{"id":28094,"date":"2016-01-28T14:17:13","date_gmt":"2016-01-28T19:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/busm\/?page_id=28094"},"modified":"2026-09-29T10:06:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T14:06:55","slug":"ecs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/medical-education-committees\/ecs\/","title":{"rendered":"Electives Curriculum Subcommittee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Electives Curriculum Subcommittee (ECS) is one of the MEC\u2019s standing subcommittees. The ECS is responsible for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW82731008 BCX0\">Implement<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\"> the decisions of the MEC <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\">regarding<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\"> the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW82731008 BCX0\">subinternship<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\">elective curricula, and develop, monitor, and update standards for content in the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW82731008 BCX0\">subinternship<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\">elective curricula, and review and assess<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\"> <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW82731008 BCX0\">subinternship<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\"> and elective<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW82731008 BCX0\"> courses<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Information for Students<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwapp.bumc.bu.edu\/CAMEDSearchElectives\/Home\/About\">Elective Search Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/offices-services\/md-program-offices\/registrars-office\/current-medical-students\/fourth-year-student-information\/fourth-year-elective-catalog\/\">Registrar Fourth Year Elective Catalogue<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/medstudentresearch\/\">Medical Student Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Students of US medical schools who are interested in taking electives at Boston University should apply through the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/students-residents.aamc.org\/visiting-student-learning-opportunities\/visiting-student-learning-opportunities-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) program\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW3993475 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3993475 BCX0\">International Medical Students: <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span data-contrast=\"auto\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" lang=\"EN-US\" class=\"TextRun SCXW3993475 BCX0\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3993475 BCX0\">Boston University Chobanian &amp; Avedisian School of Medicine does not currently accept students <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3993475 BCX0\">from international<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW3993475 BCX0\"> medical schools.<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Information for Faculty &amp; Students for Creating Electives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2023\/04\/Tips-for-writing-electives-4_13_23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How do I create a new elective for the Chobanian &amp; Avedisian SOM?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/medical-education-committees\/ecs\/3-4-extracurricular-definitions\/\">Third Year, Fourth Year, &amp; Extracurricular Definitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2019\/05\/Elective-Defintions.pdf\">Types of Electives and their\u00a0Definitions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2023\/03\/General-Elective-Template-02-2023.docx\">General Elective Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/02\/BUSM-GENERAL-FINAL-GRADE-FORM.pdf\">General Elective Final Grade Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2023\/03\/Clinical-Elective-Template-02-2023.docx\">Clinical Elective Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/02\/BUSM-CLINICAL-FINAL-GRADE-FORM.pdf\">Clinical Elective Final Grade Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2023\/03\/Research-Elective-Template-02-2023.docx\">Research Elective Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2022\/04\/BUSM-RESEARCH-FINAL-GRADE-FORM.pdf\">Research Elective Final Grade Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2023\/04\/Teaching-Elective-Template-4_11_23-update.docx\">Teaching Elective Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2022\/04\/BUSM-TEACHING-FINAL-GRADE-FORM.pdf\">Teaching Elective Final Grade Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2023\/03\/Sub-Internship-Sub-I-Template-02-2023.docx\">Sub Internship Template<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/mepos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medical Education Program Objectives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Additional Guidance for Electives<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2026\/07\/Orientation-Packet-for-New-Electives.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orientation Packet for New Electives &amp; Subinternships<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/camed\/files\/2025\/02\/ecs-electives-and-research-effort-standard.pdf\">Electives and Research Minimum Effort Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Committee Documents<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/medical-education\/medical-education-committees\/committee-meeting-minutes\/#ecs\">ECS Meeting Minutes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Committee Members<\/h3>\n<p>Members of ECS are appointed by the Associate Dean of Medical Education in consultation with MEC.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chair:<\/strong> <a href=\"mailto:anand.devaiah@bmc.org\">Anand Devaiah, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Membership<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Liza Burke Bates<\/li>\n<li>Richard Sherva, MPH, PhD<\/li>\n<li>Grace Morris<\/li>\n<li>Audrey Provenzano, MD<\/li>\n<li>Audrey Christiansen, MD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Representatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Rehan Khan<\/li>\n<li>Giulio Cataldo<\/li>\n<li>Joshua Kim<\/li>\n<li>Erika Teresa Minetti<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Alternates:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pravarut Nithagon<\/li>\n<li>Abhishek Suresh<\/li>\n<li>Nafisa Uddin<\/li>\n<li>Urvika Gupta<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>ECS Schedule<\/h3>\n<p>The committee meeting schedule can be found<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/camed\/education\/md\/medical-education-committees\/#sched\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Please contact Helen Luong, Committee Coordinator, at<span>\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:hluong1@bu.edu\">hluong1@bu.edu<\/a>\u00a0with any questions regarding meeting dates, times, and location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Electives Curriculum Subcommittee (ECS) is one of the MEC\u2019s standing subcommittees. 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