The Flexible Clinical Experience FCE Samir Malkani MD

The Flexible Clinical Experience (FCE) Samir Malkani MD | Program Leader Colleen Burnham MBA | Program Manager Susan Graceffa | Program Support

FCE Program Overview • Four, one-week electives, embedded in the CCE curriculum • Provides opportunity for individual exploration in a broad range of specialties related to healthcare • Aims to provide exposure to areas not covered by the core curriculum. • Student driven, to allow for career exploration and to discover ones interests

FCE Calendar • One week terms starting in June 2016, through March 2017 • There are 9 discrete terms when the FCE will be offered – Spring break can be used for FCE week • On average 50 students will be participating in each FE term • Active student participating in this program is key to its success

FCE weeks within blocks for 2016 -17 Thematic Section III Block 1 a (5. 10– 6. 10, 2016) Block 2 a (8. 30 – 9. 30, 2016) Block 3 a (1. 10 -2. 10, 2017) FE 1 June 6 -10 FE 4 Sept 26 -30 FE 7 Feb 6 -10 Block 1 b (6. 14– 7. 15, 2016) Block 2 b (10. 3 – 11. 2, 2016) Block 3 b (2. 14 -3. 17, 2017) FE 2 July 11 -15 FE 5 Oct 3 -7 FE 8 March 13 -17 Spring Break March 20 -24 Block 1 c (7. 18– 8. 17, 2016) Block 2 c (11. 7 -12. 15, 2016) Block 3 c (3. 27 -4. 26, 2017) FE 3 July 18 -22 FE 6 Nov 7 -11 FE 9 March 27 -31

What is acceptable for an FCE offering • The experience should be related to an aspect of medicine, healthcare, medical education, or healthcare administration. • Each experience will be supervised by a qualified supervisor, who will be responsible for approving and evaluating an experience conceived by the student. • The experience should have a clearly stated objective(s)

FCE Requirements • Diverse experiences • No more than one repetition – Repeated FCEs should occur in consecutive terms • The four experiences must be in at least two separate departments, i. e. do not choose all experiences in medical specialties, surgical specialties, pediatrics etc. • At least two FCEs must be clinical • Other experiences can be medical administration or education, research, and community service

Examples of pre-designed FCEs Infectious Disease Medicine Clinical Infectious Diseases: Outpatient and Inpatient Services* Infectious Diseases and Immunology Clinical The Physician-Leader in Hospital Senior Management Medicine Administrative Transfusion Medicine Clinical Transplant Infectious Diseases and Immunology Clinical Anesthesiology Clinical Medicine Clinical Anesthesiology: Acute Pain* Primary Care Elective Dyna. Med EBM Experience Family Medicine & Community Administrative; Health Research A Week in Gastroenterology Consult Medicine Clinical General Medicine Experience in Community Hospital Medicine Clinical Care of the Older Adult in the Home ^ Interdisciplinary; Interprofessional Clinical Expanding Knowledge of the Medical Needs of the GLBT Community ^ Obstetrics & Gynecology Research

Examples of student-designed FCEs AMA Interim Meeting Food Insecurity and Public Health Writing Elective Gastrointestinal Surgical Oncology Health Disparities in Cardiovascular Disease Hospice Care in the Berkshires Journey Forward: Working with Patients Suffering Spinal Cord Injuries Keloid Formation and Treatment in Minority Populations Orthopedics at Mc. Bride Hospital Orthopedic Trauma Surgery Physician-Leader in Hospital Senior Management [variation] Plasmodium Falciparum and the Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). . . Public Health, Introduction

Experiences that are NOT acceptable FCEs • Self study time for boards, exam preparation • More than one repetition of an experience • An experience that has a prerequisite you do not fulfill • An experience that is a continuation of your mandatory clerkship experience • This is not time to simply “work on your Capstone”

Two ways to choose an FCE 1. Choose from pre-designed faculty proposals – available on the FCE web page – may not be available for all dates – may not be offered in the field of your choice 2. Design your own FCE

http: //umassmed. edu/oume/fce/

Online FCE Application process for student designed FCE http: //umassmed. edu/oume/fce/proposal-forms/ay 16 -17 -student-designed/ • Look at the FAQ section on the FCE web pages! • Start early! ~ it always takes longer to get the approvals you need ~ Start early! • Be aware of the 4 week deadlines- all FCE assignment schedules must be complete 4 weeks prior to start of a block. – ! Exception: If you have no assigned FCE for a scheduled FE term, we will approve a self designed FCE up to 2 weeks before the start date of your session, provided you have already secured an approval from the supervisor

We want you to be in the drivers seat!

Student Design FCEs 195 (39%)* 153 (32%) 120 (25%) 91 (18%) AY 1213 AY 1314 AY 1415 AY 1516 Enrollment *6 FE terms into the 10 term academic year 15% of all FCEs are Capstone FCEs / http: //umassmed. edu/oume/fce-course-links-ay 2014 -2015/fce-student-designed/student-designed-ay-15 -16

Resources to help you choose an FCE experience • LC Mentor and “house mates” • LPP Mentor • Core Clerkship Directors • GSN 2 nd year clerkship • Faculty for enrichment electives • Student interest groups • Peers who have completed an FCE they enjoyed • The FCE Director

Advisory Committee (AY 14 -15) Rebecca Angoff MS 4 Erin Mc. Master MD Mitchell Cahan MD Judy Savageau MPH Michael Chin MD Meghna Trivedi MD Janet Hale Ph. D RN FNP Christina Hermos MD MS Kendall Knight Ph. D Kitsa Kondylis-De. Blois MD Kathee Li MS 2 Colleen Burnham, MBA Susan Graceffa Samir Malkani, MD