Frequently Asked Questions

For Questions Related To.....

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• M1-M2 Pre-clinical advising
• Academic families
• Careers in Medicine
• Special programs (GEMS)
   

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Admissions & Prospective Students

• Admissions/Application process
• Ambassador scheduling
• Committee on Admissions
• Second Look Day
• Tour scheduling
• Interview schedules  

Office of AdmissionsWebsite

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Campus Ministry

• Campus ministry
• Mass schedules & retreats
• Religious life

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Classroom Technology & Support Services

• Classroom technology & equipment
• Electronic equipment rental

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Communications

• Facebook
• MedThread Blog
• Website

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Community Service & Advocacy

• Community service opportunities
• Community service requirement
• Health Justice Scholars Track
• H.O.Y.A. Clinic

Community Service & Advocacy Website

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Dahlgren Memorial Library

• Books and journal finders
• Check out and renewing materials
• Computers and educational technology
• Course readings and reserves
• Curriculum support and instruction
• Digital imaging, illustration, and graphics (DIIG)
• E-resources
• Hours of operation
• Maps
• Off-campus access
• Policies

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Evaluation & Assessment

• Evaluation & Assessment (CoursEval)
• Director Reports
• Instructions for Retreiving Final Grade Reports
• Peer Review/Assessment
• Subcommittee on Evaluation & Assessment
   

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Financial Administration, Resources, & Planning
 

• Award letters
• Budgeting
• Costs of attendance (tuition & fees, living expenses, academic expenses)
• Financial aid applications
• Financial aid programs (Stafford, Direct Graduate Loan Plus, Perkins, Primary Care, Scholarships, Institutional Aid, Work-Study, Alternate loans)
• Financial emergencies
• Funding options for educational expenses
• Lender selection
• Living expenses refunds
• Loan deferment & who processes forms
• Repayment
• Role of parents
• Verification for FAFSA application

Financial Planning Website

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•  Independent Study Program (ISP)
• Research opportunities
• Requirements

Independent Study Program Website

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International Programs
 

International Programs Website

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Medical Education

• Academic calendars (Oracle)
• Exam procedures & test-taking policies
• LCME accreditation & information
• M1-M4 academic scheduling
• M4 AI/ER preferences
• Mind Body Medicine Program
• Module coordination (materials, lecture audios, small group assignments, exams)
• OSCEs
• Shelf exams
• USMLE Step 1 & 2
• Vacation/holiday policies
• Visiting Student Application Service (VSAS)
• 17 objectives (knowledge and skill related competencies)
   

• 4 Year Curriculum Schematic
• M1 Curriculum Modules & Schematic
• M2 Curriculum Module Modules & Schematic
• M2 Module-Course Hours AnalysisM2 Quarter 1 Score Report
• M3 Clerkships
• M4 Electives

• M1 Molecular & Cellular Physiology (MCP)
• M1 Sexual Development & Reproduction (SDR)
• M1 Head, Neck, & Special Senses (HNSS)
• M2 Immune Regulation & Dysregulation (IMR)
• M2 Renal (RNL)
• M2 Endocrinology (END)

• M1 Molecular & Human Genetics (MHG)
• M1 GastrointestinaI (GI)
• M2 Hematology/Oncology (HEM/ONC)
• M2 Reproduction (RPD)
• M2 Gastrointestinal (GI)
• M2 Disciplines: Lab Medicine (LM), Clinical Skills Primer (CSP), Pathology (Path), Human Sexuality (HS)

• M1 Metabolism, Nutrition, & Endocrinology (MNE)
• M1 Cardiopulmonary (CP)
• M1 Renal & Electrolytes (RNL)
• M1 Medical Neuroscience (MNS)
• M2 Infectious Diseases I (ID I)
• M2 Infectious Diseases II (ID II)
• M2 Pediatrics/Geriatrics (Peds/Geri)
• M2 Discipline: Microbiology & Immunology (MIM)

• M1 Gross Anatomy
• M1 Limbs (LMB)
• M2 Cardiovascular (CV)
• M2 Central Nervous System I: Neurologic Disorders (CNS I)
• M2 Ortho/Rheum/Derm (ORD)
• M1-M3 Medical Student Grand Rounds (MSGR)
• M4 Harvey-Mitchell Teaching Elective
• M1-M4 Health Justice Scholar Track (HJST)
• M4 Clinical Pharmacology (Clin Pharm)
• M2 Discipline: Pharmacology (Pharm)

• M1 Physical Diagnosis (PD)
• M2 Fundamentals (FND)
• M2 Physical Diagnosis II (PD II)
• M2 Respiratory (RSP)

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Medical Informatics, Handheld Devices, Room Reservations
 

• Informatics
Coursechaser
• Handheld devices(iPhones, iPads, Android Devices
• Pagers
• Medstar Wifi & Medstar Systems Access

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Ombudsperson

Appendix E – Office of the Ombudsperson

• Mind Body Medicine Program

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Office of the Registrar

• Add/Drop
• Billing questions/fee assessments
• Blackboard access
• Certifications (letters of good standing, parking, proof of enrollment, Student Handbook)
• Course change/exemption
• Class schedule on transcripts
• Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS, tokens, letters of recommendation)
• Evaluations (M3 & M4)
• Graduation
• Listprocs
• Loan deferments
• Lockers
• Mailboxes
• MyAccess (Student local address, phone, name updates/ changes)
• Transcript requests

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Resources & Financial Administration
 

• Financial administration
• Student government budgets and bills (reimbursements, student event payments)
• Vendor contracts
• Hiring paperwork & payroll
• Needlestick claims
   

Diana Kassar

Please visit the Room Reservation Website.

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Student Affairs & Services

• Academic policies
• Academic Resource Center
• Committee on Students
• Counseling & Psychiatric Services (CAPS)
• Expectations of the student
• Experiencing academic, personal, or medical difficulties
• Leaves of/returns from absence procedures
• M1-M4 Orientations
• Medical Student Performance Evaluations (MSPEs)
• Off-Campus Student Life
• Peer-to-Peer Tutoring
• Physicianship form
• Professionalism
• Resources for students
• Student Code of Conduct
• Student Exposure to Infectious & Environmental Hazards & Infection Control (Needlestick/OSHA)
• Student Handbook
• Student Health
• USMLE Step 1 & 2

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Study Skills & Learning Strategies for Success in Medical Education

• Effective Organizational Skills to Thrive in the Integrative Curriculum
• Knowledge Assimilation, Integration and Application Skills
• Active/Conceptual Learning Strategies
• Collaborative/Group Learning Strategies
• Aligning Learning Objectives with Assessment (Test Questions)
• "Balancing Life" with the Academic Demands of Medical School
• USMLE Step 1 & Step 2 Preparation
   

Please follow the steps below:
1. Please read the 2011 USMLE Bulletin BEFORE Registration:

http://www.usmle.org/General_Information/bulletin/2011.html

2. Please register at the NBME site and note the following:

https://apps.nbme.org/ciw2/prod/jsp/login.jsp

Create your username and password account;
Pay your registration fee (please be prepared to pay at time of registration, approximately $500.00);
Remember to print your Certification Form & immediately deliver to our Registrar’s Office, Med-Dent Annex 5;
In approximately 10 business days, look for email from NBME containing your “Scheduling Permit”; and you will be able to schedule your test date with Prometric (we recommend the "May, June, July" Eligibility Window).
Please complete your USMLE registration by NOVEMBER 1st.