Electives Curriculum Subcommittee

The Electives Curriculum Subcommittee (ECS) is one of the MEC’s standing subcommittees. The ECS is responsible for:

• approving and refining the goals, role, integration and evaluation of elective rotations at the Chobanian & Avedisian SOM

Information for Students

• Elective Search Tool
• Registrar Fourth Year Elective Catalogue
• Students of US medical schools who are interested in taking electives at Boston University should apply through the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program .
• International students who are interested in taking electives at Boston University should contact Ana Gregory.

Information for Faculty & Students for Creating Electives

• How do I create a new elective for the Chobanian & Avedisian SOM?
• Third Year, Fourth Year, & Extracurricular Definitions
• Types of Electives and their Definitions
• General Elective Template
• General Elective Final Grade Form
• Clinical Elective Template
• Clinical Elective Final Grade Form
• Research Elective Template
• Research Elective Final Grade Form
• Teaching Elective Template
• Teaching Elective Final Grade Form
• Sub Internship Template
• Medical Education Program Objectives

Additional Guidance for Electives

• Research Project Parameters
• Classification of a Research Elective
• Electives and Research Minimum Effort Standards

Committee Documents

• ECS Meeting Minutes

Committee Members

Members of ECS are appointed by the Associate Dean of Medical Education in consultation with MEC.

Chair: Anand Devaiah, MD

Membership:

• Liza Burke Bates
• Hernan Jara, PhD
• Hyunjoo Lee, MD, PhD
• Claudio Morera, MD
• Grace Morris
• Louis Toth, PhD
• Aaron Young, PhD

Student Representatives:

• Giulio Cataldo, M1
• Rehan Khan, M2
• Nimish Saxena, M3
• Frances Rodriguez Lara, M4

Student Alternates:

• Abhishek Suresh, M1
• Pravarut Nithagon, M2
• Anvitha Sathya, M3
• Anu Khanna, M4