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Elective Guidance and Career-Related Scheduling Recommendations

One career-recommended course listed below will be scheduled during rotations 1-5 (R1-5) based on your primary career preference in MSAS. Your primary career preference must be updated in MSAS before the first round of scheduling begins in December.

These courses can be preferenced during the first round of Phase 3 scheduling in December. Changes to scheduled courses after the first round might be possible but will be based on availability, which is usually very limited. You will receive instructions for making schedule change requests after the first round of Phase 3 scheduling when the schedules are released.

All options listed for each specialty are equally recommended unless otherwise specified.

Courses listed are recommended rotations catered with departmental input.

Career Preferences

  • 93AN740 Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine I on R1-5 (two-week elective)

  • 93VA710 Clinical Dermatology on R1-5

  • 93VA720 Dermatopathology on R1-5

  • Emergency Medicine clerkship at Methodist Hospital or Eskenazi Hospital on R1-5

  • Family Medicine sub-internship on R1-5

OR any of the electives listed below

  • 49YX704 Ambulatory Care with a Family Physician on R1-5

  • 49YF704 Family Medicine - Hospitalist Service on R1-5

  • 49YF724 Ambulatory Care Family Medicine Elective on R1-5

  • Surgery sub-internship on R1-4

  • Internal Medicine sub-internship on R1-5

OR any of the selectives listed below

  • 49MI716 Critical Care Selective - Medical ICU, Ascension St. Vincent, Indianapolis on R1-5

  • 49MI754 Critical Care Selective - Medical ICU, IU Health Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis on R1-5

  • 93MI720 Critical Care Selective - Medical ICU, IU Health University Hospital, Indianapolis on R1-5 

  • 93MI740 Critical Care Selective - Medical ICU, Eskenazi Hospital, Indianapolis on R1-5

  • 93MI750 Critical Care Selective -Medical ICU, Roudebush VA, Indianapolis on R1-5

  • 93QM730 Medical Genetics / Biochemical Genetics on R1-5

  • Internal Medicine sub-internship on R1-5

  • Pediatrics sub-internship on R1-5

(Or see the recommendations for Medicine and Pediatrics)

  • Clinical and Laboratory Honors Program in Neurosurgery (clinical month) (93SN701) on R1-5

  • 93NR720 Adult Clinical Neurology on R1-5

  • 93NR730 Adult Clinical Neurology on R1-5

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology sub-internship on R1-5 (primary recommendation)

OR either of the electives listed below

  • 93GO800 High Risk Obstetrics on R1-5

  • 93GO750 Gynecologic-Oncology on R1-5

  • 93IA710 General Ophthalmology on R1-5 ·

  • 49IA704 Subspecialty Ophthalmology - Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery on R1-5

  • 93LA710 Orthopaedic Clinical Elective on R1-5

  • 93LA720 Pediatric Orthopaedics on R1-5

  • 93LA730 Orthopaedic Surgery Spine on R1-5

  • 93LA740 Musculoskeletal Surgical Oncology on R1-5

  • 93LA750 Orthopaedic Joint Replacement on R1-5 ·

  • 93LA755 Orthopaedic Trauma on R1-5

  • 93LA760 Orthopaedic Surgery Sports Medicine on R1-5

  • 93EN710 Clinical Elective in Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery on R1-5

  • 49CA744 Pathology Survey on R1-5

  • 93NR740 Child Neurology on R1-5

  • Pediatrics sub-internship on R1-5 (primary recommendation)

OR any of the electives/selectives listed below:

  • 93KC720 Pediatric Critical Care – Cardiovascular ICU Riley Hospital on R1-5

  • 93KN730 Neonatal Critical Care – Riley Maternity Tower – Indianapolis on R1-5

  • 93KN710 Neonatal Critical Care – Eskenazi Hospital – Indianapolis on R1-5

  • 93KN700 Neonatal Critical Care – Riley Hospital – Indianapolis on R1-5

  • 93KI780 Pediatric Critical Care – Riley Hospital PEDIATRIC ICU on R1-5

  • 93KR710 Pediatric Nephrology Elective for Senior Medical Students on R1-5

  • 93KE710 Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology on R1-5

  • 93KP700 Pediatric Pulmonology Ambulatory Elective on R1-5

  • 93KI770 Developmental Medicine – Neurodevelopmental Disabilities and Behavioral Pediatrics on R1-5

  • 93KX730 Pediatric Rheumatology on R1-5

  • Emergency Medicine clerkship at Methodist Hospital or Eskenazi Hospital on R1-5 (primary recommendation)

  • Pediatrics sub-internship on R1-5 (primary recommendation)

  • 93KZ710 Pediatric Emergency Medicine (It is recommended to take this elective but to wait to schedule during regular electives scheduling)

  • 93PS720 Adolescent Dual Diagnosis (Substance Use Disorder and Mental Illness) R1-5

  • 49ZR709 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Inpatient Elective on R1-5

  • 93ZR700 Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Outpatient Elective on R1-5

  • 93SP710 Plastic Surgery on R1-5

  • 49PS704 Psychiatry Methodist Hospital Inpatient on R1-5

  • 93PS920 Adult Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison on R1-5

  • 93PS740 Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Services Indianapolis Suburban Hospitals (IU Health North, IU Health West) on R1-5

  • 93PS980 Psychiatry – Inpatient on R1-5

  • 93PS730 University Hospital Adult Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry on R1-5

  • 93PS770 Advanced Clinical Experience in Psychiatry on R1-5

  • 93PS720 Adolescent Dual Diagnosis (Substance Use Disorder and Mental Illness) on R1-5 (Recommended for students interested in child psychiatry)

  • 93RT700 Clinical Radiation Oncology on R1-5

  • Radiology clerkship on R1-5

  • 93RA750 Interventional Radiology on R1-5

  • Radiology clerkship on R1-5

OR the elective listed below:

  • 93RA720 Clinical Study in Radiology on R1-5

  • Surgery sub-internship on R1-4

  • 93UR720 Adult Urologic Elective on R1-5

  • Surgery sub-internship on R1-4