Info About the Electives Bulletin

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General Information

In order to be officially enrolled into any selective or elective, students must submit the completed appropriate course form to the Curriculum Office.

Students must be enrolled in a course prior to starting in order to receive credit.
We cannot provide retroactive credit for courses if you are not properly enrolled.
Malpractice: You must be officially enrolled in a course to be covered by malpractice insurance during your away rotation.
- In Georgia, No student who engages in the practice of medicine under the supervision of a medical facility, academic institution, or doctor of medicine, as a part of an academic curriculum leading to the award of a medical degree, shall be liable for any civil damages as a result of any act or omission in such practice of medicine, except for willful or wanton misconduct.” (Georgia Code 1981, section number 51138, Effective date: July 1, 1987)
- In the United States but NOT in Georgia students officially enrolled at MCG are covered by Professional Liability Insurance while at U.S. institutions out of the state of Georgia.

Course Forms

The appropriate course form should be completed in order to enroll in selectives and electives. Copies of these forms can be found on the Curriculum Office home page.

There are 3 types of course forms:

Add Form

Use for all MCG sponsored courses on all campuses (except Savannah; see last link)

Drop Form

Use for all electives, selectives, & clerkships regardless of campus. (except Savannah; see last link)

Off-Campus Elective Form

Use for all off campus electives inside the United States. (except Savannah; see last link)

Add/Drop Form for Savannah Students

Use for all electives, selectives, & clerkships for Savannah Students

After completion of the student portion of the form, students should submit the form to the appropriate location (explained on the form) for approval.

Please note that completed forms must be submitted by email in order to maintain an accurate record of the submission.

Students are not officially enrolled until the completed form is processed by the Curriculum Office.

Course Listing

The following list all of the selective and elective courses available through the Medical College of Georgia. Each listing contains the course title, course number, course category, course classification, contact person, months offered, and a brief description of the course.

Each course description also has an eligibility listing, which refers to the course prerequisites:

Courses listed as “All” have no prerequisites and can be taken by all students.
Courses listed as “Enrichment Only” can be taken only by students who have completed all Core Clerkships.
Courses listed as “Clerkship +” may be taken by any student who has completed all of the clinical portion of the clerkship within that department or part of the clinical portion and passed the shelf exam for that clerkship. LIC students must take Clerkship + electives in the second semester of their clerkship phase.

Note that clerkship students can find a list of courses which are open to them on the final pages of this bulletin. A few courses have additional requirements which are listed in this category as well.

With few exceptions, course locations are not included in the course listing. Most of the listed courses are available on the Augusta campus. Many of the courses are also offered on the various regional campuses, as well.

For information about courses on the Augusta campus, please check with the sponsoring department. For information about courses on the regional campuses, please check with the corresponding regional campus office.

All courses listed are subject to the availability of faculty and resources. Because of lack of available faculty or other resources, some courses may not be offered at a given time even though they are listed in the bulletin. Check with the sponsoring department for more information about which courses are available currently.

Types of Courses

Courses Open to All Clerkship & Enrichment Students- NO CONDITIONS

Anesthesiology Research	ANES 5002
Pain Management	ANES 5008
Respiratory Care	ANES 5014
Anatomy Research	ANAT 5002
Clinical Anatomy and Teaching Skills	ANAT5005
Biochemistry & Molecular Bio Research	BCMB 5002
Dermatology Externship	DERM 5001
Emergency Medicine Research	EMED 5004
Family Medicine Externship	FMPC 5008
Family Medicine Research	FMPC 5009
Vulnerable Populations Elective	FMPC 5018
Health Policy and Advocacy	FMPC 5020
Population Health/Business in Medicine	FMPC 6000
Bioethics Scholarly Study	FMPC 6001
Bioethics Capstone Course	FMPC 6002
Bioethics Practicum	FMPC 6003
Food as Medicine	FMPC 6004
Introduction to Rheumatology	GMED 5078
Palliative Care Externship	GMED 5095
Introduction to Outpatient Internal Medicine	GMED 5096
Medical Education	MEDI 5012
Simulation Education Elective	MEDI 6001
Neurology Research	NEUR 5006
Ophthalmology Research	OPTH 5002
Surgical Pathology Externship	PATH 5003
Clinical Pathology Externship	PATH 5009
Neuropathology Externship	PATH 5011
Anatomic Pathology Externship	PATH 5016
Clinical Microbiology Externship	PATH 5019
Introduction to Pathology	PATH 5028
Pediatric Research	PEDS 5007
Spirituality and Medicine	PEDS 5038
Pharmacology Tutorial	PHRM 5003
Pharmacology Research	PHRM 5004
Clinical Pharmacology Tutorial	PHRM 5012
Critical Care Pharmacology Tutorial	PHRM 5015
Physiology Research	PSIO 5011
Radiology Externship	RADM 5001
General Surgery Research	SURG 5002
History of Medicine	SURG 5015
Orthopedics Research	SURG 5292
Urology Research	SURG 5352

Courses Open to Clerkship Students Only:

Point of Care Ultrasound

MEDI 5031

Clerkship + in the electives bulletin listing means student must have completed clerkship in that department. See Course Description for Conditions.

