal reading, web materials to study during the rotation.

Course Director

Sarah Sommerkamp, M.D.
202-276-0285
ssommerkamp@som.umaryland.edu


Medical Spanish (SPAN 547)

Course Director

Sandra Quezada, M.D., M.S.
410-706-3387
squezada@medicine.umaryland.edu


Combined Accelerated Program in Psychiatry (PSYH 548)

Course Director

Ann Hackman, M.D.
410-328-2564
ahackman@psych.umaryland.edu

Administrator

Brendella Hawkins
410-328-6325
bhawkins@psych.umaryland.edu


Primary Care Track (PCT 547)

Course Directors

Alexander Herrera, MD
Family & Community Medicine
alexander.herrera@som.umaryland.edu

Adam Spanier, M.D., Phd, MPH
Pediatrics
aspanier@peds.umaryland.edu

Leah Millstein, M.D.
Medicine
lmillste@som.umaryland.edu

Stacy Schwartz, M.D.
Internal Medicine
stacy.schwartz@som.umaryland.edu

Administrator

Denise Estes
667-214-1819
DeniseEstes@som.umaryland.edu


Social Justice Track (SJT 547)

Course Directors

Laundette Jones, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
410-706-7331
lpjones@som.umaryland.edu

Andrew Delapenha, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Professor
667-214-1500
andrew.delapenha@som.umaryland.edu

James Mendoza, M.D., M.A.
Assistant Professor
410-328-7605
james.mendoza@som.umaryland.edu


Role of Personal Genomes in Medicine (MEDC 540)

Prerequisites: Successful completion of Year 1 curriculum

Course Director

Miriam G. Blitzer, Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Division of Human Genetics, Pediatrics
410-706-4065
mblitzer@peds.umaryland.edu 

Administrator

Rhea Cosentino
Program Manager, Program in Personalized and Genomic Medicine
410-706-1078
rcosenti@medicine.umaryland.edu 


Humanism Symposium (MSPR 500)

Course Directors

Ada Offurum, M.D.
Assistant Professor
410-328-7604
aibe@som.umaryland.edu

John Allen, M.D.
Assistant Professor
667-214-1515
john.allen@som.umaryland.edu


Critical Issues in Global Health (PH 727) (previous PREV 664)

Prerequisites

None for medical students: PH 603 and PH 608 for MPH students only

Location

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Description and Goals

Number of Students

 

Time of Year Available

 

Hours

 

Course Director

Yolanda Ogbolu, Ph.D., CRNP, Chair PPEP
443-326-9380
ogbolu@umaryland.edu  

Coordinator

Nancy McDowell
Program Manager
410-706-8198
nmcdowell@umaryland.edu  

 


Global Burden of Disease (PH 723)

Prerequisites

None for medical students; PH 603 and PH 608 for MPH students only

Location

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Description and Goals

Additional Comments

Number of Students

Time of Year Available

Hours

Evenings ~ Face to face and/or virtual - if needed

Course Director

Charlotte Nwogwugwu, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor
443-326-9380
nwogwugwu@umaryland.edu

Coordinator

Nancy McDowell
Program Manager
410-706-8198
mmcdowell@umaryland.edu


Occupational and Environmental Medicine (OEM 547)

Prerequisites

None

Location

Description

Additional Comments

Director

Marianne Cloeren, MD, MPH
410-328-2637
mcloeren@som.umaryland.edu

Revised: October 14, 2022


 

Comparative Health Care Law & Policy (PREV 666)

Prerequisites

None

Location

  • School of Law

Description

    Number of Students

    • 15 law; 8 medicine

    Time of Year Available

    • Spring semester

    Hours

    • The class will meet two hours/week on Tuesdays from 5:25 – 7:25.

    Faculty Responsible

    Name: Diane Hoffmann

    Title: Professor of Law; Director, Law & Health Care Program

    Phone Number: 240-694-5590; 6-7191

    E-mail: dhoffmann@law.umaryland.edu

     

    Administrative Contact

    Name: Gehan Girguis

    Title: Coordinator, Law & Health Care Program

    Phone Number: 410-706- 7042

    E-mail: ggirguis@law.umaryland.edu