Elective

Students will participate in ongoing research projects under the direction of a Midwestern University faculty member or off-campus clinical or basic science research under the direction of a qualified and approved research principal investigator.

During medical school, students prepare to become diagnosticians, prescribers, case managers, counselors, and informed research consumers. However, they do not receive instruction in one of the most important roles they will be expected to fulfill in their careers – that of a teacher/educator. Students will learn the basic skills of effective teaching in small and large group settings and will apply the skills they learn by teaching in gross anatomy laboratories, dissection workshops, and/or ultrasound workshops.

The CLMDG Table Trainer Elective provides OMS II students with the opportunity to review osteopathic clinical medicine skills, including both OMM and physical examination techniques. OMS II students will review OCMDG core technique videos & lab material & take a short 2-3 question Canvas quiz. They will attend a hands-on review session with the OMM Scholars on Tuesday afternoons and teach the lab material to OMS I students, under the supervision of OCMDG faculty and OMM scholars, on Wednesdays, according to the course schedule. They will also assist the OMM scholars in open lab on days prior to practical examinations. The course is graded on a Pass/Fail basis and is 2.0 credit hours per quarter.

The Research Preparation course will prepare students to present their clinical and basic science research that has been completed prior to enrollment. Students will participate in large group presentations on the development of a scientific abstract, poster, and conference presentation. Students will receive feedback from the instructor weekly on each component of their scholarly deliverable and peer feedback following the completion of their rough draft of the abstract. Each student will then have the opportunity to present their scientific research to the group and garner feedback that will be incorporated into future renditions of their scientific product.

The course is designed to familiarize medical students with the interprofessional concepts of the oral-systemic connection, dental trauma, mutual care of chronic diseases, dental oncology, smoking cessation, sleep medicine, caries prevention in primary care settings, nutrigenomics, oral manifestations of commonly used medications, polypharmacy and deprescribing, and HPV/ head and neck cancers interprofessional approach to prevention and treatment. The course is taught via 5, 2-hour, in-person lectures.

This ten-week elective (one quarter) early exposure in emergency medicine will be offered through the Abrazo Health Emergency Medicine Program. AZCOM first- and second-year students will have the opportunity to voluntarily participate in shadowing emergency medicine faculty and residents for a total of six 4 hour shifts. There will be an initial orientation and on-boarding that will occur on day one. Each student will have a meeting midway through the full experience for feedback and the ability to have one-on-one time with faculty and residents. The course is offered only once per student.

One out of every seven patients that a physician sees will have a lifetime history of an addictive disorder.  The treatment and diagnosis of addiction is critically important for medical students to learn.  This elective will be based on the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s textbook, “Principles of Addiction Medicine”, as well as the ASAM 2000 review course in Addiction Medicine.  Clinical case lectures will relate to the assessment and treatment of addictive disorders with an emphasis on drug types.

Course Objectives:

1. Student to understand the genetic predisposition for addictive disorders and be able to identify them based on family history.
2. Understand the underlying neurochemistry, neurocircuitry and neuroadaptation as a basis for understanding the clinical presentations of active addiction, withdrawal states and psychiatric illnesses associated with addictive behaviors.
3. Be able to diagnose addictive disorders based on DMS-IV criteria and distinguish dependence from abuse.
4. Understand the basic principles of pain treatment with an emphasis on the regulatory issues surrounding the use of controlled substances.
5. Understand the acute intoxication, acute withdrawal and post-acute withdrawal states associated with alcohol, sedative-hypnotics, opioids and stimulants as based upon the pharmacology and neurocircuitry that is affected by these substances.

This is an introductory course in electrocardiography interpretation.

This course will instruct medical students in the techniques and applications of medical hypnosis for future use in their medical practice. The course is designed in a format of 10 weeks, 1 hour per session modules to accomplish learning objectives. This course is most effective when taught through lecture, demonstration and pairing of students to practice techniques with each other.
In this 10-week course, the students will learn how to do Hypnosis and Self-Hypnosis The first half of the hour is spent lecturing and/or demonstrating a technique. The students then pair-up and perform the technique on one another.

This one credit elective course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to clinical skills commonly performed while completing a surgical, anesthesia, emergency medicine, or critical care clerkship.

This course focuses on the development of fundamental knowledge specific to the specialty of obstetrics and gynecology. This course develops the clinical skill set necessary to succeed in OB/GYN clerkship and residency. Students will have the opportunity to learn from clinical vignettes and observing/participating in Clinical and surgical management of abnormal pap smear, cervical cancer, management of maternal and fetal changes during labor, hypoxia, and acidosis. This course also focuses on high-risk pregnancies and their outcomes.

