ADVANCED CLERKSHIP IN MEDICINE SUBINTERN ELECTIVE

SCHOOL OF MEDICINE

HOW To elect the 2009 Advanced Clerkship in Medicine on the osler, nelson, and polk services:  Please refer to the "Assignments" page of this website for instructions on how to elect a medicine sub-I spot. 

CONFIRMATION OF YOUR SUB-I ASSIGNMENT:  Your Sub-I Assignment will be processed by the Course Director, Dr. Bimal Ashar, and then announced and posted on Monday, 12/01/08 located under “Assignments” on this website.  This will be confirmation for your Medicine Sub-I Assignment. 

See "Assignments" page on this website for more instructions for required paperwork.

CREDENTIALING:  Eight weeks prior to the start of your elective (or sooner), you will be required to complete credentialing paperwork.  See "Assignments" page on this website for more instructions.

PROVIDER ORDER ENTRY (POE) TRAINING:  It is the student's responsibility to schedule Provider Order Entry (POE) Training BEFORE the start of the Sub-I elective.  If you have already completed POE training during your Basic Medicine Clerkship rotation you WILL NOT need to return for POE again.  However, if you wish to take a refresher course or if you have any specific POE questions, please contact POE immediately.  POE Training is offered on the first Tuesday and the last Tuesday of each month.  To schedule your POE Training Session, call 4-0958. 

SUB-I QUESTIONS?  If you have any questions that are not answered on this website, please contact the Course Director, Dr. Bimal Ashar, at bashar@jhmi.edu.

Last Revision Date:  12/19/08

(This website is updated every Friday)

HOW To elect the 2009 Advanced Clerkship in Medicine on the osler, nelson, and polk services:   If you are interested in filling one of the 2009 Medicine SubI slots, please COMPLETE AND RETURN the Preference Request Form (located below) immediately via email only to Terri Hennel at thennel1@jhmi.edu. 

Copy and paste the Preference Request Form below.  Please RETURN this form via EMAIL to Terri Hennel at thennel1@jhmi.edu.  Slots will be assigned on a first come, first serve basis.  Please note, there will be no requests taken for specific Osler Services. 

ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE:  The Medicine Sub-I elective is scheduled on a MONTHLY BASIS however we follow the academic / quarterly calendar dates.  Dates are listed below on the Preference Request Form.  If you have any further questions, please contact the Course Director, Dr. Bimal Ashar, at bashar@jhmi.edu.  PLEASE NOTE:  There will be NO WAITLIST offered.  Please see "DROP POLICY" on the home page.

CONFIRMATION OF YOUR SUB-I ASSIGNMENT:  Your Sub-I Assignment will be processed by the Course Director, Dr. Bimal Ashar, and will be posted on Monday, 12/01/08 located under “Assignments” on this website.  This will be confirmation for your Medicine Sub-I Assignment.  See below for registration and credentialing paperwork instructions.

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REQUIRED REGISTRATION and CREDENTIALING PAPERWORK INSTRUCTIONS: 

Within 30 days of your confirmation notice of your Sub-I Assignment below, please contact Terri Hennel at thennel1@jhmi.edu for an email attachment of the ELECTIVE REGISTRATION FORM (via email only) and follow specific instructions outlined below for credentialing: 

*PLEASE EMAIL TERRI HENNEL at thennel1@jhmi.edu immediately for attachment forms and instructions.  These forms must be completed and sent via email ONLY.

CREDENTIALING:  Eight weeks prior to the start of your elective (or sooner), please COMPLETE the Credentialing Paperwork (Form 1 Credentialing & Form 2 Signature Page) and  EMAIL the completed forms to Terri Hennel at thennel1@jhmi.edu.   PLEASE NOTE:  It is the student's responsibility to complete their credentialing paperwork eight weeks prior to the start of the elective (or sooner)!!!   If you fail to complete the Credentialing and/or Registration Elective Forms, your spot will be offered to another student.  The credentialing office requires at least 8 weeks notice for all SubI paperwork to be completed on time.

 * ( n/a ) = spots not available during month/service

* Polk Service = 4^th Year Students Only; Slots are offered yearly (pending availability)

ADVANCED CLERKSHIP IN MEDICINE SUBINTERN ELECTIVE

~ 2009 PREFERENCE REQUEST FORM ~ 

Pre-requisite:  Successful completion of the Basic Medicine Inpatient Clerkship is required for all of the subinternships offered by the Department of Medicine.

WARD Assignment is determined using the following criteria:

q     Your response time in returning your Preference Request Form

q    Please keep in mind that your preferences cannot be guaranteed.  We will do our best to accommodate your requests.

1.        WARD PREFERENCE:  Please indicate which ward you prefer, 1^st choice and 2^nd choice only.  There are detailed descriptions of each ward located on the website.       

           *Class of 2010 students are considered 4^th year students in June 2009

*An Advanced Clerkship in Internal Medicine is also available year-round (including July) through the Hospitalist program.  If interested, please go to http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gim/training/SubI_rotation.html and/or contact Dr. Leonard Feldman at lennyf@jhmi.edu.

**An Advanced Clerkship in Internal Medicine is also available on the Johns Hopkins Bayview campus.  If interested, please contact Dr. Roy Ziegelstein at rziegel@jhmi.edu or (410) 550-0523.

2.        MONTH PREFERENCE:  Please indicate which month you prefer, 1^st choice and 2^nd choice only.  The Medicine Sub-I elective follows the academic calendar dates.  If you have any further questions, please contact the Course Director, Dr. Bimal Ashar, at bashar1@jhmi.edu.  FYI:  There will be NO WAITLIST offered.  Please see "DROP POLICY" located on the website.

 ~ Please RETURN this form via EMAIL to Terri Hennel at thennel1@jhmi.edu ~

Please keep in mind that your preferences cannot be guaranteed.  We will do our best to accommodate your requests.