The office is open for drop-in visits M - F from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. If you cannot make it to the office before 4:30 PM, please call to schedule a mutually convenient time.

Student Mailboxes/Student Drop Box

Student mailboxes are located on the second floor of the Academic Center, outside of Suite 210. They are a primary means of contact between Academic Affairs and students. Check your mailbox on a regular basis for announcements, grades, and other items. The mailboxes may be accessed 24 hours a day.

The Student Drop Box is a metal slot located to the right of the student mailboxes. Please use the drop box after hours to leave information for academic departments. The box is secure and is checked daily. Please clearly label who the item is for and the office location to which the item should be forwarded. The drop box is not to be used for U.S. mail.

Email

Email is used extensively to contact students currently out-of-system, to inform students of last-minute changes or cancellations, and to send out follow-up reminders. Make sure to check your email on a regular basis.

Absences

You are permitted three days off per year, which are Thanksgiving Day, New Year's Day and and one personal day of your choice. Personal days do not carry over from one year to the next. Permission to miss time from your rotation is the decision of the specific Clerkship Director. Request permission for personal days by completing the Absence Request (see Forms). Days off may also be requested for conference attendance, taking COMLEX and internship/residency interviews. If approved, those days will be in addition to your personal day. The Absence Request should be used for those days, as well.

Schedule Changes

Schedule changes are granted if there is space available. Change requests must be submitted a minimum of 30 days in advance. Please follow the instructions for the Change in Rotation application (see Forms).

Make-Up Time

If a student must take time off from a clerkship due to illness, injury or other personal circumstances, those weeks must be made up in order to receive credit for that clerkship. Make-up weeks must be scheduled with the Clinical Education Coordinator and are not permitted to occur during the same time as another clerkship. You will not receive credit for make-up time that has not been authorized by Academic Affairs.

Grades

Your Clerkship Director will submit your grade to the Registrar via the Clinical Evaluation form (see Forms). You are given copies of the form during Clinical Skills Orientation. You are responsible for making additional copies as needed, and for giving the form to your preceptor on each rotation.

Liability Insurance

Students in good standing are covered by professional liability insurance during their clinical years as long as they are performing activities within the scope of their University approved training.

Dean's Letters (Letters of Recommendation)

Information about letters of recommendation for students applying to post graduate programs may be found at Dean's Letters.

Year III and Year IV Clinical Rotations and Schedules

Year III

Year III is comprised of the following components (not in order):

Clinical Skills Orientation	1 week
Family Medicine	12 weeks
Geriatrics	4 weeks
Internal Medicine	6 weeks
Medical Jurisprudence	1week
Obstetrics/Gynecology	6 weeks
Pediatrics	6 weeks
Psychiatry	4 weeks
Radiology	2 weeks
Surgery/Anesthesia	6 weeks
Vacation	2 weeks

Schedule - Year III Class of 2009

Please refer to the "Third Year Program and Course Descriptions" section of the UMDNJ-SOM Education Handbook for more information on clinical rotations and policies during Year III.

Year IV

Year IV is comprised of the following components (not in order):

Fundamentals of Medicine 2	4 weeks
COMLEX Preparation	4 weeks
Emergency Medicine	4 weeks
Family Practice Hospital	4 weeks
Family Practice Specialties	2 weeks
Surgical Specialty	0 or 4 weeks
Medicine Specialties	4 or 8 weeks
Family Practice Elective	2 weeks
General Electives	16 weeks
Medicine Elective	4 weeks

Schedule - Year IV Class of 2008

Please refer to the "Fourth Year Program and Course Descriptions" section of the UMDNJ-SOM Education Handbook for more information about clinical rotations and policies for Year IV.

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