Graduate Clinical Rotation

Catalog description

This course allows graduate students at Hershey and University Park to gain experience in the clinical arena. BMS 571 Graduate Clinical Rotation is designed to allow graduate students at Hershey and at University Park to gain intensive experience in the clinical arena in the area of their dissertation research. The site of the clinical rotation and specific responsibilities of the student are determined by the clinical mentor that is matched with the student. Clinical mentors will indicate their willingness to sponsor a student and will outline the associated opportunities and responsibilities of the specific clinical rotation. The specific rotation will be selected by the student and the dissertation mentor to complement the student's graduate studies. Opportunities during the clinical rotation: The rotation typically will last 6 - 8 weeks and the student will be in the clinic and/or engaged in clinical activities for about 4h/week. During this rotation, students will have a range of opportunities including: attending Grand Rounds, attending Resident and Department Seminars and lectures, shadowing physicians, attending clinical research meetings, attending relevant case conferences, and, if appropriate, observing surgery. Students also may engage in a practical hands-on analysis of the subject matter (e.g., via an analysis of data, histology, MRI, etc.) and they will be involved in the discussion of relevant cases and of potential treatment strategies. Requirements: Course-specific policies and expectations for all students (i.e., for all students from Hershey and from the University Park Campus).(1)all students must complete an Infectious Disease Summary; an Insurance Waiver and a Confidentiality form. The forms will be located at the CANVAS course site. All 3 forms must be received by Graduate Education Office before the start of the Graduate Clinical Rotation. (2) Orientation Meeting: All students are required to attend a 2 hour mandatory Orientation Meeting where issues will be discussed related to the course requirements, what to expect in the clinical setting, HIPAA regulations, what is and is not appropriate, how and when to interact with patients, how physicians collect data from patients, terminology, hierarchy, and differences in thinking styles between clinicians and scientists. Students will not be allowed to begin their rotation if they fail to attend this mandatory meeting.