M-3 Curriculum
Links to Curriculum Summary 2010-2011 or Curriculum Summary 2011-2012
Junior Clerkship Hospital Assignments (rotation through each)
Department of Family Medicine
Medical students are sent a site request form in mid-February of the sophomore year requesting that they list in rank order their site preference for their junior clerkship assignment in Family Medicine. Students may submit written requests of site preference from March 1 through March 15. Assignments will be made about April 1st, based on students’ requests, special needs, and/or clinic availability. Students may select one of the following sites for their Family Medicine clerkship: Bristol, Johnson City or Kingsport. Students are notified of their clerkship assignment approximately one (1) month prior to beginning the Family Medicine clerkship. For the most part, students receive either their first or second choice of site. In addition, students have the opportunity to select a rural site for their four-day community preceptorship. Students will participate in a rural health fair for 3-4 days during their Family Medicine clerkship.
Department of Internal Medicine
In February of the sophomore year, medical students are sent a memo requesting that they list in rank order their site preference for their junior clerkship assignment in Internal Medicine Wards, selecting either the VA Medical Center, Johnson City Medical Center Hospital or Holston Valley Hospital Medical Center. Assignments are made based on these student preferences - three to four students are assigned to each site. The Department of Medicine has been able for the most part to give the junior students either their first or second choice of site for their wards assignment.
Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology
All students will be assigned to Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. Students will be arbitrarily assigned to, but rotated through, Obstetrics (low risk, high risk, labor and delivery, clinics, and ultrasound); Gynecology (operating room, ETSU Physician/OB-GYN clinics, and ultrasound); and Oncology.
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics currently utilizes only one hospital based facility: Johnson City Medical Center Hospital. Students are assigned arbitrarily (usually in alphabetical clusters) to ward, nursery and ambulatory clinic rotations. All students will rotate through an outpatient clinical setting either through MEAC or a private area physician’s office. Students will also have a newborn nursery and ward experience during their hospital based portion of the rotation.
Department of Psychiatry
The Department of Psychiatry conducts the majority of clinical training experiences at the Mountain Home Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center (adult inpatient and consultation/ liaison services) and Woodridge Hospital (adult and child/adolescent inpatient services). Additional training sites include the Johnson City Medical Center (consultation/liaison service) and the ETSU UPPG Psychiatry Clinic (outpatient child and adolescent service). All students spend half their training on one of the inpatient sites, and at least one different site during the clerkship period. Assignment is based on clinical need, faculty availability and curriculum requirements. Student preferences for site assignments are accommodated if possible.
Department of Surgery
All junior students spend three weeks at the VAMC and three weeks at the JCMCH during the Surgery Clerkship. For their two-week specialty rotation, the students rank order their preferences of specialty and site. All attempts are made to assign each student to his/her first choice. Hospital Assignments will be forwarded to each student four weeks prior to the beginning of each period. All schedule changes must be made within a two-week time frame following receipt of your assignment.