Medical Electives Electives
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At the end of Year 1, and then again at the end of Year 4, every UQ Med student is required to undertake an elective for four weeks in order to experience the practice of medicine in its many forms.
After a year of PBLs and practicals, first year students find it easy to get a little despondent about the prospect of an additional three years of Uni. By Fourth Year, after being pre-occupied with all the toiling required to get through the medical programme, we often don't have a clue, nor realize we have no clue, as to what field of medicine is of primary interest. The Electives serve to fire us right back up by allowing for the exploration of both interest and fantasy, and thus to remind us of why we have chosen our profession.
Electives can be undertaken almost anywhere in the world and in any field of medicine that is of interest. Whether it's watching neurosurgery in
Year 1 students are introduced to the electives programme by UQMS Patron Prof. Pearn in March and then experience an evening of truly inspirational presentations by the previous year's cohort at the the TIME (Towards International Medical Equality - http://www.timeuq.org) Electives Evening. While all of this initial excitement may fade as students sink deep into study mode, it typically reignites in the weeks before registration is due a few months later.
The UQMS wants to help you get organised early so you aren't running around scheduling placements/flights/vaccinations while trying to study for end-of year exams.
The Ashintosh Medical Elective Database (AMED) is maintained by the UQMS so that the process of choosing and organising an elective is made a little easier. To contribute your elective experience to the database, please download the form below.
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