This course is filled with opportunities for you to discover for yourself a new context for leadership in your life. The course is designed to increase workability in your relationships with others and increase performance in your work.

This is a 40-hour introductory course covering osteopathic cranial manipulative medicine as approved by the Osteopathic Cranial Academy (OCA), which allows students to become members of the academy. The course provides an opportunity for students to further their knowledge of applied anatomy, enhance their palpatory skills, and develop a unique set of osteopathic techniques specific to the cranium and its related structures. Instruction is provided through lectures, small group discussions and closely supervised hands-on labs.

This course is designed to expose medical students with minimal experience speaking medical Spanish to basic Spanish vocabulary, phrases and commands that can be used in the healthcare setting as well as increasing understanding of cultural attitudes which may impact medical care.
Please note this course is not intended to provide clinical education, but only the framework of Spanish vocabulary, so when appropriate medical skills have been acquired through medical education, the student should be able to apply the Spanish vocabulary.

This elective course, students will be required to participate in weekly, clinically-based ultrasound lectures and workshops. Students will be required to demonstrate on one another proper procedures for bedside examinations common to point-of-care ultrasound. Additionally, students will utilize simulation devices to learn to properly locate and identify with ultrasound specific clinical pathologies.

This is an interactive course that covers the basics of personal finance, investing, and wellness. Students will also gain an in-depth understanding of options for student loan repayment and forgiveness. Lectures will be posted on Canvas the day before they are given in class.

This 5-week course has been designed for those students that have a high-level interest in joining the Pediatric specialty. A strong emphasis will be placed on knowledge of a high-level overview of well child exam, immunizations, developmental milestones, newborn care, breastfeeding and rashes. This course will concentrate on clinical case presentations, development of differential diagnosis and developing an appropriate management plan to care for pediatric patients.

Medical improvisation or medical improv is an approach involving multiple narrative and communication strategies including role play, peer feedback and reflection. Medical improvisation can be used to enhance awareness and develop skills for improving communication with patients, families, teams or across disciplines; demonstrating empathy; and considering differences of race, ethnicity, gender, ability, culture and other social determinants of health and health care delivery. This approach adapts theater improvisation techniques and skills to medical education and the larger arena of health care and contributes to students' exploration of the concepts of narrative health care and medical humanities. Students will participate in interactive in-class exercises in pairs or small groups and debrief in small group discussion to reflect on the application of the selected improvisation exercises to health care.

Students may arrange for a third-year elective rotation at established Midwestern University/AZCOM rotation sites. Any out-of-state site must be approved by the appropriate Department Chair. Rotations are subject to the current Department of Clinical Education Rotation Training Policy Manual. Rotations may be done in any department-approved specialty. No rotations with family members are permitted. There is no examination for this rotation.

There are 24 weeks of electives during the fourth year. Elective rotations may be done in two or four week blocks. Students may request to do electives in basic science or clinical research. Additionally, if approved, one 4-week elective can be used for an international rotation, or military officer training. All electives must be approved by the appropriate Department Chair. Additional policies regarding electives are provided in the Department of Clinical Education Rotation Manual.

The Research Rotation is an experiential 4-week rotation during which students work under the supervision of their Program Director to prepare and submit their poster presentation/abstract/manuscript related to the quality improvement or research activity that they did during the second year of the Applied Master of Osteopathic Medicine program. Students are eligible to receive credit for a rotation in the AZCOM curriculum at the same time.

IPECG 1401 is a seven-week interprofessional education course conducted asynchronously online. It is designed for students, working on authentic teams to develop the skills to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors through well-planned systems of performance measurement and quality improvement. The skills learned will range from taking ownership of patient and system safety issues to developing solid interpersonal professional relationships.

This interprofessional, on-line elective is designed for students, working on authentic healthcare teams, to develop the skills needed to improve patient safety and reduce medical errors through well-planned systems of performance measurement and quality improvement. The skills learned will range from taking ownership of quality improvement for patient and system safety issues to developing solid interpersonal professional relationships.

This interprofessional, on-line elective is designed for students, working on authentic healthcare teams, to develop the skills needed for leadership in their area(s) of practice. The skills learned will range from taking ownership of patient issues to developing solid interpersonal professional relationships.