Electives with * are not in the lottery. Please do not contact Advocate Christ (non-peds), Advocate Illinois Masonic, Advocate Lutheran General or Cook County until March 1.  Please do not contact Advocate Christ Pediatric electives until April 1. January 23rd for all other sites.
All electives with (NC) are non-clinical/do not have patient care; electives with (NPF) do not count as patient-facing and cannot be used to satisfy the Patient Facing Elective graduation requirement.

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SCHEDULING APPROVED ELECTIVES

ELECTIVE SCHEDULING INSTRUCTIONS & FORMS

ANATOMY

Specialty Anatomy – UI COM (NC) (NPF)*

ANESTHESIOLOGY

Acute & Chronic Pain Management – UI Health
Anesthesiology – UI Health/JBVA
Anesthesiology – AIMMC*
Anesthesia Pain Management – AIMMC*

DERMATOLOGY

Dermatology – UI Health/JBVA

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Advanced Emergency Medicine – All Sites (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Core Emergency Medicine – AIMMC (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Core Emergency Medicine – ALGH (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Core Emergency Medicine – ACMC (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Core Emergency Medicine – LCOM (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Core Emergency Medicine – JBVA (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Emergency Medicine Clinical Research Assoc Elec – UI Health (Does not count as Acute Care requirement) (NPF)
Emergency Ultrasound – UI Health (Does not count as Acute Care requirement)
Medical Toxicology – UI Health/SHCC (Does not count as Acute Care requirement)*

FAMILY MEDICINE

Advanced Family Medicine – UI Health (NC) (NPF) *
Better Health Through Advocacy – UI Health/ Pilsen
Occupational & Environmental Medicine – UI Health/SHCC 
Primary Care Sports Medicine – ACMC *
Reproductive Health in Family Medicine – UI Health

MEDICINE

Ambulatory Medicine – ALGH*
Asthma/Allergy and Immunology – UI Health *
Cardiology – UI Health
Cardiology Consult- AIMMC*
MICU/Critical Care Medicine – UI Health/JBVA (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Critical Care Medicine – AIMMC (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)*
Critical Care Medicine – Weiss Memorial Hospital (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)*
Endocrinology – UI Health
Endocrinology – ACMC *
Endocrinology – ALGH *
Gastroenterology – UI Health
Gastroenterology – ALGH *
Gastroenterology – ACMC *
Gastroenterology – AIMMC *
Geriatric Medicine – UI Health/JBVA
Geriatric Medicine – ALGH *
Hematology/Oncology – UI Hospital/JBVA
Hematology/Oncology – ACMC *
Hepatology – UI Health
Infectious Diseases – UI Health/JBVA
Infectious Diseases – ALGH *
Infectious Diseases – ACMC *
Infectious Diseases – AIMMC *
MedPeds –  UI Health
Nephrology – UI Health/JBVA
Nephrology – ACMC *
Nephrology – ALGH *
Primary Care Medicine – AIMMC *
Pulmonary Medicine – UI Health/JBVA
Pulmonary Medicine – ACMC *
Rheumatology – UI Health/JBVA
Sleep Medicine – Sleep Science Center

MEDICAL EDUCATION

Clinical Medical Spanish – UI Health (NC) (NPF)
Clinician Executive Medicine Program (CE-MED) – UI Health/SPHPI (NC) (NPF) *
​Empowering Clinician-in-Training to Address Domestic Violence – UI Health (NC) (NPF) *
Ethics and Professional Standards- UI Health (NPF)*
Fundamentals of Clinical Reasoning – UI Health (NPF) *
Global Medicine (GMED) Program – UI Health​ (NC) (NPF) *
Innovation Medical Program (IMED) – UI Health (NC)(NPF) *
Issues in the History of Modern Medicine – UI Health (NC)(NPF) *
Legislative Education & Advocacy Development (LEAD) – UI Health/SPHPI (NC)(NPF) *
DoCS Fall & Spring Tutoring Elective– UI Health (NC)(NPF) *
DoCS Fall Tutoring Elective– UI Health (NC)(NPF) *
DoCS Spring Tutoring Elective (NC)(NPF) *
Studies in Disabilities in the Modern World – UI Health (NC)(NPF) *
Urban Medicine (UMED) Program – UI Health (NC)(NPF) *
How We Die – UIC CME (NC)(NPF) *
Perils of the Normal – UIC CME (NC)(NPF) *

