ELECTIVE

The G2 and G3 electives are a time for residents to explore learning opportunities that they have a special interest in, or feel they would like further experience in, during training. The goal should be to make the elective as useful, interesting, and fulfilling as possible. The following are suggestions to maximize your experience, and please note the policies that follow; these have been implemented to avoid uncertainty and confusion about the rotation.

Suggestions:

1. Plan ahead. Take time to really think about what it is you would get the most learning and enjoyment from. Assess your own skills. Think about what you do well and what you would like to improve.
2. Talk to others. The best assessment of opportunities comes from other residents who have done this before. Also talk to the subspecialist you intend to work with to make sure that what your planning is feasible and realistic.
3. Don’t be passive. Look at this rotation as an excellent opportunity to do something you really want to do, but couldn’t otherwise. Make it a rotation you’ll always remember and make a commitment to learn as much as you can.

Policies:

1. All elective schedules must be approved by the program director, Bob Miner, before the elective begins. You must complete a calendar with specific daily plans, this must be turned in to the office no later than 2 weeks prior to the beginning of your elective.
2. Rotations away from the hospital are allowed, but be aware that a maximum of two elective blocks may be spent at an off-campus or non-affiliated location. This does not apply to a physician’s office that has an affiliation with Abbott Northwestern or with a physician who is active member of the medical staff.
3. Working on grand rounds is permitted during one elective rotation for a maximum of 30 hours. In general this should be adequate prep time for the case and summary preparation. This does not guarantee you will finish your presentation during elective time. While general reading time is important during residency, the schedule already permits adequate time for this during other rotations. There is no set aside reading time that will be scheduled during elective time.
4. If you schedule procedures like central lines and stress tests, note that they will not likely take a whole day. Anesthesia only does lines in the a.m., and only doing stress tests in the hospital or clinic doesn’t take up a whole day.
5. Scholarly projects may be worked on during elective time, but should be those that lead to presentation (e.g., ACP meeting), or publication.

Resident continuity clinic: Tuesday AM for G3 elective and Friday AM for G2 elective, a three week minimum notice, given to Anne, is required if you are planning on taking vacation time. The resident is expected to attend continuity clinic unless they are out of the Minneapolis/St. Paul metropolitan area.

Competency based evaluation not able to be predicted

Assessment Method:
- Global Faculty Assessment if appropriate