What educational programs are available for graduate students who want to maintain contact with medicine?
There are a wide variety of journal clubs, seminars and conferences open to MSTP students. In addition to weekly conferences and seminars, Grand Rounds are held weekly in every clinical department. A two-week clinical introduction is required for graduate students returning to the medical curriculum. A longitudinal clinical elective may be arranged that matches the MSTP trainee with a STAR fellow who will serve as a mentor for the duration of the elective. The goal of this program is not limited to the acquisition of medical knowledge, but rather emphasizes continued familiarization with patient contact, clinical thinking, physical examination skills, outpatient medicine and continuity care. To accomplish this, students accompany their STAR mentor to their continuity clinic twice a month.
