Electives Curriculum Subcommittee

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

• Implement the decisions of the MEC regarding the subinternship and elective curricula, and develop, monitor, and update standards for content in the subinternship and elective curricula, and review and assess subinternship and elective courses

Information for Students

• Elective Search Tool
• Registrar Fourth Year Elective Catalogue
• Medical Student Research
• 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 Medical Students: Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine does not currently accept students from international medical schools.

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

• Orientation Packet for New Electives & Subinternships
• 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
• Richard Sherva, MPH, PhD
• Grace Morris
• Audrey Provenzano, MD
• Audrey Christiansen, MD

Student Representatives:

• Rehan Khan
• Giulio Cataldo
• Joshua Kim
• Erika Teresa Minetti

Student Alternates:

• Pravarut Nithagon
• Abhishek Suresh
• Nafisa Uddin
• Urvika Gupta

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.