First- and Second-Year Electives

The list below documents electives that change from quarter to quarter. This is a partial listing; additional electives may be advertised on separate announcements or offered by other schools.

Supervised Study and Laboratory Project Course Offerings: Please see the Registrar's Course Catalog.

Sign up for Electives via your online study list on Registrar's SAA Portal 

MD Competencies referenced in elective listings: 

• Patient Care (PC)
• Medical Knowledge (MK)
• Practice-Based Learning & Improvement (PBLI)
• Interpersonal & Communication Skills (ICS)
• Professionalism (Prof)
• Systems-Based Practice (SBP)
• Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC) - indicated using the IP codes below

Inter-Professional Level of Learning² referenced in elective listings: Adapted by Dr. Susan Hyde from Reeves S, Lewin S, Espin S, Zwarenstein M (2010) Interprofessional Teamwork for Health and Social Care. Blackwell-Wiley, London.

• Interprofessional Education (I): Members (or students) of two or more health and/or social care professions engage in learning with, from and about each other to improve collaboration and the delivery of care.
• Multiprofessional Education (M): Members (or students) of two or more professions learn alongside one another; in other words, parallel rather than interactive learning.
• Uniprofessional Education (U): Education that is undertaken by individuals within the same profession.

Spring 2023 (Fall 2023 elective information will be available in July)

Course number: Family & Community Medicine 170.01B
Course title: Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities: Issues, Advocacy, and Action (APAMSA)
Faculty: Margo Vener
Units: 1.0
Day, Time & Room Location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm via Zoom
Student coordinator:  Alex Youn
MD Competencies: PBLI, SBP, ICS, IPC
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: MEDICINE 170.01A
Course title: Global Surgery and Health Equity Elective (Listed as "Special Issues in Health Care" w/Dr. Cindy Lai)
Faculty: Maytinee Lilaonitkul
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, and location of the elective: Thursdays 12:10 - 1:00 pm; April 20th - June 8th via Zoom
Student Coordinators: Omeed Miraftab-Salo, Aymen Kabir, Suwayda Ali, Ashraf Nawari, Lia Bizuneh
MD Competencies: MK, PBLI, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: M

Course number: Medicine 170.42
Course Title: Collaborative Clinical Case Investigation
Faculty: Cindy Lai
Units: 1.0
Day, Time & Room Location: Mondays, 12-1pm, CSB 1102-1103; starts on 4/3
Student coordinator: Talia Ruxin, Nancy Yang, Dora Ogbonna
MD Competencies: MK, ICS, IPC, Prof
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: Medicine 170.43
Course title: HealthLink (MedLink)
Faculty: Manuel Tapia
# of units: 1.0
Day, time, & Room Location: As arranged
Student coordinator: Zakiyyah Winston
MD Competencies: MK, PBLI, SBP
Inter-Professional Level of Learning: I

Course number: Neurology 170.11
Course title: Exploring Pediatric Neurology
Faculty: Sharon Wietstock
Units: 1.0
Day, Time & Room Location: Mondays, 12:10-1pm, via Zoom (April 24, May 8, 15, 22, June 5)
Student coordinator: Michael Chichioco
MD Competencies: PC, ICS, MK
Inter-Professional Level: U

Course number: Ortho Surg 160.04
Course title: Orthopaedic Surgical Skills and OR Assist Elective
Faculty: Nicole Schroeder (Contact is Dan Peterson)
Units: 1.0
Day, Time & Room Location: As arranged
Student coordinators: Alex Youn, Ryan Sadjadi
MD Competencies: PC, PBLI, MK
Inter-Professional Level: U

Course number: Otolaryngology 170.01
Course title: Introduction to Otolaryngology
Faculty: Patricia Loftus
Units: 1.0
Day, Time & Room Location: Fridays, 12-1pm, Zoom (virtual); March 24 & 31, April 14, 21, 28, May 12 & 26; June 2 & 9
Student coordinator: Alex Youn, Neema Rashidi, Omeed Miraftab-Salo, & Nicole Reynoso
MD Competencies: PC, PBLI, MK
Inter-Professional Level: U

Course number: Pediatrics 170.01A
Course title: Medicare for All
Faculty: Erica Lawson
Units: 1.0
Day, Time & Room Location: Wednesdays, CSB-1106 from 12-1pm; 4/26, 5/3, 5/10, 5/17, 5/24, 5/31, 6/7, and 6/14.
Student coordinators: Tiffany Cao, Liam St. Hilaire, Ana Malinow
MD Competencies: PC, ICS, MK
Inter-Professional Level: M

Course number: Surgery 160.03
Course title: OR Assist: Clinical Experience
Faculty: Matthew Lin
Units: 1.0
Day, Time & Room Location: As arranged
Student coordinators: Alex Youn & Rithvik Ramesh
MD Competencies: PC, PBLI, MK
Inter-Professional Level: U