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
• Claudio Morera, MD
• Aaron Young, PhD
• Marilyn Augustyn, MD
• Richard Sherva, MPH, PhD
• Grace Morris

Student Representatives:

• Rehan Khan (M4)
• Giulio Cataldo (M3)
• Joshua Kim (M2)

Student Alternates:

• Pravarut Nithagon (M4)
• Abhishek Suresh (M3)
• Nafisa Uddin (M2)

ECS Schedule

The committee meeting schedule can be found here.

Please contact Helen Luong, Committee Coordinator, at hluong1@bu.edu with any questions regarding meeting dates, times, and location.