Elective

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One four-week Elective is included in Year Three. Students can select an elective rotation and attain knowledge and skills in areas of special medical interest. This rotation allows students to begin making judgments about the quality of continuing education experiences that will enhance their professional development and performance as future osteopathic physicians. Elective rotations can include any medical or surgical specialty or subspecialty and/or a special elective of interest to the individual student. Students are strongly encouraged to utilize this time to strengthen areas of weakness and/or obtain a well-rounded education and not to concentrate in one specific area of medicine. All elective rotations should be patient-care oriented. Students requesting to use an elective for research, must be approved by Clinical Education. DOR 1003 – Office Based Practice I