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