NEUROLOGY
Advanced Neurology – UI Health/JBVA


OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY
Family Planning and Reproductive Health – UI Health
Gynecologic Oncology – UI Health
Gynecologic Oncology – AIMMC
 *
Maternal Fetal Medicine – UI Health
Maternal – Fetal Medicine – AIMMC *
Reproductive Endocrinology – UI Health (temporarily on hold)
Urogynecology

M3 ELECTIVE OFFERINGS

EXTERNSHIPS
INTERNATIONAL EXTERNSHIPS
RESEARCH ELECTIVES
SELF-DESIGNED ELECTIVES
NON-CLINICAL ELECTIVES

ONLINE ELECTIVES

TABLE OF ONLINE COURSE DATES

Advanced Immunology in Present/Evolving Therapeutics for Cancers/Autoimmune Diseases/Infections (NC) (NPF)*
Artificial (Augmented) Intelligence in Medicine (NC) (NPF) *
Compassion, Resilience and Emotional Awareness Training for Healthcare Professionals (NC)(NPF) *
Emerging Infectious Diseases & Pandemic Planning (NC) (NPF) *
Dermatology – online (NC) (NPF)
Genes, Drugs & Practical Application in Medicine (NC) (NPF) *
Health Humanities (NC) (NPF) *
Issues in the History of Modern Medicine (NC) (NPF) *
Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry (NC) (NPF)
Ophthalmology – online (For visiting students only) (NC) (NPF) *
Survey of Medical Informatics (NC) (NPF) *
Wikipedia for the Medical Editor (NC) (NPF) *

OPHTHALMOLOGY
Ophthalmology – UI Health

ORTHOPAEDICS
Orthopaedics – UI Health
Sports Medicine – UI Health

OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Otolaryngology – UI Health

PATHOLOGY
Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine – UI Health (NPF)
Surgical Pathology – UI Health​ (NPF)

PEDIATRICS

Breastfeeding Medicine – UI Health
Genetics – UI Health
Pediatric Cardiology – ACMC *
Pediatric Cardiology – UI Health
Pediatric Critical Care – UI Health (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Pediatric Development – ACMC  *
Pediatric Emergency Medicine – ACMC *(Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Pediatric Endocrinology – UI Health
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology – ACMC *
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology – UI Health
Pulmonology/Allergy-Immunology – ACMC *
Pediatric Allergy, Immunology and Pulmonology – UI Health
Pediatric Infectious Diseases – UI Health
Pediatric Nephrology – UI Health
Pediatric Neurology – UI Health
The Craniofacial Center – UI Health

PSYCHIATRY
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders – JBVA
Child Psychiatry – UI Health
Consultation-Liaision Psychiatry – JBVA
Consultation and Emergency Psychiatry – UI Health (Does not count as Acute Care requirement)
Emergency Psychiatry – JBVA (Does not count as Acute Care requirement)
Neuropsychiatry – UI Health
Women’s Mental Health – UI Health

RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Radiation Oncology – ACMC *
Radiation Oncology – UI Health

RADIOLOGY
Diagnostic Radiology – AIMMC (NPF) *
Diagnostic Radiology – SFH (NPF)*
Interventional Radiology – UI Health
Radiology – UI Health (NPF)

REHABILIATION MEDICINE &
RESTORATIVE MEDICAL SCIENCE
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – ACMC *
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Schwab

SURGERY
Anatomy and Surgery Intensive (ASI) – UI Health (NC) (NPF) *
Burn Surgery -SHCC   *
Cardiothoracic Surgery – UI Health
Colon and Rectal Surgery – UI Health
Critical Care – SICU – SHCC  * (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Critical Care – SICU – UIH (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
New Frontiers in Medical, Surgical and Biomedical Engineering Technologies for the Treatment of Heart Failure – ACMC *
Neurosurgery – UI Health
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)- UI Dentistry and Health
Organ Transplantation – UI Health
Pediatric Surgery – UI Health

Plastic, Reconstructive & Cosmetic Surgery – UI Health/SHCC
Surgical Oncology – UI Health
Trauma Surgery – SHCC  * (Does not count as Acute Care requirement)
Trauma Surgery – ACMC * (Does not count as Acute Care requirement)
Surgical Critical Care – AIMMC * (Fulfills Acute Care requirement)
Trauma/Critical Care Surgery – Mt. Sinai * (Does not count as Acute Care requirement)
Vascular Surgery – UI Health

UROLOGY
Advanced Urology – UI Health