Courses Open to Enrichment & Clerkship Students after Certain Conditions Met

Anesthesia Externship	ANES	5011
International & Travel Medicine	EMED	5007
Rural Emergency Medicine	EMED	5013
Nephrology Consult	GMED	5016
Cardiology Consultation Service	GMED	5017
Gastroenterology Externship	GMED	5021
Cardiology Externship	GMED	5040
Neurology Consult and Clinics Externship	NEUR	5003
Maternal Fetal Medicine Externship	OBGN	5005
Reproductive Endocrinology Externship	OBGN	5006
Gynecologic Oncology Externship	OBGN	5007
Benign Gynecology Externship	OBGN	5008
Urogynecology Externship	OBGN	5012
OB ED Elective	OBGN	5017
Ophthalmology Externship	OPTH	5001
Pediatric Cardiology Externship	PEDS	5005
Pediatric Allergy Immunology Externship	PEDS	5006
Pediatric Gastroenterology Externship	PEDS	5011
Pediatric Infectious Disease Externship	PEDS	5013
Newborn Nursery Externship	PEDS	5014
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Externship	PEDS	5017
Pediatric Endocrinology Externship	PEDS	5020
Pediatric Pulmonology Externship	PEDS	5022
Pediatric Assistantship at Special Needs Summer Camp	PEDS	5035
Pediatrics Sub-specialties Externship	PEDS	5036
Consult-Liaison Psychiatry Externship	PSRY	5002
Eating Disorders Externship	PSRY	5007
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Externship	PSRY	5023
Psychiatric and Psychosocial Issues of HIV/AIDS	PSRY	5028
Molecular Neurobiology of Treatment Outcome of Schizophrenia	PSRY	5029
Psychiatry Research	PSRY	5040
Addiction Psychiatry	PSRY	5041
Emergency Psychiatry Externship	PSRY	5043
Neurostimulation Externship	PSRY	5044
Advanced Psychiatry Externship	PSRY	5045
General Surgery Externship	SURG	5003
Surgery Sub I	SURG	5007
Surgery Sub I for Military Students	SURG	5016
Robotic Surgery Externship	SURG	5025
Neurosurgery Externship	SURG	5200
Neurosurgery Externship & Research	SURG	5203
Otolaryngology Externship	SURG	5254
Pediatric Surgery Externship	SURG	5300
Orthopedics Externship	SURG	5275
Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Elective	OBGN	5011
Obstetrics and Gynecology Advocacy Elective	OBGN	5019
Rural Outpatient Gynecology	OBGN

Courses Open to Enrichment Students Only:

ALL SELECTIVES ALL OFF-CAMPUS (VSAS)

Advanced Dermatology	DERM 5003
Emergency Medicine Externship	EMED 5002
Emergency Ultrasound	EMED 5008
Emergency Medical Services	EMED 5014
Primary Care Sports Medicine	FMPC 5015
Family Medicine Procedures	FMPC 5019
Rheumatology Externship	GMED 5010
Hematology/Oncology Externship	GMED 5012
Nephrology Externship	GMED 5013
Rehabilitation Medicine Externship	GMED 5014
Pulmonology Externship	GMED 5023
Infectious Disease Externship	GMED 5025
Medicine Research	GMED 5028
Endocrinology Research	GMED 5039
Epidemiology Atlanta Externship	GMED 5056
CBL Medical Education Elective	MEDI 5014
Osler Apprenticeship in Neurology	NEUR 5012
Neuromuscular Disease	NEUR 5020
EMG Elective	NEUR 5022
Obstetrics & Gynecology Research	OBGN 5011
Gynecology Boot Camp	OBGN 5016
Obstetrics Emergency Dept. Elective	OBGN 5017
Advanced Pediatrics	PEDS 5037
Radiation Therapy Externship	RONC 5006
Advanced Diagnostic Radiology Externship	RADM 5004
Vascular/Interventional Radiology Externship	RADM 5007
Surgery Boot Camp	SURG 5380
Gynecology Boot Camp	OBGN 5016

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