CLERKSHIPS AND ELECTIVES
REQUIRED THIRD-YEAR AND FOURTH-YEAR CLERKSHIPS
All University of Florida College of Medicine students must take their REQUIRED third-and fourth-year required courses and clerkships on the University of Florida campus, including UFHSC Jacksonville, or at sites utilized by the required clerkships. In case of extraordinary circumstance, appeals for exceptions to this policy will be heard by the ASC. No student from other institutions will be allowed to take REQUIRED courses or clerkships.
FOURTH YEAR ELECTIVES
During the fourth year, students are allowed to take electives and externships. All electives taken at locations other than Shands at UF, the Malcom Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Gainesville, UFHSC Jacksonville and Orlando Regional Medical Center are considered to be external electives. The rules governing electives are explained in the Senior Elective Catalog.
THE FOLLOWING POLICIES GOVERN EXTERNSHIPS:
- All students must have the approval of their academic advisor prior to applying for any externship.
- Students who rank in the lower third of the class must have the approval of their advisor and the Associate Dean for Student Affairs or the Associate Dean for Medical Education before applying for any external elective. The ASC automatically reviews the status of all third year students prior to the deadline for submission of the requests for fourth year courses and electives.
- Most students will be limited to a maximum of three external electives. Any student who wishes to take more than three months of external electives must obtain their advisor's permission and the approval of the Associate Dean for Student Affairs.
- Students who rank in the lower third of the class are usually limited to one external elective. However, they may formally petition the Associate Dean for Student Affairs or the Associate Dean for Medical Education for permission to take additional electives.
Location: http://medinfo.ufl.edu/oea/osa/pp_clerkships_and_electives.shtml